5 Best Things to Do This Weekend with Kids in Sentosa
Rasa Sentosa Resort by Shangri-La
Have a blast with your kids this weekend at Rasa Sentosa Resort. Featuring a tropical playground at the only beachfront resort in Singapore, it's just 15 minutes away from the city centre. It features 454 spacious suites and guest rooms with private balconies where you can revel on the views of South China Sea, landscaped gardens and pools. Your kids can learn new things and explore, participate in the games and activities at the kids club. They can also have a great time at Nestopia, which is a unique outdoor play space on Siloso beach, while making new friends.
Adults on the other hand can relax at Chi, The Spa, with their broad range of holistic treatments deeply rooted in Asian traditions. This is the perfect way for parents to unwind, then they can enjoy sunset sips at The Bubble Bar, or dinner at Silver Shell Cafe or Casserole. Casual dining is also made available at the Trapizza, an Italian eatery, which is minutes away from this fun-filled family resort.
Along the fringe of Sentosa's tropical rainforest lies the Equarius Hotel. This haven is the perfect getaway for families and nature-lovers alike. It's just a stone's throw away from nature hikes and numerous island attractions. It also features the Universal Studios Singapore™ and S.E.A. Aquarium™. Your entire family is guaranteed to enjoy their breezy and spacious deluxe rooms and suites with balconies having picturesque views of either sea or forest. Then pamper yourself in the luxurious ESPA which is located just beside the hotel, for hours of relaxing rejuvenation. Nature lovers will also appreciate the hotel's green philosophy. Their large panels are utilized in ushering more natural light, thereby reducing electricity consumption. Ceiling fans are manufactured from recycled wood from trees that were removed when this hotel was built.
Spread across the 28 lush hectares on a peninsula in the Upper Seletar Reservoir is the Singapore Zoo. It's beautifully designed, having a rich wildlife roaming in large, natural habitat-like enclosures. The Great Rift Valley is home to baboons, ibexes, and mongooses, and the Fragile Forest biodome is where you can climb up the forest canopy with your kids to check out two-toed sloths or spot flying foxes and lemurs. The Frozen Tundra has wolverines, polar bears, and raccoons, while the Primate Kingdom features all sorts of monkeys-from the crested macaque to the colobus. Also, get a look at the orangutan zoo at 11am and 3:30pm feeding sessions. Step into Wild Africa and Cat Country to witness leopards, sea lions, cheetahs, zebras and giraffes, then the Forest Lodge where you can spot the rare white tiger. Save the best destination for last at the Rainforest Kidzworld. This is great for younger kids, where they can go on pony rides, and indulge in a wet play zone with waterslides. Tired from that wandering feet? A tram that loops through the park will give yourselves a break.
Now we're talking. For all those kids and kids at heart, here's the Singapore branch of the mega-popular Hollywood movie theme park. It's divided into seven 'worlds' and makes it a major star attraction. Younger kids can enjoy suitable attractions like the Dino-Sourin' in The Lost World, Puss In Boots' Giant Journey in Far Far Away, and the all singing and dancing Sesame Street Show in Hollywood. Thrill-seekers on the other hand can go line up for the Sci-Fi CIty ride on Battlestar Galactica, which is the world's tallest and most riveting rollercoaster. Guests are made to choose between riding the suspended CYLON, or the seated HUMAN while they spin, twist and roll. Travel back in time in Ancient Egypt with the Revenge of the Mummy rollercoaster, leading visitors to fiery encounters with the undead as it propels you through eerie darkness. For those wanting to beat the queues, you can purchase the Sentosa FUN Pass if you're also planning to visit the other Sentosa island attractions. You can get to the rollercoasters soon as the park opens.
For ocean lovers out there, come over to the world's largest aquarium, with over 100,000 sea creatures and 49 marine habitats. Enter through the shark tunnel and be mesmerized with the hammerheads, sandbar and silvertip sharks lurking above your head. Spot Nemo and the eels in the Bay of Bengal. Learn about the vast ecosystems of Lake Malawi, coastal mangroves or the kelp forests. The Ocean Journey on the other hand gives you one of the most explicit and captivating unearthly exhibits. It features monstrous spider crabs, eerily-lit jellyfish, and enormous deep sea octopus. The ultimate show-stopper is the vast, 36 meters long, 8.3 meters high Open Ocean tank. This will bring you up close and personal with sharks, stingrays, barracuda, and other humongous, open-water fish. The Daily feedings and Discovery Touch Pool are great experiences for your kids too. Need fast cash from Sentosa but worried you won’t find any reliable moneylender? Head down to Bugis Credit and find your best options. These instructions guarantee you won’t get lost!
From Sentosa to Bugis Credit:
Head south to Serapong Course Road
Turn right, then turn left.
Next, turn left towards Artillery Avenue
Turn right, then turn left again towards Artillery Avenue
Arrive at Eton House, Board Bus B - Eastbound at the Beach Station
Arrive at Merlion Plaza, walk to Imbiah Station
Board the Sentosa Express
Arrive at Vivocity Station and enter through Entrance C
Arrive at HarbourFront, take the North East Line through Punggol Station
Arrive at Outram Park station, take the East West Line.
Take Exit C, then head southwest towards Middle Road
From Middle Road, turn left on to North Bridge Road
Arrive at Bugis Cube, Bugis Credit is at #02-12
