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Coral islands in the heart of the Indian Ocean, where privacy is the starting point
An island of calm, made for unhurried days
The land of smiles and golden temples
Temples, rice terraces and the Indian Ocean
A city in a garden, just north of the equator
From towering skylines to desert sands
Land of the tsars, white winters and long summer light
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A city in a garden, just north of the equator
A city where modern architecture and tropical calm share the same view.
The destination
Singapore sits at the heart of South-East Asia, about one degree north of the equator, and is known as the City in a Garden for the green that runs through it. Glass towers stand beside old rain trees, hotel terraces trail with plants, and the whole city reads like one large, carefully kept garden.
On Marina Bay, Marina Bay Sands holds its SkyPark 200 metres above the water, and next to it Gardens by the Bay lights up its Supertrees every evening. A few minutes away is the old heart of the city: Raffles, opened in 1887; the Fullerton Building, completed in 1928 at the mouth of the river; and the National Gallery in the former Supreme Court and City Hall.
Singapore is a city of several cultures, Malay, Chinese and Indian, each with its own quarter and its own kitchen. In Kampong Glam the golden dome of the Sultan Mosque rises over the shophouses; in Katong the Peranakan terraces are painted in pastel; and in the hawker centres, inscribed by UNESCO in 2020 as intangible heritage, all of these kitchens meet at the same table.
It is one of the easiest cities in Asia to travel with a family. English is the language of daily life, transport runs to the minute, Muslims make up about 15.6% of residents with 72 mosques, and halal certification is issued by the Islamic Religious Council, MUIS. Since June 2026 there is a direct flight from Riyadh, and Singapore works well as a gateway to Malaysia, Bali or Thailand in the same journey.
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Regions
01 · City
A bay ringed by Singapore's best-known landmarks: Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, the Helix Bridge and the nightly Spectra show.
02 · City
Raffles, the Fullerton and the National Gallery along the Singapore River, with the Sultan Mosque and the lanes of Kampong Glam a few minutes away.
03 · City
Two and a half kilometres of department stores, malls and fine hotels, ending in the west at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
04 · Island
An island off Singapore's south coast with three beaches, Universal Studios and the Singapore Oceanarium, reached by cable car from Mount Faber.
05 · Region
Changi Airport and Jewel, with the world's tallest indoor waterfall: where the journey begins and ends.
Experiences
Gardens by the Bay, from late afternoon into the night
Marina Bay
Two cool glass conservatories, then Supertrees lit to music. We time the visit so you see the gardens in daylight and again in their evening show.Discover
A private bumboat on the river and the bay at dusk
Marina Bay
A traditional wooden bumboat reserved for you alone, from Clarke Quay down the Singapore River into Marina Bay, timed for the evening lights.Discover
The Night Safari
The world's first nocturnal wildlife park, opened in 1994 in the Mandai forest. See it from the tram and on foot, or on a private guided tour.Discover
Kampong Glam: the quarter and its table
The Civic District
A guided walk through the old Malay-Muslim quarter: the Sultan Mosque, Arab Street and Haji Lane, then a halal table from the neighbourhood's kitchens.Discover
Where to stay
Taste and addresses
Singapore's kitchen mirrors its people: Malay, Chinese, Indian and Peranakan flavours meeting in the hawker centres that UNESCO inscribed as intangible cultural heritage in 2020. The Islamic Religious Council, MUIS, certifies thousands of halal restaurants and stalls, and we check the certificate before every table we book for you.
Landmark · Marina Bay
Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck
A deck 200 metres up, on top of the Marina Bay Sands towers, looking over the bay, the gardens and the city.
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Landmark · The Civic District
The Sultan Mosque
Singapore's best-known mosque, at the heart of Kampong Glam, with its golden dome and a prayer hall for about 5,000.
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Restaurant · The Civic District
Hjh Maimunah
A halal-certified Malay restaurant near Kampong Glam, known for nasi padang and home-style dishes.
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Landmark · Orchard Road
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Founded in 1859 at the end of Orchard Road, the only tropical garden on the World Heritage List.
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Shopping · Orchard Road
ION Orchard
The flagship of Orchard Road, directly above the MRT, with more than 300 shops and restaurants and a deck 218 metres up.
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Landmark · Changi
Jewel Changi Airport
A glass-domed complex at Changi Airport, with the world's tallest indoor waterfall and a forest five storeys deep.
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Journeys
Itineraries drawn up by our consultants, to adapt to you day by day.
Singapore · 6 nights
Six nights in two historic hotels, between the gardens and the bay
Three nights in a suite at Raffles Singapore and three at The Fullerton Hotel at the mouth of the river, with evenings on the water and mornings in the gardens.
Singapore · 7 nights
Seven nights between Marina Bay, Sentosa and Mandai
Six nights at Pan Pacific Singapore, a walk from Gardens by the Bay, and a last night at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport before the flight home.
Singapore · 5 nights
Five nights at the Four Seasons, between gardens, old quarters and the shops
Five nights at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore near Orchard Road, with private guides and a car, for those who like to see a city slowly.
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