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Welcome to Singapore! After clearing your formalities and luggage claimed, you will be welcomed by an English-speaking driver and transferred to your hotel for check in. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure.
After breakfast, a professional English-speaking driver will pick you at your hotel lobby to start your exciting Singapore half day tour! (3 1/2 hours)
Your tour will begin with a leisurely bumboat ride along the Singapore River. The Singapore River is a small river with great historical importance. It is the place where Sir Stamford Raffles made as the 1st trading port in Singapore. The ride will end at Merlion Park at Esplanade Bridge. At the Merlion Park, come face to face with Singapore’s very own tourism mascot, the Merlion, standing in the foreground, whilst the structural masterpiece of visionary architect Moshe Safdie, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel stands majestically in its awesome granduer.
The tour continues with a drive around the Civic District past the Padang Cricket Club, Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. Next stop will be one of the oldest and most important Hokkien temples in Singapore, Thian Hock Keng Temple. The temple was built in traditional southern Chinese architectural masterpiece of stone, tiles and dragons and phoenixes, amazing cravings, intricate sculptures and imposing columns. Last stop is the National Orchid Garden, within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which boasts a colorful display of 60,000 orchid plants, with 400 species and more than 2,000 hybrids represented. Remember to look out for Miss Vanda Miss Joaquim, the national flower of Singapore.
The remainder of the day is at leisure.
After breakfast, enjoy a day at leisure and discover what the city has to offer.
Alternatively, check out our optional extras to fill your day with a pre-booked experience (own expense).
Overnight stay at Raffles Singapore in a Courtyard Suite.
Enjoy a breakfast at the hotel and start your Majestic Gardens in the Lion City tour.
One of the top places to visit in Asia, Gardens by the Bay spans over 100 hectares and is a highlight for any visitor to Singapore. Built at a cost of over one billion dollars, the gardens opened June 2012 and have already been billed as an unmissable attraction.
The gardens house two domes or conservatories, Cloud Forest and Flower Dome, which are climate-controlled indoor glasshouses. The Flower Dome (the larger of the two) replicates the cool-dry climate of the Mediterranean and South Africa, whilst the Cloud Forest replicates a cool-moist climate found in Tropical Montane regions such as Mount Kinabalu in Sabah and high elevation areas in South America.
After breakfast, enjoy a day at leisure and discover what the city has to offer.
Alternatively, check out our optional extras to fill your day with a pre-booked experience (own expense).
Overnight stay at Raffles Singapore in a Courtyard Suite.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer back to the airport.
