Singapore
March 18 - 20, 2018 (3D2N): First stop of our Asia 2018 trip. We flew Eva Air's Royal Laurel Class to Singapore with a 2-hr layover in Taipei. Read my experience here. It has been 18 years since I last visited Singapore (wow!) and so much has changed - Merlion moved to a new spot and bunch of new architectures including Marina Bay Sands. Nonetheless, the county is still very clean and full of delicious yummy food.
*Highly Recommended
Day 1
- Noon arrival at Singapore (T3) from JFK
- Check-in @ Marina Bay Sands* (the line was extremely long, ~35 mins for us, check to see if you can pre fill some forms online to save time)
- Marina Bay Sand's famous Infinity pool @ 57th Sky Park
- Dinner @ Jumbo Seafood*
- Clifford Pier:
- Merlion Park (night view)
- Singapore River Cruise (45 mins)
- Spectra - A Light And Water Show
- Clarke Quay
- Walk around The Shoppes @ Marina Bay Sands
- Evening swim at the pool
Day 2
- 6:40: Watch sunrise by the pool
- Gym/Pool time/Sauna
- Walk across The Helix Bridge
- Breakfast @ Yakun Kaya Toast Marina Square (get Kaya Butter toast/Kopi Coffee)
- Walk back via Waterfront Promenade and take pictures of downtown Singapore
- Check-in @ Naumi Hotel*
- Lunch @ Song Fa Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶)*
- Little India:
- Kampong Glam
- Sultan mosque
- Walk down Arab Street/ Muscat Street
- Afternoon tea @ Axis (Mandarin Oriental)* (get 10% off with Citi/Amex card)
- Take Esplanade Bridge to Merlion Park (day view)
- Walk to Fullerton Bay/ Clifford Square/ Fullerton Hotel
- Cavenagh Bridge / First Generation Sculpture
- Relax @ Naumi hotel pool
- Supertree Grove @ Gardens By the Bay (free; light show at 745pm and 845pm)
- Chinatown:
- Historic shophouses
- The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Day 3
- Uber to airport
- Airport (T4):
- Sunglass hut
- Bengawan Solo (buy pandan cake)
- Lounge (best Laksa)
- Noon Flight to Penang
Other points of interest & food
- Butterfly Garden @ Airport Terminal 3 (Level 2 & 3 - Departure Transit Lounge)
- Haji Lane
- Cloud Forest
- Telok Ayer Street
- Orchard Road for some shopping
- Maxwell Food Centre (the largest of the city’s fabled local street food bazaars known as hawker centers)
- Lau Pa Sat
- Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle (Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre, 335 Smith St)
Tips
- We took Uber everywhere, it was literally $2-3 to most places and cars came quickly
- The Raffles Hotel is closed for renovation until 2nd half of 2018, but you can still get the original Singapore Sling experience at a pop-up Long Bar located at 3 Seah Street
