Originally Posted by CRV2010
(Post 1952365)
Day 1 - I would be landing in SG at 6.30AM Try to get as much sleep in the flight. Tell the Airhostess not to disturb you. This way you can get off the flight and check in to your hotel and have a hot shower and have a day at your disposal! You can retire early on day 1 after roaming around singapore's famed Indian areas. Day 2 - I'd say head off to Sentosa. Sentosa has all the excitement happening. The magical fountain late in the night is a must. Sentosa requires 1 full day with the butterfly park, underwater world requiring special mention. Go over to dolphin lagoon. It's not as great as Sea world in US. But then for first timers it's fun to watch dolphins. And remember to have a pit stop and photoshoot at the southern most point of Asia near siloso beach. Day 3 - I'd suggest the bird park. Feeding the loris is fun. Also there are many shows which take you up close and personal with the birds. Spend the night at the night safari. It gives a different perspective to a zoo. It's fun, quick and different. Day 4 - Go over to the Universal studios. Not sure how much functional it is. But then it's worth having a look. Day 5 - Take the singapore flyer. Go over to the temples of little india. Enjoy massages in china town. (A word of caution don't end in wrong places searching for thai massage). Enjoy the night life of singapore in clarke quay and boat quay. Go over to esplanade area. Shop for souvenirs in Little India and china town. Go over to Tigerbalm hill. Day 6 - Have Departure at 9PM. Reach Changi by 5:30 - 6 pm. Hence you can spend all the day hunting down orchard road, walking up and down sim lim and other such electronic malls. Basically reserve this for some essential shopping and mostly window shopping. Please help me in planning my itinerary, as this would be my first visit to SG. Please advice me on 1. VISA Process & Travel Insurance.. (I had bought ICICI Lombard for my last Intl Trips but none were useful) Go for something real cheap. Travel insurance for a 5 day trip to Singapore is more like regulatory requirement than a necessity. Health care is good and in case of emergency, doctors charge as less as 10 sgd. So you don't really require travel insurance unless you are expecting to fall off the escalator in dhobhy ghat mrt! Try Tata AIG. 2. What to do and What not to do in SG? Don't take chewing gums inside singapore. Don't take CDs - DVDs inside singapore. Don't take cigarettes inside singapore. Don't chew and spit. Don't litter. Singapore is a FINE city. you do anything wrong, you get FINED. Don't leave your baggage unattended in the airport or in the flight. there's zero tolerance for drugs in singapore. So be cautious there. Nothing to lose sleep over it. It's not as bad as what happens to sridevi in gumrah, but if you are caught on the wrong foot, it can be. 3. Places to be seen & Must Visit Places Already stated above 4. Good Hotels (VEG) around SG and Hotel Accomdation for our 5 Day Stay. Try staying away from little India. For food, if you want Indian Veg, there's loads of options. I'd suggest Komala vilas for unlimited slurrpy finger licking, mouth watering, south indian thali which is very cheap. Have that for dinner so that you don't need to come for lunch from in between your sight seeing. You can eat in komala vilas and retire. For breakfast, I'd suggest Komalas. You get unlimited dosa/ idly stuff very cheap. Have heavy breakfast so that the lunch can be managed with some sandwiches which you can pick up in some kopitiam or mrt place or some nearby outlets. Well, kopitiam is a place for evenings to have coffee along with some tiffin stuff! you find one outside every mrt. I'd say try to find a paying guest accomodation for 5 days in singapore. It's cheaper. You may have to have a hotel reservation to show at immigration. There are many Indian families who rent out a bedroom on weekly basis and if you can find one, then what you spend in hotel for a day is what you'd spend for the whole week! 5. How to Roam around in city Ample taxis. You can flag them down. You can call them to pick up. Take a singtel sim when you land in singapore. You get in airport with no hassles. Incoming is free and outgoing is ok priced and you can top up for minimum of 5 sgd. You can even call and book benz taxis for a nominal fee of 2 or 3 sgd more than ordinary taxis. Take the MRT card / singapore tourist pass. You can return it and get back your refundable deposit. The card can be topped up with some amount. I remember having weekly passes made for unlimited travel years back. It can be used in both trains as well as buses. It costs 8 sgd per day per person and one can make unlimited travel all around singapore! It has to be bought in the airport at immigration! 6. What to Carry? normal clothes that you wear in bangalore. camera, camcorder, emergency medicines, forex, and any other thing you may need. 7. Shopping Areas Whole of singapore is a shopping area. go to orchard road for window shopping. go to places like sim lim for electronic stuff. if you are lucky there might be one of the famed singapore expo around that time. 8. Is it a good option to buy a two day admission pass at Sentosa Island? Day 1 at Sentosa Island and Day 2 at Universal Studios If you get that, then take that. It might save cost. I do not have any plans to visit Malaysia as i want to visit MY separately. Yeah. Malaysia requires separate 4 - 5 days atleast. You can always do that separately! |
Originally Posted by CRV2010
(Post 1964007)
I have doubt on Prepaid SIM Cards if i buy at the airport. Does Prepaid Sim comes with Pre-Activated? Or Do i need to wait till the end of the day for it to get activated? No waiting there. The moment you top up, you can call. Just take singtel sim there. No need of matrix sim. You can get calling cards in singapore from little india which come with a 1-800 number which can be dialled free from any public phone which is found every 50 ft in singapore including stations, bus stops, malls, roads, apartments etc. That's the cost effective way to call India. Further, you get 10 dollar worth talk time for 5 dollars in little india. Buy that. The singtel number I suggested is only for emergency use and top up the bare minimum in that. I see that hotel charges are way too high in SG, any hotel recommdations if you have stayed there recently? I want to keep my budget for hotel below $100/day. Try PG accomodation. I'm giving you a sample link below. expatriates.com - Singapore - Rooms Available - sengkang rivervale pkaza , $580 master room for rent for couple/2lady , sms agt 96338870 (please note that this is a suggestion and not a recommendation). You can try mailing those people like in this ad and find out whether they are ok with your 1 week stay there. Ofcourse, it's too early to ask now. So you may keep a hotel reservation done and hunt around for PG acco where you get a bedroom for yourself. Indian hosts are better as you won't have issues with smell from a chinese kitchen. Try reaching out friends in singapore to see whether PG accomodation can be arranged. As per MX6 & rtandon's post i have planned my itinerary like this. Day 1 - SG Zoo, Singapore Flyer Day 2 - Sentosa Island Day 3 - Sentosa With Universal Studios Day 4 - Snow City & China Town, Little India Day 5 - Jurong Bird Park & Night Safari Day 6 - Reserve Day for Shopping Please let me your suggestions here on the itinerary. No point in zoo and night safari. It's the same place giving different experience. Night safari is a 2 - 3 hour affair. The good thing about singapore zoo is that you can have breakfast with the Orang Utan for an extra fee. Else nothing great in the zoo. Universal I get to understand is not yet functional, so just stop by for a photostop. I plan to visit both Day Safari & Night Safari, Am i making a mistake here? Or just Night Safari is Enough? You can get up close and personal with the orangutan in the zoo. So it's the way you see it, the vfm lies. I took my wife multiple times to the zoo and once to the night safari. She's still confused as to who she likes most, me or the orangutan. You can also touch a lot of animals in the zoo. In night safari, you get to see some of the nocturnal creatures in their best. So it's purely up to you as both the experiences will be different. In Sentosa Island, Which are the Must & Should Activities and which can we give a miss? 1. The night magical fountain (currently called sound of the sea I guess). Go there after the skies become dark. Take the last show. But go well in advance so that you get a seat in the open air amphitheater. Don't miss that. 2. Underwater world. Good experience for first timers to see sea cows (manatees) and sharks swimming over head. Good to see the star attraction called angel fish and sea horse. Also the sea anemones with nemo is colourful. 3. Butterfly park (also used to house an artificial falls) 4. Southern most point of Asia (just a photostop for saying been there, done that. The cable car from Mt faber was good. But heard it's stopped for refurbishment now. 5. There are some virtual reality show in sentosa which were childish imho (I would have gone to universal florida 10 times), but worth a try. Other places you can drop by as you find time. |
Originally Posted by aargee
(Post 1964557)
Asking a slightly OT, but still related to Singapore. I heard about an hotel Annalakshmi, that's a concept hotel where CEO's serve as waiters, the food bill is not compulsory, the money you pay is donation & no matter how much you eat, you can choose to pay $1. How far these are true? |
Originally Posted by rjstyles69
(Post 1964712)
crv2010 I just finished a recent 10 days vacation in Singapore. My travelogue is here in case you are interested. Word of advise , no use in planning from here itself.Get there , based on your convenience chart out something for sight seeing. I made plans like yours and everything went out of the window from Day 1 :) . I have kinda covered most places in my travelogue. Cant comment on the accommodation part coz I have quite a few relatives there and hence never found the need for it. |
Originally Posted by rjstyles69
(Post 2089780)
sowmya I did a trip to Singapore and malaysia about 3 months back.My travelogue is posted here and have covered most of the tourist places. However since you have 3 months to stay there you can actually explore the country at ease. Its easy getting around there and people are really helpful. edit : Found this thread : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ning-help.html might be helpful. |
Originally Posted by Dieseltuned
(Post 3799728)
Bumping up this old thread! My parents are planning a trip to Singapore in January 2016. Need some assistance on a couple of queries. |
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