Singapore

SINGAPORE

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The city expanded rapidly under British rule, and following independence, Singapore became part of Malaysia. It was subsequently expelled from Malaysia for political differences, and has been an...

THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE

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Only in Singapore can you find Crab bee hoon, rice vermicelli with mud crab, served in a tureen in a spicy milk stock. There’s also a dry version, in which the vermicelli is tossed in a wok. A...

Over six million tourists a year visit the three splendid gardens that make up the park: Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden and Bay Central Garden. Bay South Garden, opened to the public on June 29,...

MARINA BAY

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This vast bay area, sheltered to the south by the Marina Barrage, with a seafront walkway of three and a half kilometers featuring bridges, hotels, theaters, museums and gardens, is one of the...

SENTOSA

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Sentosa, which in Malay means peace and tranquility, has an area of about five square kilometers, and in addition to golf courses, restaurants, casinos and hotels nestling in the midst of nature, the...

ZOO

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The moment you enter, you’ll feel you’re in the middle of the jungle. Right from the beginning, Singapore Zoo was designed to show the animals in open areas that replicate their natural...

NIGHT SAFARI

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The experience that awaits you in this extraordinary Night Safari is truly unforgettable. You’ll find yourself in a spectacular zoo that is open only at night, situated in a tropical rainforest...

BOTANIC GARDENS

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Singapore’s first botanic garden was founded in 1822 on Government Hill by Sir Stamford Raffles. Closed in 1829, it was moved to its current location in 1859. The Singapore Botanic Gardens are...

SUNTEC CITY

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The Suntec City Mall in the complex, with its 82,500 square meters of stores, was the largest shopping mall in Singapore until VivoCity opened in 2006. There is also a club house called Suntec City...

NATIONAL GALLERY

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Over the last two decades, Singapore has cultivated its artistic and cultural scene with great care, with growing interest in festivals such as the Singapore Biennale, the Singapore Arts Festival and...

NATIONAL MUSEUM

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The museum was originally renowned for its zoological and ethnographic collections, from Malaysia and Borneo in particular. After Singapore became independent in 1965, the museum began to focus on...

THIAN HOCK KENG TEMPLE

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Dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, the temple was built on the site of an earlier shrine by the Chinese Hokkien community, who arrived here from Fujian in southern China, between 1839 and...

SULTAN MOSQUE

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With its enormous golden domes, Saracenic-style decorative elements, minarets and pointed-arch windows, the Sultan Mosque looks just like something out of the stories of A Thousand and One Nights,...

RIVER SAFARI

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The park, inaugurated in its entirety on February 28, 2014, features a reconstruction of 10 river ecosystems, including those of the Nile, the Yangtze, the Mississippi and the Amazon. It is inhabited...

MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR

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Before the 19th century, most of the main island of Singapore was covered in forests. Not long after the British settled in Singapore in 1819, trading activity began, the population grew, and it...

SRI VEERAMAKALIAMMAN TEMPLE

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The most colorful, striking temple in Singapore, it is dedicated to the fierce goddess Kali, depicted with a garland of skulls, who tears out the guts of her victims, yet also spends moments of peace...

SJONG LIM TEMPLE

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The complex is mainly modeled on the Xi Chan Si Temple of Fuzhou, in the Chinese province of Fujian, and it boasts a seven-storey, gilded pagoda that is a replica of the one in the ancient temple of...

JURONG BIRD PARK

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Jurong Bird Park is located on the western side of Jurong Hill, the highest point in the region. Work on the Park began in January 1969, and it was opened on January 3, 1971. It underwent renovation...

ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM

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The museum first opened in 1997, in another building, before moving here to the magnificent Empress Place Building in 2003. The building, designed by the British architect John Frederick Adolphus...

EAST COAST PARK

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The park covers an area of almost two kilometers on the south-east coast of the main island of Singapore, with a marvelous beach of white sand stretching for 15 kilometers. The beach is entirely...

Singapore

SINGAPORE

THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE

GARDEN BY THE BAY

MARINA BAY

SENTOSA

ZOO

NIGHT SAFARI

BOTANIC GARDENS

SUNTEC CITY

NATIONAL GALLERY

NATIONAL MUSEUM

THIAN HOCK KENG TEMPLE

SULTAN MOSQUE

RIVER SAFARI

MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR

SRI VEERAMAKALIAMMAN TEMPLE

SJONG LIM TEMPLE

JURONG BIRD PARK

ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM

EAST COAST PARK

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