Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Singapore, Asia

Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Singapore, Asia

Singapore is an island country situated in South East Asia consisting of 63 islands segregated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and Singapore Strait in the south. Singapore is one of the highly urbanized countries in the world and is known as one of the busiest sea ports and airport in the world. Singapore has a total area of 710 sq kms and principle languages spoken are Malay, Tamil, Chinese and English. Singapore is well known for its science and technology, best infrastructure facilities, healthcare, education, culture, religion, cuisines and sports. Singapore coordinates with 1.3’ degree North Latitude and 103.8’ degree East Longitude.

Singapore Meaning & History:

Singapore name is derived from Malay word “Singapura” meaning Lion City. Sumatra Srivijayan Rulers were the first settlers to inhabit in Singapore in 2^nd century A.D. Singapore was part of Johor Sultanate between 16^th and 19^th century followed by Portuguese rule in the year 1613 A.D. The British landed in Singapore in 1824 and were ruling the place until 1945 when it was attacked by Japanese Army forces. But again the British repossessed Singapore in the same year after defeating the Japanese forces until in the year 1963 when Singapore attained its freedom from British rule.

Tourist attractions in Singapore:

There are many places of attractions to visit by the tourists in Singapore that are listed below:

National Orchid Garden
Singapore Botanical Gardens
Singapore Zoo
Gardens By The Bay
Marina Bay
Kranji War Memorial
Asian Civilizations Museum
Changi Chapel Museum
Bukit Brown Cemetery
MacRitchie Nature Trail
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Marina Bay Sands Skypark
Peranakan Museum
Singapore Observatory Deck
Wonder Full Light and Water Show
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
National Museum of Singapore
The Southern Ridges
National Library of Singapore
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
MacRitchie Reservoir
Sri Mariamman Temple
East Coast Park
Singapore Science Center
The Helix Bridge
Singapore Aquarium
Merlion Park
Fort Canning Park
Sultan Mosque
Singapore Art Museum
Parkview Square
Singapore Cricket Club

Culture, cuisine and sports in Singapore:

Singapore is rich in its art, tradition and culture as various events and festivals are celebrated in Singapore. Singapore has also hosted many cultural events, performances, ballots and international stage shows where many world renowned performers and singers have given their live performances in this city.

Singapore is also known for its multi cuisines which consist of Malay, Chinese and Indian. Swzhewan noodles, fried rice are some of the local cuisines to taste in Singapore.

Singapore is also famous for hosting many sporting events like Singapore Grand Prix, cricket, tennis, football, badminton, table tennis, sailing, swimming and basketball. Many international matches are played and organized in Singapore which draws huge spectators from all parts of the world.

Connectivity to Singapore:

Singapore is well connected by road, rail, air and sea modes of transport. It has approx 161 kms of Expressways making it one of the finest infrastructures in this region. Singapore is also well connected by train network which is served by Light Rail Transit and Mono Rail which runs within the city limits. Changi International Airport in Singapore is one of the busiest airports in the world serving across many counties across 7 continents with its national carrier Singapore Airlines. Singapore is also one of the busy sea port where ferries, ships, liners and cruise operate to various international destinations and ports.

Hotels in Singapore:

There are many reputed hotels in Singapore providing excellent world class accommodation facilities to the tourists. Hotels have all the latest amenities and besides they also serve exotic Singaporean cuisines and dishes. List of hotels located in Singapore is as follows: