Singapore Attractions:
Zoo, Nightsafari, Eco Tourism, Museums, Sentosa Island
Accomodation
Singapore has a large number of good hotels for all budgets. For a long-term stay it is advisable to book a serviced apartment.
You may check with your employer if the company has arranged for company rates in any of the hotels or serviced apartments.
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More info on how to select a serviced apartment is given in e-relocation Singapore - the step-by-step guide for your relocation to Singapore. See here for what is covered in step 5 " In Transition". You can access e-relocation Singapore for free, once you have appointed property agency Knight Frank to search a home for you in Singapore. Find and book a serviced apartment with our partner MoveandStay here.
Attractions
Once you have settled down into your new home, you will want to explore your new home town. Some of us expats really never get to do this until the first visitor arrives and you want to show him or her around. Before you end up on your tenth visit to the Singapore Night Safari (a really great and impressive attraction!) you might like to try out some other places.
See below for ideas:
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| Info |
| Singapore City Gallery |
45 Maxwell Rd, Tel: 6226 3549 |
| Singapore Cable Car |
Website |
Singapore Cruises
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Website
Website |
| Parks |
Website |
| Isles of Singapore |
Website |
| Singapore Zoological Garden |
Website |
| Jurong Bird Park |
Website |
| Botanic Gardens +National Orchid Garden |
Cluny Road - MRT Orchard + Bus 7,77,105,106
Tel: 6471 7361 |
| Duck tours |
Orchard Rd Visitor Centre Tel: 6338 6877 |
| Night Safari (take the Hippo Bus) |
Website |
| Ford Silos |
Website |
| Indoor Mini Golf |
Website |
| Escape Theme ParK |
Website |
| Cinemania |
Website |
| Heritage Center Chinatown |
Website |
| Sky Tower |
Website |
| Singapore Science Centre |
Website |
| Pony Riding |
Website |
| Wheel Cart Rides |
Website |
| Singapore Discovery Centre |
Website |
| Dolphin Lagoon |
Website |
| Minigolf |
Website |
| FarmMart Centre |
Website |
| Underwater World (Sentosa) |
Website |
Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom
(Sentosa) |
Website |
Ming Village, Malay Village,
Asian Village, Volcano Land,
Fantasy Island, Haw Par Villa |
Website |
| Malay Heritage Centre |
85 Sultan Gate Tel: 6391 0450 |
| Mandai Orchid Garden |
Mandai Lake Road - MRT Ang Mo Kio + Bus 138
Tel: 6269 1036 |
| Kite flying |
Website |
| Camping |
Website |
| Trekking |
Website >trekking |
| Fishing |
Website >fishing |
| Horse Racing |
Website |
| Reverse Bungee Jumping |
Website |
| Cable Car Events & Tours |
Website
Tel: 6277 8855 |
| Go-kart |
Kart World - Yung Ho Rd
Taman Jurong (Behind KFC)
Tel: 6 266 2555
Sentosa Luge
Tel: 736 8672 |
Wheels for Fun
(Overland adventure rides) |
613 A Bukit Timah Rd.
Tel: 6 235 2591
Website |
| Flea Markets |
see section shopping |
| Ming Village |
32 Pandan Road
Tel: 6 265 7711 |
| Chinese Opera Teahouse |
5 Smith Street
Tel: 6323 4862 |
| Fuji Ice Palace |
Jurong Entertainment Center
Tel: 6 565 1905 |
| Super Ice World |
5 Stadium Walk #03-06
Tel: 6 344 6603 |
| Snow City |
321 Jurong Town Hall Road
Tel: 6 560 0179
Website |
| Wild Wild Wet |
1 Pasir Ris Close
Downtown East
Tel: 6581 9128
Website |
Heritage Conservation Centre
(call for a booking) |
32, Jurong Port Rd. (SBS Service 98 from MRT Lakeside)
Tel: 6267 2617 |
| Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum |
27 Neil Road
Tel: 6 223 0291 |
Sakya Muni
Buddha Gaya Temple |
335 Race Court Road
MRT Orchard + Bus 106
Tel: 6294 0714 |
| Thian Hock Keng Temple |
158 Telok Auer STreet
MRT Tanjong Pagar
Tel: 6423 4616 |
| Sri Mariamman Temple |
244 South Bridge Road
MRT Chinatown
Tel: 6223 4064 |
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Eco Tourism
The hustle and bustle of the city may get on your nerves and you long to listen to some birds singing and bees humming which is so easily drowned by traffic and air-conditions.
Have a go at the places below and switch off for a while. Some places are great for kids who - born in Singapore - might have never seen a cow in their young life!
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| Info |
Farmart Centre
Website
(interactive farm mall) Free entry |
Kranji Expressway (KJE), exit Sungei Tengah Road, follow the signs or free shuttle bus from Chua Chu Kang MRT Station
Mon-Sat: 10am - 8pm
Sunday+Public Holiday: 9am- 8pm |
| Vegetable Farms |
Lim Chu Kang Plot 113, New Tiew Crescent
Tel: 6792 4298
96 Sungei Tengah Road
Tel: 6765 6619 |
| Bird Farm |
2 Kim Chu Kang Lande 3A
Tel: 6794 0197 and 6793 7461 |
| Egg Farm |
109 Sungai Tengah Road
Tel: 6762 2858 |
| Hay Dairies/Goat Farm |
3, Lim Chu Kang Lane 4
Tel: 6792 0931
Website |
| Fish Farm (Koi) |
45 Jalan Lekar
Tel: 6763 1882
Website |
| Fish Farm Quian Hu |
71 Jalan Lekar
Tel: 6766 7087
Website |
| Frog Farm |
56 Lim Chu Kang Lane 6
Tel: 6791 7229
Website |
| Quail Farm |
5 Lim Chu Kang Lane 6 F
Tel: 6792 1366 |
| Bird's Nest Gallery |
265A South Bridge Road
Tel: 6421 3235 |
| Avifauna Breeding and Research |
2. Lim Cu Kang Lane 3A
Tel: 6793 7461 |
| Mountain Biking Trail |
Tampines Track, junction of Tampines
Avenue 7 and 8 across Sun Plaza Mall |
| Green Circle Eco-Farm |
155 Neo Tiew Road (off Lim Chu Kan Rd)
Tel: 6861 9286 |
| Lian Wah Hang Quail Farm |
5, Lim Chu Kang Lane 6F
Tel: 6792 1366 |
| National Parks |
Website
Help line Tel: 6 471 7300 |
| Botanic Gardens |
Cluny Road
MRT Orchard + Bus 7,77,105,106
Tel: 6471 9943 |
| Mandai Orchid Garden |
Mandai Lake Road
MRT Ang Ko Kio + Bus 138
Tel: 6269 1036 |
| Orchidville |
Lot MD1A, Lorong Lada Hitam
Off Mandai Road
Tel: 6552 5246 |
| Singapore Zoological Garden |
Website |
| Jurong Bird Park |
Website |
| Night Safari |
Website |
| Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom |
Jetty Road Sentosa
Tel: 6275 0804
Website |
| Labrador Park (off Pasir Panjang Road) |
Visitor Center (open 7pm -12am)
Tel: 6 468 5736 |
| Bukit Timah Nature Reserve |
Visitor Center (open 7 am - 7pm)
Hinhede Drive
MRT Orchard + bus 171
Tel: 6 468 5736
Tel: 1800 468 5736 |
| Elephant Sanctuary at Kuala Gandah in Lanchang/Malaysia |
Malaysian Wildlife Department Headquarters
Tel:02-09-266-4152
Lanchang Office Tel: 02-09-276-2548 |
| Sungai Buloh Nature Reserve |
301 Neo Tiew Crescent (open 7.30 am - 7 pm)
Tel: 6 794 1401 |
| The Singapore Environmental Council |
Website
Tel: 6 337 6062 Ask for the Green Map of Singapore |
Kota Rainforest Resort
Kota Tingi Malaysia
Firefly River Cruise |
Website
Tel: 0207 8820030 |
| Sungai Bulo Wetland Reserve |
301 Neo Tiew Crescent
Tel: 6794 1401
Website |
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Museums and Art Galleries
If you do not want to get actively involved as a guide to Singapore museums and join the Friends of the Museum, just visit the museums!
Get the Art Galleries Guide and complete your cultural experience by visiting the many art galleries and their various exhibitions featured.
Asian art makes a perfect souvenir or gift to bring back home and will blend in the environment of your new home in Singapore.
Escape the souring heat or a sudden downpour and take visiting friends to view the many different aspects of Singapore's culture through paintings by local artists.
The maps below show areas where art is concentrated and you can view a few galleries within short walking distance from each other.
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Waterloo Street Arts Belt: 7 arts groups in various streets
Little India Arts Belt: Kerbau Road, Serangoon Road - 6 arts groups
Chinatown Arts Belt: 10 arts groups in Smith Street and Trengganu Street
| Addresses |
Fuk Tak Chi Museum
oldest Temple in Singapore |
43 Pekin Street
MRT Raffles Place
Tel: 6532 7868 |
| red dot Design Museum |
28 Maxwell Road
Red dot traffic
building,
Singapore 069120
|
| New Contemporary Asian Arts Centre |
Lasalle-SIA College of Arts
Goodman Road
Tel: 6 340 9169 |
| Singapore Art Museum |
71 Bras Basah Rd
MRT City Hall
Tel: 6332 3222 |
| NUS Museums (Art) |
50 Kent Ridge Crescent |
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| Addresses |
The Substation
45 Armenian Street
Tel: 6 337 7800
Website
|
The Arts House
1 Old Parliament Lane
Tel: 6332 6900 |
Artist Village
91 A Hindoo Road
Website |
The Esplanade
60 Raffles Avenue
Tel: 6 337 3711
Website
|
TJ art
#03-08A Tanglin Mall
Tel: 6733 8369 |
Plastic Kinetik Worms
61 Kerbau Road
Website
|
International Centre of Asian Arts
72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road
(opens April 2005) |
Scum
Soundspa at the Gallery Hotel
76 Robertson Quay
Website
|
Lorgan's
#01-03 Century Warehouse
100E Pasir Panjang Rd
Tel: 6272 4988
|
Opera Gallery
#01-12H Ngee Ann City
Tel: 6735 2618 |
Utterly Art
#02-01,208 South Bridge Rd
Tel: 6226 2605
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Wetterling Teo Gallery
11 Kim Yam Rd
Tel: 6738 2872 |
Block 43 Studio Gallery
Cheep Bee Garden
Art Appreciation Courses
Tel: 6471 1359
|
Taksu Gallery
Cheep Bee Garden
Tel: 6476 4788
Website |
Vermillion Group of Galleries
Cheep Bee Garden
Tel: 6479 9234
Website |
Galerie Cho Lon
Cheep Bee Garden
Tel: 6473 7922 |
Kwan Hua Art Gallery
#02-65/56 Tanglin Shopping Centre
Tel: 6735 5663 |
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Tours
| Addresses |
Boat Tours
Tel: 6339 6833 |
Traditional Bum Boat
Air-con Glass Top Boat Tour
Wine & Dine |
Helicopter Aerial Tour
Tel: 6481 0546 |
Singapore Trolley Tour
Tel: 6339 6833 |
Trishaw Tours
Tel: 6339 6833 |
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Hippo/Duck Tour
Orchard Rd Visitor Centre
Tel: 6338 6877
Website |
Crystal Leisure Cruise
Tel: 6345 9696 |
Harbour Cruise
Tel: 6533 9811
Website |
Watertours on a Chinese junk
Tel: 6533 9811 |
Tropical Cruise
Tel: 6345 9639 |
Fengshui Bus Tour
Tel: 6738 2622 |
Singapore River Cruises & Leisure
Tel: 6336 6111
Website |
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| Addresses |
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