Airport Transfer When you make your hotel or tour package bookings, remember to enquire about airport transfers. Most tour packages are inclusive of transfers to and from the Singapore Changi Airport. If these details are not in your itinerary, you may want to call your hotel and arrange for transport. Otherwise, the taxi stands at […]
Taxis You should be able to hail a cab without any problems in most parts of Singapore. You may want to remember though, that vehicles are not allowed to wait or even stop at parts of the roads with painted double yellow or jagged lines. It is always best to get a cab from one […]
SBS Transit Covering 75% of the scheduled bus market share in Singapore with 250 bus services and a fleet of close to 3,000 buses, SBS Transit is Singapore’s major bus service operator. Operating convenient bus services all around Singapore, SBS Transit services also ply destinations that are less accessible. Most of their buses are equipped […]
Urban Redevelopment Association Gallery (45 Maxwell Road, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore) – this is the place to be for students studying architecture and urban planning. This gallery gives visitors a bird’s eye view of Singapore’s districts (such as Chinatown), where one can see a 3-D model of the city. There’s also an interactive display with touch-screens […]
Sultan Mosque (3 Muscat Street, Singapore) — The best view of the Sultan Mosque is probably from the end of Bussorah Street in the Kampong Glam district, a street that’s home to coffee houses, as well as antique and traditional clothing stores. From this vantage point, you’ll enjoy the sight of the striking golden dome, […]
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple (141 Serangoon Road, Singapore) — At the heart of Little India on Serangoon Road, the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is dedicated to the ferocious Hindu Goddess of power, Kali. Her images – often portrayed with many pairs of arms, each carrying a weapon – are depicted on the walls of the mandapam or worship […]
Sri Mariammam Temple (244 South Bridge Road, Singapore) — An agamic temple designed in true Dravidian style, the Sri Mariammam Temple was first built as an attap (local timber) and wood structure in 1827, before being replaced by a brick building in 1843. Located in the Chinatown district, and like many other historical places of […]
Singapore City Hall (3 Saint Andrews Road, Singapore) — City Hall at St Andrew’s Road was originally known as the Municipal Building when it was completed in 1929. Renamed in 1951, it housed various government bodies before it became home to the Singapore judiciary in 1987. In 1992, it was designate a national monument. City […]
Singapore Botanic Garden (1 Cluny Road, Singapore) — Located here is the National Orchid Garden, lauded as the world’s largest orchid display featuring over 60,000 plants and orchids. Also found at the Bukit Timah core is the Jacob Ballas Children’s garden—Asia’s first children’s garden—the perfect spot for all children to play, discover and learn about […]
Science Centre Singapore (15 Science Centre Road, Singapore) – this museum covers aviation, nuclear science, robotics, astronomy, space technology, and Internet technology – which are entertainingly explored through 750 audiovisual and interactive exhibits. You can walk into a “human body” for a closer look at vital organs or test yourself on computer quiz games. You’ll […]