Sentosa Island
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Explore Sentosa
Situated only 15 minutes from Singapore’ s city centre, accessible via a short causeway. If you’ re just visiting for the day, jump on the Cable car departing from Mt Faber to Imbiah Lookout.
This popular island is home to Resorts World ®, a family oriented resort with Universal Studios Singapore ® taking up over half of the resort space. Boasting its very own Adventure Cove Water Park TM as well as and S. E. A. Aquarium TM, featuring the world’ s largest oceanarium. With six hotels on offer, all individually themed catering to families and couples, fine dining, a casino and permanent shows you could be in your own mini Vegas.
Head to the southern coast and you will find more than 2 kilometres of sheltered beach with three different areas. Palawan Beach features a suspension bridge that takes you to a small islet which is said to be Asia’ s closest point to the Equator. Take the kids to Siloso Beach for water sports and mountain biking whilst the adults can hit the shops or enjoy a cocktail by the water. Tanjong Beach is where you’ ll find the famous Tanjong Beach Club.
Adventure seekers head to MegaZip Adventure park, located at the top of Mt Imbiah, here you’ ll find one of the longest and steepest zip wires in Asia, or if you are feeling homesick why not try Asia’ s version of the Skyline Luge. Or for those wanting to try sky diving, but a little bit closer to the ground, check out iFly Singapore for the world’ s largest themed vertical wind tunnel.
Whether you choose to stay on this island or include it as a visit while staying in Singapore, there is plenty to keep you entertained for days on end.
Our favourite places to stay:
• Festive Hotel
• Capella Singapore
• Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa
Highlights worth seeing along the way
Tanjong Beach Club – If you’ re staying on Sentosa, enjoy a little lazy luxury at the Tanjong Beach Club which offers a great mix of ex-pat and local culture. The restaurant serves up hearty Western food or you can indulge in creative cocktails at the open breezy bar.
Tiger Sky Tower – A free standing observation tower at a height of 110m with panoramic views of Sentosa. On a clear day you can see the Indonesia skyline.
Serapong Golf Course – Designed by world-renowned golf course designer Ronald Fream and home to the Barclays Singapore Open. A challenging course and one of the top five championship courses in Asia. This course is famous for its spectacular views of Singapore’ s Port and Changi Airport.
Fort Siloso – The only preserved coastal fort in Singapore. In the 19th century Singapore was an important sea trading port for the British. Featuring memorabilia of WWII, including guns, remains of fortified military structures and tunnels. Admission is free.
Animal & Bird encounters – Head to Palawan Amphitheatre for animal shows daily that are absolutely free. Featuring monkeys, reptiles & parrots.
Imbiah Lookout – Home to a cluster of Sentosa’ s attractions including Images of Singapore( an award-winning historical museum), Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom, Sentosa CineBlast & The Flying Trapeze.
The Maritime Experiential Museum TM – An innovative and multisensorial museum. Discover Singapore’ s past as a trading port with sights, sounds and scents of bustling bazaars and interactive exhibits.
Lake of Dreams TM – A free show at the Casino, featuring flaming dragons, water cannons and laser special effects.
KidZania Singapore – Where children are free to be who they want to be! Offering kids real life experiences through different role play activities. Learn to be a pilot, perform a surgery or cook up a storm as a chef.
Sentosa 4D AdventureLand – Everything 4D! Experience the exciting 4D movie, a 4D roller coaster & grab a motion-sensor pistol for a 4D shoot out game.
Tanjong Beach Club Universal Studios
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