Having visited Singapore airport many times as a stop over enroute to Australia, it was about time I actually left the airport and spent a few days exploring the city! It has been on my visit list for a long time and a three day stop over before Sydney was the perfect excuse to break up the long journey (and also make the jet lag much more manageable!).

Mainly just a lot of photos but a few recommendations thrown in their too… definitely want to come back and explore more!

To Do:

Jewel at Changi Aiport
Gardens by the Bay - Supertree Grove, Cloud Forest and Flower Dome
Take a walk through Little India and Chinatown
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Blair Road for beautiful houses
Keong Saik Road - beautiful houses and boutique cafes/hotels
Haji Lane - fairly touristy street with bars and shops
Southern Ridges/Henderson Waves - 10km walkway through the treetops and with city views

To Eat:

Hawker Centres - street style food courts, really affordable and so much choice!
Punch - cafe
Apartment - cafe

Jewel at Changi Airport

First up, before leaving Changi airport, be sure to check out the incredible waterfall. Opened this year, ‘Jewel’ boasts the world tallest indoor waterfall housed within a four-story tiered garden. Costing over $1 billion, you’ll also find a glass bottom bridge, netted playarea for kids, a huge shopping centre, food outlets and IMAX theatre, so even if you’re there for a few hours stop over try to make time to get through security to see it - it’s worth it.

Little India

We stayed in the charming area of Little India, known for it’s traditional India restaurants, busy streets and colourful buildings. Really loved exploring this area, especially as we were there for Diwali celebrations so an amazing atmosphere and recommend Khansama for a good curry!

Blair Road

If you’re after some beautiful houses, Blair Road is where to head. In the Outram area, you’ll find a collection of colourful, well preserved 1920’s shophouse and terrace houses, with an eclectic mix of Chinese, Malay and European design elements. Originally the homes of wealthy Chinese merchants who moved here in the early 20th Century, these mainly private residences are mostly beautiful preserved with original features.

Thian Hock Keng - Tianfu Temple

Thian Hock Keng, also known as the Tianfu Temple, is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, located in Singapore. It is the oldest and most important temple of the Hokkien people in the country.

Gardens By The Bay

You can’t visit Singapore visit a visit to the famous Gardens-by-the-Bay. The nature park, spanning 101 hectares, features the Supertree Grove and the two conservatories; the Flower Dome, the largest glass greenhouse in the world and the Cloud Forest.

Raffles

Known as the homeplace of the ‘Singapore Sling’, Raffles is a a colonial-style luxury hotel established by the Sarkies Brothers in 1887. It has recently undergone a major renovation and only reopened August this year. You’ll usually find a long queue of tourists outside the Long Bar, where the Singapore Sling was created by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915. We instead opted for a wander through the covered walkways of the hotel which also features a few boutique shops inside.

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Jump on the metro and head a little way out of the city to the Botanic Gardens. It is the countries first UNESCO Heritage site, and highlights include the world’s largest orchid display, a rainforest walkway and turtles in Swan Lake.

Postcards from Singapore

Singapore Botanic Gardens