Beautiful Tourist Places in Singapore that You Must Visit

For those of you who are going on vacation to Singapore. In this article, we will provide suggestions for beautiful tourist destinations in Singapore. Let's look at these beautiful places below.

1. Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands is an integrated entertainment hub, around Marina Bay in Singapore. This beautiful building was developed by Las Vegas Sands, and is one of the most expensive single investments in the world at a cost of up to $8,000,000,000, which includes the cost of the land.

This tourist spot has an area of ​​20 hectares and was designed by Moshe Safdie Architect. Accompanied by local architectural bureau Aedas Singapore, and civil engineering by Arup and Parsons Brinkerhoff (MEP). The main contractor is SsangYong Engineering and Construction.

This tourist spot has a total of 2,561 hotel rooms, has an exhibition and meeting space of 120,000 square meters, there are The Shoppes mall and ArtScience Museum, the Sands Theater and the Grand Theatre, there are seven celebrity chef restaurants, there are two floating pavilions, as well as a casino with over 600 gambling tables and 1,500 jackpot machines. The complex is sheltered by the 340-meter-long Sands SkyPark with a capacity of 3,900 people and a 150-meter-long infinity edge swimming pool, which is the largest hanging space in the world with a 67-meter cantilever in the north tower (Tower 3).

2. Merlion Park

Merlion Park

Merlion Park has a statue of Merilon. This park area attracts many foreign tourists to take a walk around the park by enjoying the beauty of the surrounding area. Merlion is a statue with the head of a lion with a body like a fish. The origin of the name is a combination of a mermaid and a lion. This statue was designed by Fraser Brunner for the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in 1964 and was used as its logo until 1997. The then Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, inaugurated the installation ceremony of the Merlion statue in Singapore on 15 September 1972.

The Merlion remains its trademark symbol to this day. It also appears frequently in STB-approved souvenirs. The original Merlion statue stands near the Singapore River. There is also a taller replica to be found on Sentosa Island. The Merlion statue is 8.6 meters high and weighs 70 tons. The Merlion statue was built from a cement mixture by Singaporean artist Lim Nang Seng.

3. The Fountain of Wealth

The Fountain of Wealth

The Fountain of Wealth Suntec City. This tourist spot is also the main destination for travelers to spend their vacation time in Singapore. The Fountain of Wealth. Listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world. The building is located in one of the largest shopping malls in Singapore, Suntec City.

At certain times of the day, the fountain is turned off and visitors are invited to walk around the mini fountain at the center of the fountain base to collect coins for good luck. But at night, the fountains are the setting for the laser show, and the song and the live lasers make for a very beautiful sight to behold.

4. Sentosa Island

Sentosa Island

Sentosa Island has a protected stretch of beach of more than two kilometers in length on the south coast, this beautiful beach dotted with palm trees, with a wide coastline and soft white sand.

The beach is divided into three parts: Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach, and Tanjong Beach. This beach is an artificial beach, the result of reclamation using sand purchased from Indonesia and Malaysia.

5. Gardens By The Bay

Gardens By The Bay

Gardens by the Bay is a surreal green oasis in the heart of Singapore City. This place brings plants to life in a way you've never seen before. If we walk around this place, we will feel like we have stepped into the movie Avatar.

A large, colorful and futuristic area. The park is famous for its high-tech Supertree Grove. Such as the collection of magical giant trees, as well as the Cloud Forest and Flower Dome, as well as the largest weather-controlled greenhouse in the world.

6. Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios is a playground that was first opened in the Southeast Asia region. Precisely this tourist spot includes a theme park with the theme of famous Hollywood films produced by Universal Studios. The location is on Sentosa Island, Singapore so it is quite easy to reach. The ticket price to enter tourist attractions is quite expensive, which is around Rp. 1 Million on weekends.

7. Orchard Road

Orchard Road

Next is Orchard Road which offers so many shops in a mall building that stands majestically. In fact, there are so many malls in this area, making visitors confused about making shopping choices. However, please note that this place is a center for branded goods that provides thousands of world-famous products, especially those related to fashion.

8. Esplanade

Esplanade

The Esplanade is Singapore's most active and busiest arts hub in the world. Because various concerts have been held in this one place. The existence of the Esplanade has become the pride of the people of Singapore. The location of the Esplanade is right across from the Merlion Statue, which includes a concert venue that is an integral part of Merlion Park. The uniqueness of the Esplanade which is built with an architecture resembling a durian or fly's eye.