Most flights might be grounded but you can still enjoy waking up in a room other than your own. (See our list of hotel staycations that’ll make you feel like you aren’t in Singapore, as well as these family-friendly staycays your kids will love.)

Or if you are tired of working from home but returning to the office is not an exciting prospect, consider hotel “workations”, like Marina Bay Sands’ package, which starts from $329 per night.

Bookings come with $50 in-room dining credit per night, complimentary valet parking, and access to the Sands SkyPark Observation Deck & Infinity Pool. The package is available till Dec 23, and must be booked by Dec 21.

If you want to look at Singapore’s skyline from a new perspective, hop onto one of Singapore DUCKtours’s amphibious crafts for an adventure on both land and sea.

A 60-minute ride costs $43 for adults and $33 for children aged three to 12. Visit www.ducktours.com.sg for more information.

If you have always wondered how you might fare in an obstacle game show but never had the chance, Singapore’s first floating aqua park might be the place for you. HydroDash has a floating obstacle course on inflatable playgrounds and platforms.

Located at Sentosa’s Palawan Beach, two hours on the course costs $10 for those aged five to eight, and $18 if you’re aged nine and above. Groups of four pay $60.

Changi Experience Studio tickets are priced at a promotional price of $37 (adults) and $25 (child/senior) till Dec 31, 2020. For ticket prices of other attraction, visit its website.

Take a step out of your comfort zone and traverse obstacles at Forest Adventure, the country’s first and only treetop obstacle course.

The course features 44 obstacles like horizontal rope ladders, cargo net bridges and tightropes across three circuits, and each end with a zipline ride. Adults pay $50 each for the course, and a promotional price of $39 on Tuesdays.

Forest Adventure is located at Bedok Reservoir Park. Visit www.forestadventure.com.sg for more information.

We don’t know about you but the Wildlife Reserve’s iconic parks (that are the Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari and River Safari) never cease to fill us with delight and nostalgia whenever we visit, whether as a grown-up or child. Not only will you and the kids get to learn all about wildlife and their habitats as well as conservation efforts, but your visit will also go towards the caring of the animals.

Certain activities have been suspended due to the pandemic, but on the upside, the parks are operating at limited capacity at any one time until further notice, so there’s no jostling with the crowds.

Online tickets for locals start from $31.90 for adults and $20.80 for children to the Singapore Zoo. For ticket prices to Jurong Bird Park, the Night Safari and the River Safari, visit www.wrs.com.sg.

For the adventurous folks, make your way down to Mega Adventure Singapore at Sentosa — speed down the 450m-long MegaZip at 60Kph, or test your balancing act on the 36-obstacle treetop ropes of MegaClimb.

There’s also a parachute simulator (MegaJump) as well as a bungee-assisted trampoline at MegaBounce.

Prices start from $18 for MegaJump to $75 for a MegaZip + Jump + Climb Combo. Visit www.sg.megaadventure.com for more information.

The kayak fishing tours are beginner-friendly and require one to bring just themselves and some protection from the sun. They take place off the coasts of Sentosa and East Coast Park, and commonly caught fish include grouper, snapper and parrotfish.

Prices start at $119 per person for a four-hour tour for four people. Visit www.fever.sg for more information.

Go further afield to Pulau Ubin with Oriental Travel and Tours, to view the ecosystems of Chek Jawa Wetlands as well as learn about the homes on the island that are a throwback in time.

A three-hour tour costs $150 per person and requires a minimum booking of two people to be confirmed. Visit https://oriental.tours for more information.

Those looking for something out of the ordinary can consider Tribe’s Chinatown Murders tour, where participants learn about the area’s history while simultaneously solving a murder mystery.

Alternatively, foodies can sign up for the HawkerWalk – Old School Snacks, which lets participants go behind the scenes and interact with various hawkers. The tours cost $50 per person.

Visit https://tribe-tours.com for more information.

Helmed by a small team of local residents doubling as professional tour guides, its tours lets you rediscover Singapore. Choose from various tours such as Our Grandfathers Story, which lets you embark on a 3.5-hour exploration of Chinatown, peppered with tidbits the journey of Chinese migrants to Singapore, as well as foodie pit-stops at a tea house, a third-generation Cantonese fish soup restaurant with a Bib Gourmand award and a traditional dessert shop.

Foodies will enjoy the Jalan Jalan Cari Makan food tour, which takes you from Katong to Old Airport Road Hawker Centre and Kampong Glam. Or go for a sunset sail and cruise around the Southern Islands.

Visit its website for ticket prices and more information. 

The company’s two-hour-long Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice! tour features various spices found in Fort Canning. Participants will be led to identify native and regional herbs, spices and plants.

Tours cost $200 for a group of two or three, or $250 for a group of four or five. Visit www.letsgotoursingapore.com for more information.

Text: Ng Keng Gene/The Straits Time. Additional Reporting: Michelle Lee

This article was first published on Sep 17, 2020 and updated on Nov 24, 2020.

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