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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TicketsNational Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asian art in two national monuments
3 hours·Civic District·From S$20
TicketsKusu Island Ferry
Tortoises and island temples, from Marina South Pier
Half day·Marina South·From S$18
FreeSingapore Maritime Gallery
Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier
1.5 hours·Marina South·Free
TicketsSouthern Islands Shared Yacht
A crewed catamaran out to the Lazarus sandbar
4 hours·Sentosa Cove·About S$129
TicketsPulau Hantu Dive Trip
Seahorses and nudibranchs 30 minutes offshore
Half day·Southern Islands·About S$120
FreeHenderson Waves & Southern Ridges
A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreePalawan Beach, Sentosa
A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeHortPark
The Southern Ridges' gardening hub, with a bee trail
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeNUS Museum
South and Southeast Asian art on campus
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeMount Faber Peak
Harbour views from the top, free if you walk up
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·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
FreeSisters' Islands Marine Park
Singapore's first marine park, by ferry
Half day·Southern Islands·Free
FreeSouthern Ridges Forest Walk
A raised metal walkway through Southern Ridges forest
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeTelok Blangah Hill Park
Terrace gardens on a ridge above HarbourFront
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeJamae Chulia Mosque
A South Indian mosque on South Bridge Road
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeJapanese Cemetery Park
Southeast Asia's largest Japanese cemetery, in Hougang
1 hour·Hougang·Free
FreeABC Brickworks Market
Old-school stalls in Bukit Merah
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeRedhill Food Centre
Bukit Merah zi char for dinner
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
TicketsFreediving Taster
A four-hour freediving taster on Lazarus Island
Full day·Southern Islands·From S$170
FreeElgin Bridge
The 1929 bridge joining North and South Bridge Roads
10 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsHeadrock VR
Free-roam VR at Siloso Southside on Sentosa
1 hour·Sentosa·About S$48
TicketsTanjung Piai Day Trip
The southernmost tip of mainland Asia, in Johor
Full day·Johor·About S$6
FreeBukit Merah View Market
Heartland hawker centre with a few cult stalls
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
TicketsSouthern Islands Hop (Kusu + St John's + Lazarus)
Kusu, St John's and Lazarus on one ferry ticket
Full day·Marina South·From S$18
TicketsSouthern Ridges Guided Walk
Henderson Waves and Forest Walk at a guide's pace
3 hours·Harbourfront·About S$40
Cuddlefish Southern Islands Charter
A private boat to Lazarus or Pulau Hantu
4.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$650
Marina South Water Taxi
Your own boat to the Southern Islands
Flexible·Marina South·From S$130
Marine Park Public Gallery
A coral and mangrove display on St John's Island
2 hours·Southern Islands·Free
Alexandra Garden Trail
A short green link to the Southern Ridges
45 min·Alexandra·Free
Gajah Gallery
Southeast Asian contemporary art at Distripark
45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Sentosa Jetty at Cove Ferries
Short ferries from Sentosa Cove to Seringat Island
Half day·Sentosa·From S$20
Southern Islands Speedboat Tour
A 45-minute speedboat run from Sentosa Cove
45 min·Sentosa·From S$45
Speedboat Cruise and Dine
A speedboat run and a meal from Sentosa Cove
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$119
Sentosa Intertidal Exploration
A guided low-tide walk on Sentosa's southern shore
Varies with the tide·Sentosa·From S$96.39
Big Sister's Island Guided Walk
A free monthly NParks walk on Big Sister's Island
75 min·Southern Islands·Free
Pasir Panjang Food Centre
A hawker centre beside Pasir Panjang Park
1 hour·Pasir Panjang·Free
Marina South Ferries Island Hopping
Daily ferries to the Southern Islands from S$15
Half day·Marina South·From S$15
TicketsOn until 7 MarchSacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM
Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum
2 hours·Civic District·From S$25
TicketsLee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Three dinosaur skeletons on the NUS Kent Ridge campus
2 hours·Kent Ridge·From S$27
FreeBuddha Tooth Relic Temple
Tang-style temple, free entry, rooftop garden
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
TicketsSingapore River Cruise
A 40-minute bumboat ride down the Singapore River
40 min·Clarke Quay·From S$28
TicketsBintan Resort Ferries
Ferry from Tanah Merah to the Lagoi resorts on Bintan
Full day·Bintan·From S$100
Pay thereSelf-Drive Solar BBQ Boat
Captain a solar BBQ boat and grill as you drift
2 hours·Marina·About S$199
FreeSri Mariamman Temple
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, free to enter
30 min·Chinatown·Free
Sunset Yoga at Sentosa
Beachside yoga on the first Sunday of the month
1 hour·Sentosa·From S$15
FreeThian Hock Keng Temple
Singapore's oldest Hokkien temple, on Telok Ayer
30 min·Chinatown·Free