Trip highlights
- 1Gardens by the Bay — Supertree light show
- 2Marina Bay Sands infinity pool rooftop
- 3Raffles Hotel Singapore Sling original bar
- 4Private street food tour after dark
- 5Sentosa island cable car and beach at sunset
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Day-by-day plan
Arrival & Marina Bay
Sunday, February 14
Est. spend
$480
per person
🌅 Morning
Arrive Changi Airport — world's best airport
Changi Airport, Singapore
Changi (SIN) regularly wins the world's best airport award. MRT from Changi Airport to City Hall takes 28 minutes (SGD$2.50/$1.85). Taxi or Grab to Marina Bay area: SGD$20–25 ($15–18). The Jewel Changi Airport (indoor waterfall, 5-storey rainforest) is worth 30 minutes inside the terminal before transit.
Get a Singapore Tourist Pass (SGD$28/$21, 3 days unlimited MRT and buses) at Changi for the full stay.
☀️ Afternoon
Marina Bay Sands infinity pool — sunset
Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
The rooftop infinity pool 57 floors above Marina Bay is for hotel guests only — but the SkyPark observation deck (SGD$32/$24) gives access to the upper levels and the view. Booking a drink at Ce La Vi bar (prices from SGD$30) on the 57th floor is the highest-value sky-bar experience in Singapore.
Hotel guests only access the infinity pool. Book a room here for the honeymoon if budget allows — the pool at sunset is the defining Singapore luxury experience. The infinity pool is SGD$350–600/night for the ocean-view rooms facing the bay.
🌙 Evening
Gardens by the Bay — Supertree Grove light show
Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Dr, Singapore
The Supertree Grove (free to walk through, SGD$14 for the skywalk between trees) is extraordinary at the OCBC Garden Rhapsody light show (7:45pm and 8:45pm nightly — free). The 18 vertical gardens lit in sequence while music plays below is one of the most stunning free public spectacles in Asia.
Stand at the foot of Supertree No. 12 (the largest, central) for the best light show position. The Flower Dome (SGD$12/$9) and Cloud Forest (SGD$12/$9) domes are extraordinary climate-controlled gardens — visit in the afternoon before the evening light show.
🍽️ Meals
Odette, National Gallery Singapore
Modern French · $250 · Three Michelin stars and Asia's best restaurant. Chef Julien Royer's tasting menu is 8 courses of exceptional precision and beauty. The most special dinner in Singapore. Book 2 months ahead.
Raffles & Colonial Singapore
Monday, February 15
Est. spend
$280
per person
🌅 Morning
Raffles Hotel Singapore
Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Singapore
The world's most famous colonial hotel (1887) has been restored to its original grandeur. The Long Bar is where the Singapore Sling cocktail was invented (1915) by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon — the original recipe uses gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, DOM Bénédictine, grenadine, lime, and pineapple juice. SGD$40 per glass but irreplaceable.
The tradition at the Long Bar: eat peanuts from the wooden barrels and throw the shells on the floor (genuinely — the floor is covered in shells by evening). Order two Singapore Slings.
☀️ Afternoon
Chinatown and Little India — cultural contrast
Chinatown / Little India, Singapore
Singapore has four distinct ethnic neighbourhoods within walking distance. Chinatown's Maxwell Road Hawker Centre has the original Tian Tian Chicken Rice (Anthony Bourdain's favourite). Little India's Tekka Market is the most colourful in Singapore. Both within 30 minutes of Raffles.
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice at Maxwell Food Centre (stall 10) has queues from 11am. The chicken is poached to precise tenderness, served with chilli and ginger sauce on fragrant rice. SGD$5.50.
🍽️ Meals
Burnt Ends, Teck Lim Rd
Modern BBQ · $80 · Dave Pynt's coal-fired restaurant — the wood and charcoal-aged beef and the David Pynt-style smoked brisket are extraordinary. Book 3 weeks ahead.
Sentosa Island
Tuesday, February 16
Est. spend
$240
per person
🌅 Morning
Sentosa cable car and Capella Singapore
Sentosa Cable Car, HarbourFront, Singapore
Sentosa Island is connected to mainland Singapore by cable car (SGD$35/$26 round trip) — the approach over Keppel Harbour with the port and city visible is beautiful. Sentosa has the Capella Singapore (SGD$700–1,500/night, one of Asia's top resort hotels), Resorts World casino, and the Universal Studios Singapore theme park.
Even if not staying at the Capella, having afternoon tea in the Knolls restaurant (SGD$55/person) is one of Singapore's great honeymoon experiences — the setting is impeccable.
☀️ Afternoon
Sentosa beach — Siloso or Palawan
Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Siloso Beach is Singapore's most popular beach — not the most beautiful in Asia but exceptional for a city beach with deck chairs, beach bars, and the AJ Hackett bungee jump overlooking the sea. Palawan Beach has the pontoon to the 'Southernmost point of continental Asia' sign.
🌙 Evening
Wings of Time — drone light show
Wings of Time, Siloso Beach, Sentosa
The Wings of Time show at Sentosa's Siloso Beach (Friday–Sunday, 7:40pm and 8:40pm) — a 20-minute outdoor show with water jets, laser, flames, and digital projection. Tickets SGD$23 ($17). Singapore's most spectacular free-standing outdoor show.
🍽️ Meals
The Knolls, Capella Singapore
Modern European · $55 · Afternoon tea in the colonial garden of Asia's finest resort. The scones with clotted cream and the Singapore-inspired petit fours are the highlights.
Hawker Culture & Departure
Wednesday, February 17
Est. spend
$120
per person
🌅 Morning
Newton Food Centre — the original hawker experience
Newton Food Centre, 500 Clemenceau Ave N, Singapore
The 24-hour Newton Circus hawker centre immortalised in Crazy Rich Asians — fresh char kway teow, oyster omelette, carrot cake (a savoury fried egg and radish dish — not sweet), and cold Tiger beer. The most atmospheric hawker centre in Singapore.
Order from multiple stalls and bring the food to one shared table — this is how hawker centres work. Don't let 'reservation' touts put towels on seats for a commission; simply sit at any available table.
☀️ Afternoon
Changi Airport departure — Jewel
Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
Allow 3 hours before departure. The Jewel Changi Airport (connected to Terminals 1/2/3) has the world's largest indoor waterfall (HSBC Rain Vortex, 40m) in a glass-domed forest. The Canopy Park on Level 5 has hedge mazes, walking nets over the forest, and the best airport transit experience in the world.
The Canopy Park (SGD$10) at Jewel is worth the extra hour if time permits. The Canopy Bridge (suspended 23m over the forest) and the Flower Garden are both included.
🍽️ Meals
Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak, Changi Airport T3
Singaporean · $8 · Singapore's best nasi lemak (coconut rice with fried chicken, sambal, and anchovies) at the airport food court. The perfect farewell meal.
Before you go
📅 Best time to visit
Singapore is equatorial — year-round destination. No distinct seasons. Temperatures 28–33°C year-round, humidity always high. The November–January period has slightly more rain (northeast monsoon) but remains excellent.
🛂 Visas
Singapore offers visa-free entry for US, UK, EU, Canadian, Australian, and most nationalities for 30–90 days. No advance application required for most.
💱 Currency
Singapore Dollar (SGD). 1.36 SGD per USD. Singapore is expensive — particularly for accommodation and dining. The hawker centres are extraordinary value (SGD$4–8 for full meals). Budget SGD$200–300/day per couple for mid-range experiences.
🆘 Emergency numbers
police: 999
ambulance: 995
non-emergency: 1800-255-0000
💬 Things you won't find in a guidebook
- Singapore's hawker centre culture is UNESCO-listed. The Michelin Guide Singapore has awarded stars to hawker stalls — Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle (SGD$6) and Hawker Chan (SGD$3 for soya chicken rice) are the two most famous.
- Chewing gum is technically banned (medical gum available by prescription). Jaywalking fines are enforced. Drug offences carry mandatory death penalty. Singapore's rules are real.
- The MRT is the cleanest, most reliable metro in the world. The city is entirely navigable by MRT and on foot — rental cars are rarely necessary.
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