Singapore Botanic Gardens
Large green park near Orchard Road, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has shady lawns, a lake, rainforest patches and a well-known orchid garden.
Orchard Road
Restaurants, hotels, department stores and malls line Singapore's main shopping street.
Attractive locations
The Istana
Official residence and office of Singapore's president, set in colonial-era grounds. The grounds are only open to the public on a few chosen days each year.
Orchard Road
Singapore's main shopping boulevard, a tree-lined street of malls, department stores and cafes that runs for about two kilometres. Elaborate festive lights are put up here at the end of the year.
Fort Canning Hill
A green hill close to the Singapore River, once the seat of Malay rulers and later a British fort. Paths lead past old gates, a spice garden and the wartime bunker known as the Battle Box.
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple
A large Hindu temple on Tank Road dedicated to Lord Murugan, known for its colourful gopuram tower and ornate carvings. It is the end point of the yearly Thaipusam procession.
Airports
Singapore Changi Airport SIN
It is about 19 km in a straight line from Orchard Road.
Seletar Airport XSP
It is about 13 km in a straight line from Orchard Road.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Singapore page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan25.9 °C235 mm
- Feb26.2 °C102 mm
- Mar27.0 °C168 mm
- Apr27.8 °C193 mm
- May28.1 °C199 mm
- Jun27.6 °C164 mm
- Jul27.1 °C174 mm
- Aug27.1 °C173 mm
- Sep27.2 °C167 mm
- Oct27.3 °C210 mm
- Nov26.9 °C283 mm
- Dec26.3 °C300 mm
Driest months: Feb, Jun, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 61% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 999. Ambulance and fire 995.
local government
Singapore Police Force (emergency and hotlines)
Helps with: Singapore's national police. Call 999 for immediate police help, or text 70999 when it is not safe to talk. A separate police hotline takes crime-related information.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Singapore, including visitors. The police page lists no tourist-specific police unit.
Phone: 999
Address: Police Headquarters, New Phoenix Park, 28 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329560
local government
Singapore Tourism Board (Tourist Information Hotline)
Helps with: Singapore's national tourism board. Its tourist information hotline answers visitor questions on weekdays 9am to 6pm excluding public holidays; feedback can go through its online form.
Who qualifies: Anyone visiting Singapore or planning a trip there.
Phone: 1800-736 2000
Address: Tourism Court, 1 Orchard Spring Lane, Singapore 247729
ngo
Singapore Red Cross
Helps with: Singapore's national Red Cross society, a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It runs first aid training, blood donation drives and community support programmes.
Who qualifies: People in Singapore who need its first aid, blood donation or community support services.
Address: Red Cross House, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486
embassy
Foreign embassies and consulates in Singapore (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy or high commission. The Singapore foreign ministry's directory links to each mission's contact page.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy, high commission or consulate.
local government
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Helps with: Singapore's fire and rescue service. Call 995 for an ambulance or fire emergency, or send an SMS to 70995.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Singapore who needs an ambulance or fire service in an emergency.
Phone: 995