Singapore
Things to do
Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day. Or choose by the kind of day you’re having.
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All things to do
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PreviewMarina Bay Lights Sail
A golden-hour sail toward the Marina Bay skyline, drinks on deck
2.5 hours·Harbourfront·S$149
PreviewSentosa Sunset SUP & Beach Club Wind-Down
Learn to stand-up paddle on Tanjong Beach, then stay out for sunset
2.5 hours·Sentosa·S$99
TicketsMarina Bay Sands SkyPark
57 floors up, 360° of Singapore
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$35
TicketsRoyal Albatross Sunset Sail
Four courses on the deck of a tall ship at sunset
2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$245
TicketsKusu Island Ferry
Tortoises and island temples, from Marina South Pier
Half day·Marina South·From S$18
TicketsPulau Hantu Dive Trip
Seahorses and nudibranchs 30 minutes offshore
Half day·Southern Islands·About S$120
FreeGardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeBugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
FreeEast Coast Park
Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits
Half day·East Coast·Free
TicketsRed Dot Design Museum
Award-winning objects on Marina Bay
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
FreeSingapore Sports Hub & National Stadium
The dome, the river, a public concourse
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeEsplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The durian on the bay: concerts and free lobbies
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
FreeConey Island Park
Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol
3 hours·Coney Island·Free
FreePasir Ris Park
Mangrove boardwalk and a giant playground
2 hours·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeLazarus Island Sandbar
A quiet sandbar beach, where the ferry lands
Half day·Southern Islands·Free
TicketsSt John's Island
A colonial quarantine island with lagoons and trails
Half day·Southern Islands·From S$18
TicketsGogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)
Bike or kickscoot rental on St John's Island
2 hours·Southern Islands·From S$53
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeBedok Reservoir Park
Kayaks, a jogging loop and big eastern skies
2 hours·Bedok·Free
FreeKampong Lorong Buangkok
Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in
45 min·Buangkok·Free
FreeCivilian War Memorial
Four pillars for four communities, by the Padang
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeThe Cenotaph
The 1922 war memorial in Esplanade Park
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeRobertson Quay
The quieter river, with restaurants and evening walks
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
TicketsMarina Bay Dinner Cruise
A 90-minute river cruise with dinner aboard
1.5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$80
TicketsLEGOLAND Malaysia Day Trip
A LEGO theme park over the border in Johor
Full day·Johor·From S$68
TicketsDesaru Coast Ferry
Ferry from Tanah Merah to the beaches of Desaru Coast
Full day·Johor·From S$108
FreeGarden Rhapsody
Supertree light show, twice a night, free
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsChinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
TicketsBanyan Tree Spa Marina Bay
Banyan Tree's spa at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$220
TicketsYoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
FreeVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall
The clock-tower concert hall by the river
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeTemple of 1,000 Lights
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya on Race Course Road
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeTan Si Chong Su
A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road
20 min·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeJubilee Bridge
Merlion to Esplanade, no steps
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeAdmiralty Park
Riverside boardwalks in a large north-west park
2 hours·Admiralty·Free
FreeSengkang Riverside Park
A constructed wetland on Sungei Punggol in Sengkang
1.5 hours·Sengkang·Free
FreeSpringleaf Nature Park
Kayak launch and a riverside boardwalk
1.5 hours·Central Catchment·Free
FreePekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin
A lookout over a drowned quarry
1 hour·Pulau Ubin·Free
FreeSembawang Hot Spring Park
Singapore's only hot spring, free foot baths
1.5 hours·Sembawang·Free
FreeKallang Riverside Park
Stadium, river, the old national heart
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeLower Seletar Reservoir Park
A long dam walk and kayaks in the north-east
1.5 hours·Seletar·Free
FreeLim Chu Kang Nature Park
Nature on the farmland edge of the far north-west
2 hours·Lim Chu Kang·Free
FreeThe Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
A canal, sampan rides and a Louis Vuitton island
1.5 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeVivoCity
HarbourFront's big mall and the Sentosa Express stop
1 hour·Harbourfront·Free
TicketsOla Beach Club
Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
Pay thereKukup Seafood Day Trip
Seafood lunch at a Johor kelong on stilts
Full day·Johor·About S$95