Visit Singapore

  Theme: Island Nights From 22 Aug 2025 for 3 weekends.

This annual event runs from May 29 to June 21, this year 2025.

 As mentioned in the post on "Things to do in Singapore", there is a new park in the Mandai Reserves - Rainforest Wild! From the video description: Rainforest Wild Asia opened to public on 12th March 2025, it is the newest addition to the Singapore MANDAI Reserve, joining the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and Bird Paradise. This makes it currently the world's newest zoo, and is also Asia's first adventure-based zoological park. Do drop by if you are looking to fill your time during the March school holiday! The park concept is interesting, the 36 species of animals are housed in pretty spacious homes, with most viewpoint closer to the animals compared to conventional glass-up enclosures. 

 The Changing of the Guard at the Istana is carried out every first Sunday of the Month. The Istana (Palace in Malay) is the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. Every first Sunday of the Month , there is the ceremonial Changing of the Guard with a parade, military band, and precision drill. 

 Video: Ha Sisters get the Raffles treatment. Raffles Hotel is an All-Suites hotel. And while Marina Bay Sands hotel is also a luxury hotel, it has over 2000 rooms, is immensely popular because of its location and amenities (such as the Infinity Pool on the Roof top, which is accessible only to residents of the Hotel).

 From 4 Oct 2024 to 2 Feb 2025. What's on at the Art Science?

 After renovations, reopened!

 National Song 2024 - "Not Alone" If you are visiting Singapore at this time of the year (July and August) and you wander into a shopping mall or other public areas, you may find yourself bombarded with our National Songs, like "Count On Me Singapore", "Stand Up for Singapore", "We are Singapore", etc.  The video above is the latest for 2024.

Some people have said that the best way to know a place is to eat the local food... unless that place practices Cannibalism.  (Don't worry, Cannibalism is illegal in Singapore. And we are strict about it. Cos, Singapore. ) Marion (of Marion's Kitchen) takes you from Hawker to High End eating, And has a 1920s martini (16:46)!

 

[Here's the mandatory preamble:] "Singapore is consistently rated one of the most expensive cities in the world!" [Here's the jaded Singaporean rebuttal/explanation:] *Heavy Sigh* "This ranking of the most expensive cities in the world is by the Economic Intelligence Unit *heh heh. "Economic Intelligence" - what an oxymoron!* It was created to inform businesses about the cost of sending their staff to work in Singapore (and other countries) so that they would know how much to pay them in 'Hardship' allowance. So that they can live like US citizens, or Europeans in Singapore. Which is silly and elitist. (but can be heartbreaking). Like how much to get a Reuben Sandwich in Singapore ? [Ya lah. Ya lah. bludy nerd.]  "Anyway, tourists... oh sorry. BUDGET TRAVELLERS come to Singapore, and are THRILLED to realise that Singapore is not as expensive as they have been led to believe." [Jaded Singaporean interjects:] "By the lying Econom...

 Sensoryscape opens 14 March 2024.

So you coming to, or are in Singapore. What's there to do? Here are what some other visitors have suggested . Ten Best Places to visit in Singapore (Video): The video ten suggestions are: 1) Gardens by the Bay (GBTB) & the Supertrees 2) Cloud Forest (at GBTB) 3) Marina Bay Sands 4) Botanic Gardens 5) Singapore Zoo 6) Little India 7) Arab Street 8) Chinatown 9) Sentosa 10) Jewel

Some videos on Singapore Travel Guides (sort of). 5 1/2 minute video by "Mad Dogs & Englishmen travel": The tips here are broad and general, and sometimes a little inaccurate (Supertree Grove 2:05 is free unless you wanna go to the OCBC Skyway, or the Supertree Observatory),  but the general tips are helpful. He also has a Top 10 Attractions in Singapore .

Singapore. A tiny city-state. 100% urbanised. No wildlife right? Okay you got some otters. What else? This is " Singapore - Wild City " (No, it's not about our slutty women. It's a Nature series. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. It's not erotica... unless you find David Attenborough's voice sexy... You too? Join the club!)

A compilation of videos by visitors to Changi Airport and Jewel. Latest video by Window Seat (Jeremy Hubbard):

Accommodations in Expensive Singapore may be your biggest anxiety, and largest budget item. I explained in this page : Singapore is small, and highly urbanised. There is 720 sq km of land on Singapore, and 5.6 million people (approximately), and these residents of Singapore needs a place to stay. At the same time, pre-pandemic, we attracted almost 20 million tourists to Singapore each year (and hope to do so again, post-pandemic). And we only have 70,000 hotel rooms. (In comparison, Bali attracts 1/3 the tourists, and have more than half the hotel rooms of Singapore. Correspondingly, the hotel rates there are cheaper. Not that I am recommending Bali for your travels .) But there are low-cost options. Singapore is NOT going to be as cheap as Bali, or Chiangmai, or Hanoi, but there are (relatively) low costs options. Hotels under $50 (as at 2022)

First time in Singapore? Not sure what to expect? Here are what some visitors said (or put on Youtube!)