Bert should be an AirBnB ‘Superhost’, immediately! Awesome communication, prompt responses and went out of his way to provide advice, additional kitchen implements and a lift to Marina Bay Sands on his way home. Great ‘personal touches’ with snacks etc.
His place is immaculate, well equipped and perfect for a couple. It’s in a very quiet area outside of town but very well connected by bus/MRT to all major attractions. Lovely refreshing pool after a long days sightseeing and a cool gym.
Here is a very brief itinerary of my short, but awesome stay in Singapore.
Day 1
Arrive 17:00 from Sydney.
Get SGD30 SIM card which gives you 100GB data (only available to tourists) and SGD35 - airport cab to River Edge.
Dump stuff and get bus/cab to Marina Bay Sands. SGD22 for entrance to CÉ LA VI for amazing views of the bay and the city. You get this back in credit for food/drink but this only got me two bitesize duck rolls. Don’t go up to the SkyPark Observatory, it costs more, you don’t get the credit for food, and you can’t see the famous infinity pools but you can from CÉ LA VI!
Cab/bus home and rest.
Day 2
Morning:
Short 20mins walk to Orchard Station to catch MRT red line to Kranji (approx 50mins) where you alright and catch the 170X bus to Woodlands checkpoint which takes you across the border into JB, Malaysia. 🇲🇾 Passport control is busy going into Malaysia so try and go early to miss the ‘traffic’ but coming back into Singapore was a breeze. There isn’t much except a shopping centre on the Malaysian side, but it was worth a passport stamp but if you have time, definitely better to head further up to Malacca/Kuala Lumpur.
Afternoon/Evening:
Get back to Kranji and then head to Marina Bay to see Gardens by the Bay and mooch around admiring the view of the Marina Bay Sands from below.
Day 3
Morning:
Bus 65 is 5 mins walk and goes directly to HarbourPoint in around 20mins and get a cruises/ferry to Batam, Indonesia 🇮🇩 for SGD49 - Another passport stamp. You can pay directly with Visa/MasterCard on the bus and it’s only SGD 0.10!
Afternoon/Evening:
Return to Harbour Point and head over on the cable car on/around Sentosa - get all day ticket for SGD55. It’s expensive and touristy, but worth a look. Head up on the cable car to Mount Faber for food and sundowners at ‘Dusk’ restaurant/bar. Expensive (SGD10 for a half pint) but a good view and nice and chilled. There is also a light show up there at 8pm. After that head back down on the cable car and get the bus from HarbourPoint back to RV Edge.
It is crazy that a ferry to another country costs less than a few cable car rides but that’s the way it is at most tourist destinations.
Day 4:
Morning:
7:30 am 5km Parkrun at West Coast Park.
Afternoon:
Sightseeing on Hop on hop off bus, get off and walk around in Little India and China Town.
Evening:
19:00 head to airport to catch 22:35 flight to London.
Goodbye Singapore!
Thank you for everything!