While Singapore is considered a commercial hub in Asia, it is also a great place to spend your holidays. The astonishing architecture, countless skyscrapers, charming shopping venues, fine restaurants, and serene places of worship are sure to continue to draw you to this island nation year after year.
Some of the main attractions in Singapore are as follows:
While the island is known for its modernity, it also has a lot to offer to those looking to learn more about the history of the place. You can learn about the history of the island by visiting the president’s office. Then take some time to relax at Telok Ayer Market, where you can shop and eat as you please. Finally, head to the famous Raffles Hotel to try their Singapore Sling. It is here that the world famous cocktail was prepared.

Just because Singapore is known for its multi-story buildings, don’t think that the place doesn’t have its share of gardens and parks. You should visit the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve located on top of the highest hill on the island. From here you will get a spectacular and impressive view of the entire city. Other gardens that you should not miss are the Garden of Romance and the Chinese Garden. For fun, head to East Coast Park. It is located right next to Jurong Park and is the largest garden on the island offering a variety of water sports. To see the tallest man-made waterfall in the world, head to Jurong Park. Here you can also see thousands of birds from all over the world that live in a natural rainforest environment. The reviews of Shangri-La Hotel Singapore Zoo is home to a wide variety of animals, from tigers to elephants, baboons and polar bears, orangutans, reptiles and proboscis monkeys. You can also take a look at the rare white tigers that live here.
You can take a short cable car ride to Sentosa Island, where you can see the marine world in the oceanarium by walking through tunnels built underwater. You definitely don’t want to leave the place! The beauty of the marine world is too tempting and fascinating.
Singapore is home to several different religions and each has built its own place of worship. So, you can visit the famous Buddhist temple called Temple of a Thousand Lights to see a 15-meter-high Buddha idol, or you can visit Sri Mari Amman Temple which is a Hindu temple. Alternatively, you can visit the largest mosque on the island called the Sultan Mosque. Singapore is also home to an ancient church called the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator. Finish your tour of the religious sites by visiting the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, which is home to a 27-foot Buddha idol and also Shakyamuni Buddha’s tooth.
