Singapore Complete Guide 2026: Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa, Hawker Centres and Beyond
Browse more guides: Singapore travel | Asia destinations Singapore Complete Guide 2026: Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa, Hawker Centres and Beyond TL;DR I have walked into a fair share of cities that try too hard to impress. Singapore is the only one I have visited that delivers everything it promises and then quietly adds a few surprises on top. This city-state of roughly six million residents sits at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, occupies a main island plus around 60 smaller ones, and packs a remarkable amount of variety into 734 square kilometres. In the span of three days I went from the rooftop infinity pool atmosphere of Marina Bay Sands to a hawker stall serving chicken rice for under five Singapore dollars, then to the orchid-filled greenhouses of the Botanic Gardens, and finally to a night safari where leopards padded past me in soft moonlight. The country celebrates its 60th independence anniversary on 9 August 2026, and the calendar is stacked w...