0:06 hello Adventure if you're planning to
0:09 visit Singapore then this video is for
0:11 you I'm your local Singapore and in this
0:13 ultimate Singapore travel guide we'll
0:15 cover the best places to stay how to get
0:18 around how to pay for things and a lot
0:20 more so that you feel right at home in
0:22 your visit to my beloved City let's
0:25 begin welcome to Singapore we are the
0:27 smallest country in Asia with the
0:30 biggest personality
0:32 million of us share this small country
0:35 so it can get very crowded at times you
0:37 might have heard of us being the Garden
0:40 City fine City or the food Paradise it's
0:44 all true and you'll see why next station
0:53 the let's start with language Singapore
0:55 is the easiest Asian country to travel
0:58 to because we are the highest ranks in
1:00 Asia for English proficiency in fact
1:02 globally we are number two so if you
1:05 speak English you are set but even if
1:08 you don't speak any English wait how you
1:10 watching this most of our public science
1:12 are multilingual reflecting our
1:14 Multicultural Roots so you'll easily
1:16 find Mandarin Tamil and Malay
1:18 translations alongside the English
1:21 science and it's not just the science
1:23 most singap parans also speak a second
1:25 language because we're forced to learn
1:27 in school so we have this subject called
1:29 the mother Tong that everybody has to
1:31 learn the language of their parents and
1:33 many of us like myself are naturalized
1:37 immigrants so we still speak our native
1:40 language now about money in Singapore we
1:42 use the Singapore dollars I love that
1:44 the most commonly used nodes are made of
1:47 plastic so they're very durable and
1:49 they're also
1:52 waterproof which makes it easy [Music]
1:54 [Music] for
1:56 for
1:59 money most modern shops and restaurants
2:01 are credit card friendly but if you want
2:03 to eat the most delicious and the most
2:05 affordable local food in Singapore
2:07 you'll need some cash if you're not sure
2:09 how much to bring just carry some spare
2:11 notes because we have quite a few Money
2:13 Changes here that you can convert more
2:15 Sing dollars by the way you don't have
2:18 to tip in Singapore usually prices are
2:20 as stated but some restaurants May
2:23 charge a GST and 10% service charge on
2:38 now about general safety Singapore is
2:41 the most dangerous country for drug
2:43 traffickers just 500 G of wheat will
2:46 grant you the capital punishment so
2:47 unless you're planning for this to be
2:49 your last trip don't bring any word of
2:51 caution even if the drug is in your
2:53 system it's still considered trafficking
2:55 the safest way is to not consume any
2:57 before coming here for everybody else
2:59 Singapore might be the safest country in
3:00 the world the world you want to get a
3:04 snack at midnight as a woman come to
3:06 Singapore we have a very low crime rate
3:08 and a very efficient low enforcement
3:10 however low crime doesn't mean no crime
3:13 so you must still take care of yourself
3:15 so in summary generally Singapore is
3:17 very safe now about Singapore being a
3:20 fine City other than how it's such a
3:22 fine City we also get the name because
3:24 there's so many s around that warn you
3:26 not to do certain things that will end
3:28 up in a fine for example no ltering no
3:31 smoking no Duran yeah you actually
3:33 cannot bring Duran into the buses and
3:35 trains here because it's very smelly and
3:37 once it stink out a place it will stay
3:40 there for very long now on to the best
3:54 city Singapore has the best public
3:57 transportation Network in the world not
3:59 only that it's super user friendly it's
4:01 also the most affordable way to get
4:03 around the city for example if you're to
4:05 take a train from the Changi Airport to
4:06 the Marl Park they'll take you about 1
4:10 hour and cost you slightly over $2 so
4:12 let's learn how to ride the bus and the
4:14 train do you have a credit card the
4:16 super basic way to pay here is to just
4:19 use your credit card directly all train
4:21 and bus payment in Singapore takes visa
4:24 and MasterCard you can even use Apple
4:27 pay otherwise you can also get a cash
4:29 card that's known as the easel Link Card
4:31 you can get them at any bus interchange
4:33 or train station Counter you will need
4:36 to top up the cart using these machines
4:37 just put your easy Ling cart on the
4:40 reader then insert money or t your card
4:43 to top it up beware that you need at
4:46 least $3 otherwise you'll get an
4:49 error at the Gantry then the door won't
4:51 open and the bus driver might kick you
4:53 out each person will need to have one
4:56 cut with him do note that your credit
4:58 card provider will charge a daily admin
5:00 fee for every day that you are using the
5:02 cart for public transport in Singapore
5:04 honestly it's still going to be cheaper
5:06 than having money stuck in your cash
5:12 Singapore for super basic navigation I
5:14 recommend getting a device with internet
5:17 access and let Google Maps do most of
5:20 the work it works 90% of the time let's
5:22 start with how to navigate when taking
5:26 the bus first get to the bus stop that
5:29 Google map tells you about and make sure
5:31 you're at the right bus stop just look
5:33 out for this pole with a lot of numbers
5:35 these are the bus numbers that comes to
5:38 this bus stop so you want to make sure
5:40 the bus number you're waiting for exists
5:43 on that pole there also make sure you're
5:45 going in the right direction look out
5:47 for this info boards where you can see
5:50 the bus and where they're going you can
5:51 see all the stations that the bus will
5:54 stop at Cross trck if your destination
5:56 is in the list another super helpful
5:59 feature here is this icon this indicates
6:01 if the train in station is very near to
6:03 that stop the color indicates which
6:06 train line it is it's super helpful when
6:09 you're trying to get to a train station
6:12 once all is good wait for the
6:15 bus the bus doesn't follow a specific
6:17 schedule on average waiting time is
6:19 about 10 to 15 minutes when your bus
6:23 arrives give the driver a friendly wave
6:24 pay attention to this especially if
6:26 you're the only one at the bus stop
6:28 because if you don't wave the bus might
6:35 stop next get onto the
6:39 bus tap your cut at the reader and greet the
6:40 the
6:42 captain look out for this yellow red
6:45 stop button that you can find all around
6:47 the bus when you're one stop away from
6:49 your intended stop press it a bell will
6:52 ring and the bus stopping sign will
6:55 light up remember to tap your cart at
6:57 the exit Gantry else you'll be charged
7:00 the maximum Fair most of the time time
7:02 you must enter the bus from the front
7:05 door one time I saw someone entered from
7:07 the back and he got sced because the bus
7:09 Captain thought he was trying to dodge
7:11 the fair I hope you manag to get off the
7:21 trains the trains in Singapore are also
7:23 locally known as the
7:26 MRT it's a large network of train lines
7:28 that could look very intimidating the
7:30 first time you see it but don't be
7:32 afraid I'll teach you how to read this
7:34 train map after learning how to read
7:38 this you can go anywhere on the MRT line
7:39 each of these colored lines represents a
7:42 train service and each label along it is
7:44 a station where the lines intersect with
7:46 a label there's a station that will
7:48 allow you to transfer from one line to
7:51 another I'll cover that in a bit once
7:53 you get to your train station tap your
7:55 card to enter through the
7:57 Gantry then find the right train
8:00 platform to get to your destination
8:02 the train platform will have signs to
8:04 tell you which direction it is going it
8:06 will display the name of the station at
8:09 the end of the line for example on this
8:11 green line You'll see the direction
8:14 towards TOS link and in the opposite
8:17 platform towards SP series or towards
8:20 Chi airport there's always this line map
8:22 on the platform for you to check which
8:24 station you're at and which stations the
8:27 train will go the train does not run on
8:29 a schedule the average waiting time is
8:35 minutes once you arrived at your
8:37 destination get off the
8:40 train then tap out of the Gantry and
8:43 look out for the super useful locality
8:45 map here you can find out about all the
8:48 station exits and the places of interest
8:50 around the area I usually look at this
8:53 to find out which exit to get out from
8:55 so that I will be nearer to my
8:57 destination now back on the topic of
8:59 transferring sometimes you need to
9:01 change bus or change train to get to
9:04 your final destination for changing bus
9:06 it's very simple just get off the bus
9:08 station where you can take your next bus
9:10 at when you are changing train you need
9:13 to make sure you stop at a train station
9:15 that has a connecting line for example
9:18 if you in Kent Ridge going to Chinatown
9:20 you need to get onto the yellow line to
9:22 hper front then change to purple line to
9:25 get to Chinatown when transferring
9:27 between train lines you don't have to
9:29 get out of the station you just have to
9:31 get off the train onto the platform and
9:32 then follow the sign boards that will
9:34 lead you to your next train line there's
9:36 one exception if you're taking the dark
9:39 blue downtown line you might still need
9:41 to get out of the train station to get
9:43 to the next platform where you can take
9:45 your next train the best part about
9:48 transfer is that your fair is calculated
9:50 by the distance traveled so you don't
9:51 have to pay extra if you change from bus
9:54 to train and vice versa congratulations
9:57 you can now go anywhere in Singapore via
9:59 the public transport if you want
10:00 something more comfortable or you want
10:03 to reach your destination faster there's
10:05 also taxi services available across the
10:08 whole island and the easiest way to get
10:10 these taxes is to call them via these
10:13 right healing apps called grab Tada or
10:15 zip download at least one of the apps
10:16 and create an account before your
10:18 departure so that you can use it the
10:20 moment that you need it for comparison
10:22 if you to take a taxi from Changi
10:24 Airport to Marlan park it would have
10:26 taken you 20 minutes and will cost you
10:28 anywhere about 20 to 25 Singapore
10:30 dollars and don't bother trying to rent
10:33 a car in Singapore not only that it's
10:35 going to be super expensive you're also
10:37 going to waste a lot of time trying to
10:39 find parking if you find this video
10:41 helpful so far please leave a like so
10:43 that more people can find it thank you
10:46 very much next the most important
10:48 question where is the best place to book
10:50 your accommodations are you looking for
10:52 a hotel that's nearby to tourist
10:55 attractions within walking distance to
10:57 amazing food places at an affordable
10:59 price we're going to show you a map of
11:01 the city where we are right now is the
11:03 mor lion Park I've marked the major
11:05 tourist attractions on this map to give
11:07 you a good gaug of where things are most
11:09 of the tourist attractions are around
11:12 this little area near the Marina Bay so
11:14 you might think oh is that the best
11:17 place to stay but no they are way
11:19 overpriced because not only they are in
11:22 a very Grand and prime location these
11:26 hotels fton and MBs are five-star luxury
11:29 hotels you do get an amazing view of the
11:32 City but unless you want to be poor
11:34 after Singapore I'm going to share with
11:36 you places where you can get better
11:38 value for your money for comparison the
11:41 price per person per night at a budget
11:44 accommodation is around $30 to $100 for
11:46 mid-range hotels 100 to 200 and anything
11:49 above is higher end staying nearby the
11:51 tourist attractions is very good but
11:53 what's even better is having good
11:55 accessibility to our public
11:57 transportation Network which is
11:59 considered the best in the world our
12:02 buses and trains are very user friendly
12:04 and they are the most affordable way to
12:07 get around the city for example a trip
12:09 from the Changi Airport to the Maran
12:12 will only take you 1 hour and cost you
12:15 slightly over $2 the best way to utilize
12:17 the public transportation network is to
12:19 pick a hotel that's within walking
12:22 distance to a major train station or a
12:25 major road with many bus services of
12:27 course you still don't want to spend too
12:29 much time in transits every day so I
12:31 don't recommend staying outside of this
12:33 area to visualize our public
12:36 transportation Network let's add another
12:38 layer to our map each of these are the
12:40 train stations and those stations with
12:41 more than one colors are interchange
12:43 stations that gives you access to
12:46 multiple train lines giving you an even
12:49 better accessibility now let's look into
12:52 the best areas to spend the [Music]
12:55 [Music]
13:00 night at number four we have l India
13:03 this is a very vibrant neighborhood you
13:05 can easily spend the whole day just
13:08 walking around this area the streets are
13:10 full of FNB options many of them
13:12 offering Indian Cuisine and if you're
13:14 vegetarian you'll have a lot more
13:16 options in this area this Hawker Center
13:18 called the teeka center is a must go
13:20 there are also iconic cultural points of
13:24 interest such as the S V caman Hindu
13:27 temple former tant prakan house and the
13:29 Indian Heritage Center Little India
13:32 train station serves the blue line and
13:34 the purple line which gives you direct
13:37 access to MBS via Bayfront santosa via
13:39 Harborfront and
13:42 Chinatown looking at the accommodations
13:44 available in this area you get quite a
13:46 few budget hostels and mid-range hotels
13:48 to choose from which are very suitable
13:50 for Budget Travelers so Little India is
13:52 a pretty good place but a better place
14:01 there isn't much in the immediate vinity
14:04 but you get excellent accessibility the
14:07 Alum Park train station sits on three
14:09 lines you have a direct train line to
14:12 Chinatown to the Merion Park via Raffles
14:14 Place santosa via Harborfront and the
14:18 gardens butter Bay also Kamp Glam via
14:21 bis the local gem in the area is the
14:23 kyong road this is where you can find a
14:30 restaurants however there are only
14:32 mid-range to high-end hotels that's
14:34 available for booking here so this is
14:42 option at number two the second best
14:46 place to stay is at boogies it's also a
14:48 very Lively area you can have a lot of
14:51 fun browsing the boogies Street where
14:53 there are lots of Street fashion shops
14:55 for modern amenities there's the boogies
14:57 Junction and the boogies plus shopping
14:59 malls food option is very very good here
15:01 there's Albert Center Hawker Center
15:04 within walking distance and lania street
15:06 that has nice restaurants and actually
15:08 all around the area there are dozens of
15:10 eist that you can choose from you'll
15:12 also be within walking distance to a
15:14 major attraction which is the kampong
15:16 Glam where you can explore the sultan
15:19 mosque Lane and Arab Street if you
15:21 walk the other way there's the National
15:23 Library accessibility in Bugis is also
15:26 very good the road along Victoria Street
15:29 has many bus services that connect you
15:33 to Chinatown and harbor FR to get to
15:36 Sosa and Boogie station serves the green
15:38 line and the blue line which gives you
15:40 very convenient access to Little India
15:44 Merion Park via Raffles Place MBS via
15:46 Bayfront and many of our famous
15:49 architectures at City
15:52 Hall now looking at the accommodation
15:54 options in this area there's lot of
15:58 budget mid-range and some luxury options
16:01 so very easy to find one that fits your
16:03 bill and the best place to spend the
16:12 Chinatown this is a very vibrant
16:14 neighborhood with lots of things to see
16:16 and do in the area there's the Buddha
16:19 too Relic Temple SRI maraman Temple and
16:20 generally lots of shops along the
16:22 streets for more modern amenities
16:24 there's also a big shopping mall called
16:26 the Chinatown point the accessibility is
16:29 the best here because the uton Street
16:31 and the New Bridge Road has lots of
16:33 buses that brings you everywhere you can
16:35 easily get to campong via bus on top of
16:37 that the Chinatown station serves the
16:39 blue line and the prople line giving you
16:42 easy access to santosa Via Harborfront
16:45 MBS via Bayfront and Little India and
16:47 just a short walk to Maxwell station you
16:49 get access to the Brown Line that brings
16:52 you straight to Gardens by the
16:55 bay you will also never go hungry in
16:57 Chinatown because this is the place with
16:59 the most number of Hawker centers you
17:02 can find the Hong liim Hawker ChatOn
17:04 complex Maxwell food center and People's
17:07 Park Hawker you also get the best range
17:10 of Hotel options at very competitive
17:12 price there are many budget hostels
17:16 decent mid-range hotels and even luxury
17:18 high-end ones for you to choose from so
17:20 you'll definitely find one that fits
17:23 your comfort and budget level before I
17:25 get to the places that I don't recommend
17:27 staying at if you find this video
17:30 helpful please leave a like and use my
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17:34 that I get a small commission which
17:36 helps me make more video guides like
17:39 this thank you very much and here are
17:41 the areas that you should not stay at
17:44 and why number one Archard Road you'll
17:47 be within walking distance to many many
17:50 very nice shopping malls offering very
17:52 high-end luxury products it's not a hard
17:54 no but I feel that it's not worth your
17:56 money to stay here in terms of
17:58 accessibility it's not too bad because
18:00 the red line gives you direct access to
18:02 the Marion Park via raffle place and the
18:05 Brown Line can get you to Chinatown via
18:08 Maxwell and Gardens by be to me the
18:10 biggest downside is the whole area is
18:13 very Grand very nice but I feel that I
18:15 will miss the Charming Vibe and the
18:17 lifeless of the shop houses small
18:19 atories and the Hawker centers also
18:22 there are mostly just high-end hotels
18:24 and maybe one or two mid-range options
18:27 here so it's not very budget friendly
18:29 anyway you're not going to spend much
18:31 time in the hotel right so I rather you
18:33 spend that money elsewhere actually if
18:35 your objective coming to Singapore is to
18:37 do a lot of shopping this is the perfect
18:39 place for you to stay in but if you want
18:42 to explore things that are more uniquely
18:44 Singapore then you might want to stay
18:47 elsewhere the second no no no is santosa
18:50 Island I'll just start with the prices
18:53 okay similarly most of them are high-end
18:56 hotels but this time not only that it's
18:58 not worth your money it's also a waste
19:00 of your time because of the terrible
19:03 accessibility of the Sosa Island the
19:06 only affordable way to get in and out is
19:09 via the monoral or walking down the
19:11 bwalk there's also very limited uh
19:13 public transportation all around the
19:15 island so if you plan to explore
19:17 anything outside of santosa you're going
19:19 to spend at least 15 minutes just
19:21 getting out of the island the monoral is
19:24 also notorious for being overloaded
19:26 especially on the weekends because it's
19:28 much smaller than the normal trains but
19:30 pick periods you might have to wait a
19:32 long time for the monoral the only
19:34 scenario that I'll recommend staying
19:36 here is if you booked at least two to
19:38 three full day activities that are all
19:41 within santosa for example day one USS
19:44 day two Adventure Cove day three Sea
19:45 Aquarium then maybe it will be
19:47 worthwhile especially for families with
19:49 children because I know after a long day
19:51 it's nice to walk back to your hotel
19:53 without fasting with transport and the
19:56 third area to avoid is clarky actually
19:59 clarky is right beside Chinatown so it
20:00 has a very similar level of
20:02 accessibility you'll also be staying
20:04 within walking distance to many
20:06 restaurants and bar along the Singapore
20:09 River but that's the problem those
20:11 restaurants and bars opens late into the
20:13 night and they can get very loud
20:16 personally I also don't like to stay in
20:18 areas that serves a lot of alcohol
20:19 because I prefer not to encounter drunk
20:21 strangers on the street the only
20:24 scenario that I can recommend staying at
20:26 clock key is if you are actually
20:28 planning to experience the night life in
20:30 Singapore it's very convenient to be
20:33 able to walk back to your hotel at 2:
20:35 300 a.m. after partying for the whole
20:37 night but if you prefer to have a good
20:40 night's sleep then I suggest staying
20:42 elsewhere we've covered the basic things
20:43 but there's so much more like the top
20:46 things to do best food to try how to eat
20:49 at the Hawker centers so to cover all
20:51 that watch this ultimate Singapore guide
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