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From Colonial River to Futuristic Bay: the Best of Singapore

In barely three kilometres, Singapore sums up two centuries: the hotel where a legendary cocktail was born, the buildings where the Japanese surrendered, the riverbank where Raffles landed, and a bay reclaimed from the sea that is now home to one of the most recognisable skylines on the planet. The perfect walk for your first day in the city.

  • 6 stops
  • 3.1 km
  • 2 h 10 min
  • Free
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The Merlion lit up at night with Marina Bay Sands behind

The route

Stop by stop

  1. 1 Raffles HotelAsia's most famous colonial hotel, birthplace of the Singapore Sling and scene of the tiger story.
  2. 2 The Padang and National GalleryA green field and two columned palaces where the war ended and self-government began.
  3. 3 Raffles' Landing SiteThe white statue that marks where, according to tradition, British Singapore began.
  4. 4 Cavenagh Bridge and the Fullerton BuildingSingapore's oldest bridge, made in Glasgow, still bans cattle and horses from crossing.
  5. 5 The MerlionHalf lion, half fish: a symbol invented in 1964 for a 14th-century legend.
  6. 6 Marina Bay Sands and the BayA 340-metre ship perched on three towers, on land that was sea fifty years ago.

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What you’ll discover

From Colonial River to Futuristic Bay: the Best of Singapore

City icons

Raffles, the Merlion and Marina Bay Sands, with their stories and not just the photo.

The birth of Singapore

The riverbank where Raffles landed in 1819 and the bridges of the old port.

From colony to nation

The Padang, scene of the Japanese surrender and the first self-government.

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