Ready-made trips · Singapore
Singapore with kids in 4 days
The zoo and night safari, Gardens by the Bay, and hawker centres everyone can eat at.
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- Length
- 4 days
- Best time
- February to April, July to August
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Day trips
- None, all in the city
Four days in Singapore: The Zoo, the Birds and the Night Safari; Marina Bay. Each full day is one our team has planned, to be walked in order around usual opening hours, with lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening in SingaporeArrival
- When you arriveMerlion ParkIconic waterfront Merlion statue.Tip: Home to Singapore's iconic half-lion, half-fish statue — genuinely touristy but an essential, quick photo stop with good bay views.
Lunch nearby: Din Tai Fung Marina Bay Sands or National Kitchen by Violet Oon
Dinner: Rasapura Masters or Jumbo Seafood Riverside
2The Zoo, the Birds and the Night Safari
- MorningSingapore ZooWorld-class rainforest zoo.Tip: Genuinely well-regarded for its open, naturalistic enclosures — the night safari option offers a good, distinctive nocturnal wildlife experience.
- AfternoonBird ParadiseA vast park of walk-through aviaries beside the zoo at Mandai.Tip: Combine with the zoo and Night Safari on a Mandai park-hopper ticket.
Lunch nearby: Mama Panda Kitchen or Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant
Dinner: Ah Meng Kitchen or Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant
3Marina Bay
- MorningArtScience MuseumThe lotus-shaped museum at Marina Bay, home of the Future World digital art rooms.Tip: Future World is the one children love.
- AfternoonMarina Bay Sands SkyParkObservation deck with skyline views.Tip: The observation deck offers Singapore's classic skyline view — non-hotel guests need a separate ticket, and sunset timing offers the best light for photos.
Lunch nearby: Din Tai Fung Marina Bay Sands or Rasapura Masters
Dinner: Lau Pa Sat or National Kitchen by Violet Oon
4A Last Morning on Fort CanningLast morning
- Before you leaveFort Canning ParkThe hill of Singapore’s ancient kings, with colonial ruins and a spiral staircase through the trees.Tip: The Tree Tunnel spiral stair is the photograph everyone comes for.
Lunch nearby: Song Fa Bak Kut Teh or Jumbo Seafood Riverside
Dinner: National Kitchen by Violet Oon or Din Tai Fung Paragon
Where to stay
Marina Bay
The bay of skyline hotels, Gardens by the Bay and the SkyPark.
Bayfront and Downtown MRT; 25 min to Changi Airport.
Clarke & Robertson Quay
Riverside warehouses of bars and restaurants, quieter upstream at Robertson Quay.
Clarke Quay and Fort Canning MRT; river taxis to Marina Bay.
Chinatown
Shophouse streets, temples and the city’s best hawker centres.
Chinatown and Maxwell MRT.
Everything in the plan is ready to book
The full plan has a map of each day, directions between stops, opening hours, restaurant choices, hotels in these areas and tickets, tours and trains linked to book with the provider you choose.
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