The Marina Bay skyline lit up at night, its colours reflected in the water

The Singapore travel guide

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Singapore.

The garden city on the equator.

Marina Bay · Chinatown · Little India · Kampong Glam · Orchard · Sentosa

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Supertrees and the skyway against a blue sky Marina Bay Sands and the garden domes across the water The lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum in front of the skyline The Rain Vortex waterfall under the glass dome of Jewel Changi

About the guide

One island. Every corner.

Singapore is small enough to cross in an hour and dense enough to fill a month. Discover Singapore is a complete travel guide to the city: when to go, how to get around, where to stay, what to eat, what it costs, local rules and etiquette, and how to handle the heat and the rain.

1965year Singapore became independent
2015the Botanic Gardens became a UNESCO World Heritage Site
2020hawker culture joined UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
A plant-covered Supertree lit up at night at Gardens by the Bay

The series

Visit first. Stay longer.

The travel guide covers everything for a first or fifth trip. A second book, for expats and digital nomads, follows later for anyone planning to live and work here.

The travel guide Expat & nomad edition
Marina Bay Sands and the garden domes across the bay on a bright day

The travel guide

Skyline, streets and hawker stalls.

Mornings in the gardens, afternoons in the shophouse quarters, nights at the hawker centres. The travel guide is built around neighbourhoods, food and easy days out, with maps for each area.

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  • Marina BayThe skyline, the waterfront and the light show.
  • Gardens by the BaySupertrees, cloud forest and cooled domes.
  • ChinatownTemples, shophouses and Maxwell Food Centre.
  • Little India & Kampong GlamSpice shops, Sultan Mosque and Haji Lane.
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The travel guide · Available now · €12.99

Discover SingaporeThe Complete Travel Guide

Neighbourhoods, food & maps

  • Neighbourhood by neighbourhood
  • Hawker centres & what to order
  • MRT & area maps
  • Weather & festival calendar
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Singapore highlights

Tap + Add to trip on the places you want to see, then download your own itinerary as a free PDF.

Gardens by the BayMarina BayGardens by the BaySupertrees and cooled glass domes.
Marina Bay Sands SkyParkMarina BayMarina Bay Sands SkyParkThree towers and a sky deck on top.
Merlion ParkDowntownMerlion ParkHalf lion, half fish, spouting into the bay.
Jewel ChangiChangiJewel ChangiThe Rain Vortex, an indoor waterfall.
ArtScience MuseumMarina BayArtScience MuseumThe lotus-shaped museum on the bay.
OCBC SkywayGardens by the BayOCBC SkywayA walkway between the Supertrees.
Garden RhapsodyGardens by the BayGarden RhapsodyThe Supertrees lit up after dark.
Singapore FlyerMarina BaySingapore FlyerA 165-metre wheel over the bay.
Marina BarrageMarina SouthMarina BarrageA green roof between bay and sea.
The Fullerton HotelDowntownThe Fullerton HotelThe old post office on the waterfront.
Spectra light & water showMarina BaySpectra light & water showLights, water and music by the bay.
Marina Bay waterfrontMarina BayMarina Bay waterfrontA night walk around the bay.
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The Rain Vortex waterfall falling through the glass dome of Jewel Changi, surrounded by trees

The garden city

Grown from the sea. Planted like a garden.

Singapore has grown by roughly a quarter since independence, much of it land reclaimed from the sea. Then it planted that land so thickly that it now calls itself a city in nature. After dark the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay light up for the nightly Garden Rhapsody show.

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The history of Singapore

A port with a long memory.

Malay harbour, British trading post, independent nation. The guide opens with the story behind the skyline.

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  • Temasek and the old Malay port
  • Raffles and the 1819 trading post
  • The Japanese occupation, 1942–45
  • Independence in 1965

From the journal

Tips, maps & field notes

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The financial district at night seen from above

Coming later

The international hub for digital nomads and expats.

Asia’s business capital, a short flight from almost everywhere in the region, with fast internet and English spoken everywhere. The expat and digital nomad edition covers passes, housing, neighbourhoods to live in, coworking and the real cost of a month in the city.

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  • Visas & passesThe options for working and living here.
  • Where to liveNeighbourhoods compared by budget and commute.
  • Coworking & cafésPlaces to work, with good Wi-Fi and air-con.
  • Cost of livingRent, food, transport and healthcare.
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Discover SingaporeExpat & Digital Nomad Edition

Living, working & settling in

  • Passes & paperwork
  • Renting a home
  • Coworking & internet
  • Healthcare, banking & schools
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The waterfront at dusk with the city towers under heavy cloud

Beyond the postcards

Discover the quiet Singapore.

Past the skyline and the malls the island slows down: kampong houses on Pulau Ubin, rainforest trails around the reservoirs, and old shophouse streets where breakfast is kaya toast and kopi. The guide points you there too.

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The guides

Visit or stay.

The complete travel guide is out now: 232 pages, 8 maps, instant download. The expat & digital nomad edition follows later; leave your email below and we will tell you the day it launches.

Marina Bay Sands lit up at night across the bay

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The Singapore Travel Checklist

A free two-page checklist for planning your trip, from landing at Changi to your last hawker meal.

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  • Getting there: Changi & transfers
  • SG Arrival Card before you fly
  • MRT, buses & contactless cards
  • Heat, rain & what to pack
  • Local rules & etiquette
  • Emergency numbers (999 & 995)

Explore the island

Singapore on the map

Tap a pin for a preview of each place, from Marina Bay to the mangroves of the north-west, then add your favourites to your trip.

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