Singapore the Gateway city Just North of Singapore are Malaysia and Thailand - where the exotics beaches of Langkawi, Penang, Phuket and Ko Samui beckon. Nearby Cambodia and Vietnam entice with rustic charm and historical monuments.
Visit enchanting cities like Phnom Penh, Yangon and Ho Chi Minh City. Take your pick among the numerous islands of the Philippines and Indonesia if you are seeking idyllic spots for sunbathing, snorkelling and diving.
With Singapore's developed transport and communications infrastructure, Singapore makes a convenient starting and ending point for your trip. It has one of the most highly-rated airports in the world which offers some of the most competitive air ticket prices around. Besides covering the South East region, flights depart regularly from Changi Airport for countries such as India, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and many other exciting destinations.
Know more about Singapore with the official website for Tourist Information.
A trip to cosmopolitan, tropical Singapore is an experience not to be missed. Named the “Lion City“ since the 14th Century, when a Sumatran prince mistook a tiger for a lion, “Singapura“ today is a place of mesmerising contrasts, combining an eclectic mix of vibrant and colourful cultures, old traditions and new trends, primaeval rainforest and architectural marvels spanning the 19th and 20th Centuries. It is a truly unique city, “with its head in the future and its soul in the past“.
Singapore is one of the few places in the world where visitors can immerse themselves in several different cultures, as its people live together in harmony whilst maintaining their own cultural past. Migrants from China, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, the Middle East and further afield have converged on Singapore over the past 170 years and thrived in the ethnic quarters drawn up in the early 19th century by Sir Stamford Raffles, the country's founding father. As such, Singaporean life has been enriched with the distinctive cultures, costumes, languages, cuisine, religions and festivals of its diverse people.
Situated at the crossroads of East and West, Singapore is a perfect gateway for travel to surrounding South East Asian regions. With no great distance to travel before finding yourself in another tropical oasis in Asia Pacific, Singapore offers plenty of adventure for any explorer, however mild mannered.
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