Sentosa, a resort island located only minutes away from its main island Singapore, is one of the highly travelled to destinations by both locals and tourists alike. The island features world-class hotels, clean beaches and a whole lot of attractions to keep visitors entertained for days. This guide lets you in on the must-try activities in Sentosa!
Sentosa Express (Monorail service)
Every 10 to 15 minutes, a Sentosa Express monorail (SGD4.20) departs from the Sentosa Station located at the top floor of Vivocity Mall at the main island. It travels across the waters and towards the resort island in a couple of minutes, bringing visitors to three stations – Waterfront, Imbiah and Beach Station – inside Sentosa island.
Each station is situated close by to major attractions. Waterfront Station would lead you to Resorts World Sentosa where the theme park, museums and the majority of the hotels are. Imbiah Station is the beginning of an adventure on an Island. And Beach Station welcomes you to three of Singapore’s prettiest man-made beaches.
Sentosa Express
Admission fees: SGD4.20
Opening hours: 07:00 – 00:00
Location (Sentosa Station): 1 HarbourFront Walk, Singapore 098585
Have a blast at Universal Studios Singapore™
One of the best places to go for fun and thrills or just a walk in a park is at Universal Studios Singapore™. The theme park is Singapore’s only international theme park and features rides for the thrill-seekers and faint-hearted.
Universal Studios Singapore™ features roller coasters that will get your adrenaline rushing from the Revenge of the Mummy coaster to the cool animatronics on a water ride at Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure and a fantastic lineup of entertainment and shows throughout the day. This theme park in Sentosa is an excellent place to spend at least half a day with your family and friends.
Insider finds: Visit in October when Universal would hold the annual highly-anticipated Halloween Horror Night events on most nights of the month!
Universal Studios Singapore™
Admission fees: SGD77
Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 (subject to changes)
Location: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Universal Studios Singapore 098269
Monorail Station: Waterfront Station
Go wet and wild at Adventure Cove Waterpark™
Swim together with the marine life and have a splashing good time at the Adventure Cove Waterpark™. Guests of the water park can expect to swoosh down six thrilling water slides such as the Spiral Washout and Riptide Rocket, or drift along a lazy Adventure River and snorkel with thousands of tropical fish over at the Rainbow Reef.
Insider finds: There is a Ray Bay that lets you go up-close and interact with a family of rays for a top-up rate of SGD18. A must-try activity at Adventure Cove!
Adventure Cove Waterpark™
Admission fees: SGD33
Opening hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Location: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Resorts World Sentosa 098269
Monorail Station: Waterfront Station
Roam under the sea at S.E.A. Aquarium™
Fans of sea creatures can stay dry and cool while admiring the wonders of the sea at the S.E.A. Aquarium™. At the same time, they can learn about the marine life beyond us at the exhibition gallery, watch live feeding sessions at the giant shark tank tunnel and wander at the floor-to-ceiling display at the Ocean Gallery.
Rain or shine, this indoor attraction is a perfect way to escape from Singapore’s humid weather for a good 2 hours!
S.E.A. Aquarium™
Admission fees: SGD37
Opening hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (Closing time may vary depending on peak seasons)
Location: 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, 098269
Monorail Station: Waterfront Station
Visit Quirky Museums at Resorts World Sentosa
Visit the fun and interactive instagrammable museums of Sentosa. At the Trick Eye Museum Singapore, visitors are teased with mind-boggling optical illusions. There are several 3D photo op points to take images similar to a real-life experience, e.g. falling into a volcano!
Continue with a tour amongst celebrity wax figurines at the Madame Tussauds Singapore museum. These figurines look so real; your friends back home would have to take a second look at the pictures.
These museums would take about no more than two hours in total to scour the entire place and can be put together with the other attractions on-site for a day itinerary.
Trick Eye Museum Singapore
Admission fees: SGD25
Opening hours: 10:00 – 17:00 (last admission at 16:00)
Location: 26 Sentosa Gateway, #01-43/44, 098138
Monorail Station: Waterfront Station
Madame Tussauds Singapore
Admission fees: SGD19
Opening hours: 10:00 – 20:30
Location: 40 Imbiah Rd, Sentosa, 099700
Monorail Station: Imbiah Station
Test your bravery at Mega Adventure Park
Travel beyond the Waterfront Station and venture into Sentosa’s cluster of adventure attractions at Imbiah Station. At the Mega Adventure Park, brave souls explore two to three zones of the park – MegaZip, MegaClimb and MegaJump - depending on your park package.
Warm-up with a high element obstacle course at MegaClimb before freefalling down a 15-metre drop to the ground at MegaJump. Alas, proceed to MegaZip for the last event, a 60kph zip across the jungle to the Siloso Beach finish point.
Your adventure at Mega Adventure Park should not take you more than an hour (varies depending on the number of daredevils and faint-hearted souls in front of you), and it is an excellent place to get a thrilling full-body workout while on vacation.
Mega Adventure Park
Admission fees: From SGD33
Opening hours: 11:00 – 19:00
Location: 10A Siloso Beach Walk, 099008
Monorail Station: Imbiah Station
Race down the Skyline Luge
Fuel the adrenaline with a race down the tracks of Skyline Luge with your friends on a luge cart. There are four different luge tracks to choose from, namely the Dragon trail, Jungle trail, Expedition trail and the Kapu Kapu trail. What will be your winning strategy and which will be your fastest route downhill? May the best luge racer win!
Insider finds: One of the ticketing booths is at Imbiah Lookout (Imbiah Station) while the other stall is along the Siloso Beach walkway (Beach Station). If you are Siloso Beach, we recommend buying the Skyride; a scenic route on a 4-seater chairlift that brings you to the luge starting point.
Skyline Luge
Admission fees: Luge + Skyride Combo (from SGD24)
Opening hours: 11:00 – 19:30 (hours may vary)
Location: 1 Imbiah Rd, 099692
Monorail Station: Imbiah Station/ Beach Station
Sentosa is a tiny but mighty island that has many other adventurous activities and adrenaline-rushing attractions to explore, read this article for a dose of Singapore’s top blood pumping attractions!
