Many people imagine a big city with no flavor, too expensive, focused on shopping and especially "too much" modern”, therefore uninteresting compared to other Asian cities. However, like everywhere else, when you take a little interest, you quickly discover that Singapore has a few surprises in store.
The notion of a "garden city" is not stolen, as Singapore can boast of having a very good ration in terms of green spaces available per inhabitant (77 m²). One of his most popular creations is undoubtedly the Gardens by the Bay (Gardens by the Bay), with its impressive structures serving as “super trees” and domes with unique flora.
Gardens by the Bay.
These attractions are located behind Marina Bay and its iconic hotel dominating downtown Singapore, the Marina Sands. Among the popular green spaces, we can also mention the Southern Ridges, a group of five parks linked together to form this walk through the small ridges of southern Singapore.
You can start at Mount Faber, where there is a cable car to Sentosa Island, then continue to Henderson Waves Bridge to reach Telok Blangah Hill Park and its canopy walkway before reaching Hort Park and continuing to Kent Ridge Park, 4km from your starting point.
Other important green spaces, around the Mac Ritchie water tank, where you will have a walking trail as well as an observation tower (Jelutong Tower) et un suspension bridge, taking you above the canopy (TreeTop Walk).
No far away find her nature reserve of Hill Tin, where is the highest point in singapore (Hold on tight, it's... 163 m…).
View of Singapore from Henderson Waves, an iconic point in the Southern Ridges.
By the sea, go to the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, in the far north, where you will have walkways overlooking the marshes, mainly composed of mangroves.
In these latitudes, we also find tropical forests and the fauna that goes with them, exotic birds, monkeys, wild pigs, etc.
In terms of interesting neighborhoods, you have those along the river, Boat Quay as well as Clarke Quay, where restaurants and places to go out in the evening are grouped together.
Boat Quay.
Clarke Quay by day.
Then you have several districts according to the different origins of the inhabitants making up Singapore. On the one hand, you have Chinatown and its imposing temple of the tooth of Buddha, its small lively streets with souvenir shops and local restaurants.
In another area you have Little India and its colorful streets, its Indian grocery stores and restaurants and Hindu temple. Not far from there, you will be at Arab Street, the Malay quarter and its great mosque.
A colorful street in Little India at night.
If you like shopping or want a little expense to eat whatever you want, this is the place to go Orchard Road where to head, the commercial district of Singapore (well, one of the neighborhoods, but it's the most famous).
With all this, you should have seen the essence of what makes up the charm of Singapore.
Crossing the surprisingly deserted Orchard Road.
