Sentosa Island, Singapore

Come to Sentosa and experience the island life which is a contrast to the bustling pace to the city.

Sentoas is home to many exciting attractions, stunning manmade beach and breath taking view from Sky Tower and exciting ride on the cable car.

Take Sentosa Bus from World Trade Centre Bus Terminal or Tiong Bahru MRT.

Suggest that you take a Cable Car Ride to have a breath taking view of the city. You can take it From Mt Faber, Harbour Front and Cable Car Plaza on Sentosa.

You may like to enquire the admission ticket package for the attractions that you would like to visit.

There is a $2 admission charge if u just walk on foot across the bridge to the island.

The monorail has ceased its operation on 15 Mar 2005.

After my youngest had a game of mini-golf and we dined in the mini-golf restaurant......btw, don't bother with the restaurant here - it's way too expensive (charging us $4SGD each for a glass of iced water... for the kids each when they arrived hot from golfing!!) ....should have been free, after all the money we paid for lunch huh!!

Anyway, on the way back we came across this snake handler. Well Kelli is frozen frightened of snakes...and yet, after this episode, she quite likes them now :o)

VolcanoLand is basically to entertain kids. They have some exhibition and u get a feel when the volcano erupts. Showtime is between 1pm to 6.30pm.

Admission A$10 C$6
(can give it a miss if you dont have much time)

Stop by at this quiet and not so touristy place by taking a monrail to the ficus station (M5) to take a look at this ficus tree and the pond.

It is just located near the Spa Botanica and Sentosa Office.

The Monorail has ceased operation on 15 Mar 2005.

You can catch the bus to this peaceful golf course.

As we walked past the Merlion, behind it was this nice mosaic art work with water flowing through. The kids thought is was wonderful and a nice way to cool of with a bit of water splashing.

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have you wondered where is the Southernmost Point of Southeast Asia? It is on Sentosa Island. Cross the swinging bridge to the 2 viewing towers at Palawan Beach and you will be able to see the Sentosa sand castle landmark.

How about enjoy the cool breeze on top of the tower?
You may like to join him as he has another blanket to share with you ;p

Free admission.

Accessible via beach tram or the yellow or red line bus.

Sentosa Island is a fantastic day all of the locals have the same idea on a Saturday!

There are beaches to chill out on, an aquarium (they boast it is the largest in SE Asia), where you can get in with the fish.

There are also a few different museum type attractions here as well.

The views of Singapore city from here are great too!*

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The pleasure island of Sentosa is located just off the southern coast of Singapore.

It makes for a great daytrip (or even a few days stay on the island), especially if you are travelling with children.

Sentosa is easily reached from central Singapore by a combination of the MRT (see my transport tip for more details) and then a bus or cable car across to the island.

Entry to the island costs S$2 (correct as at November 2005) and this fee includes all transport around the island - by bus or monorail.

Some of the attractions on the island are free. For example, there is a rainforest nature walk, a nightly laser show and the best beaches that Singapore has to offer. The impressive, but artificial, beaches boast soft sand, palm trees and clear seas. There is ample room for sunbathing, swimming, playing ball games and participating in a number of watersports.

However, many of the attractions on the island must be paid for. If you choose to do this on an individual basis, the costs will soon mount up. The best value option is to purchase one of the packages on offer at the entrance. I opted for a package called "Tour 1" (S$56.90 per person). This included:

- cable car transfers to and from the island;

- a ride on the Carlsberg Sky Tower;

- entrance to Underwater World aquarium;

- a ride on the Cinemania virtual reality rollercoaster;

- entrance to a Dolphinarium show.

There are other more expensive packages available which include more attractions (rollercoasters, museums, shows etc) and you will need to decide which package best suits your needs.

The island offers plenty of restaurants, fast food joints, cafes and food stalls. If you wish to spend longer than a day on the island (and I didn't have any desire to spend more than a day there to be honest), there are a few hotels by the beach.

You can find more information about the island and its numerous (and ever increasing) attractions on the excellent official website:

www.sentosa.com.sg

Sentosa was actually a fishing Village known as Pulau Blakang Mati..Sounds like a Malay word and if you translate it its sounds like "Dead Back Island"..Hmmm...Whatever that means...

Sentosa would be a child's heaven...They've got games to play, fishes to see, dolphins to touch,butterflies to admire, etc...

There's also the ever famous Siloso Beach, which sometimes has their fair share of beach parties, sometimes, even "bubble party"...

There's even a golf course for those who cannot leave their golf sets behind... : )

Probably a place just to look n see if you have any spare time... ; )

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A must visit part of your journey to Singapore!
Below I try to list the most attractive parts of the Island:
1- The admission fee is 3 SG$.
2- 4-D Magix : a 4-D cinema, a must in sentosa, the admission fee is 18 SG $ for The Pirates movie.
3 - Songs Of The Sea : a very beautiful mixture of singing, lightning, singing and computerized fountais, the admission fee is 10 SG $ and everyday the show starts at 7.40 pm and 8.40 pm.
4- Merlion
5- Fort Siloso: WW2 museum