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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.

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

31 to choose from

Kusu Island FerryTickets

Kusu Island Ferry

Tortoises and island temples, from Marina South Pier

Half day·Marina South·From S$18

Batam Day Escape FerryTickets

Batam Day Escape Ferry

About an hour by ferry to Batam for seafood and a spa

Full day·Batam·From S$76

Bintan Resort FerriesTickets

Bintan Resort Ferries

Ferry from Tanah Merah to the Lagoi resorts on Bintan

Full day·Bintan·From S$100

Lazarus Island SandbarFree

Lazarus Island Sandbar

A quiet sandbar beach, where the ferry lands

Half day·Southern Islands·Free

St John's IslandTickets

St John's Island

A colonial quarantine island with lagoons and trails

Half day·Southern Islands·From S$18

Sisters' Islands Marine ParkFree

Sisters' Islands Marine Park

Singapore's first marine park, by ferry

Half day·Southern Islands·Free

Desaru Coast FerryTickets

Desaru Coast Ferry

Ferry from Tanah Merah to the beaches of Desaru Coast

Full day·Johor·From S$108

Southern Islands Hop (Kusu + St John's + Lazarus)Tickets

Southern Islands Hop (Kusu + St John's + Lazarus)

Kusu, St John's and Lazarus on one ferry ticket

Full day·Marina South·From S$18

Tickets

Sentosa Jetty at Cove Ferries

Short ferries from Sentosa Cove to Seringat Island

Half day·Sentosa·From S$20

Tickets

Marina South Ferries Island Hopping

Daily ferries to the Southern Islands from S$15

Half day·Marina South·From S$15

Tickets

Sindo Ferry to Batam

Ferries to Batam from two terminals

Full day·Batam·From S$28

Tickets

Majestic Fast Ferry to Batam

Fast ferries to Batam Centre and Sekupang

Full day·Batam·From S$43

Tickets

Horizon Ferry to Nirup Island

A direct boat to a Batam resort island

Flexible·Batam·From S$43

Singapore Maritime GalleryFree

Singapore Maritime Gallery

Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier

1.5 hours·Marina South·Free

Southern Islands Shared YachtTickets

Southern Islands Shared Yacht

A crewed catamaran out to the Lazarus sandbar

4 hours·Sentosa Cove·About S$129

Pulau Ubin Bike RentalTickets

Pulau Ubin Bike Rental

Mountain bikes from about S$8, and free trails

Half day·Pulau Ubin·From S$8

Chek Jawa WetlandsFree

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Ubin's boardwalk over a rare intertidal flat

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Changi Beach ParkFree

Changi Beach Park

Sand and kelong views next to Changi Village

2 hours·Changi·Free

Gogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)Tickets

Gogreen Eco Adventure (St John's)

Bike or kickscoot rental on St John's Island

2 hours·Southern Islands·From S$53

Chek Jawa Guided WalkTicketsClosed for now

Chek Jawa Guided Walk

Intertidal walk with a naturalist, suspended for now

1 hour·Pulau Ubin·From S$60

Pulau Ubin BumboatTickets

Pulau Ubin Bumboat

A 10-minute cash bumboat to Ubin, off once it fills

15 min·Changi·From S$4

Ketam Mountain Bike ParkFree

Ketam Mountain Bike Park

Ubin's purpose-built mountain-bike trails

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Pekan Quarry, Pulau UbinFree

Pekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin

A lookout over a drowned quarry

1 hour·Pulau Ubin·Free

Ubin Sensory TrailFree

Ubin Sensory Trail

Herbs, fruit trees, a kampong path

45 min·Pulau Ubin·Free

Pulau Ubin Guided TourTickets

Pulau Ubin Guided Tour

Bumboat, bike and Chek Jawa without getting lost

6 hours·Pulau Ubin·About S$85

Free

Changi Heritage Trail

Beaches, bungalows and wartime sites at Changi

Half day·Changi·Free

Free

Puaka Hill, Pulau Ubin

Ubin's highest point, with quarry and skyline views

2 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

FreeClosed until 2 December

Marine Park Public Gallery

A coral and mangrove display on St John's Island

2 hours·Southern Islands·Free

Free

City Sprouts West Coast

A community farm inside West Coast Park

1 hour·West Coast·Free

Free

Big Sister's Island Guided Walk

A free monthly NParks walk on Big Sister's Island

75 min·Southern Islands·Free

Sunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin MangrovesPreview

Sunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin Mangroves

Paddle Ubin's mangroves at sunrise, then breakfast in the village

4 hours·North-East·S$129