Singapore tourist guide – what to see

Singapore is a bustling and busy city famous for its shopping and hospitality. What a lot of people are not aware of is that Singapore is stacked with tourist attractions and can certainly hold its own with neighboring tourist attraction power houses like Thailand and Malaysia.

Nearby Sentosa Island makes for a great day trip on a ferry, and no visit to Singapore would be complete with out at least one photo opportunity at the Merlion, the half mermaid, half lion creature immortalized in a white sculpture that doubles as a fountain in downtown Singapore.

Singapore’s incredible Chinatown is unbelievable. Such a bustling and busy place as one may expect in a city that is primarily Chinese in ethnicity and spirit. The Chinatown of Singapore leaves those of other cities way behind in terms of availability and diversity of restaurants, not to mention cultural diversity and a range of festivals and events.

Elsewhere, shopping tours and walks around the Singapore downtown area – the city state is one of the smallest in the world  and the bulk of it is contained within a very distinctive Western style downtown area crammed with towering skyscrapers – are very popular and definitely worth the time.