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.
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
30 to choose from
TicketsMega Adventure Park
MegaZip from Imbiah Hill down to Siloso
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$59
FreeMerlion Park
The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeHenderson Waves & Southern Ridges
A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
TicketsRainforest Wild Adventure
Asia's first adventure wildlife park, at Mandai
Half day·Mandai·From S$55
FreeSentosa Boardwalk
Walk onto the island, harbour on both sides
30 min·Harbourfront·Free
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeTekka Centre
Little India's wet market and banana-leaf stalls
1.5 hours·Little India·Free
TicketsTai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25
Pay thereEast Coast Jetty Fishing
A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast
3 hours·East Coast·About S$25
FreeChong Pang Market & Food Centre
Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend
1 hour·Yishun·Free
TicketsYa Hua Bak Kut Teh
Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
FreeMei Ling Market & Food Centre
Old-school Queenstown hawker centre on a hill
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeYishun Xinghua Market
North hawker centre with long tables in Yishun
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeGeylang Bahru Market
Kallang hawker, old-school, a few cult bowls
1 hour·Kallang·Free
Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club
Singapore's biggest songbird corner, best at dawn
1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Jurong Fishery Port
A wholesale fish market that opens to the public
1 hour·Jurong·Free
Changi Boardwalk
A shoreline boardwalk for birds and Johor views
1 hour·Changi·Free
Christmas Train Show, Gardens by the Bay
Miniature trains through a Finnish Santa's hometown
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
Tampines Heritage Trail
A town trail from the Hub to the Round Market
1 hour·Tampines·Free
PreviewSunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin Mangroves
Paddle Ubin's mangroves at sunrise, then breakfast in the village
4 hours·North-East·S$129
PreviewMacRitchie Dawn Trek & Treetop Walk
Dawn in the forest, then the TreeTop Walk before the crowds
3 hours·MacRitchie·S$59
PreviewEast Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride
A flat sunrise ride along East Coast Park, then kaya toast and kopi
3 hours·East Coast·S$65
TicketsTea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
FreeMacRitchie Reservoir Park
Reservoir boardwalks and a long forest loop, free
3 hours·MacRitchie·Free
FreeMacRitchie Treetop Walk
A free 250m bridge up to 25m above the forest
3 hours·MacRitchie·Free
FreePunggol Waterway Park
A waterway, three bridges and a sea breeze in Punggol
2 hours·Punggol·Free
TicketsDates not announcedZoukOut
The beach EDM all-nighter on Siloso
Overnight·Sentosa·About S$128
TicketsPrivate Yacht Charter
A yacht to yourselves, for Lazarus or a harbour drift
5 hours·Sentosa Cove·From S$649
Maqam Habib Noh and Haji Salleh Mosque
A 1903 mosque under Mount Palmer's two shrines
1 hour·Tanjong Pagar·Free