Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Best of Singapore: Day 1 & Day 2
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1/4 mi
3
FARRER PARK
FARRER PARK
0
1/4 km
LITTLE
INDIA
LITTLE
INDIA
2
Istana
(Presidential
Palace)
Istana
(Presidential
Palace)
1
KAMPONG GLAM/
ARAB STREET
KAMPONG GLAM/
ARAB STREET
2
3
1
7
FORT
CANNING
PARK
FORT
CANNING
PARK
6
HISTORIC
DISTRICT
HISTORIC
DISTRICT
Day 1
Arab Street
Sultan Mosque
Malay Heritage Center
Chinatown Heritage Center
Yue Hwa
Thian Hock Keng Temple
Night Safari
Day 2
Serangoon Road
Sri Veerama Kaliamman
Mustafa Centre
Asian Civilisations Museum
The Historic District
The Singapore Sling
5
1
MARINA
SQUARE
MARINA
SQUARE
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3
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r
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5
6
7
4
4
Marina
Bay
Marina
Bay
4
t
t
Clifford
Pier
Clifford
Pier
5
1
2
CHINATOWN
CHINATOWN
3
6
4
5
6
MARINA
CITY
PARK
MARINA
CITY
PARK
Centre
to pick up copies of their walking tour pamphlets, one for each of S ingapore's
ethnic neighborhoods. The brochures identify points of inter est and bits of local color as
you walk along neighborhood str eets. They're very well done. I r ecommend you start in
Kampong Glam, Singapore's historical home base for M alay heritage (M alays were, after
all, the original inhabitants). Chinato wn makes an ex cellent afternoon of str olling, and in
the evening, the night safari in Singapore Zoological Gardens is always a good time.
Start:
Taxi to Arab Street.
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Arab Street
This shor t street is lined with shops that
sell Malaysian and I ndonesian batik cloth
and home decor items, baskets, car ved
wood, objets d 'art, and other gifts. M ost
places will be open b y 10am, but if it 's a
