SINGAPORE · LION CITY
Hawker steam, supertree glow, the long bumboat hours.
Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa and the islands. Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little India — three quarters, three kitchens, one city you can eat your way through.
The first day
If you've only got one day, start here.
Singapore packs into a 24-hour first impression: the Marina Bay skyline, hawker stalls, the gardens, and the Spectra show at 8pm.
The classics
Singapore's Most Popular Tours
Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Universal Studios, hawker centres and the night safari. The trips that bring most travellers to Singapore.
By place
Pick a corner of Singapore.
Marina Bay for the skyline. Gardens by the Bay for the future of nature. Sentosa for the beach island. The Cultural Quarters for the food. Pulau Ubin for what Singapore looked like before the towers.
By tour type
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
Hawker food tour if you want to eat. Walking tour through the quarters if you want to know the city. Cycling at night if you want the lights. River cruise if you want the postcard.
The three quarters
Three quarters, three kitchens, one city.
Singapore's defining identity is three cultures sharing the same skyline. Chinatown for the wonton, Kampong Glam for the satay, Little India for the dosa. Walk all three between breakfast and dinner.
UNESCO Heritage
Hawker culture is UNESCO listed.
Singapore's hawker culture was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December 2020 — the closest you'll get to the city's real table is a plastic stool at Maxwell, Tiong Bahru or Chinatown Complex. Three tours that put you in the queue with the locals.
When the lights go up
Singapore after dark.
The Spectra show at Marina Bay. The Night Safari at Mandai. Hawker centres turning over at 11pm and the river by bumboat with the towers lit. Three picks for the long evening.
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