HomeAsiaSouth East AsiaSingaporeSingapore Night Safari and first sight of the Merlion By Marcos Detourist on October 28, 2011We left the hostel at a quarter before 6PM. I wanted to spend the sunset / dusk at Singapore’s most iconic landmark, the statue of the Merlion found at the mouth of the Singapore River.Got off at the Raffles Place MRT Station and started walking towards the River. The first recognizable landmark we passed by was the historic Fullerton Hotel. There were a lot of luxury cars parked at the front. It was the F1 season (Fomula 1 Night Race) in Singapore.Car junkies around the world flock to Singapore at this time. I’ve spent hours playing NFS and I admit it was kinda cool to have the game realized in a real megacity like Singapore. The streets around Marina Bay were blocked off because it was used as a race track for the night race. I can only imagine the thrill of speeding through skyscrapers and thousands of spectators. Fullerton Hotel SingaporeWe found out that our visit coincided with the F1 race too late and did not bother getting tickets. Our main goal was sightseeing anyways. The road blocks kinda threw our itinerary off a bit, especially because we weren’t familiar with the place. We had to take long detours to simply cross to the other side of the street. I was planning on covering a lot of places that afternoon but we ended up only going to the area from One Fullterton to the Merlion. Statues alongthe Singapore RiverIt was odd to find out that the sky was still bright even though it was already past 6PM. The sunset in Singapore happened an hour later than what I was used to at home. Dusk settled in at around 7PM. In the Philippines, it would’ve been very dark by then. Underground passageway between Fullerton Hotel and one FullertonMarina BayThe waterfront area in front of One Fullerton had a great view of the Marina Bay Sands complex. From there, it was a short walk to the Merlion. Marina Bay Sands Singapore Lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum at the Marina Bay Sands One Fullerton at DuskSingapore MerlionWe made it to the Merlion just in time for dusk. It looked really great with the backdrop of Singapore’s Skyscrapers and iconic buildings such as the durian-shaped Esplanade building. Singapore’s Merlion and the Esplanade The Merion with the Singapore SkylineI loved being a pedestrian in Singapore because it looked so beautiful at street level. The streets were very clean, lined with a lot of greens, and filled with interesting architectures.Singapore also has one of the most famous skylines in the world. I think it’s beautifully well-planned. It was nice to see all the tall buildings clustered up in just one area but I was somehow not totally blown away. On a wide shot, the skyline silhouette wasn’t so impressive because there wasn’t an iconic supertall building dominating the skyline. I understand this is because there’s a maximum building height cap implemented in Singapore.Singapore Night SafariOur last stop that night was the Singapore Night Safari. We took the MRT to Ang Mo Kio station and got on a 30-minute bus ride to the Night Safari. Ang Mo Kio MRT Station Entering the Night SafariWasn’t able to take a lot of photos because it was really hard to take shots at night. Especially on the moving tram ride at the Singapore Night Safari. Resolved to kicking it back and just enjoy the experience. Blurry shots during the Night Safari tram rideI think it wouldn’t have been such a loss if we had not gone to the Night Safari. I would probably enjoy a day visit to the nearby Singapore Zoo more.We went around the park until almost closing time and hopped on a bus going to the city center. The bus dropped us off at Little India and then we walked all the way to Bugis.Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Singapore Nightshots - Merlion, Fullerton Hotel, and Marina…Singapore River Photo WalkChangi Airport to Bugis, SingaporePlanning a trip to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5-day Budget for Singapore, Legoland, and Sentosa Tour19 Days Malaysia and Singapore ItineraryComments shaz gepana saysOctober 28, 2011 at 3:41 pmawesome! singapore hostels saysApril 12, 2012 at 2:18 pmVery nice! :) a lot of pictures. thanks for sharing! Marcos saysApril 13, 2012 at 10:49 pmYou’re welcome :D Camille saysApril 17, 2013 at 8:29 amLink exchange is nothing else except it is only placing the other person’s webpage link on your page at suitable place and other person will also do similar in favor of you. Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Camille saysApril 17, 2013 at 8:29 amLink exchange is nothing else except it is only placing the other person’s webpage link on your page at suitable place and other person will also do similar in favor of you.