How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Singapore, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Singapore, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Singapore are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Singapore. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Singapores Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Singapore Tourism Board
Chinatown
From food to antiques, this is the place for all things Chinese; dont miss its night market. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Esplanade Theatres on the Bay
One of the citys most iconic buildings. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
Raffles Hotel
Raffles Hotel
Visit Asias most famous hotel and have a Singapore Sling at the Long Bar. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Orchard Road
With more malls than you can shake a stick at, this is the ultimate shopping paradise. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Clarke Quay and Boat Quay
Here youll find some of the hottest restaurants and clubs in town. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
Gardens by the Bay
Gardens by the Bay
This spectacular green space just minutes from the city is home to thousands of rare plants. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
Singapore Tourism Board
Night Safari
The best after-dark activity. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Sentosa Island
Touristy it may be, but Sentosa has some of Singapores best beaches, attractions and historical sights. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
Singapore Tourism Board
The National Museum
Theres more than just history on offer here check out its handsome interiors too. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Little India
Get pleasantly lost in its colourful backstreets. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Singapore
9.00am
Breakfast
Kick off the day with a typical Singaporean breakfast of freshly brewed coffee with kaya toast and soft-boiled eggs at Killiney Kopitiam, an old-world coffeeshop established in 1919.
10.00am
Cultural lesson
Take a quick taxi ride to the Peranakan Museum on Armenian Street and learn about the Straits Chinese culture and heritage unique to this part of the world. There are nine permanent galleries.
12 noon
Lunch
Try Peranakan fare next door at True Blue Cuisine (47/49 Armenian Street), or Cantonese dim sum at Lei Garden at Chijmes in the City Hall district.
2.00pm
Retail therapy
Across the road from Chijmes is Raffles City Mall where you can enjoy a shopping spree. Or go underground to the CityLink Mall which will lead you to Suntec Citys Fountain of Wealth, the worlds biggest fountain. The massive shopping mall here has excellent retail outlets.