- Everything you need to
know to visit Singapore. The first thing you need to know is just a little bit about this place. In this country there
are 6 million people. It is known for having
skyscrapers, modernity, but also they've done a really great job of keeping green in the city. Singapore is often
nicknamed the Garden City. Now, although there are these skyscrapers, there's also great culture
in the city, temples, and of course, delicious food. Shopaholics are definitely gonna enjoy the shopping on Orchard Road. If you're flying in here, you're gonna love the airport
because Singapore's airport has been named the best
airport in the world. We're gonna talk more about that later. And if English is your
primary language, well, Singapore is a great place to visit because English is one of the
defacto official languages of Singapore. Pack your bags and let's
check out this great country. The second thing to
know is some information to help you get oriented to Singapore and one of the best places to do that, right here in front of the Merlion. This is the unofficial
mascot of Singapore, half lion, half mermaid. And this is where everybody comes to get their selfie of Singapore. But there's a lot to
know about this place, more than just here. So Singapore is a city state, meaning that it's a country
and a city altogether. The country only has one
city, and that is Singapore. It is located at the southern
tip of the Malay Peninsula. There are two bridges
that connect Singapore to the Malaysia mainland. Now back inside the city of Singapore, to the south of Marina Bay, and actually that way is Singapore's
central business district. This is home to high rise
financial corporations in really tall skyscrapers. But really part of the charm of Singapore is how it's blended, the
classic with the historic and right next to the financial district is Chinatown with old school
eateries, old school temples. You'll smell incense as you're
walking the streets of it, and so that juxtaposition
walking around this place, super cool. To the north of the Merlion
is the Singapore River that comes inland from Marina Bay. This area is the colonial
heart of Singapore. It is known as the Civic District. This is where you'll find a
lot of Singapore's museums, also government buildings, and there's a lot of
really neat neighborhoods right along that river. You'll see neighborhoods like
Clarke Quay and Boat Quay, and you'll see them spelled Q U A Y. That's pronounced key. You'll find a lot of Singapore's nightlife around those two quay neighborhoods. The shopping hub of Singapore
lies along Orchard Road, is the central shopping street of the city with over 20 shopping
malls just on one street. More about shopping in
the section of this video dedicated all to shopping. Being a melting pot for numerous cultures, there are also a ton of really
neat ethnic neighborhoods worth visiting, including little India with an elaborate Hindu temple. Kampong Glam, home to the
amazing Sultan Mosque, Geylang Serai, and one of Singapore's oldest Malay settlements. Singapore also has 63 islands, though most visitors only
visit one other island other than the main one,
which is Sentosa Island. Sentosa Island could be
considered the theme park beach resort of Singapore. It's home to tons of fun things to do, including the beaches,
including zip lines, including water parks and including home to Universal Studios Singapore. The third thing to know is
about getting into Singapore. And if you're flying into Singapore, you're gonna be flying into
Changi International Airport, one of the best airports in the world. Nay, the best airport in the world. And now you might be thinking, Chris, if you're talking about airports, why are you standing in
front of a waterfall? This is at the airport. This is at the jewel, the
crown jewel of the airport. Basically a $1.7 billion shopping mall that connects all of the terminals. You don't even need a
ticket to come in here. People who live in Singapore come here because it is just so cool. Changi airport is
incredibly well connected to the rest of the world. Over 100 airlines operate
flights out of here to 400 different cities. It was originally built
out as a transit hub and the idea was let's make
Singapore an amazing place to connect and then people stop over and check out Singapore
while they're here. But now the airport itself has become a destination for many. Like many people come to Singapore just to hang out for like
a day or a day and a half in the airport before going home. And so it's interesting though that unlike most other airports,
there are no separate zones for departing and arriving passengers in the main terminals
prior to passport control. So therefore, if you're
arriving in Singapore's airport, you're free to shop and eat at the air-side establishments on arrival. There are four total
terminals with terminal four specializing mostly on
the budget carriers. Each terminal has really
fantastical things. Terminal one has a swimming pool, terminal two has a music
listening area with couches. Terminal three has a butterfly garden. Connecting this place is the jewel and up on top is the canopy bridge. From 23 meters above,
you've got glass floors and fog machines. I mean I could go on
and on about the jewel. In fact I will, I'll have
a whole separate video if you just wanna watch
a tour of this place. Now because this is a
big connecting airport, the Singapore tourism actually offers like tours of the city. Even if you've only got
as little as four hours, you can do that. But even though so many
people only do Singapore as a stopover, I think it's
worth at least five days, way more than just a stopover. Now if you're flying in here
and you're coming to Singapore, they've moved their
arrivals paperwork online. You need to submit your
Singapore arrival card via their website or the MyICA mobile app. It's free, don't pay
for any shady services. But if you do that, then when
you come in to Singapore, if you're one of the countries that are eligible for the eGates, then you don't even have
to see a passport agent. You can just tap your
passport, take a picture, get your fingerprint taken,
and then you're in Singapore. For me, it was 30 minutes
flat from the time I landed to the time I went through
customs, passport control, baggage claim and I was
in a taxi to the city. 30 minutes from landing to the city. I mean, that never happens anywhere else. Okay, so how do you get to the city? I usually take a taxi. It's about 20 to 40 Singaporean dollars, takes about 30 minutes to the city centre. For me it was $25 to the JW Marriott that I was staying at on this trip. You can also take the MRT, which is their version of a subway. It also runs to the airport. It has a stop in the
basement of terminal two. It's definitely the
cheapest way into the city. It'll cost you around
two Singaporean dollars, but it's not super convenient 'cause you do have to
transfer at least once, probably only good if you
don't have that much luggage. There's also numerous
buses to the airport, from the airport to the city. If you're going to Orchard Road, then bus 36 is your best bet. That's also around $2. Now you don't just have
to fly into Singapore. There's a couple more ways you can get in. If you're coming from Malaysia, you can come across
those two bridges by land that I told you about earlier. Or you can also come in here by ferry. There are five ferry terminals
that handle ferry traffic from neighboring Malaysian
and Indonesian cities. And there's a major cruise
port over at harbor front. The four thing to know is
about getting around Singapore. And the best way to
get around Singapore is to use that thing that I told you not to take from the airport, the MRT or the mass rapid transit. Sometimes you'll see it as the SMRT, the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit, and they got a section called the LRT, the light rapid transit or
light rail rapid transit. Anyway, that's enough acronyms. You should know that the MRT, the subway, the train in Singapore, it's amazing, it's clean, it's fast,
efficient, and it's cheap. For the cheapest rides, get
yourself an ezlink card. That's the stored value card,
you can tap in and tap off. In a pinch, you can use your
Visa or MasterCard with tap, but you'll pay 50 cents extra
per ride if you're doing that. when you're not taking the MRT, the second best way to
get around is by walking. Singapore is a very walkable
place, although hot, which makes it a little harder to walk. What is nice is there are
a ton of covered walkways, great to keep you outta the sun, great to keep you out of the rain. Do bring an umbrella with you when you're around Singapore though because the covered
walkways aren't everywhere and the rain can come down
really quick without any notice. And so it's really useful
to have an umbrella when you're walking around. You'll find taxis to be
plentiful, metered and honest within the city though
they often can't stop on the side of the road to pick you up 'cause it's illegal to
do that in many places. You'll need to go to a
taxi stop or taxi rank or a hotel that has a taxi
to reliably pick up a taxi, or you can use the Grab app. Grab is the ride share app in Singapore. It's not Uber, it's not Lyft, it's Grab. So maybe download that to
your phone before you go. One more thing you should
know about taxis is there's not really a standard
color for taxis in Singapore. They come in all different
colors but there are larger taxis which will charge more on the meter. And then on the sign up here it says there are limousine taxis which are like the white or black taxis and they actually don't have
to charge you by the meter. I took one of those back from the zoo 'cause it was a rainy
day and it was $25 for me to get to the zoo in a regular taxi and it was $50 for me
to get back from the zoo in a limousine taxi. But let me tell you, the
limousine taxi was awesome. Why, in a pinch, because when it's raining and it was raining when I was at the zoo, there were no taxis and I used Grab and there were no cars available as well. So in that case, use limousine taxi instead of just being stuck in purgatory. Oh and of course there's the bus. Singapore has a ton of bus routes. They're clean, they're efficient. They do get caught up
in traffic a little bit, but if you're like taking
a route say out to the zoo or someplace where maybe
the MRT doesn't run, you'll end up taking a bus. Some are single decker,
some are double decker. You'll find all the stops in English. I think it's pretty easy to navigate. Google Maps will do a pretty good job of telling you the bus routes to go on if you can't get there on the MRT. Bicycling, not really a thing
for transportation here. I mean there are people
who ride bikes in Singapore but there aren't really
a lot of bike lanes or a lot of bike paths. It's illegal to ride
bikes on the sidewalk. You have to ride them on the street. I don't know, I think the other public transportation options are so good and it rains so often that I wouldn't recommend riding a bike. Another neat way to get around is by boat. You can take a bumboat
along the Singapore River, more of a sightseeing cruise, but that's a neat way to see the city. Should you rent a car? Look, I don't think so. I mean the place is so small and the public transportation is so good and the rental cars are so expensive. Just leave the rental car at the airport. The fifth thing to know is about
the weather and when to go. Singapore is officially classified as a tropical rainforest climate. What does that mean? It means that it's hot
and humid all year long. There are really no distinct seasons when it comes to the
temperature all year round. The average high temperature
is 88 degrees Fahrenheit and the average nighttime temperature, the average low, is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot and humid and in the
midday sun on a sunny day, really quite oppressive and miserable. The seasons are rainy and dry
or maybe rainy and less rainy. January to March is
considered the dry season with like a 25% chance of
real rain any given day. And then the wet season
is the rest of the year with the height of that
being in like October with a 60% chance of rain
any given day in October. But I find, like that's
like significant rain. It rains almost every
day here in Singapore so do make sure you carry
that umbrella with you that I was talking about before. Today, I really got rained on quite a bit and it was like the one day I looked at the weather forecast on Google, which is worthless, don't do that. Like you need to look at like
a Singaporean weather forecast to really find out if it's gonna rain. But you know what? Gray days like this actually
probably are your best friend because these are the days
when it's gonna keep it a bit on the cooler side so you're just not like
completely baked under the sun. Now I say all of this like the weather is just so hot that you shouldn't come and look, nothing's
further from the truth. It's hot here, but the great part is that like all the buildings are like
super well air conditioned, well besides the Hawker centres, but they love to air
condition their buildings down to like 60 degrees Fahrenheit. So that like when you go into
a hotel or a shopping mall, you're like, oh, I can finally,
I can finally cool down. You might wanna bring a light
jacket if you're not used to really cold air conditioning 'cause you'll find the inside
here to be really cold. Good for me as a Californian, but Europeans tell me the
inside AC is too cold for them. Now speaking of flash storms,
here's one of those now. Two hours ago, perfectly sunny. Right now, thunder, lightning. The typical pattern in Singapore as the government weather service shows and also as the taxi driver told me today on the drive out here,
is it's typically clear in the morning and the
thunderstorms in the afternoon. And so if you're planning
outdoor activities, do them in the morning. That's your highest likelihood
of having things dry. And then plan your indoor
or covered activities for the afternoon. Luckily I'm undercover
here at the River Park at the Singapore zoo. These covers are nice but
the thunder and lightning is quite, quite loud. Let's talk about money. The currency in Singapore
is the Singaporean dollar. Credit cards are pretty widely accepted across Singapore. Visa or MasterCard are the primary ones. I would say about 90% of the places you're gonna spend your money, they're gonna take credit cards. The places that won't are maybe some of the Hawker centre stalls stalls and also some
of the street vendors. So it is worthwhile for you
to have some cash on hand. I guess in a pinch you
could go to Maxi-Cash and pawn some of your stuff. That looks like it's
like a upscale pawn shop. But where do you get your money? I like to get my money out
of ATMs at the airport, is where I like to get it from. If you wanna prefer to get
it from a money changer, there's money changers at the airport. There's money changers
throughout the city. I am told some of the best rates are at the money changers in little India. I haven't used them but I've heard a lot of people tell me that if you're looking to like exchange a lot of money and really want a good
rate, then that's an option. Now related to a lot of money, Singapore really is kind
of an expensive destination as far as Southeast Asia is concerned. Now compared to like Thailand or Malaysia, things in Singapore are probably gonna be two to three times as much. The meals at Hawker
centres are pretty cheap. But if you're going to a
fancy sit down restaurant, you can expect to pay a
couple hundred dollars. The luxury hotels in this city, we're gonna talk more about
those later in hotels, but you can expect to pay, you know, 300 Singaporean dollars a night or more. If you want cheap then you
know, visit some of the- Like Malaysia, you can get
there in like 30 minutes from Singapore and you can eat over there. Indonesia is also just a ferry ride away. So you can do cheap after
your Singaporean vacation, but do plan to budget a bit more than the rest of Southeast Asia. Although I think Singapore
does get a bum wrap when it comes to cost that it's actually, it doesn't have to be
expensive, it can be. There was the movie Crazy
Rich Asians that talks about how expensive Singapore is. But I think today, I've spent all of like, since I got up this
morning and it's 6:00 PM, I think I've spent all
of 25 Singaporean dollars to eat breakfast, lunch,
second lunch and dessert. The second thing to know is about food and really one of the reasons why I come to Singapore and many people
come to Singapore is to eat. The food is amazing and
it can be had for cheap. So let me tell you where you're gonna get some of the city's most
delicious and cheap food. It is at Hawker centres. I am sitting in a Hawker centre right now. The Singapore government created these to like clean up the city's act to take out the street vendors
that were out in the street, put them in a central place where they could have running water, electricity, good hygiene. Now there are over a hundred
of these Hawker centres in Singapore and you can
get like a plate of noodles for you know, three Singaporean dollars at one of these places. They are tasty, they are
great, they are busy. This is like Singapore's
central dining room when it comes to lunchtime. And so if you come to one of these, you can't find a place to sit, it's totally cool to like
join somebody to sit with them 'cause they are quite popular. I've got a whole guide
about Hawker centres that'll be coming out soon. But if you wanna know some of the three main touristy hawker centres, number one is Newton Circus. This is the one that was
featured in Crazy Rich Asians. It is the closest to Orchard
Road if you're staying there. I actually don't love this Hawker centre and I wouldn't recommend that you like go there
for the tastiest food, go there 'cause you saw it in the movie. Go there to take great selfies. But what I don't like about
Newton Circus is they tout. What does it mean to tout? Meaning that there's constantly people walking around hassling you
to like order their food. So I don't love that. It's not a peaceful eating experience. The one I do like that's
in the centre of the city is Lau Pa Sat. It's in the central business district. There's a hundred stalls in there. They're pretty good and in the evenings, they have saute street where
they cook meat on a stick over charcoal outside. So definitely do check out
Saute street at Lau Pa Sat. And then number three
is Gluttons by the Bay. This is right on Marina Bay. It's best at nighttime 'cause you can sit out there, open air, have some classic Singaporean chili crab while you enjoy the view
of Marina Bay Sands. But with over a hundred of these, don't just limit yourself to those. If you're wandering around
the city and you're hungry, it's lunchtime and you
see one, stop and eat, that's what I did today. This is the Albert Centre
at the Bugis street market. I didn't plan to eat here but I was hungry and I was over at the Bugis Street market and I'm like, oh look,
there's a Hawker centre. Why don't I go and get some noodles? You should do the same. Oh, and if you don't know what to eat, well you know, a good
tip is always to find one with the longest line. Okay, maybe not the longest line 'cause the lines can
be like seriously long in these Hawker centres. You know, maybe find one that
has like a medium length line. Now if you want something a
little bit more air conditioned, Singapore has a lot of food courts that are kind of like Hawker centres except in a shopping mall with AC. Some of my favorites are the
Food Republic chain of them. Right now, I'm in the
Food Republic in VivoCity. This is a great place if you're connecting with Sentosa Island 'cause the cable car and the Sentosa Island Express train basically both come right from here. What do I have? I've got the mango shave ice with fresh mango and mango ice cream. Mmm. $3.50, so what, a dollar more than the shave ice at like
the Chinatown complex. So yeah, you do pay a little bit more for the AC but I think it's well worth it. Some of my other favorite Food Republics in Suntec City by the Esplanade MRT. Also in Ion Orchard, down in
the basement on Orchard Road. I really have the food court in there. I think that's on like basement level. Oh, and sometimes people
say I spend too much time in these videos talking about food. Like Chris, is it a travel guide
or is it just a food video? And so if you wanna see more about my favorite Hawker
centre recommendations or what particular dishes I recommend, I've broken that out
into a separate video. You can find the link to
that in the description or at the end of this video
in my Singapore playlist as soon as it's done. Oh and bonus, because this
food court is air conditioned, I actually still have ice in here, unlike the ones I ate
at the Hawker centres that by the time I was
done recording my video, I was just eating cold sugar water. The eight thing to know is about shopping and if eating is the first
national pastime in Singapore, then shopping is the second
national pastime in Singapore. You know, shopping malls are dying around a lot of the world, particularly in the USA
but not in Singapore. Shopping malls are alive and well. Why? Because shopping
malls here are amazing. Hundreds of stores, all of
them have different designs. You know, it's not just the same Westfield cookie cutter mall placed in every city around the country. Well, there's only one
city around the country and so they really have
to compete quite a bit. There's so many international
tourists that visit here. A lot of people come here to
spend their money and shop. Most of their major stores and the malls stay open until either
8:00 PM or 10:00 PM, though some stores are
getting into a monthly stay open till midnight routine. If you want to know about
the best shopping malls in Singapore, I've got a
whole video coming up on that. But if you want to do some
outdoor street market shopping, well, there's not that many of them because it rains a lot in Singapore so almost everything is covered inside. The two, three that you'll find outside, I got a video all about those. The bugis market, the Chinatown market, and then there's like a little
pavilion in little India for those traditional
outdoor shopping experiences. Let's talk about the hotels in Singapore. And there's quite the range
of accommodation choices for you here from hostels
and capsule hotels that are like $25 a night to
the lavish marina-based sands that'll cost you upwards of $600 a night. My typical go-tos are
the Conrad Centennial, the Marriott Tang Plaza on Orchard Road, and on this trip I stayed at
the JW Marriott South Beach. That is my new favorite Singapore hotel if you can swing the cost. It was $600 a night during this trip, though I used Marriott points and if you get it for 300
then I think it's a steal. I really like to stay in the city centre, either right like around Marina
Bay or along Orchard Road. Those would be the places
I would recommend to you 'cause they're closest to
all the tourist attractions. You can walk to things, you can walk, if you're staying around Marina Bay, you can walk to take
pictures with the merlion, you can walk to eat and you can come back in the middle of the
day to like take a nap or change your clothes
or take another shower because it gets so hot here. You should know about the
language they use in Singapore. And there's four official
languages in Singapore, English, Mandarin,
Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. Now you'll find a lot of things in a lot of different languages. This green tea can says it all. It's in like four different languages. You'll hear a lot of languages spoken. But if all you speak is English, you'll be able to get around just fine because English is the defacto language. It's the language used in government, it's the language used on most signs. Although you will see
signs in other languages, they don't have to just be in English. But the interesting thing
about the English spoken here is it has really a very
interesting pronunciation and a whole set of words
that are basically added in from the other languages
that people speak here. They call the English spoken here Singlish or Singaporean English and
it's based on British English and then they add Cantonese words in. And the most common one is lah. And when I was at the zoo,
I'm at the zoo right now. So when I was at the zoo I heard, you know, a mom telling her daughter that all of the elephants
there are female. And the daughter says like, really, why? And the mom's like, I don't know. And then the daughter says,
well can you use Google lah? Like you just add lah at
the end of every word. It'll take you a little while probably to get used to the Singaporean English and at first you might
think people aren't speaking to you in English. It's much faster than normal
English and like I say, has those Chinese words tossed in. You know you can study up on
a few of those Singlish words. And you know they love it here so much that they've even got it on
like a plate in a gift shop, they're so proud of their Singlish. The 11 thing to know is about the laws, and Singapore is famous around the world for having some very strict laws. Let me just tell you about a few that you should know as a visitor. Number one, vandalism
is punishable by caning. So graffiti tagging, etching your name to the bathroom wall, just don't do it. Overstaying your visa
also punishable by caning. So however long you have
to stay in Singapore, leave when it's your turn to leave. They're also really strict
on drug trafficking. Drug trafficking in Singapore,
punishable by death. And that includes whether you're bringing actual drugs into the country or whether there are just
drugs in your system. So you know, even though
marijuana may be legal in certain states in the USA or Amsterdam, you probably wanna wait a little while before you do that and
you come to Singapore because if it's in your system, it's considered drug trafficking. And now one of the ones
that's often misunderstood is chewing gum. Chewing gum itself is
not illegal in Singapore. Like you'll have a really
hard time buying it here. You can bring it with you, just make sure you don't spit it out on the ground. Littering, spitting, also against the law. And finally the one that's kind of funny but you should be aware of too, is they have this like
love-hate relationship with the durian. It's this like spiny, stinky
fruit and it is not allowed in many places in Singapore,
including on Singapore's MRT. So don't buy a durian and expect to take public transit back to your hotel. I guess you're gonna probably
just like buy your durian and then eat it where you bought it, so you keep the durian stink to yourself. Number 13, you should know
about the electrical power here in Singapore. They use British style type G outlets which have three kind of
square-ish prongs at 230 volts. If you're coming from the USA,
you're gonna need an adapter from the plug size and you
should check the voltage of your electrical items to make sure they operate on 230 volts. The like fancy hotels, JW
Marriott I'm staying in, they've got plugs that'll like work for US style plugs and
the British style plugs, but they won't adapt the voltage. If you are at one of those hotels, sometimes the front desk will actually have a voltage converter if you have electrical devices that don't switch between the two. 13 thing to know is about casinos. And if you wanna gamble in
Singapore, there are two casinos. There is this one at Resorts
World on Sentosa Island and the second one is
at the Marina Bay Sands in that futuristic
surfboard looking building. Now if you're a foreigner, you can get into these casinos for free, but you have to show your passport and your like immigration email that you get from coming into the country. Why do you have to do that? Well, to discourage locals from gambling, they charge Singaporean
residents $150 a day to come to the casinos or $3,000
a year for an annual pass. So lucky you, you can come in for free just by showing your passport. Make sure you have your
phone and you can pull up that email that has the barcode
with your immigration card 'cause that's how they
do the immigration cards. You need to show both
those every time you go in and every time you exit the casinos. They're not gonna feel like Vegas casinos. They're not like lively and boisterous. They're pretty sedate and quiet, you know, because when people come here, particularly the locals and
they've spent their $150, you know it's for an
intense gambling session where they're really focused on winning. You will find some pretty
good cheap eats inside though. All right, now I'll talk about
everybody's favorite subject that I know you've been
waiting for, toilets. Insert poop emoji here. In Singapore in general,
toilets are clean, plentiful and modern, in general. There are some that are not. You will occasionally
see the squatty potty, which is the Asian style squat toilet. If you find one of those,
just find another stall. Generally there will just be one of those and there'll be the
standard western toilets for everybody else. Also, if you are in a toilet
where there's toilet paper as you walk in the door, take it with you because that means there
won't be any toilet paper when you actually get in the stall. And then many of the restrooms that you'll find in
Hawker centres or in MRTs, like in the subway, typically
don't have paper towels or any towels of any form so
if you wanna dry your hands, make sure you've got some
towels with you, yourself. Oh, and most of the toilets are free though every once in a
while you'll find a toilet that costs a few cents. If you're walking around the city and can't figure out where to go, shopping malls are always a good bet and so are the fancy five star hotels. Just walk in like you own the place and you're staying there. They'll assume you are staying there, too. Okay, let's talk about some
of the best things to do while you're in Singapore. And if you're here for a few days, my number one recommendation
is to visit the Singapore Zoo. I say a few days because
it's a little bit of a haul to get here, and so allocate a full day or at least a full half
day to visit the zoo. If you love animals or even
if you kind of love animals, this is the world's best zoo. It's amazing. I got a whole video just on this place. You can check that out in the description or at the end of this video when it's out. Now, if you're less of a nature lover and more of a theme park lover, then you should definitely
visit Sentosa Island. This is basically Singapore's playground. It's home to Universal Studio Singapore. It's home to a huge aquarium. It's home to a huge water park. The best way to get into Sentosa Island is to take the cable car. There's a really neat cable car that'll bring you in here
from the top of Mount Faber with amazing views. You can also take the monorail from the VivoCity Shopping mall. Or just take a taxi,
which is what I did today. It's about $15 from the centre
of the city to get here. Also, if you're into gambling, you will find a casino
here inside Resorts World. There's a second casino over
at the Marina Bay Sands, but we'll talk about that when we talk about the Marina Bay Sands because that's definitely
on the things to-do list. Now, if you like to be out
in nature, go for a hike. Singapore has a lot of great hiking paths. These are the hiking paths
here on Sentosa Island. Many of the most popular
hiking paths are paved because it rains here so
much that if it wasn't, they would get muddy. But one of my favorite hikes is the Singapore Southern Ridges hike. I've got a whole video just on this one, but what's cool about this,
it starts up at Mount Faber where the cable car
comes into Sentosa Island and then you take it along these ridges and you can see the city and
you can stop if you want to. It's a good half day hike and it's just, it's a really neat vantage point of Singapore. Or you can get out more into the jungle and go hang out and see
the wildlife out there. There's wild monkeys,
there's wild lizards, surprising for such a
highly developed place, but they've really developed
certain parts of it and then kept other parts
of it to be quite natural. Though, if you're gonna go out into the jungle, you know,
bring some mosquito repellent because mosquitoes can be fierce here. So you do wanna make it out to the beach here at Sentosa Island. You can just take the train
all the way to the end and you'll be right here at Siloso Beach. These are manmade beaches,
pretty white sand, pretty peaceful here. What's less peaceful or like kind of weird is Singapore is like a huge
maritime shipping place. And so looking right off in this distance of this very peaceful beach are tons of cargo ships just waiting
to unload their cargo. There's also a neat musical
fountain that you can see here, and it has a nighttime show on the weekends and holidays, too. I ran into fellow explorers,
Kai and sons here in Singapore, all the way from Australia and Kai, what one thing do you have to share with your fellow
explorers about Singapore? - We love coming here, it's
our family destination. We love the nightlife,
we like the temperature. It is quite hot. - We love the roller coasters. - We like the roller
coasters and we love Sentosa, that's for sure. We definitely love Sentosa
Island and Universal Studios and the shopping. The shopping's great fun, too. The boys like going and checking
out all the latest in gear that Singapore has to offer. So yeah, we have a good time here. It's definitely a family
destination for sure. - Sad this is our last day.
- It's our last day. - [Host] How long have you spent here? - Seven days. - [Host] Seven days?
- Seven days. It was seven days in the US prior to here. So yeah, it was absolutely awesome. - Visit Kampong Glam, the ethnic hub for the Malay people
and the Muslim community in Singapore because it's home to the 200 year old Sultan Mosque. When I was here, they were
celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, so they had like
a street festival set up. So if you're here during
Ramadan, you might be able to partake in some great
Muslim feast out in front. Or if not, you can go in between 10 to 12 or two to four every day. If you wanna go check out the mosque, you do have to take off your shoes. And if you have bare shoulders or if you have shorts like I do, then they'll give you
some appropriate clothing to wear while you're inside. Now there are a lot of
neat nooks and crannies in this neighborhood and if you get off the main Sultan street
there with the mosque, another cool alley to check
out is called Haji Lane. And even the streets around it, they've got like covers to walk under, but this is Haji Lane right here. It's this narrow little alley
with restaurants, cafes, street art, just a super cool vibe. If you're a history buff
then you'll definitely enjoy a visit to the National
Museum of Singapore in this really cool looking
building from the 1800s. This museum goes over how
Singapore got its start and became the nation it is today, bringing all these
different cultures together into this melting pot, coming
out of British colonial rule, becoming a part of Malaysia, ultimately becoming an independent nation and more is what you'll learn in that really pretty neat museum, worth a couple hours of your time. And now a great way to explore nature, even on a rainy or hot day, is to come visit Gardens by the Bay. Gardens by the Bay, it's a huge parcel that's really like a modern garden. And in this modern garden, it's free to just stroll the gardens, but they've got a couple
of paid attractions. They've got this super grove of trees that does a nighttime show. That's free, but you can
go on a bridge across it for amazing views. Costs you money to go up there. The main attraction
though are the two domes. There's a flower dome, which
by the name, has flowers in it. When I was here, they had
cherry blossoms in there. They've got seasonal flowers like tulips, those sorts of things. The main dome is this one
that I'm in right now, the cloud forest dome that is this, like it's a rainforest in a dome. And every two hours, it mists. And so you want to be
here on the even hours when the mist starts to come
up because it's really cool. It's like, if you wanna
do both domes, it's $53. And yes, it's kind of expensive,
but I think it's worth it. If you want a free garden, you can visit the Royal Botanic Gardens. That's a more traditional garden-garden. Free admission there except
to go in the orchid garden. That's gonna cost you money. And you should also visit
the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Why do I mention that
while I'm standing here in Gardens by the Bay? Well, because it's right out there. They are like right next to each other. Marina Bay Sands, that's the second casino
here in Singapore. It's got a great shopping mall, it's got a great food
court in the basement and there's a nighttime light show that you can watch out on the
bay, couple times nightly. That is free admission. Well, fellow explorers, I
hope you enjoyed this video. If you did, please give it a thumbs up and if you wanna see more
of my videos from Singapore, you'll find links here on the screen or in the description below. You might be interested in Hawker centres, you might be interested in hotel reviews. I've got all of that and more. And as usual, I won't say goodbye 'cause I'm gonna see
you in the next video.
