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SINGAPORE- THE LION CITY
 Singapore,
also known as the Lion City. An interesting ensemble of
different cultures, languages, festivals and cuisine
intertwines here. Singapore assumed self-government in 1959
and became a fully independent Republic in 1965, the island
was a British colony and traces of its colonial heritage can
still be seen today. Singapore is not just one island, but a
main island with over 50 surrounding islets. The main island
has a total land area of 682 square km. However, its compact
size belies its economic growth. In just 150 years,
Singapore has grown into a thriving center of commerce and
industry. Some of Singapore's smaller islands offer a quiet
respite from the big city with their laid-back ambience,
idyllic beaches and inviting waters. Its former role as an
entrepot has diminished, as the Republic has increased its
manufacturing base. Singapore is the busiest port in the
world with over 600 shipping lines sending super tankers,
container ships and passenger liners to share the busy
waters with coastal fishing vessels and wooden lighters.
Parks And Reserves
Singapore is famous world wide as a Garden City. on your
tour to Singapore you will find the city well laden with
beautiful gardens, parks, tropical green plants, radiant
flowers that carpet the Singaporean landscape all over. We
are describing some of them here-
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
It is a beautiful natural reserve with a rainforest in its
borders, where tigers roamed once. It is a reserve that is
spread in 164-hectare area and contains different varieties
of types of plants. Bukit Timah Hill, the highest point of
Singapore, lying in the heart of the reserve is the main
tourist attraction here. Birds' melodious songs and voices
of monkeys or pangolin accompany you when you roam here in
the greenery while listening to the birds. You may even see
some.
Chinese and Japanese Gardens
These two gardens are located side by side to each other.
But reflect beautifully contrasting landscapes. The Chinese
garden spreading across 13-hectare area has the
representation of being a traditional Chinese imperial
garden with pagodas, while the Japanese Garden highlights
simplicity with its stone lanterns, classical Japanese
motifs and Zen rock garden.
East Coast Park
East Coast Park is the best playground not only for
Singaporeans but also for international tourists. It offers
numerous avenues of fun, like cycling, canoeing,
windsurfing, bowling, picnicking and more. You can also
enjoy delicious food served here.
Jurong Bird Park And Jurong Reptile
Park
Covering the vast area of 20-hectares, this is the largest
bird park in the whole South-East Asia. It is the home for
about 8000 birds of 600 species. Named as Birds of Prey, it
displays the outstanding huntsman ship of big birds like,
the eagles, falcon and hawks. . It also has the world's
biggest man-made waterfall and world's largest hornbill
collections. The main attraction for tourists is the Jurong
Bird Park All-Star Bird Show, which entertains you by
beautiful parrots, flamingos and other thrilling highlights.
You can also see Penguins swimming in their air-conditioned
habitat.
Jurong Reptile Park is also South-East Asia's largest one
that boasts over 50 reptilian species living in various
landscapes. It offers you memorable experiences like,
walking a track near which the reptiles freely roam,
enjoying the reptile shows or taking a snap with them.
The Night Safari
Night Safari is such irrestible attraction of
Singapore that no tourist can afford to miss. It is the
world's foremost and only night zoo of its kind. It offers
you the chance to see nocturnal animals' activities in eight
different biological zones. Some 1000 nocturnal animals
ranging from timorous forest dwellers to ferocious
predators. This is a great opportunity to explore the Asian,
African and South American habitations in the dark, which
diminishes all the visible barricades between the tourists
and the wild animals
Chinatown
Famous as the cultural heart of Singapore, Chinatown
provides memorable glimpses in Singaporean history with its
plentiful temples, bedecked terraces and an interestingly
frenzied hodgepodge of shops, trading merchants and their
continuous activities. Nice restaurants and posh shops décor
the whole of Chinatown, beautifully.
Little India
Little India is a humbly multihued area having small shops,
nice-smelling aromas and melodic Hindi film music. Its whole
environ lends much needed break from the prudish
contemporaneousness of the city. You can pick up pictures of
Hindu deities, relish delicious vegetarian food and observe
chapatis being fried by street side cooks.
Sentosa Island
The biggest park than all Singapore's parks together,
Sentosa Island is just wonderful. It is the most visited
attraction by the international tourists. It offers you
everything on earth, from aquariums, museums, sporting
facilities, beaches, luxury hotels, rides, walks and food
centres. The recently built Carlsberg Sky Tower that offers
the whole overview of Sentosa is the best attraction.
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