 A
tiny tropical island of just under 640 sq.kms has
the world's busiest port with an airport consistently
voted the world's best. Despite rapid growth and soaring
sky-scrapers. Singapore has retained and restored
its most charming areas, and remains one of the cleanest,
greenest and safest cities anywhere in the world.
With its progressiveness, sophistication and unique
multicultural Asian character Singapore is a reflection
of the modern dynamism that marks the entire region.
Of the many places of interest the visit to the Sentosa
Island and the Night Safari are an experience of a
lifetime. A vibrant multi cultural, sophisticated
city state where tradition and modernity, East and
West, meet in comfortable companionship, intermingle
harmoniously and with imagination ! In many ways,
Singapore's distinctive appeal as a tourism destination
is her ability to provide visitors with unforgettable
insights into her old world charms combined with exciting
new world visions. |
Singapore's
Chinatown evolved around 1821 when the first Chinese
junk arrived from Xiamen, Fujian province in China.
The passengers, all men, set up home around the
south of the Singapore River which is known today
as Telok Ayer. Chinatown’s local name -
Niu Che Shui (Bullock Cart Water) arose from the
fact each household at that time had to collect
fresh water from the wells in Ann Siang Hill and
Spring Street, using bullock-drawn carts. Not
all parts of Chinatown are Chinese though. The
Al Abrar Mosque along Telok Ayer Street, and the
Jamae Mosque and Sri Mariamman Temple along South
Bridge Road lay witness to the harmonious racial
and religious atmosphere in Singapore. Chinatown
can be divided into four main districts - Kreta
Ayer, Telok Ayer, Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Pasoh
- each with its own distinctive flavour. The heart
of activity is in the Trengganu/Smith Streets
area. 
This
is Asia’s most exiting tropical oceanarium.
Walking among the sharks with their steely gazes
and the hundreds of shoals of glimmering fish;
the abundant marine life makes you wonder if you
are travelling in a dream. This is the entrance
to Underwater World, an attraction in Sentosa
that provides an introduction to the aquamarine
world of fishes, corals and others, that will
prove to be both enlightening and enjoyable. 
VolcanoLand,
where you will discover the secrets of the ancient
Mayan Civilization and the legendary Mount Prospero,
re-creates a journey into the centre of the earth,
and traces the origins of the world and the evolution
of life.Take the challenge and follow them on
an exciting journey to the Kingdom of Fire. 
The
Sentosa Orchid Gardens offers a variety of orchids
to your viewing pleasure. There’s a clock
made of flowers, a carp pond and a Japanese teahouse,
too. 
