Sam with the giraffes at Singapore Zoo
Travelling from London to Australia recently we decided to stop in Singapore for a few days of sunshine.
We hadn’t been to Singapore before so weren’t sure how child friendly it would be, but found it a brilliant place to take our 2 year old son Sam and 2 month old baby Max.
The highlight of the trip had to be Singapore Zoo:
- There were a huge variety of animals, all in lush green open wide spaces. Sam’s favourite were the giraffes, mine were the giant tortoises.
- Lots of activities to keep the kids entertained
- Train and boat rides
- Kids area with rides (there was so much else to do we didn’t even get here)
Mike and Sam riding an elephant
- Elephant rides
- Animal feeding (giraffes, tortoises, monkeys, birds) the list went on and on
- Animal shows and talks
We went on a few shopping trips, the air-conditioned shopping centres were a relief from the hot, humid temperatures outside. While shopping isn’t really Sam’s favourite pastime (or my husband’s) the shopping centres have great indoor play areas with slides, swings and climbing frames to keep the kids entertained.
Sam trying out the chopsticks!
For dinners we tended to head out early to hawker centres (also called coffee shops). Lots of stalls selling local food, each plate for only a couple of dollars each. Sam loved looking at all the food stalls and deciding where to eat, and of course he was happy eating fried rice with chopsticks.
We will definitely be returning to Singapore, there were many things that sounded great for kids we just didn’t get time to do (after spending much of the time in the hotel swimming pool).
Next time we will get to Sentosa Island, the bird park, night zoo and underwater world.
We found a great website with lots of information on Singapore for kids…. http://www.singaporeforkids.com
This post is courtesy of my sister Angela who has spent 8 years living in London.
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