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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.

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All things to do

77 to choose from · showing 1–48

Pulau Ubin Bike RentalTickets

Pulau Ubin Bike Rental

Mountain bikes from about S$8, and free trails

Half day·Pulau Ubin·From S$8

Bukit Timah Nature ReserveFree

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Rainforest trails on Singapore's highest hill

3 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

HortParkFree

HortPark

The Southern Ridges' gardening hub, with a bee trail

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

St John's IslandTickets

St John's Island

A colonial quarantine island with lagoons and trails

Half day·Southern Islands·From S$18

Dairy Farm Nature ParkFree

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Wallace Trail and a quarry on an old dairy farm

2 hours·Bukit Panjang·Free

Thomson Nature ParkFree

Thomson Nature Park

Forest trails past an old Hainanese village

2 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Rifle Range Nature ParkFree

Rifle Range Nature Park

Trails and a wetland in the old Sin Seng Quarry

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Ketam Mountain Bike ParkFree

Ketam Mountain Bike Park

Ubin's purpose-built mountain-bike trails

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Ubin Sensory TrailFree

Ubin Sensory Trail

Herbs, fruit trees, a kampong path

45 min·Pulau Ubin·Free

NHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)Free

NHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)

Self-guided heritage trails with maps and guides

2 hours·Citywide·Free

Civic District Heritage TrailFree

Civic District Heritage Trail

Padang, Gallery, cathedral and river on foot

2.5 hours·Civic District·Free

Singapore Food FestivalFreeDates not announced

Singapore Food Festival

A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails

varies·Citywide·Free

Free

Balestier Heritage Trail

Temples, shophouses and old hospital wards on foot

2 hours·Balestier·Free

Free

Sembawang Heritage Trail

Naval base landmarks, old bungalows and a temple

Half day·Sembawang·Free

Free

Ang Mo Kio Heritage Trail

The Clover Block, a bird corner and heartland temples

Half day·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Free

Toa Payoh Heritage Trail

Singapore's first HDB town, dragon playground included

2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free

Free

Yishun Heritage Trail

Two old villages, a ring road and a heritage garden

Half day·Yishun·Free

Free

Pasir Ris Heritage Trail

Seaside-themed flats, old playgrounds, a coastal park

1.5 hours·Pasir Ris·Free

Free

Changi Heritage Trail

Beaches, bungalows and wartime sites at Changi

Half day·Changi·Free

Free

Woodlands Heritage Trail

Temples, jetties and the Causeway in Singapore's north

Half day·Woodlands·Free

Free

Jurong Heritage Trail

25 stops, from an early food centre to Chinese Garden

Flexible·Jurong·Free

Tickets

Ubin 4Rivers Kayak Trail

A half-day paddle through Ubin's mangrove creeks

5 hours·Pulau Ubin·About S$135

Tickets

Sungei Simpang Kayak Trail

A beginner-friendly paddle into a riverine mangrove

4 hours·Sembawang·About S$105

Free

Nature Immersion Trail

A 150 m forest-bathing walk in the Botanic Gardens

30 min·Tanglin·Free

Tickets

Northern Shores Kayak Trail

A 22km paddle from Changi to Sembawang

6 hours·Changi·From S$175

Tickets

Sentosa Sea Kayak Trail

An easy morning paddle past Fort Siloso

4 hours·Sentosa·From S$95

FreeOn until 31 October

Blangah Bounty Stamp Rally

A self-guided stamp trail through Telok Blangah

2 hours·Bukit Merah·Free

Free

NTU Campus Art Trail

Self-guided public art and architecture at NTU

1 hour·Nanyang·Free

Free

Hougang Heritage Trail

Three self-guided walks along Upper Serangoon Road

2 hours·Hougang·Free

Tickets

Sungei Khatib Bongsu Kayak Trail

A half-day paddle through a mangrove river

5 hours·Sembawang·From S$135

Free

Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail

Ten stops through an old estate, from market to flats

2 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free

Free

Punggol Heritage Trail

A wooded loop with an old bus stop and kampung signs

1 hour·Punggol·Free

Little India Spice Trail & Banana-Leaf FeastRequest

Little India Spice Trail & Banana-Leaf Feast

Grind masalas, drape a sari and eat lunch off a banana leaf

3 hours·Little India·S$69

Night SafariTickets

Night Safari

The world's first nocturnal zoo

3 hours·Mandai·From S$58

Little India Free Walking TourFree

Little India Free Walking Tour

Temples, Tekka and Tan Teng Niah on a tip-based walk

2.5 hours·Little India·Free

Henderson Waves & Southern RidgesFree

Henderson Waves & Southern Ridges

A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

MacRitchie Reservoir ParkFree

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Reservoir boardwalks and a long forest loop, free

3 hours·MacRitchie·Free

Rainforest Wild AdventureTickets

Rainforest Wild Adventure

Asia's first adventure wildlife park, at Mandai

Half day·Mandai·From S$55

Labrador Nature ReserveFree

Labrador Nature Reserve

WWII gun batteries, coastal forest and harbour views

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Chek Jawa WetlandsFree

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Ubin's boardwalk over a rare intertidal flat

3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Mount Faber PeakFree

Mount Faber Peak

Harbour views from the top, free if you walk up

1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Coney Island ParkFree

Coney Island Park

Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol

3 hours·Coney Island·Free

Learning Forest, Botanic GardensFree

Learning Forest, Botanic Gardens

Free swamp-forest boardwalks in the Botanic Gardens

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Sisters' Islands Marine ParkFree

Sisters' Islands Marine Park

Singapore's first marine park, by ferry

Half day·Southern Islands·Free

Hindhede Nature ParkFree

Hindhede Nature Park

A quarry lookout at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Windsor Nature ParkFree

Windsor Nature Park

Quiet boardwalks on the way to MacRitchie

2 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Chestnut Nature ParkFree

Chestnut Nature Park

Singapore's largest nature park, for hikers and bikers

3 hours·Bukit Panjang·Free

Southern Ridges Forest WalkFree

Southern Ridges Forest Walk

A raised metal walkway through Southern Ridges forest

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free