Insight Guides - Insight Guides City Guide Singapore (Travel Guide eBook)

How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book

This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Singapore, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Singapore. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

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] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Singapore. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Singapores Top 10 Attractions

A far cry from its humble beginnings as a fishing village, the Singapore of the 21st century is bursting with brand-new blockbuster-style theme parks, fascinating museums, lush gardens and cultural enclaves.

Top Attraction 1

Little India . Be prepared for a sensory overload. Start at Little India Arcade and walk down Serangoon Road along the way, pick up a colourful silk sari or tuck into a delicious North or South Indian meal. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Chinatown . Explore Trengganu, Pagoda, Smith and Sago streets and soak in the Singapore of yesteryear. Chinese New Year is the best time to visit this lively and colourful district. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Marina Bay Sands . This integrated resort not only has a casino and several top-notch restaurants set up by celebrity chefs, but also a Sky Park perched on the 57th level, an art and science museum, and a superb theatre used for major productions. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Singapore Botanic Gardens . Singapores oldest national park, set up in 1859, is known as a living museum of tropical plants. The National Orchid Garden is brimming with over 1,000 species of orchid. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Universal Studios . Experience the worlds first Madagascar theme park ride; trace the past in Ancient Egypt, then fast forward to the future at Sci-Fi City. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

National Museum . The Singapore History Gallery exhibits 11 national treasures, and the Singapore Living Galleries celebrate the creativity of Singaporeans through the themes of food, fashion, film and photography. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Gardens by the Bay . These spralling gardens offer extraordinary sights, two lush conservatories and a dozen towering Supertrees, two of which are connected by the OCBC Skyway. Dont miss seeing the trees lit up at night. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Singapore Zoo . This is the place to come face to face with a variety of wildlife. The open-air enclosures present animals in their natural environment, captive breeding of endangered species, and attractive landscaping. Another major attraction is the River Safari, which houses two giant pandas from China. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Night Safari . The worlds first night wildlife park, the Night Safari is home to 130 nocturnal species. There are eight zones, including the Indian subcontinent, Himalayan foothills and African plains. For more information, .

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