A typical first trip here runs about $1,075 to $1,450 per person for 7 days at a mid-range style, before flights. Get your own number from the Budget Calculator.
- Hawker centres, open-air food courts with affordable, exceptional food
- Chilli crab and black pepper crab, iconic Singapore dishes
- Hainanese chicken rice, deceptively simple, deeply flavored national dish
- Laksa, roti prata, nasi lemak, multicultural food reflecting Chinese, Malay, Indian heritage
- Singapore Sling cocktail, created at Raffles Hotel, still worth trying
- Chinese New Year in Chinatown, spectacular lanterns and festivities
- Hari Raya Puasa, joyful Malay-Muslim celebration after Ramadan
- Deepavali in Little India, stunning light displays for the Festival of Lights
- National Day (August 9), world-class parade and fireworks
- Singapore Food Festival (July), celebrating the city's incredible food culture
English is the primary working language and universally spoken. Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil are also official.
Singlish (Singaporean English) uses "lah," "leh," and "lor" as sentence particles, it's charming, not incorrect.
- Strict laws are enforced: no littering (fines), no chewing gum in public
- Queue culture is sacred, orderly lines for everything
- Tipping is not expected and largely unnecessary
- Hawker centre etiquette: "chope" (reserve) seats with a tissue packet
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