Places To Visit in Singapore
Singapore is a lovely city, well laid out and extremely clean with no littering or dirt. In fact, people are fined by the officials for littering here and repeat littering earns them a prison sentence.
Singapore is a wonderful place that you can visit and enjoy as Tourister both during the day and night.
Arab Street:
An entire street dedicated to Arabic culture, with lovely shops selling Arab fashions, carpets, cloth, leather, perfumes and jewellery.
Architecture:
The Cathedrals of the Good Shepherd, St Andrews, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, and the Merlion statues around the city are a must-see.
Beaches:
A large number of excellently-maintained beaches including Tanjong Beach, Siloso Beach, Palawan Beach, Punggol Beach, Changi Beach, Lazarus Beach, St John's Island beach, Sentosa Island beaches and many more.
Architecture:
The Thian Hock Keng Temple honouring a Taoist sea goddess, the Hindu Sri Mariammam Temple, Cathedrals of the Good Shepherd and St Andrews are a must-see.
The Singapore Zoo:
Offers safaris during the day and night to view elephants, lions, tigers, rhinos and seals.
Singapore’s Gardens:
Singapore Botanic Gardens for rare orchids, the MacRitchie Reservoir Park for rich rain-forests and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for wildlife and birds. The Chinese and Japanese Gardens, Chinese Mythological Theme Park and Jurong Bird Park are must-visit too.
Little India:
Lots of traditional temples and old architecture, along with shopping and eating.
Changi Chapel And Museum:
A WWII artifact museum, with several wonderful paintings of the war, personal effects of soldiers, photos of Prisoners of War donated by families of the soldiers. The museum has a poignant and wistful atmosphere, fitting the subject matter.
Chinatown:
Fabulous streets filled with Chinese silk and spices. ancient Buddhist temples, little shops selling everything Chinese, and old Chinese architecture.
Gardens:
Singapore is called the Garden City for a good reason. The city has so many excellent gardens; it will take you days just to check them all out. The MacRitchie Reservoir Park is famous for its rich rain-forests, while the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is known for its wildlife and birds. The Botanic Gardens is known for rare orchids. Other must-visit gardens are the Chinese Mythological Theme Park, Jurong Bird Park and the Chinese and Japanese Gardens.
Little India:
Lots of eating, lots of shopping for traditional Indian wear and jewelry and ancient temples and old architecture.
Sentosa Island:
An entire man-made island offering innumerable entertainment options for people of all ages. There are parrot shows, fabulous rides, Underwater World, a man-made beach, Megazip Adventure Park and spice gardens.
Singapore Flyer:
The second largest observation wheel in the world, offering a fabulous bird’s eye view from 165m above the ground.
The Singapore Zoo:
An excellent zoo spread out over large acreage, with both night and daytime safaris.
Singapore’s climate is tropical, which means the weather is hot and humid the year around, except when it rains. The heat lets up a bit between December and January. The Northeast Monsoon blows heavy wind and rain between mid-November to early March, with wind speeds going up to 50 kilometers per hour.
Singapore’s weather, though hot, is quite bearable. The best travel season would be before and after the main monsoon, when the rains and winds can take away your fun. Arm yourself with umbrellas and rain-gear if you visit the city between mid-November and early March. Visit Singapore during the annual festivals to enjoy truly great experiences. The entire city enjoys these festivals, despite religious and cultural differences. As with everything else, these festivals are celebrated with plenty of food! Don’t miss the music, food and cultural festivals in the year. Parades and processions take to the streets during the Chinese New Year in February. The Great Singapore Sale occurs between July and October.