Thursday, July 11, 2013

Singapore : Sentosa

Sentosa is tagged as Asia's favorite playground. It is an island just off the Southern Coast of Singapore.

Sentosa is formerly known as Pulau Belakang Mati (the island after death). It has been renamed as Sentosa (tranquil) and turned out to be one big tourist attaction with an area close to 5 square kilometers. It also has 3.2 kilometers stretch of white sand beach. The 5 million visitors per year has proved that it is indeed Asia's favorite playground.

If going to Sentosa via MRT, go down to HarbourFront Station and make your way going to the third level of Vivo City. From here get tickets via Sentosa Express for SG$3.50. The three MRT stations are the Waterfront Station, Imbiah Station and the Beach Station. The Waterfront Station is where the Universal Studios Singapore and Resorts World Sentosa is. The first train leaves at 7am and the last trip is at 12 midnight.

You can also travel to Sentosa by foot by entering at the Sentosa Boardwalk, entrance fee SG$1. It's going to be a fun walk from Vivo City Shopping malls waterfront premonade. There are travellators along the boardwalk.

After entering Sentosa, all the transportation around are free except for taxis. You can ride their trams, buses and trains till you're inside the island. But once you get out you have to pay another SG$3.50 for Sentosa Express trains or SG$1 if entering via boardwalk.

Sentosa is divided into four (4) attractions : Imbiah Lookout, Siloso Point, Beaches, and Resorts World Sentosa.

Harbourfront MRT Station

3rd level Vivo City

Wiwi Time =)

Hard Rock Cafe Singapore

Resorts World Sentosa's attractions are Crane Dance, FestiveWalk, Lake of Dreams, Marine Life Park, and our favorite Universal Studios Singapore.

Crane Dance admission is free. Showtimes are at every 9pm of Thursdays to Mondays. Length of show is 10 minutes.

Festive walk is also free of admission. It is open for 24 hours.

Lake of Dreams is also a must see in Sentosa, admission is free and the show is every 9:30pm every night. It is located at the heart of Festive Walk.

Lake of Dreams

Marine Life Park is the world's largest Oceanarium in the world. Its area is around 8 hectares (OMG!) and houses two attractions which are the S.E.A. Aquarium and the Adventure Cove Waterpark.

Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa. The theme park opened in March 18, 2010. I have a separate blog about Universal Studios Singapore, the theme park that my kids really enjoyed!

Imbiah Lookout is located at the heart of Sentosa Island. It houses 11 attractions : Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom, Images of Singapore, Megazip Adventure Park, Sentosa 4D Adventure Park, Sentosa Nature Discovery, Singapore Cable Car, Skyline Luge Sentosa, The Merlion, Tiger Sky Tower.

Siloso Point has Combat Skirmish Ride, Fort Siloso, Underwater World Singapore and Dolphin Lagoon.

The "Beaches" Part has Animal and Bird Encounters, Azzura Beach Club, Gogreen Cycle and Island Explorer, Gogreen Segway eco Adventure, iFly Singapore, Mambo Beach Club, Megazip Adventure Club, Port of Lost Wonder, Seabreeze Water Sports at Wavehouse, Skyline Luge Sentosa, Songs of the Sea, Southernmost Point of Continental Asia, The Flying Trapeze and Wavehouse Sentosa.