เที่ยวสิงคโปร์ – Visit Singapore

Singapore is one of the fastest economical growing countries in South East Asia with stabilities for years. It is the world’s fourth leading financial center and a cosmopolitan world city, playing a key role in international trade and finance. The port of Singapore is one of the five busiest ports in the world. It consists of 63 islands, including mainland Singapore. The main island is widely known as Singapore Island but is officially called Pulau Ujong.

The country has a diverse population of close to 5 million people, on an area of 710.2 km2, made up of Chinese, Malays, Indians, Asians of various descents, and Caucasians. With almost 5 million people the 42% of the population in Singapore are foreigners who work and study there. Foreign workers make up 50% of the service sector. The country is the second most densely populated in the world after Monaco. A.T. Kearney named Singapore the most globalized country in the world in 2006 in its Globalization Index.

It has the highest living standard in Asia and eleventh overall in the world. Singapore possesses the world’s ninth largest foreign reserves. The country also maintains armed forces that are technologically advanced and well-equipped.

Travel to Singapore

Singapore is one of most visited destinations in Asia and gets many visitors a year. To compete with regional rivals like Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai for attracting more tourists, the government has decided to legalize gambling. It has announced that the city area would be transformed into a more exciting place by lighting up the civic and commercial buildings. Food has also been promoted as an attraction for tourists, with the Singapore Food Festival held every July to celebrate Singapore’s cuisine. Other annual events in Singapore include the Singapore Sun Festival, the Christmas Light Up, and the Singapore Jewel Festival.

You can easily get to Singapore, but the most common flight to Singapore will be Singapore Airline, which is a member of Star Alliance.

Hotels in Singapore are expensive but you can find some good deals from internet. Thai Royal Travel’s website some time has a good promotion for hotel rooms.

The most visiting place in Singapore is Sentosa Island, which has a newly build Theme park Universal Studios Singapore.

Singapore attractions

Sentosa

Sentosa, visited by some five million people a year. Attractions include a two-kilometre long sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, two golf courses and two five-star hotels, and the Resorts World Sentosa, featuring the theme park Universal Studios Singapore.

The Island is small but is has many attractions that you and your family can enjoy.

Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore is very famous for family. It has attractions both for adults and children. It is a surely must a visit when you are on tour in Singapore. It is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting’s bid for the right to build Singapore’s second integrated resort. It is the second Universal Studios theme park to open in Asia (Japan being the first), and the first in Southeast Asia.

There are a total of 24 attractions, of which 18 are original or specially adapted for the park. The park consists of seven uniquely themed zones, Hollywood, New York, Sci-Fi City, Ancient Egypt, The Lost World, Far Far Away and Madagascar, which surround a lagoon. Each zone is based on a blockbuster movie or a television show, featuring their own unique attractions, character appearances, dining and shopping areas. The park features the world’s tallest pair of duelling roller coasters that are based on the hit television series, Battlestar Galactica; a castle from the world of Shrek and Monster Rock, a live musical show featuring the infamous Universal Monsters. Universal Studios Singapore has over 30 restaurants and food carts, together with 20 unique retail stores and carts located around the park. Attractions premiering are marked “Premier” and dining outlets that are certified Halal are marked with “Halal“.

Explanation of the themed zones

• Hollywood: Themed after the real Hollywood Boulevard of the 1970s, the Hollywood zone is framed by dynamic architecture, palm trees and the famous Hollywood ‘Walk of Fame’.
• New York: Themed after post-modern New York City that features sidewalks and classic landmarks that mimic its impressive cityscape. The area is enhanced by neon lights and flanked by street facades that set the scenes for big city fun and also real-time movie production for most Hollywood blockbuster films.
• Sci-Fi City: Sci-Fi City is themed after what cities and metropolis may look like in the future, equipped with space-age technologies and the ultimate modern conveniences.
• Ancient Egypt: As the name suggests, the Ancient Egypt zone is themed after the rich Egyptian architecture and artifacts found during the Golden Age of Egyptian Exploration in the 1930s.
• The Lost World: The Lost World zone features two smaller themed regions: Jurassic Park and Water world.
• Far Far Away: Far Far Away is based on the kingdom of the same name featured in DreamWorks Animations’ Shrek.
• Madagascar: The Madagascar zone features a displaced cargo ship that houses the Madagascar: A Crate Adventure ride. It also features all of the characters from DreamWorks Animations’ Madagascar.

Imbiah Lookout

From Imbiah Lookout you can enjoy 11 attractions at 1 location. Situated near Mount Imbiah on Sentosa, Imbiah Lookout is the latest cluster of new and exciting attractions that will appeal to all. Adventure-seeker, nature lover or history buff, there’s always something fun and exhilarating for you!

• Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom – A must-see outdoor experience for children, tourists and nature lovers alike, Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom has wowed visitors from all over the world. With the scents, sights and sounds of an authentic tropical rainforest, it’s a multi-sensory, interactive experience that’s guaranteed to engage you from start to finish.

  The Butterfly Park is a landscape garden with over 15,000 live butterflies, representing more than fifty species. Housed in a cool outdoor conservatory, these butterflies range from the 25 millimetre (1 in) Eurema sari to the 150 mm (6 in).
  The Insect Kingdom houses some 3,000 species of rare insects from around the world, including a 160 mm Dynastes Hercules beetle.

• Desperados – Step right in at this cinema for a virtual shoot-out blast! Ride on motion-based saddles and gallop through this animated movie while shooting bandits using your hand-held laser gun.

  Wild West, is a dusty town in the middle of nowhere is plagued by Desperados – a group of mean dreaded outlaws! The Sheriff needs your help. So take the ultimate sharpshooter test with Doc, the Chief of Sheriff Academy.

  Aim well while riding up and down steep sand dunes as Doc will announce who’s worthy of a Sheriff’s star or be the donkey in town. Save the town and be the top marksman on this fast-paced and animated bumpy ride!

• Images of Singapore – Images of Singapore is more than a walk down memory lane; it is a journey to the very soul of the nation. Here, legend, facts and folklore are creatively interwoven into an “I am there” experience. Journey from the earliest days of founding fathers to today’s modern Singapore and discover a place where cultural diversity, unity of values and adventure converge.

  Let our guides take you on a journey through time in the yesteryears of Singapore, from the moment when Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles stepped along the banks of Singapore River. Do not to miss Ah Chai and the Peranakan Bibik as our guides takes you further to explore the depths of the building that once used to be a military hospital. Be amazed by the colourful myriad of the festivals celebrated in Singapore!

  If you are a foodie, sign up for our Food Journey to have a quick peek into Singapore’s history, culture & heritage and its influences in different cultures of food we have today. The Food Journey package also includes guided tour, cooking demonstration, local tea-time treats and recipe book on local delights.

  Don’t forget to take a piece of living history home with you at the Images of Singapore shop! It offers unique souvenirs, a fine collection of books on culture and cuisine, as well as special–interest and historical titles.

• Jewel Cable car ride – get a wonderful experience travelling to Sentosa Island by Jewel Cable Car ride. It offers 360 degree view of the Southern precinct with its transparent enclosure. Jewel cable car offers a premium and differentiated experience for guests to Sentosa island’s attractions.
• MegaZip Adventure Park – This park is a must visit attraction for all visitors. Featuring the most extreme zip wires in Asia, an aerial rope course and a free-fall simulator, it’s an experience that you’ll never forget. Depending on your fitness level, choose to try out the different courses at your own pace.

  Over 450 metres long and at 72 metres above sea level, the MegaZip flying fox lets you whizz over the jungle canopy and the buzz of Siloso Beach.

  For a more strenuous adventure, ClimbMax is an aerial obstacle course set amongst the treetops. Prepare to navigate wobbly bridges, balance on swaying tightropes and scramble along cargo nets high in the sky.
  For a thrilling simulated parachute landing, try ParaJump. Developed in the UK, the Powerfan Descender allows you to step off a platform into thin air and land gently on the ground a full 15 metres below.

• Sentosa 4D’s Magix – Opened in January 2006 at the cost of S$3.5 million, the theatre is equipped with digital projection and a DTS 6.1 sound system. Sentosa 4D Magix presents an interactive movie experience with 4-dimensional digital effects. It is Singapore’s first and Southeast Asia’s original 4-dimensional theatre. Have a seat and feel a whole new generation in movie magic! Equipped with in-built speakers as well as environmental effects like water features, seat vibration, leg ticklers and base shakers to give you THE ultimate difference.
• Sentosa CineBlast – Sentosa CineBlast presents to you a thrilling 4-dimensional motion-simulated ride! It Opened in June 2007, built at a cost of $4.5million, Cineblast, which replaced Cinemania, is Singapore’s only cinema ride.

  Prepare for the ride of your life! Feel the exhilaration of flying to the top of the highest mountain, the stomach-churning thrill of rushing into the deepest valleys, and the gripping excitement of being tossed about by whitewater rapids. Experience this virtual thrill like never before!

• Skyline Luge Sentosa – It offers you truly unique outdoor experiences, Part go-cart, part toboggan, and it is suitable for all ages that are not found anywhere else in Singapore or Southeast Asia.

  Giving you full control, navigate down 650 metres of the Jungle Trail or 688 metre of the Dragon Trail as thrillingly fast or cruising slow as you like. After Luge, board the Skyride and take in the fantastic panoramic scenery of the city skyline and beautiful coastline. Truly an experience not to be missed.

  As darkness settles, a whole brand-new adventure awaits you. Thrill-seekers will discover a different challenge while manoeuvring down each track with unique lightings. On the Skyride, enjoy a breathtaking view of Singapore as the city skyline and harbour transform into a dazzling city of lights at night.

• The Merlion – You have not been to Sentosa without visiting The Merlion, used as a mascot of Singapore. It is an imaginary creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. When you step inside the Merlion you’ll be transported to the depths of the ocean to meet legendary sea dragons and mythical mermaids. Re-live the origins of the Merlion in a captivating animated feature and visit the Mercubs to discover what fortune has in store for you.

  Climb to the crown and you’ll be rewarded with a spectacular 360o view of Sentosa, including Singapore’s southern shores and a glimpse of the dazzling city skyline. Back on the ground, take an amble along the Merlion Walk, a 120-metre-long Gaudi-inspired mosaic walkway.

• Tiger Sky Tower – (previously known as the Carlsberg Sky Tower) is free-standing observation tower on Sentosa. Gently rising 131 metres above sea level relax inside the air-conditioned cabin of the Tiger Sky Tower and enjoy panoramic views across Sentosa and Singapore’s Southern Islands – as well as neighbouring Malaysia and even Indonesia. At ground level, visitors enter a large disc-shaped airconditioned cabin fitted with glass windows all round. The cabin then revolves slowly as it ascends the column of the tower. The cabin has a capacity of 72 visitors.

Marina Bay Sands Singapore

It is a brand new 6 stars hotel in Singapore. One the most impressive hotels in South East Asia, developed by Las Vegas Sands. Marina Bay Sands is one of two winning proposals for Singapore’s first Integrated Resorts, the other being the Resorts World Sentosa, which incorporates a family-friendly Universal Studios Theme Park. The Marina Bay Sands Singapore is located at Marina Bay. This hotel is a truly amazing you should drop by and enjoy many of their facilities or better yet sleep there for a night or more.

The hotel features 2561 room hotel, a 120,000 sq.m. Convention-exhibition center, The Shopping mall, an Art & Science museum, two Sands Theatres, seven “celebrity chef” restaurants, two floating pavilions, a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. The complex is topped by a 340m-long Sky Park with a capacity of 3,900 people and a 150m infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world’s largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 67m.

Marina Bay Sands features three 55-storey hotel towers which were topped out in July 2009. The three towers are connected by a 1 hectare sky terrace on the roof, named Sands SkyPark. In front of the three towers include a Theatre Block, a Convention and Exhibition Facilities Block, as well as the Casino Block, which have up to 1000 gaming tables and 1400 slot machines. The ArtScience Museum is constructed next to the three blocks and has the shape of a lotus. Its roof will be retractable, providing a waterfall through the roof of collected rainwater when closed in the day and with laser shows when opened at night. In front of the Event Plaza is the Wonder Full show, a light and water spectacular that is the largest in Southeast Asia. The ArtScience Museum and Wonder Full show opened on 17 February 2011.

The SkyPark is home to the world’s longest elevated swimming pool, with a 146-metre (478-foot) vanishing edge, perched 191 metres above the ground. The pools are made up of 422,000 pounds of stainless steel and can hold 376,500 gallons (1424 cubic metres) of water. The SkyPark also boasts rooftop restaurants, nightclubs, gardens hundreds of trees and plants and a public observatory with 360-degree views of the Singapore skyline.

There are four movement joints beneath the main pools, designed to help them withstand the natural motion of the towers, and each joint has a unique range of motion. The total range of motion is 500 millimetres (19.68 inches). In addition to wind, the hotel towers are also subject to settlement in the earth over time, so engineers built and installed custom jack legs to allow for future adjustment at more than 500 points beneath the pool system. This jacking system is important primarily to ensure the infinity edge of the pool continues to function properly.

Moshe Safdie designed an Art Path within the resort, incorporating seven installations by five artists including Zheng Chongbin, Antony Gormley, and Sol Lewitt. The pieces are meant to play on environmental influences including light, water and wind, integrating art with architecture.