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Visiting the touristy attractions in Singapore

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We visited Singapore as a part of the 3 country visit trip to South East Asia. We left Bangkok in the morning and reached Singapore in the noon. Again the flight was delayed by more than 2 hrs and we flew in Air Asia. We checked into Fortuna Hotel  which is in the Singapore's Little India district.  Same day we left to Night safari tour.  The tour passes through 7 geographical regions of the world, from the Himalayan Foothills to Equatorial Africa. There is a  Creatures of the Night Show after this, which are performed by nocturnal animals.  Next day, we started with  Oriental City tour of Singapore visting, Merlion Park - a landmark of Singapore, Marina Bay Sands and Jurong Bird Park. We had lunch in one of the Indian restaurants and post that left to Sentosa Island in Cable Car. The Sentosa island is  a popular resort which has world renowned Universal Studios and other attractions such as Marine Life Park, S.E.A Aquarium and Wings of Time laser show.  The cable car journ

Which touristy places are must go in Singapore

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The small island which extends 43 Kms  length and 23 kms wide, in the South East Asia is one of the major hubs of trade and finance. Singapore A.K.A Lion City is a bustling metropolis  with skyscrapers, high rise buildings and lots of greenery. In the South East Asia, Singapore is one of the tourist countries and is generally visited along with either Malaysia or Thailand or Both. If flying  to Changi Airport,Singapore   and want to know how to kill layover time, check out What to do in layover.  Night View of the Singapore Skyline with Marina Bay Sands and Flyer Image Courtsey :  http://www.getintravel.com/guide-to-singapore-where-to-go-and-what-to-see/singapore-at-night/ The places can be visited depending on the time of the arrival and one's ability to start visiting places on the day arrival itself. So, the following places can be visited in 2 days if tight on schedule and more on energy. If stretched to 3 days, can explore at leisure. 1) Night Safari Tour T

Best way to explore Singapore Aiport in the transit time

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You are most likely to land at Singapore Changi Airport if flying Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir, Scoot, Tigerair and Jetstar Asia Airways as its their home base. Currently, as per Skytrax , the Singapore Changi Airport is ranked number 1, consistently from 2013. Having visited airport multiple times, I truly feel, the airport deserves to be ranked  first. So what to do if you have plethora of time to spend ? Worry not! Here I recommend the things to do at airport. If visiting for long duration at Singapore, check out Touristy places to Visit. 1)Transit Time <  6 hours You can visit any of the following or all depending on how long you spend at each place and how long is your transit time. a) Xperience Zone  - FREE The HD display of fascinating nature coupled with single coupe type seats at the Entertainment deck is not to be missed. (The seats are subject to availability as the odds of finding one is rare).  Else relax at the comfortable s