Joanna James
For more adventurous visitors and those yearning for different experiences, Singapore is an ideal destination. A small city yet mighty in the diversity of cultures, modern infrastructures and quaint marketplaces, uncover the evolving things to do and see to create lasting memories.
The national icon Merlion is visible all over Singapore. Make sure you get an image of yours next to this unique icon to remember your visit to Singapore as often done by guests staying at hotels in Singapore.
Visitors can enjoy an experience of nocturnal animals in the evening at this Night Safari, the very first one of its kind in the world, operating from 7.15 pm to midnight each day. Located within Mandai Wildlife Reserve it is home to over 900 animals including the Asian Elephant, Malayan Tiger and more. This internationally acclaimed and award-winning park offers curious visitors a peek into the secret life of animals at nightfall by tram, on foot or via walking trails.
Held in June every year, this event is planned by the Singapore Retailers Association, to promote tourism in the region and is a much-looked-forward-to event by locals as well as visitors. Many attractive offers can be enjoyed for clothing, accessories, electronics and souvenirs during this exciting period.
An old bar favourite in Singapore, this cocktail is made with gin, Cointreau, cherry brandy, Dom Benedictine, Angostura bitters, grenadine, limes and pineapple juice. Tablescape Bar, located at Level 3 of Grand Park City Hall hotel does serve one of the best Singapore Sling cocktails with their very own twist.
The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix also made racing history and since the year 2008 Grand Prix Season Singapore turns the city into a carnival of racing, concerts and a variety of activities not only for fans of Formula 1 but locals and visitors of all ages. The Marina Bay street circuit with 23 corners in all is supposed to be having more corners than any other circuit on the F1 race calendar.
With the first man-made waterfall completed at Jurong Bird Park in 1971 dropping from a height of 30 metres, Singapore has Cloud Forest a 35-metre waterfall at the Gardens by the Bay and to top them all is the tallest indoor waterfall of the world, HSBC Rain Vortex at 40-metres at Jewel Changi Airport.
Despite its teetering skyscrapers, Singapore is filled with greenery. 50 per cent of Singapore’s land area is having green cover although it may not seem so. Even beyond the various gardens and parks dotted around Singapore and at unexpected places tiny pockets of plant life thrive. Even the finest hotels in Singapore have embraced the hotel-in-a-garden concept in line with contributing to the green city concept of Singapore.
You will not have a dull moment in Singapore as this unique city-state is abound with festivals. Be it cultural festivals or food festivals, sporting events, or lifestyle and art-related events something is happening every month. Complementing these are special features like HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens and even the Grand Prix Season Singapore drawing not only locals but visitors to mingle in the fun and excitement.
Don’t be amazed, but Singapore includes 64 islands that lie around the main island, some of them have been visited by you already such as Sentosa, an island filled with attractions, and Pulau Ubin, St John’s Island and Sisters’ Island which are havens for those who love nature.
The widely spoken hawker culture of Singapore is a part of the UNESCO Heritage List. This unique culture had received a well-earned place in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. Serving the nation across 114 hawker centres, the award is a welcome reward for those untiring servers to the nation.
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A travel writer who has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.
