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MUST SEEWildlife Amid The City:feeding session. Gear up for some wild animal encounters as you ride on a tram during the Night eye view of the spectacular skyline. In the Underwater World, Asia’s largest tropical Oceanariumride on a travelator along a submerged acrylic-windowed tunnel.Museums and Monuments:Singapore is a walker friendly paradise with its immaculate streets and alleys. Catch a glimpse oflocal life on these boulevards, which are inundated with food courts. Chinatown holds restoredshop houses selling Chinese trinkets and it comes alive during the Chinese New Year.Shopping:The vast strip of air-conditioned malls at Orchard Road is famous for the international brands.which is open 24/ 7 throughout the year - Mustafa Centre at the Serangoon Road. Vivocity withits rooftop amphitheatre, Singapore’s largest multiplex and an open-air playground is a retail andlifestyle destination. If you are looking for bargains on electronics, go to the Sim Lim Square.GETTING AROUNDBus:Buses are a common mode of transport in Singapore. All buses now are air conditioned someeven have mobile televisions installed. Bus Services are regular and inexpensive. There are manytypes of buses from minibus, double decker to super long buses that can take 110 passengers.Minimum fares starts from SGD 0.90Taxi:Taxis are carefully regulated in Singapore, so you can expect to pay the metered price. Minimumfares start from SGD 2.50. Fares from the airport to central Singapore generally is SGD 20 andshould take up to 30 minutes.Mrt:The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is an electrical subway system in Singapore. The MRT service isfast, modern and airconditioned. It operates at regular intervals of 3 to 4 minutes from as early as5:30 am to 12:00 am daily. Travelling on MRT is relatively cheap with fares ranging from SGD0.70 to SGD 2.20 on each line.TIME DIFFERENCESingapore is two and half hours ahead of India.CURRENCY CONVERSIONThe currency of Singapore isSingapore Dollars (SGD) and cents.1 USD = 1.28 SGD; 1 SGD = 42 INR*Average Climate in SingaporeJ F M A M J J A S O N DMAX O C 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31MIN O C 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23DIFFERENT LANGUAGESMandarin and Tamil.Daily maximum and minimum averages are guides only and may varyCox & Kings7 FlexiHol