Before You Board
What to Know + Pack ✈️
📱 Before you leave Bengaluru
- SIM card — buy an Airtel International or Singtel SIM at BLR airport before boarding. Without data, you cannot WhatsApp the family during the 55-minute wait at Singapore arrivals.
- Google Photos — install the app and join the family shared album (link will be shared before departure).
🌡️ Singapore weather
- 32°C and very humid — wear light cotton only
- You will feel the heat more on Days 1–2. Drink water regularly.
- All museums and malls are heavily air-conditioned — bring a light layer if you get cold
🎒 What to pack
- Slip-on shoes — you remove shoes outside temples on Days 2 and 3
- Covered shoulders + knees for Day 2 Sultan Mosque — sarees are fine, check grandfathers have a long-sleeved or collared shirt
- Medications — enough for 5 days + a few extra, in hand luggage
- Comfortable walking shoes — Day 4 Sentosa involves 2–3 km walking
🛬 When you land at Changi T2
- Follow signs for Immigration → collect bags → exit through green channel
- Walk into the Arrivals Hall — find the green Meeting Point signs
- Do not leave the arrivals hall — wait here. Family lands 55 minutes after you.
- WhatsApp the family when you clear customs
💰 Money + 📞 Emergency contacts
- Singapore Dollars (SGD) — family carries cash for hawker meals, cards work everywhere
- Police: 999 · Ambulance: 995 · Hotel: +65 6363 0101
Day 1 · Monday 6 April
Arrival — Welcome to Singapore! 🎉
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✈️ Your Flight Arrival
You land at 5:40 PM on IndiGo 6E1091 (from Bengaluru).
After clearing customs, wait in the arrivals hall. The family lands at 6:35 PM on a separate flight — 55 minutes after you.
We'll text you as soon as we're through customs. Then all 8 of us take one Grab van to the hotel together.
5:40 PM
Your flight lands — IndiGo 6E1091
Clear customs, collect bags, then wait in arrivals hall
6:35 PM
Family lands — United flight from San Francisco
We'll text you as soon as we're through
7:15 PM
Everyone together — Grab van to hotel
~45 min ride, all 8 of you in one large van
8:30 PM
Check in — One Farrer Hotel📍
Your rooms are on the same floor. Crib ready for the baby.
9:00 PM
Dinner — hotel or Serangoon Road📍 nearby
Easy first night — no long walk needed
You made the journey. That's the whole thing right there. The moment we see you in that arrivals hall, this trip becomes something the children will talk about for the rest of their lives.
🏨 Hotel Details
One Farrer Hotel
1 Farrer Park Station Rd, S217562
5-min walk from Farrer Park MRT (Purple line)
Tel: +65 6363 0101
Day 2 · Tuesday 7 April
Little India + Kampong Glam 🛕
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🌿 Vegetarian only until 1:30 PM — temple in the morning, Sultan Mosque at 1:30 PM
8:00 AM
Breakfast — Tekka Centre food court📍
Idli, dosa, pongal, filter coffee — just like home
9:15 AM
Kaya toast + soft-boiled eggs at kopitiam📍
Try the Milo Dinosaur — the children will love it
9:45 AM
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple📍
Free entry. Beautiful, accessible, no stairs required.
10:30 AM
Serangoon Road stroll📍
Sugarcane juice, curry puffs, Mustafa Centre
12:00 PM
Lunch — Zam Zam📍
Best pick for veg before the mosque. Murtabak & biryani since 1908. Open 7am–11pm.
1:30 PM
Sultan Mosque📍
Free entry. Inside is stunning. Covered shoulders required — bring a shawl.
3:30 PM
Back to hotel — planned rest break
Deliberately scheduled. Please rest — you've earned it.
5:30 PM
Local snack run — Serangoon Road shops📍
Pick up murukku, chakli, banana chips to bring back. Then hotel pool — the 4-year-old loves it. Rest or join us poolside.
7:30 PM
Dinner — Banana Leaf Apolo📍
Classic South Indian served on banana leaf. Race Course Rd · open until 10:30 PM.
Walking these streets with you — the temples, the spice stalls, the sounds that feel like home even here — and watching the children take it in through your eyes is something we could not have given them any other way.
👟 What to wear — and a few gentle reminders
- Comfortable walking shoes — ~3–4 km total
- Bring a shawl or scarf — required to enter Sultan Mosque
- Grab is always available if feet get tired — just say the word
- 🚰 Drink a full glass of water before leaving the hotel — the humidity catches you off guard
- 🪑 Sit whenever you feel like it — kopitiam stools, temple steps, café chairs — there's no rush here
- 🌿 Look up from your phone now and then. These streets are worth it.
Day 3 · Wednesday 8 April
Chinatown + Marina Bay 🦁✨
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🌿 Vegetarian only for breakfast — temples 10:00 + 10:30 AM · full menu opens after 11 AM
8:15 AM
MRT to Chinatown
Farrer Park → Chinatown, Purple line, 10 min, direct, no change
8:30 AM
Breakfast — Maxwell Food Centre📍
Kaya toast, congee, roti prata
10:00 AM
Sri Mariamman Temple📍
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. Free entry.
10:30 AM
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple📍
Beautiful temple museum. Free entry. Air-conditioned inside.
11:15 AM
11:45 AM
Lunch + desserts — Chinatown Complex📍
Meal first — char kway teow, claypot rice, popiah. Then walk the stalls for chendol, ice kachang & ice cream sandwich. All inside the same complex.
1:45 PM
You relax at Dempsey Hill café📍
PS.Café or Dempsey Bistro — rest while the kids do Museum of Ice Cream
3:30 PM
Everyone regroups + Grab to Marina Bay
~20 min ride
6:30 PM
Dinner — Rang Mahal📍 (pre-booked)
Fine Indian dining at Pan Pacific Hotel. Dress nicely.
8:45 PM
Supertrees light show — Gardens by the Bay📍
FREE. Runs exactly 10 minutes. Bring a light jacket for the evening.
10:00 PM
MRT back to hotel
Bayfront → Little India, Blue line, 12 min, direct
When the Supertrees light up tonight, look at the children's faces. That expression — wide-eyed, completely still, a little overwhelmed — is exactly why we planned all of this.
💧 Pace yourself today
- Drink water at every hawker stop — it's hotter than it feels
- The AC inside Maxwell and the temples is your friend — linger as long as you like
- Rang Mahal dinner: if you're tired by evening, that's okay — we're at the table together, that's what counts
- The Supertrees light show is only 10 minutes. Stand still and be present for it.
🌟 Don't miss — the Supertrees light show
The 8:45 PM Garden Rhapsody light show at the Supertrees is one of the most beautiful things in Singapore. It's free, lasts exactly 10 minutes, and is genuinely worth staying up for. Bring a light jacket for the evening breeze.
Day 4 · Thursday 9 April
Sentosa Island — Full Day 🐠🎡
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🚡 The Big Adventure Day!
Cable car to the island, one of the world's largest aquariums, a beautiful beach, and an outdoor laser & water show at night. The grandchildren will absolutely love this day — and so will you.
8:30 AM
Breakfast — Serangoon Road
Parotta + dhal, or idli, before heading out
9:30 AM
MRT to HarbourFront
Farrer Park → HarbourFront, Purple line, 15 min, direct
10:00 AM
Cable Car to Sentosa Island📍
Pre-booked tickets. Amazing harbour views. Toddler will go wild!
10:30 AM
Singapore Oceanarium📍 (3 hours)
22 ocean zones, 100,000+ marine animals. Open 10am–7pm. Tickets pre-booked. Fully accessible.
1:30 PM
Lunch — Malaysian Food Street📍, Resorts World
Order the LAKSA here — this is the one to have in Singapore
3:00 PM
Sensoryscape interactive garden📍
Colourful light and sound garden. Free. The toddler will run everywhere.
6:30 PM
Dinner — Food Republic at VivoCity📍
Air-conditioned food court at VivoCity · 5 min from Sentosa · everyone can find something they like
7:40 PM
Wings of Time📍 — outdoor laser & water show
Pre-booked seats. The toddler's first fireworks-style experience!
8:50 PM
Cable Car BACK — night views📍
Even more beautiful at night. Last cable car at 9:30 PM.
9:30 PM
MRT back to hotel
HarbourFront → Farrer Park, Purple line
You don't have to do everything. Sometimes the best moment will just be sitting in the shade on the beach, watching the little one chase the waves, and being fully here.
♿ Good to know + a few reminders
- All attractions have lifts and accessible paths — no stairs required anywhere
- The Oceanarium is fully air-conditioned — bring a light layer
- Bring sandals or flip-flops if you want to walk on the beach sand
- The beach has shaded seating areas — no need to sit in the sun
- 💧 Bring a water bottle — the island heat is real, even with the sea breeze
- 🌊 The beach has shaded seating — just sit and watch the little ones, that's enough
- 🕑 If Wings of Time feels too late in the evening, tell us — the schedule can bend
Day 5 · Friday 10 April
Last Morning + Jewel + Departure ✈️
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⚠️ Flight Details — Keep This Handy
IndiGo 6E1092 — Singapore → Bengaluru
Terminal 2 · Check-in opens 4:40 PM
Board 6:40 PM · Departs 7:40 PM · Arrives BLR 9:40 PM
8:00 AM
Last breakfast — Tekka Centre📍
One final filter coffee and dosa. A bittersweet one.
9:00 AM
Check out of hotel by 12:00 PM
Leave all bags with the hotel concierge — they hold them until you collect on the way to the airport
9:30 AM
MRT to Marina Bay
Little India → Bayfront, Blue line, 12 min, direct
10:00 AM
Cloud Forest — Gardens by the Bay📍
Incredible 35m waterfall inside a glass dome with Jurassic World experience. 1.5 hrs. ⚠️ Loud sounds inside — keep the toddler close.
11:45 AM
Flower Dome — Gardens by the Bay📍
World's largest glass greenhouse — calm, cool, and beautiful. A perfect contrast to Cloud Forest. Book as a combo ticket.
1:30 PM
Last hawker lunch — Satay by the Bay📍
Open-air hawker by the waterfront. Satay, laksa, carrot cake.
2:15 PM
Grab back to hotel — collect luggage
We'll book a GrabMax for all 8 + bags
3:00 PM
GrabMax to Jewel Changi Airport📍
~25 min
3:30 PM
Bengawan Solo📍 — kueh lapis tins
⚠️ Get these THE MOMENT you enter Jewel — they sell out by mid-afternoon. Do this before anything else.
3:50 PM
Jewel — Rain Vortex📍
World's tallest indoor waterfall — free to see. Stand under it for a moment. Bags are stored at One Farrer Hotel — collect on the way back before heading to T2.
4:30 PM
Walk to Terminal 2 (via bridge from Jewel)
~10 min walk. Check-in opens 4:40 PM. Use Family Assistance Lanes.
6:00 PM
Ya Kun Kaya Toast📍 — airside Terminal 2
Farewell kaya toast + kopi-O 🥲 Last taste of Singapore.
6:40 PM
Board IndiGo 6E1092 at Terminal 2
Departs 7:40 PM · Arrives Bengaluru 9:40 PM
🌸 Take it slow today
- Drink water at every stop — airports are dehydrating
- At Jewel, get the kueh lapis first, then just wander. No rush.
- Stand at the Rain Vortex for a minute. Just look at it.
- The farewell kaya toast at Ya Kun — eat it slowly. It's the last one.
🎁 Things to Bring Home
- Bengawan Solo kueh lapis tin — Jewel today, get it first (sells out)
- Merlion plushie — one for each grandchild, any gift shop
- Stamp passport — the 4-year-old will treasure this
- Photo calendar — we'll order one for each household after the trip
- Peranakan tile or pottery — from Haji Lane, Day 2
This trip means everything to us. Having you here with the grandchildren in Singapore — at the Supertrees, by the sea, at the temples — these are memories we will all carry forever. We are so glad you are here.
Your arrival
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Singapore
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IndiGo 6E1091 · Monday 6 April
Departs 10:20 AM · Arrives 5:40 PM
Return
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Bengaluru
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IndiGo 6E1092 · Friday 10 April · Terminal 2
Check-in 4:40 PM · Departs 7:40 PM · Arrives 9:40 PM
🏨 Hotel
NameOne Farrer Hotel📍
Address1 Farrer Park Station Rd, S217562
MRTFarrer Park (NE8), 5 min
Phone+65 6363 0101
🚇 MRT Tips
Every station has a lift — no stairs ever needed
Rides handled from our phones
Tap contactless Mastercard/Visa to pay
☀️ Weather
Hot & humid — ~32°C every day
Wear light cotton. Malls & museums are heavily air-conditioned.
💵 Money
Singapore Dollars (SGD). Cards work everywhere.
Carry a little cash for hawker stalls.
🍽️ Food
Must try: Laksa on Day 4
Kaya toast toasted bread with coconut-pandan jam every morning — Singapore's breakfast institution.
🎁 Memorabilia to Collect
- Bengawan Solo kueh lapis tin — Jewel on Day 5, get it first (sells out)
- Merlion plushie — one for each grandchild, from any gift shop
- Stamp passport — the 4-year-old will collect stamps at each attraction
- Photo calendar — we'll order one for each household after the trip
- Peranakan tile or pottery — Haji Lane, Day 2, beautifully Singaporean
All 5 Days
Places We're Visiting & Food to Try 🗺️🍽️
🏛️ Places We're Visiting
- One Farrer Hotel — 1 Farrer Park Station Rd · Farrer Park MRT · +65 6363 0101
- Tekka Centre — Little India's best hawker breakfast hall
- Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple — vibrant Hindu temple, Serangoon Rd
- Serangoon Road & Mustafa Centre — the heart of Little India
- Sultan Mosque — golden-domed mosque in Kampong Glam
- Haji Lane & Arab Street — colourful shophouses and heritage district
- Maxwell Food Centre — Chinatown's iconic hawker centre
- Sri Mariamman Temple — Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, Chinatown
- Buddha Tooth Relic Temple — stunning Buddhist temple museum
- Chinatown Complex Food Centre — three floors of local food
- Merlion Park — Singapore's most iconic landmark, free
- Helix Bridge — the beautiful DNA-shaped pedestrian bridge
- Gardens by the Bay — Supertrees — Garden Rhapsody light show (free, 8:45 PM)
- Flower Dome — world's largest glass greenhouse · calm & cool · book as Gardens combo
- Cloud Forest — 35m indoor waterfall, Jurassic World experience · Day 5 10am
- Satay by the Bay — open-air hawker by the water
- Singapore Cable Car — gondola ride from HarbourFront to Sentosa
- Singapore Oceanarium — 22 ocean zones, 100,000+ marine animals
- Sentosa Sensoryscape — free interactive light garden
- Siloso / Palawan Beach — Sentosa island beach
- Wings of Time — outdoor laser & water show by the sea
- Jewel Changi Airport — Rain Vortex (world's tallest indoor waterfall, free)
🍽️ Restaurants & Hawker Centres
- Tekka Centre — hawker breakfast (idli, dosa, filter coffee) · from 6am
- Zam Zam — murtabak & biryani since 1908, North Bridge Rd · 7am–11pm daily
- Hjh Maimunah — Nasi Padang (Michelin!), Jalan Pisang · Mon–Sat 7am–8pm · closed Sundays
- Banana Leaf Apolo — banana leaf South Indian meals, Race Course Rd · 10:30am–10:30pm
- Maxwell Food Centre — Tian Tian chicken rice, kaya toast, prata
- Chinatown Complex Food Centre — char kway teow, popiah, economic rice
- Malaysian Food Street, RWS — Sentosa laksa, noodles, satay · 10am–10pm
- Rang Mahal — fine Indian dining, Pan Pacific Hotel (pre-booked) · dinner 6:30pm
- Satay by the Bay — satay, laksa, carrot cake by the water
- Food Republic (VivoCity) — D4 dinner · HarbourFront Walk Level 3 · 10am–10pm · veg & non-veg · AC food court before Wings of Time
- Ananda Bhavan — D2 dinner alt (pure veg) · 58 Serangoon Rd · 7am–10:30pm · dosa, thali
- Ya Kun Kaya Toast — farewell kaya toast + kopi-O at T2
- Bengawan Solo — Jewel Day 5 · get kueh lapis tins first (sells out!)
☕ Food & Drinks to Try
- Kaya toast + soft-boiled eggs — Singapore breakfast ritual; have it every morning if you can
- Filter coffee (kopi) / teh halia — Indian-style drip coffee / ginger milk tea
- Milo Dinosaur — cold Milo with undissolved powder piled on top; kids love it
- Idli + dosa + sambar — South Indian classics, just like home
- Sugarcane juice — pressed fresh on Serangoon Rd
- Murtabak — stuffed crispy savoury pancake at Zam Zam, a Singapore institution
- Chendol — shaved ice with pandan jelly, coconut milk & palm sugar. Don't skip.
- Ice Kachang — rainbow shaved ice tower with sweet toppings
- Ice cream sandwich — rainbow bread or wafer with a slab of ice cream
- Char Kway Teow — smoky wok-fried flat noodles at Maxwell
- Laksa — 🌟 THE dish of the trip. Spicy coconut noodle soup. Have it at Malaysian Food Street on Day 4.
- Satay — charcoal-grilled meat skewers with peanut sauce, at Satay by the Bay
- Fresh coconut water — at Sentosa beach , the most refreshing thing
- Bandung rose milk — sweet pink rose-flavoured milk drink, served cold
- Kopi-O — strong black coffee, local style. The farewell cup at Ya Kun.
- Kueh lapis — layered Peranakan cake from Bengawan Solo, perfect to bring home