Sentosa is an island in the south of Singapore, and is one place very popular with tourists and locals alike.
You can get to Sentosa by walking, cycling or driving across, or by taking the free shuttle bus, or by cable car. Cable car rides cost around $10 per person for a normal cabin, and slightly more for a glass-bottomed one that allows you to look below you as you move through the air.
The admission fee to Sentosa is already included in the price of the cable car ticket, but for the other means, you’ll need to pay around $3 per person at the visitors’ centre before you can enter Sentosa.
Once there, you’ll want to visit the various attractions and historical sites. Must-sees are the giant Merlion statue, musical fountains, underwater world and historical museums.
Other than that, there’re also the beautiful beaches, where you can get a nice tan, just enjoy the sound of the waves, or play games like volleyball and frisbee.
Newer attractions include the Luge, which will see you zipping down a 65m downhill track in gravity-propelled three-wheel cart, for around $8 per trip. Originated from New Zealand, the non-motorised cart is tons of fun, and a ski-lift brings you to the top, where you cart your way to Siloso Beach at the end of the track.
If there are too many things to see in a day - which is very likely - you can opt to spend a night in a hostel, or a upclass beachfront hotel, the Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort. Want to be pampered in style? Get great savings when you use our Singapore hotel room deals!
There are four hotels in Sentosa:
- Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa is a beachfront five-star hotel located at the western tip of Siloso beach, with 459 rooms and suites.
- The Sentosa Resort & Spa is a five-star hotel with 214 rooms and suites. The hotel’s Spa Botanica has facilities including mud pools and Turkish-styled steam baths.
- Costa Sands Resort operates a number of chalets and 15 kampung-like huts. It is located on a hill overlooking Siloso Beach.
- Sijori Resort is a 64 room hotel located behind the Merlion together with the Sijori WonderGolf facility.
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Attractions
Underwater World: Sentosa Island’s biggest attraction is Underwater World, a tropical oceanarium where visitors can get a close look at over 2500 marine creatures from 250 species, including bamboo sharks, moray eels, stingrays, sea dragons turtles and the playful marine mammals of Dolphin Lagoon.
Enjoy the show at Dolphin Lagoon (included in the Underwater World ticket) as trainers bring the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins through a series of interactive, feeding and training sessions. There might even be the chance to wade next to them, supervised by the trainers.
Butterfly Park/Insect Museum: This museum houses nearly 2500 butterflies and 3000 species of insects. Light up your day with a visit to the Insect Kingdom where you’ll be dazzled by the luminance of 5000 fireflies.
Volcano Land: This multi-sensory theme attraction takes you for a ride into the ancient Maya civilization and Mount Prospero, the world’s most active volcano. A “descent simulator” takes you right into the heart of the crater to experience an earth-shattering volcanic eruption. There are also outdoor performances and live entertainment at the stone ruins of the lost Mayan city.
Other excellent family attractions are the 37-metre tall statue of the mythical Merlion, and the incredible Musical Fountain – an extravaganza of lights, sound, water and video projection.
