Singapore is brilliant. Taxis are cheap. MRT is convenient and easy. Botanic gardens are beautiful, or just do the orchid collection. Gardens by the Bay are worth a visit and mostly under cover. Marina Bay is a wow experience with designer shops and lots of restaurants. China Town or Little India have excellent cheap and more adventurous eating. National Museum is excellent and cooler. ...
We booked a two day private tour before our cruise with Tours By Locals. This was a great option. The tour guide met us at the hotel and took us around town visiting all the local sites. ...
Busy and tropical. Not as clean as we had remembered (1974), too many people now smoke in the streets; that was a big surprise. Singapore has changed a lot. Sky scrapers where before had been the sea; too modern and abstract in our opinion. We prefer Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur or Dubai f.e. ...