Singapore
Things to do
Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day.
Previews stay on this site, with no charge. Tickets link out to where you buy them. Free entry needs no ticket, though some places ask you to book.
All things to do
22 to choose from
TicketsBird Paradise
3,500 birds in eight walk-through aviaries
Half day·Mandai·From S$49
FreeSungei Buloh Wetland Walk
Wetland walks with crocodiles and migrating birds
3 hours·Kranji·Free
FreeKranji Marshes
Bird hides and a raptor tower in the Kranji wetlands
2.5 hours·Kranji·Free
FreeTiong Bahru Park
The neighbourhood lawn, birds, a playground
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeTampines Eco Green
A wild patch in the east, birds and boardwalks
2 hours·Tampines·Free
FreeMandai Mangrove & Mudflat
Mangrove, mudflat and migratory birds on the strait
2 hours·Mandai·Free
FreeSungei Buloh Guided Walk
Crocodiles and wetland birds with a naturalist
2.5 hours·Kranji·Free
Ang Mo Kio Heritage Trail
The Clover Block, a bird corner and heartland temples
Half day·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club
Singapore's biggest songbird corner, best at dawn
1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Hampstead Wetlands Park
A freshwater wetland inside Seletar Aerospace Park
1 hour·Seletar·Free
TicketsSingapore Zoo
Open-concept rainforest zoo at Mandai
Full day·Mandai·From S$49
FreeGardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeHenderson Waves & Southern Ridges
A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeTelok Blangah Hill Park
Terrace gardens on a ridge above HarbourFront
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeSengkang Riverside Park
A constructed wetland on Sungei Punggol in Sengkang
1.5 hours·Sengkang·Free
FreePekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin
A lookout over a drowned quarry
1 hour·Pulau Ubin·Free
FreeBidadari Park
A new park on an old cemetery, Alkaff Lake
1.5 hours·Bidadari·Free
FreePang Sua Pond
Floating wetlands and a boardwalk in Choa Chu Kang
1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free
FreeMandai Boardwalk
A free 3.3km reservoir walk beside the Mandai parks
1.5 hours·Mandai·Free
TicketsMandai 2-Attraction Destination Pass
Any two Mandai parks on one day ticket
Full day·Mandai·From S$88
Round Ketam Kayaking
An open-sea paddle round Pulau Ketam, off Ubin
5 hours·Pulau Ubin·About S$110
PreviewSunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin Mangroves
Paddle Ubin's mangroves at sunrise, then breakfast in the village
4 hours·North-East·S$129