Marina Bay
The skyline everyone books for. Worth one evening, from the water.
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Three days, no wasted minutes
From Delhi
≈5 h 40 Delhi–Singapore, direct
Visa
Electronic arrival card required for everyone; visa rules vary by passport
Currency
Singapore dollar (SGD)
Language
English is the working language
Singapore is the trip where the logistics disappear entirely, which makes it the right first stop for anyone nervous about Asia and the right stopover for everyone else.
Three days is the honest length: one for the bay and the gardens, one for the neighbourhoods — Kampong Glam, Tiong Bahru, Katong — and one that is entirely about eating.
Where you will go
Where you will go
The places this country is actually about, and what each one is for.
Gardens by the Bay
The Cloud Forest at opening, before the tour groups and the humidity.
Chinatown & Tiong Bahru
Hawker centres with Michelin stars, and a modernist estate worth an hour.
Changi
The airport is part of the trip. Time the connection properly and Jewel is an hour well spent.
Know before you go
- It rains hard and briefly, most days. This is not a reason to reschedule anything.
- Alcohol is expensive enough to change your evening plans; we will tell you where it is not.
- Everything is fast, so the temptation is to over-schedule. Three sights a day is plenty.
Gallery — Singapore
Journeys
Journeys in Singapore
The shortest journey we sell and the most tightly built. One day for the bay, one for the neighbourhoods, one entirely about food.