Best of Singapore City Tour
Singapore, Singapore
Trip Type: City Tours
Duration: Flexible
Singapore is a beautiful garden city that had developed rapidly from a backward malay fishing village only 50 years ago. Its citizens are immigrants that originate from all over Asia. On this 3-hour Singapore city tour, your friendly local tour guide will take you to visit the city's most modern developments as well as the older landmarks that played key roles in shaping the city as you see it today.
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Singapore is a beautiful garden city that had developed rapidly from a backward malay fishing village only 50 years ago. Its citizens are immigrants that originate from all over Asia. On this 3-hour Singapore city tour, your friendly local tour guide will take you to visit the city's most modern developments as well as the older landmarks that played key roles in shaping the city as you see it today.Your professional and friendly local tour guide will provide a VIP pickup service by meeting you directly at your hotel lobby, after which you will board the tour bus to start your exciting Singapore tour.
The first visit takes you to Singapore's most famous tourist icon, the Merlion. Discover the story behind the mythical lion-fish creature that is Singapore’s national icon. You will also get to see most of Singapore’s key infrastructure from the sweeping view of the Marina Bay city skyline from the Merlion Park. Keep your eyes peeled for the Merlion cub too.
The founder of modern Singapore whom contributed significantly to the country’s development is Sir Stamford Raffles from the British East India Company. Head over to the exact spot at the bank of the Singapore River where he first stepped foot on land. A polymarble statue now stands there, erected to honor him. The banks of the Singapore River now serve as a lifestyle venue for tourism and entertainment. However, it used to be severely polluted by commercial activities and was only cleaned up by a massive effort spearheaded by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore.
Moving on to Singapore's modern developments, the tour visits Marina Bay Sands, one of the two integrated resorts in Singapore. It has a hotel, casino, theater, ice skating rink, shy observatory deck and a wide selection of other entertainment establishments.
The last stop of the tour is the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay. Learn how and why Supertrees, unique vertical gardens shaped like giant trees, are a hallmark of modern architecture and groundbreaking technology. After the tour, you will be given a ticket for admission to the two cooled conservatories, the Flower Dome, the largest glass greenhouse in the world, with a display Mediterranean plant species that change seasonally, and the Cloud Forest, showcasing plant species from highlands and the most magnificent world's tallest indoor fountain.
Other attractions can be covered upon request, subject to time and weather constraints.
The first visit takes you to Singapore's most famous tourist icon, the Merlion. Discover the story behind the mythical lion-fish creature that is Singapore’s national icon. You will also get to see most of Singapore’s key infrastructure from the sweeping view of the Marina Bay city skyline from the Merlion Park. Keep your eyes peeled for the Merlion cub too.
The founder of modern Singapore whom contributed significantly to the country’s development is Sir Stamford Raffles from the British East India Company. Head over to the exact spot at the bank of the Singapore River where he first stepped foot on land. A polymarble statue now stands there, erected to honor him. The banks of the Singapore River now serve as a lifestyle venue for tourism and entertainment. However, it used to be severely polluted by commercial activities and was only cleaned up by a massive effort spearheaded by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore.
Moving on to Singapore's modern developments, the tour visits Marina Bay Sands, one of the two integrated resorts in Singapore. It has a hotel, casino, theater, ice skating rink, shy observatory deck and a wide selection of other entertainment establishments.
The last stop of the tour is the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay. Learn how and why Supertrees, unique vertical gardens shaped like giant trees, are a hallmark of modern architecture and groundbreaking technology. After the tour, you will be given a ticket for admission to the two cooled conservatories, the Flower Dome, the largest glass greenhouse in the world, with a display Mediterranean plant species that change seasonally, and the Cloud Forest, showcasing plant species from highlands and the most magnificent world's tallest indoor fountain.
Other attractions can be covered upon request, subject to time and weather constraints.
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