Friday, January 18, 2008

Singapore travel Guide - Explore Singapore


When to go
Go anytime. Climate is not a major consideration, as Singapore gets fairly steady annual rainfall.


Festival events:
Thaipusam is a spectacular Hindu festival, occurring around February.
If shopping and eating are major concerns, April brings the Singapore Food Festival and the Great Singapore Sale is held in June.

Fast Facts

Population 4,430,000
Currency
Name: Singapore Dollar
Code: SGD
Symbol: S$

Retaurant in Singapore:
Restaurants in Singapore offer some of the best dining in the entire world. Restaurants for any occasion are available in the city. Restaurants in Singapore offer you a relaxing retreat to celebrate an event

Singapore zoo
The Singapore Zoo is a zoo with one of the most beautiful settings in the world where animals are reserved in spacious & landscaped enclosures that are estranged from all the visitors through dry or wet moats.

Travel
Singapore offers you a lot to see and do when you are in the city. Every year Singapore welcomes visitors from around the globe for both business and pleasure. In Singapore you can enjoy lively entertainment with Chinese opera. Kreta Ayer or China Town is the largest Chinese ethnic center in the city. Why stay in the typical hotels when ou can stay in Luxurious

Singapore Supersizes the Ferris Wheel
The Flyer’s wheel is 492 feet high and is built over a three-story terminal, making its total height 541 feet. Affixed to the wheel are 28 large capsules, each of which can hold up to 28 people. A ride will take about 30 minutes.The entrance to the Flyer, which will operate seven days a week until 10:30 at night, can be found along the Marina Bay waterfront and Raffles Avenue. A basic ticket will cost 29.50 Singapore dollars per person, about $20 at 1.48 Singapore dollars to the U.S. dollar (discounts are available).
It opens in March and is the world's tallest observation wheel.