Singapore Tour Plan for Sentosa Island:
A Day of Fun with Kids

Singapore Tour Itinerary to Sentosa Island

Time	Things to Do
8am-9am	Breakfast & Monorail to Sentosa Island Breakfast at hotel or Vivo City Shopping Centre Then Sentosa Express (monorail) from Lobby L Level 3 of Vivo City to Imbiah Station on Sentosa Island
9am-10am	Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom Location: Imbiah Lookout Over 1500 butterflies from 50 species See butterflies at different life stages Over 3000 insect species, including the 16cm Hercules Beetle
10am-10.30am	Blue Line Bus (free) from Imbiah Lookout to Underwater World
10.30am - 11.30am	Sentosa Underwater World Touch pool near entrance: starfish, rays, baby sharks Travellator through the Tunnel Don't miss the latest - giant octopuses! Admission includes the dolphin show at Dolphin Lagoon (Jellyfish @ Sentosa Underwater World)
11.30am-12pm	Red Line Bus (free) from Underwater World to Palawan Beach (Dolphin Lagoon Stop)
12pm-1pm	Lunch at one of Palawan Beach's eateries. Koufu Foodcourt recommended for delicious local dishes at budget prices. Free! 2 animal shows by the beach during lunch time: 12pm: Encounter with Reptiles 12.30pm: Encounter with Monkeys @ Amphitheatre
1pm-2.30pm	Dolphin Show at Dolphin Lagoon Take a leisurely stroll from Palawan Beach to Dolphin Lagoon. Show starts at 1.30pm. Early arrival recommended for better seats. ('Meet the Dolphins' @ Dolphin Lagoon)
2.30pm-5.30pm	Swimming & Animal Encounters @ Palawan Beach A short stroll back to Palawan Beach Swim, play or laze around by the beach In between catch these animals shows or 'touch-them' encounters: 3pm: Photo-taking with pig-tailed macaques 3.30pm: Parrot show @ Amphitheatre 4.30pm: Close encounter with parrots 5pm: Grand appearance by all the animals macaques, Siberian husky, parrots, hawks, eagles, python
5.30pm-7.30pm	Palawan Beach to Beach Station + Dinner Journey to Beach Station Take the Palawan-Tanjong Beach Tram if it's not too crowded. Else take the Yellow Line Bus. Dinner Local dishes at Tastes of Singapore, Beach Station. Cheaper options: Hot dogs at Oscar Oscar (combo meal with Songs of the Sea ticket) Local dishes Koufu Foodcourt (i.e. dinner before going to Beach Station) If the crowd is thick, secure your tickets to 'Songs of the Sea' earlier in the day at the Imbiah or Beach Station ticket booths.
7.30pm-8.30pm	'Songs of the Sea' Show Lasers, lights, pyrotechnics Live performers A love story of a sea-faring villager and an enchanted princess. A highlight of this Singapore tour.
8.45pm-9.15pm	Sentosa Luge and Skyride @ Night Chair-lift skyride to the top of the hill. Take in the lovely night scenery on the way up. Go downhill on the luge, go-cart style.
Thereafter	Sentosa Express back to Vivo City from Beach Station

Tips for Enjoying this Singapore Tour

First of all, some essential info about these Sentosa Island attractions to help you do a cost estimate for this Singapore tour:

Attraction	Admission Charges
Attraction	Adult	Child (3-12)
Entry to Sentosa Island	$3	$3
Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom	$16	$10
Underwater World + Dolphin Lagoon	$22.90	$14.60
Songs of the Sea	$10	$10
Sentosa Luge and Skyride	$11	$11 (> 6 years)*
TOTAL (all prices in Singapore dollars)	$62.90	$48.60 (**$33.60)

Sentosa Luge and Skyride requirements:

*Luge
Minimum age/height to ride alone: 6 years and above, 110cm
Price for child riding with adult: $2.

Skyride
Minimum height to ride alone: 150cm
Minimum height to ride with adult: 90cm

** Total cost for child riding the luge with an adult.

If you are not too particular about which attractions to see, just buy a Sentosa Island promotional package for substantial savings.

The packages change regularly. However, the current promotional package is as follow:

Package
(Valid till 31 March 2010)

All-in Price

Adult

Child (3-12)

SENTOSA CHOICE PACKAGE

Choose 3 from:
Tiger Sky Tower, Images of Singapore, The Merlion, Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom, Fort Siloso, GoGreen Segway

Choose 2 from:
Cable Car (1-way Normal Cabin), Sentosa 4D Magix, Sentosa Luge & Skyride

Note:
Minimum height requirement applies for Luge & Skyride, 4D Magix and GoGreen Segway.

$38.90

$26.90

(all prices in Singapore dollars)

Both these packages represent hefty discounts of up to 50%.

As you've already realised, doing everything on this Singapore tour itinerary can be very tiring! Consider checking into a hotel on Sentosa Island. The following are kids-friendly Sentosa hotels. I have stayed with them and have had positive experience.

Shangrila's Rasa Sentosa Resort