Sentosa Island is a unique place in Singapore. The island, which had been used only by the military until 1972, turned into one of the biggest entertainment centers in the world. About $800 million was invested during the last 40 years. The island was rebuilt many times, some attractions were replaced by others, many just disappeared. The purpose of this all was to make an "amusement park island", where everything is interconnected.
There's a huge number of different attractions on the island:
- The world's largest aquarium, which opened in late 2012
- Universal studios theme park
- Huge light-musical fountain with live show Songs of the Sea
- Old military fort Siloso
- Butterfly park
- 2 kilometers of beaches
- Summer bobsleigh track
- Huge trolley, by which you can fly from the top of the island to the beach
- A variety of attractions that are scattered around the island (free fall tower, multi-D movie theaters with large screens etc.).
- Huge statue of the Merlion with a viewing platform inside
- Rope park
- Skydiving simulator
- Rock-climbing wall
- Lots of hotels and bungalows
etc.
The island is hilly and it is quite difficult to get around here, use the signs, although they are not always useful. There are free buses, but they are often crowded and you cannot enter, consider this. There's no changing cabins on the beach. Look for toilets nearby, there will be showers and changing cabins inside.
Island map can be downloaded here (link on the top of the page).
Transport map of the island is here.
Cable car between the Sentosa island and Mount Faber ©Yuriy Buriak
The island is being built up very rapidly. ©Yuriy Buriak
Water park on the Sentosa island ©Yuriy Buriak
Entertainment on the Sentosa island ©Yuriy Buriak
Beach on the Sentosa island ©Yuriy Buriak
Dolphins are being trained before the performance. ©Yuriy Buriak
Merlion Walk ©Yuriy Buriak
Merlion ©Yuriy Buriak
Central part of the Sentosa island ©Yuriy Buriak
Reflections at Keppel Bay, premium class residential complex ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there:
- By cable car either from the HarbourFront metro station or from Mount Faber (ticket price in 2013 is S$26).
- By monorail from Vivocity Mall near the HarbourFront metro station
- On foot along the pedestrian bridge
- Here you can see the list of buses that are going to the island
- By taxi or car, entry fee is S$5-6 per car
