How to get to Singapore Zoo?

Singapore Zoo is probably one of the best tourist attraction Singapore offers to its visitors. Nested on 26 hectare wild park which is set in a larger rainforest reservation area on a peninsular in a large water reservoir, Singapore Zoo hosts many wild animals and attractions.

The easiest and most convenient way to get to the Singapore Zoo is Safari Gate. For $7 per adult and $5 per child you can get from city center to Mandai (where the Zoo is) and for $5 per adult or child from Mandai to the city. It passes through some popular and central Singapore hotels like Orchard Hotel, Marriott Hotel, Mandarin Hotel, SVC@Orchard, Orchard Plaza, Rendezvous Hotel, SAM/Carlton Hotel and Raffles City/Swissotel.

For Singapore Zoo bus time table and details of Safari Gate, you can visit Safari Gate web page.

Singapore Attractions Express (SAEx®) Service is another convenient and  popular way to access Singapore Zoo. 2-way trip between city and Singapore Zoo costs $10 per adult and $5 per child and you can also only purchase one way trip. SAEx buses passes through Orchard Hotel, DFS Galeria, Sheraton Towers, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mandarin Orchard, Concorde Hotel, Hotel Rendezvous, Little India Arcade, Gemini Travel, Farrer Park MRT Station, Quality Hotel and Ibis Singapore Novena.

For Singapore Zoo bus time table and details, you can visit SAEx Service web page.

Singapore Zoo is deep inside Singapore island but it can be relatively easily reached by public transport network. If you are planning to go to Singapore Zoo, you need to get at minimum an MRT ride and then change to a bus to reach to the Zoo.

The nearest MRT stations to the zoo are Ang Mo Kio MRT Station (NS16) or  Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station (NS4/BP1) on North South Line (or the Red Line as popularly known in Singapore). If you are coming from the city, the best is Ang Moi Kio MRT Station. This station is adjacent to a bus interchange from where you need to take Bus 927. The bus you need to take from Choa Chu Kang is 138.

On Sundays and public holidays, bus 926 also buses from Marsiling MRT Station (NS8) and Woodlands MRT Station (NS9) which are also closed to the Singapore Zoo.

Another way to access Singapore Zoo is to mix public transportation and SAEx (see above) and go to Farrer Park MRT Station and then get a SAEx bus.

If you are heading Singapore Zoo by taxi, you can calculate the cost by taxi fare calculator. Currently, taxi fare calculator shows a 24 minutes taxi trip which costs 15.28 Singapore Dollars from Orchard Hotel (a central hotel) to Singapore Zoo at normal flag down fare (no peak hour).

A sample taxi fare calculation for Singapore Zoo

The Trick Eye Museum at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)

The Trick Eye Museum at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is opening its doors to visitors today on June 8th 2014. And from today till June 22, ticket prices for tickets you buy at the museum's ticketing counter will be 50% discounted at $25 for adults and $20 for children and seniors.

This is the first and only overseas outlet of the Trick Eye Museum in Seoul, South Korea which was first opened to public in December 2010. The Trick Eye Museum Singapore features six theme zones (Love, Circus, Masterpiece, Safari, Fairytale and Adventure), with 80 three-dimensional paintings and optical illusion masterpieces.

The Seoul museum is located at the centre of Seoul's nouveau art hub, Hongdae, where various popular cultural events attract a stream of young art lovers. All works in Trickeye museum create illusions which allow the guests to perceive a three-dimensional object or scene. Featuring a good collection of 2D & 3D art and sculptures, the works are specially designed for photo opportunities. Consequently, these radical forms of art which require the active participation of the viewers became a draw for tourists. Trickeye has seen grown to be one of the best must-visit attractions for tourists visiting Korea.

Around 80 per cent of the exhibits in  The Trick Eye Museum at Resorts World Sentosa has not been seen in Korea says Sally Liang, Marketing Manager of Trick Eye Museum Singapore. "The Merlion piece here is one of the more unique ones created for the Trick Eye Museum Singapore."

The Trick Eye Museum at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)

Mr Goh Chye Boon, executive vice-president of Resort Operations at RWS, said the museum is a great place for families to visit. He urged visitors to not just take photos, but to join in and interact with the exhibit as it will make the experience much more memorable.

The museum is suitable for young children with adult supervision, and even the elderly. Some exhibits allow multiple people to pose on it and the whole museum can hold up to 300 people at one time.
The exhibition is the main attraction on The Korean Strip, a mini-Korean themed 100-metre stretch. It is accessible via The Waterfront. It is located next to the Malaysian Street Food and Aston's Restaurant.

Universal Studios Singapore ride Battlestar Galactica closed

I went to Universal Studios Singapore once and spent a significant time in Battlestar Galactica, the best attraction in this Singapore Sentosa Island theme park. I even thought to buy a year pass to come back to RWS Universal Studios but I am now glad I have not done it. According to media, Battlestar Galactica is closed for good. This star attraction was closed for almost half a year (since last summer).

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has never published a statement to announce the news or gave any reason regarding the closure. When the RWS was opened, Battlestar Galactica was closed for almost 9 months after some technical problems. The troubled ride was world’s tallest dueling roller coaster offering two experiences on Human and Cylon nested tracksç The Cylon one was quite fan with near miss fly-overs over buildings and terrain.

According to Singapore based MyPaper, Resorts World Sentosa will probably revamp Battlestar Galactica with another movie-themed one and this new ride, with a fresh name and new interiors, will be ready by end 2014.

Universal Studios Singapore Battlestar Galactica Human vs Cylon nested tracks

Battlestar Galactica ride was probably the most popular ride in USS. Although it is better to close the ride instead of someone getting hurt, it USS will not be same without it: in a bad way.

How to get to Resorts World Sentosa?

Resorts World Sentosa is one of the two integrated resorts (a casino, casino hotels and non-gambling attractions sugarcoating it). It is on Sentosa Island, a popular island resort in Singapore. Resorts World Sentosa is around 10 minutes from Singapore’s Central Business District by taxi and easily accessible via buses, MRT rail system, taxis and cars.

Getting to Resorts World Sentosa by MRT

HarbourFront MRT Station is a station on North East Line (purple line) and Circle Line (yellow line). Warning: If you are coming from a central station like Dhoby Ghaut, do not take Circle Line to get to HarbourFront MRT Station. This will make you travel through a large circle around central Singapore.

Once in HarbourFront, the most convenient and the cheapest way is to get Sentosa Express mono rail from VivoCity Shopping Mall which will take you to Resorts World Sentosa (indeed it goes all the way to the beaches of Sentosa Island). Second option is a simple and nice board walk to Resorts World Sentosa from VivoCity. The covered walk-way has a very nice view. It takes around 20 minutes to walk from VivoCity to Resorts World Sentosa. You can also take a public bus RWS 8 outside VivoCity and HarbourFront Station bus stops (2 SGD).

Taking the MRT to Resorts World Sentosa

Another way to reach RWS is Cable Car. If you take it, you will land to a hill on Sentosa which is 15 minutes walk from RWS. It is pricey but the view is great.

Getting to Resorts World Sentosa by bus
There are several public buses to Resorts World Sentosa. You can take 188R Choa Chu Kang Interchange and or any 188R bus stops or 963R from Woodlands Regional Interchange and or any 963R bus stops. There are two more buses, NR1 and NR6 which goes from Marina to Yishun and Senkang.

You can take any of the ordinary public buses numbered 65, 80, 93, 188, 855, 10, 30, 97, 100, 131, 143, 145 and 166 to VivoCity and access RWS from there.

Free bus shuttle to Tourist Shuttle to Resorts World
If you are staying in Concorde Hotel, Mandarin Orchard, Grand Hyatt, Shangri-La Hotel or Orchard Hotel, you can take a free shuttle bus to Resorts World Sentosa (see Resorts World Sentosa Shuttle Orchard Route). There is another free shuttle to RWS if you are staying in Marina Mandarin, Marina Bay Sands, Summer View, Carlton Singapore or Swissotel The Stamford (see Resorts World Sentosa Shuttle Bencoolen Marina Route).

Tourist Coaches
There are tourist coaches traveling between Johor Premium Outlets and Resorts World Sentosa (2 hours).

Resorts World Sentosa Trickeye Museum to open in 2014

Come mid-2014, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will be home to the region’s first Trickeye Museum. This new interactive museum will be sited at the integrated resort’s Waterfront. Occupying an area of 800 square metres, the museum will feature six theme zones, with 80 three-dimensional paintings and optical illusion masterpieces.

“Trickeye” is derived from the French compound word - Trompe-l’oeil – meaning ‘trick of the eye’. Guests visiting this museum can expect paintings that stimulate creativity and imagination techniques through their vision. Not only will they see with their eyes, the museum requires the active participation of guests to become subjects within the masterpieces.

In conceptualizing the museum at RWS, Trickeye took into account some of the most remarkable aspects of the Singapore – a truly cosmopolitan city with a thriving ecosystem of nature and wildlife – and transferring them into artworks. The six zones will cover the themes of Love, Circus, Masterpiece, Safari, Fairytale and Adventure. The works displayed will also blend together cultures of East and West in interesting ways, reflecting the melting pot culture of Singapore.

Ms. Sujin Seong, Director of Trickeye Museum said, “Since we initiated this popular concept in Seoul back in 2010, we have always aimed to expand the footprint of Trickeye beyond the shores of Korea. As a key tourism hub, Singapore was the obvious choice, and Resorts World Sentosa is a prime spot to set up our first overseas venture. We believe that Trickeye Museum will complement the resort’s existing offerings and provide more compelling reasons for tourists from around the world to come visit.”

Mr. Goh Chye Boon, Executive Vice President of Resort Operations, Resorts World Sentosa, said, “We are proud to have Trickeye Museum join the exciting line-up of attractions at Singapore’s first integrated resort. As a key player in the tourism industry, Resorts World Sentosa will continuously refresh our offerings to attract new and repeat visitors, and to stay on top of the game in this dynamic industry.”

Trickeye Museum will be one of the anchor tenants at the Resort’s Waterfront, and Mr. Goh added that, “We will continue to roll out a series of exciting offerings to inject vibrancy to the area. Guests can look forward to enjoying even more unique moments and experiences when they visit our Resort, where there is something for everyone in the family.”

Resorts World Sentosa will have SEA's first Trickeye Museum.

Looking ahead for 2014, the Resort will continue to push into secondary cities in its key markets and roll out campaigns throughout the year to attract repeat visitations from locals and nearby markets including Malaysia and Indonesia.

Trickeye museum first opened in Seoul in December 2010 and has welcomed more than a million visitors to date. It has since opened two other museums in popular tourist locations of Busan and Jeju, and established itself as a leading art gallery in Korea.

Source : Press Release - Southeast Asia’s First Trickeye Museum to open at Resorts World Sentosa in 2014

World’s Largest Indoor Skydiving Wind Tunnel: iFly Singapore

"Measuring 16.5 feet in diameter with a flying height of 56.5 feet, the equivalent of five storeys, iFly Singapore is the world's largest vertical wind tunnel" says the official web site of this Singapore attraction which was launched in May 2011. And now Guinness World Records confirms this: iFly Singapore is now officially the World’s Largest Indoor Skydiving Wind Tunnel.

The iFly Singapore’s wind tunnel has the capacity to accommodate up to 20 professional flyers at any one time. In December last year iFly Singapore hosted the inaugural Indoor Skydiving World Championships. This event saw the introduction of the first international indoor skydiving championships in Asia Pacific as well as the first tandem skydiving event on the Palawan Beach, Sentosa.

Lawrence Koh, Founder and Managing Director of iFly Singapore said, “We are thrilled to be recognised by the Guinness World Records as the World’s Largest Indoor Skydiving Wind Tunnel. We are very proud of all the milestones that we have achieved over the past 2 years, but this is particularly satisfying and really puts iFly Singapore on the map.”

IFly Singapore on Sentosa Island is world's largest indoor skydiving wind tunnel.

iFly Singapore has hosted more than 96,000 visitors since its openning and over 45% of these visitors have been Singaporeans.  The state of the art wind tunnel allows anyone from first time flyers, to professional skydivers, the opportunity to fly in an easily accessible, realistic, safe and affordable setting over-looking the South China Sea.

 “It’s an exciting time for iFly Singapore and we have many projects that we will be launching in the coming months. Last year’s World Championships were a resounding success. As a result of the World Championships we have seen more people taking up the sport of indoor skydiving, with returning and professional flyers now featuring as 25% per cent of our market and we are looking forward to hosting the World Championships again next year . I started this business to share my love of flight with everyone, and making this a safe and wonderful experience for all is still at the core of everything we do,” added Mr. Koh.

iFly Singapore is a part of the global franchise of SkyVenture, which has over 32 tunnels in operation and under construction around the world. 

Inside Singapore Video Travel Guide August 2013 with Jamie Yeo

TTV's "Inside Singapore" provides information about Singapore to guests staying in hotels in Singapore. Hosted by gorgeous Jamie Yeo these are basically video version of a tourist magazine, with the show providing an insider's guide to Singapore's attractions, dining, shopping, nightlife, events and transportation.

The latest video, INSIDE Singapore | August 2013 with Jamie Yeo is online in YouTube where Jamie Yeo starts the show from Mount Faber. The video is a quite compact and nice introduction of Singapore to tourists and is a nice where to eat/club/dine and shop guide.

Here are some tips from the show:

• While at Clarke Quay check out the PumpRoom, Fern & Kiwi, Coriander Leaf, Le Noir, Attica for great nightlife, Royal Selangor and a host of other bars and restaurants.
• When on Sentosa you must try The Luge, Megazip, Wave House, Go Green Segway, Universal Studios, iFly or just chill on the Beach at the Tanjong Beach Club. Take advantage of the Sentosa Play Pass.
• There are a host of Museums in Singapore such as the Art Science Museum, Asian Civilisations Museum and National Museum of Singapore.
• Want to try Something different, check out Ultimate Drive. Grab yourself a Ferrari F430 F1 Spider, or a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder and drive the world famous F1 Street Circuit.
• You can't go past Paragon, Scotts Square and Hilton Gallery when it comes to shopping in Singapore.
• When it comes top dining the Singapore is the place for you. Whether it's the Hawker food at Newton Circus or La Pau Sat through to some of our favourites such as Level33, Pollen, 1-Altitude, Esquina, Keong Saik Snacks, the Screening Room, Crystal Jade, or the all-day breakfasts at Wild Honey -- you will never be short of food choices in Singapore.

Here is the YouTube channel for Insider TV. You know Jamie Yeo from ESPN/Star Sports Castrol Football Crazy and Maxis Football Extra television shows in Asia. In Singapore she is famous for portraying Tammy in the TV show Growing Up. You can watch July 2013 version of this Singapore Travel Guide here: INSIDE Singapore | July 2013 with Jamie Yeo. 

Singapore Jurong Bird Park Ticket Prices

Singapore Jurong Bird Park is one of the most renowned bird sanctuaries with some of the largest free-flying aviaries in the world. The park is Asia’s largest bird park with a collection of more than 5,000 birds across 380 species. One of the most famous attraction in the park is The African Waterfall Aviary which is the world's largest walk-in aviary with more than 1,500 free-flying birds from over 50 species. Visitors may hop aboard the Panorail, the world's only monorail that runs through an aviary. Jurong Falls, which is located within the African Waterfall Aviary, is the world's tallest man-made waterfall in an aviary at 30 metres high. Species include Golden-breasted Starling, turacos, and the hoopoe.

Some of the attractions in the Jurong Bird Park are High Flyers Show, Birds of Prey Show, Wetlands, Flightless Birds, Southeast Asian Birds Aviary and Pelican Cove.

Singapore Jurong Bird Park opening hours are between 8.30 am and 6.00 pm with last ticket sale at 5.30 pm.

Singapore Jurong Bird Park Map

Singapore Jurong Bird Park ticket prices
Jurong Bir Park entrance fee is 20 Singapore Dollars per adult, 13 SGD per child and 10 SGD per senior citizen (Senior Citizen admission only applicable for Singaporean or Singapore PR aged 60 and above).

Singapore Jurong Bird Park Admission Fee
Per Adult	Per Child (3 - 12 years old)	Per Senior Citizen
$20.00	$13.00	$10.00

You can also buy a 2-in-1 Park Hopper ticket which offers discount on both tickets. Singapore Zoo + Night Safari tickets are $49 per adult and  $32 per child. Singapore Zoo + Jurong Bird Park tickets are $39 per adult and  $26 per child. These hopper tickets will save you $13 per adult and $7-8 per child.

For those who want Singapore Zoo + Night Safari + Jurong Bird Park, you can buy 3-in-1 Park Hopper for $69 per adult (saves $18) and $46 per child (saves $10).

Park Hopper entitles you to one visit per park within 30 days from the date of purchase of ticket. You may visit each park on a different day.

Singapore River Safari Ticket Prices

Singapore River Safari, Asia's first and only river-themed wildlife park is the newest addition to Wildlife Reserve Singapore group of award winning parks. With over 5,000 aquatic and land animals representing 300 species, it is one of world's largest repositories for river dwelling animals. The park boasts a tropical rainforest setting along with as river theme with various animal attractions, theme park rides and other major exhibits.

The river themed parts will simulate the habitat in Mekong River, Congo River, Mississippi River, River Nile, Murray River, Ganges River and Yangize River. A themed boat ride called Wild Amazonia will cruise you in the wilderness and you can observe 30 animal species including the jaguar, Brazilian tapir, two-toed sloth, maned wolf and capybara.

One of the main attractions of the park is the world's largest freshwater aquarium, Amazon Floaded Forest,  that features over 18 anmal species like the graceful manatee, striking red-tailed catfish and the arapaima with its colorful, armor like scales. The Amazon adventure will be completed dy Asia's first display of the giant river otter and the red-bellied piranhas on a feeding frenzy.

But the main attraction of the River Safari probably be its 2 special guests who do not live in river. Two giant pandas, Kai Kai and Jia Jia in the The Giant Panda Forest are opened to public view on 29 November 2012 and already draws large crowds.

Singapore River Safari Ticket Prices
The River Safari boat ride will not be available until later this year. In view of that, River Safari admission tickets will be sold at a discounted price.

Singapore River Safari Tickets Admission Fee
Per Adult	Per Child (3 - 12 years old)	Per Senior Citizen
$25.00	$16.00	$12.50

Singapore River Safari Map

If you are planning to visit more than one of Singapore Zoo, Singapore River Safari, Night Safari or Jurong Bird Park you can buy park hopper tickets which will save you a lot:

4-in-1 Park Hopper (Singapore Zoo + Singapore River Safari + Night Safari + Jurong Bird Park) is $89.00 per adult and $58.00 per child.

3-in-1 Park Hopper (Singapore Zoo + Singapore River Safari + Night Safari or Singapore River Safari + Night Safari + Jurong Bird Park) is $69.00 per adult and $46.00 per child. 3-in-1 Park Hopper  for Singapore Zoo + Singapore River Safari + Jurong Bird Park is $59.00 per adult and $38.00 per child. There are also 1-in-1 Park Hopper tickets. See the details here.

Singapore River Safari will be open to the public from April 3 2013. Opening hours will be from 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM. 

Resorts World Sentosa Universal Studios Singapore

Resorts World Sentosa Universal Studios Singapore has been open since May 2011 but I have just recently had a chance to visit this  relatively new attraction in Sentosa Island. Since Universal Studios Singapore tickets are not cheap and I would definitely need to take some guests to there (this is one of three of Universal Studios theme park outside USA) I have avoided to visit the theme park alone. The day finally came 2 weeks ago when me and my wife needed to join a group of friends visiting the theme park.

Universal Studios Singapore ticket price is 70 Singapore Dollars per person. But there was a promotion to MasterCard so we had a discount ticket for 60 Singapore Dollars. This buys you a whole day in the theme park where you can try many attractions. Opening hours of universal studios is

Here are my reviews on different theme zones in Universal Studios Singapore.

Sci-Fi City
The attractions here are the most I liked in the whole theme park and this theme is the only reason I can come back and enjoy Universal Studios Singapore for a second time. Sci-Fi City houses world's tallest pair of dueling roller coasters, at a height of 42.7 meters and the fantastic Transformers: The Ride, and it is the best theme zone in the theme park for male adults like me. The best attraction in the theme park was Battlestar Galactica: CYLON for me, a suspended roller coaster which travels on an inverted blue track. I have taken it 3 times and if I had not need to continue with others I would probably take it a few more times. The coaster is not for everyone and if you have never taken a rollar coaster, try something more merciful like red track (Battlestar Galactica: HUMAN) and see how your body will react to the torture :) Cylon coaster makes intense maneuvers. It performs 5 inversions in the form of a Cobra roll, corkscrews, vertical loop, and a zero-g roll. But the best part of this unfortunately short ride is a dive into a 5-meter deep pit filled with artificial fog which feels like a near miss with the ground.  Many sudden turns of the coaster which are closed to building makes you feel near miss several times throughout the ride.

Battlestar Galactica : Cylon coaster was the best attraction for me in the

Universal Studios Singapore.

Second best attraction in Universal Studios is the seated roller coaster of dueling roller coasters. This is called Battlestar Galactica: HUMAN and is much easier to take compared to the Cylon version.

And the third best attraction for me was the Transformers: The Ride. I must admit, I was not expecting or ready for this great ride. The attraction is quite new, it was just opened in December 2011. One of my colleague took the ride before me and told me that he was so amazed that he took it 4 times. The experience is really unique. Although you are riding through a track surrounded by 3D high definition screens and only moving up and down 2 storeys, you feel like you are just riding in the middle of a battle fought by Transformers. At one point your vehicle falls from the top of a skyscaper to the hands of Bumblebee in another you speed on a road while attacked by Decepticons. All these scenes feel almost real so you feel like you are riding wide up and down and forward in a large roller coaster!

Transformers The Ride is just awesome.

The Lost World
Only disappointment for me was Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure where you ride a raft among mechanical dinosaurs which look far from feeling real. I have waited almost 30 minutes in the queue and was very disappointed with the  raft water ride. But it is sure that kids will love it, especially the last fall, so do not skip this if you have kids. If you do not want to be soaked with water either bring your plastic raincoat or buy it there. It really gets very wet towards the end. Because of the long queue in the raft ride I could not take Canopy Flyer.

Waterworld live show , which is based on 1995 movie, on the other hand is quite fun and worth waiting for in the seats to start. First 2 colors of rows are for those who do want to get wet so if you are not interested in soaking into water, sit behind the bars.

Waterworld arena in Universal Studios Singapore

Ancient Egypt
Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride is an attraction to be careful about. It is an enclosed steel roller coaster but for some it does not look like that from the outside. One woman from our group did not know what was coming so she was quite shaken after the ride. The roller coaster ride is quite fast and scary especially in the dark alleys of the building. I do not suggest to take young kids to this ride, it seemed more scary to me than the Battlestar Galactica roller coasters. There is a vintage car ride named Treasure Hunters for them in this part of the theme park.

Far Far Away
I enjoy the Shrek movies a lot and I also enjoyed Shrek 4-D Adventure (3D becomes 4D once the seats start to spit water on you!) which lasts about 17 minutes. Do not miss Enchanted Airways, an outdoor steel junior roller coaster. If you have never taken roller coaster before you can practice here by riding the dragon :)

Tips

• Check Resort World Sentosa Promotions web page for any available universal studio Singapore promotion.
• At the ticket counter query the ticket seller for any promotion. I was buying and she was selling 2 x 70 SGD per person ticket happily until my wife asked whether there was any promotion. After that we have learned that there was a promotion for the MasterCard.
• Check the weather forecast before heading to Sentosa Island. You will mostly be outside so you should avoid visiting the theme park days with heavy showers.
• There is Universal Express you can consider which allows you jump the queue. It costs 30 dollars more. It only worths to buy express in peak periods.
• There is also an Annual Pass for about 338 SGD per adult.
• Avoid Universal Studios Singapore during Singapore's public holidays.
• Plan your route ahead before going in. You can use the interactive Universal Studios Singapore map here. Especially note the timetables of the shows like Waterworld.
• Go to Universal Studios Singapore early since there are many things to do in the theme park.
• Eat before going in since eating inside (or anywhere on Sentosa Island) is slightly expensive. It can save money if you bring your first round of soft drinks with you.
• Bring some water with you and do not thrown the bottles when they finish. There are many places you can fill the bottles with drinking water, which is also expensive in the theme park.
• In the Battlestar Galactica: CYLON, try to sit in the first row for more thrill and action :)
• There are many attractions which can soak you in the water. Bring a spare T-Shirt and a towel.

Top 5 best rooftop views in Singapore

So you think the best rooftop view of Singapore is from Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck. Think again. Here are the top 5 best rooftop views of Singapore and the best is not Marina Bay Sands.

#Number 5 – Singapore Flyer

The Singapore Flyer, the giant Ferris wheel , has 28 air-conditioned capsules which can 28 passengers. It goes up to 165 meter and a complete rotation of the wheel takes about 30 minutes. Although the view is only the 5th best in Singapore, it is a great place to have both the view and a great private event such as company events, solemnization, birthday parties, etc.

#Number 4 – Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge

I actually prefer this place to Marina Bay Sands Skypark since it is more centrally located and allows you to walk 360 degrees around the deck, it comes 4th due to one big drawback: East and North view is obstructed by skyscrapers of the downtown. The 50th storey skybridge on Pinnacle@Duxton, tallest public housing buildings in Singapore, is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Only 200 people are let to access to the skybridge per day and check the daily quota left from its web site before heading to the skybridge. For a detailed review you can read Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge.

View from Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge

#Number 3 – Marina Bay Sands Skypark
Marina Bay Sands Skypark observation deck, on the eastern side of the deck lying 200 meters above Marina Bay Sands Hotel towers. Is marketed as the place to have the best view of Singapore but comes third in our list. Although the view is great and many tourists will end up here to have a bird-eye view of Singapore, the usually overcrowded public observation area is a small segment of overall deck on the east side and is 50 meter below the Equinox Restaurant and 80 meters below 1-Altitude.  Although looks central, it is actually located a little out of the city and this makes it difficult to observe landmarks and streets of Singapore from here. If you are with the kids or cannot wait until 18:00, this is the best option, otherwise head to 1-Altitude. Entrance is a little more expensive there but it includes a free drink.

For a detailed review of Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, you can read Marina Bay Sands SkyPark - 360 degree view of Singapore.

#Number 2 - Swissôtel's New Asia Bar 
At the 71th floor of one of the South East Asia’s tallest hotel building, Swissotel The Stamford Hotel, and in the middle of Singapore city center, this skybar offers the best view of Singaore CDB. Web page is here.

Swissôtel's New Asia Bar 

# Number 1 - 1-Altitude
Located at the rooftop of one of Singapore’s tallest buildings, UOB Building, 1-Altitude fresco bar offers the best bird-eye view of Singapore from 282 meters above the ground. Entrance is 25 SGD per person before 21:00 and 30 SGD per person after that which includes a free drink. The best time to go there is the opening hour of 18:00 if you are heading there for the view since you can see the stunning view with daylight and then in the night. For a detailed review, you can read 1-Altitude Rooftop Bar: Best view of Singapore.

1-Altitude