Singapore

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Singapore, Kampong Trail, Bukit Timah

Singapore is a city-state located in Southeast Asia, consisting of a small group of islands just off the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula. Highly urbanized and densely populated as it is, very little is left of its original tropical rainforest. So if you want to go for a hike, possibilities are limited to day-hikes in one of the remaining nature reserves and parks of Singapore.

First and foremost is the small Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, home to Singapore's highest hill, Bukit Timah Hill (163 m! Some Singapore skyscrapers are higher...), and to a few of the last remaining pockets of primary lowland dipterocarp forest in Singapore. The much larger Central Catchment Nature Reserve is right next to it, and contains Singapore's main fresh water reservoirs. All primary forests here were cleared in the past, so it is now mostly covered in secondary and virgin forests. Hiking trails of varying lengths have been set out in both reserves, leading along well constructed and equally well maintained paths, including stairways, boardwalks and a suspension bridge through the forest canopy. Lots of plants and animals along the way, including long-tailed macaques and amazing butterflies.

On the southcoast you can hike in the Labrador Nature Reserve along the Labrador Nature & Coastal Walk, through the Berlayer Creek mangroves and along the small hill of Bukit Chermin. Or follow trails in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in the northwest to spot mudskippers and water snakes. From Changi Point Ferry Terminal you can catch a boat to the island of Pulau Ubin and take a pleasant 2 hour walk along the Pulau Ubin Tree Trail.

Singapore has a hot tropical rainforest climate with yearround high humidity and frequent rainfall. November and December are wettest, April and May are hottest.

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Books

The Book Depository
United Kingdom
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2018
  • Reisgids Capitool Top 10 Singapore | Unieboek
  • De naam zegt het al: een compacte versie van de veel geprezen Capitool serie. Eigenlijk vergelijkbaar met veel illustraties, veel aandacht voor cultuur en bevolking en hier en daar praktische informatie. Kleine versie, handig in de binnenzak. - Met de uitneembare kaart vind je gemakkelijk de weg - De schitterende foto’s brengen Normandië tot... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Walking to Singapore
  • [Buy this book now only at the iUniverse.com bookstore. Order from bookstores everywhere in 4-6 weeks!]Southeast Asia is a world filled with mystery and intrigue, and one that doesn't give up its secrets easilyas the author and his wife soon found out! Walking To Singapore is an often hilarious, but always informative look at the daily lives... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Walking to Singapore
  • [Buy this book now only at the iUniverse.com bookstore. Order from bookstores everywhere in 4-6 weeks!]Southeast Asia is a world filled with mystery and intrigue, and one that doesn't give up its secrets easilyas the author and his wife soon found out! Walking To Singapore is an often hilarious, but always informative look at the daily lives... Read more
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De Zwerver
Netherlands
2019
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2016
  • Reisgids Trotter Maleisië en Singapore | Lannoo
  • Een uitgebreide reisgids over Maleisië en Singapore met veel praktische informatie en beschrijvingen van de bezienswaardigheden. Weinig tot geen foto's; maar juist daardoor veel tekst en dus veel informatie. Eigenzinnig van aard met een soms duidelijk oordeel wat je beter wel of niet kunt doen, doorspekt met droge humor. Prettig leesbaar en... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Singapore
  • Although best known as a sprawling metropolis, most visitors to Singapore marvel at the greenness of it all. Wide boulevards shaded by venerable Rain Trees, interconnecting parks displaying a huge variety of tropical plants, roadside plantings in every shade of green, red and yellow, and great expanses of junglescape alongside the office... Read more
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  • Bol.com, Belgium
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Singapore
  • Although best known as a sprawling metropolis, most visitors to Singapore marvel at the greenness of it all. Wide boulevards shaded by venerable Rain Trees, interconnecting parks displaying a huge variety of tropical plants, roadside plantings in every shade of green, red and yellow, and great expanses of junglescape alongside the office... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Return to a Sexy Island
  • Singapore got sexy and the country s best-selling author got jealous. After five years chasing echidnas and platypuses in Australia, Neil Humphreys returns to Singapore to see if the rumours are true. Like an old girlfriend getting a lusty makeover, the island transformed while Humphreys was away. Singapore is not just a sexier island, it s a... Read more
  • Also available from:
  • Bol.com, Belgium
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Return to a Sexy Island
  • Singapore got sexy and the country s best-selling author got jealous. After five years chasing echidnas and platypuses in Australia, Neil Humphreys returns to Singapore to see if the rumours are true. Like an old girlfriend getting a lusty makeover, the island transformed while Humphreys was away. Singapore is not just a sexier island, it s a... Read more
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Singapore & Malay Peninsula ITMB
  • Singapore City on a clear, indexed street plan at 1:10,000 with from ITMB, highlighting numerous places of interest and tourist facilities, plus the Singapore Island shown at 1:100,000 with its road and rail networks.The street plan covers the city’s central districts as indicated in our area coverage image, including the Financial District,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Singapore SUPERCEDED
  • This comprehensive new edition map covers Singapore Island to a scale of 1:55,000 and Sentosa Island to a scale of 1:25,000. City Plans feature Singapore City and Central District. Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Singapore Periplus Travel Map
  • Singapore on a double-sided map by Periplus, providing road mapping of the Singapore Island and Sentosa Island, a street plan of Singapore City with a more detailed enlargement of its Central District, and a diagram of the MRT and LRT transport system.On one side is the whole of the Singapore Island, presented at 1:55,000. Road network... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Singapore Borch
  • Laminated and waterproof map for visitors to Singapore from Borch, highlighting top 30 sights and combining a street plan of Singapore city’s central districts with a road map of the Singapore Island, plus maps of Sentosa Island, Changi Airport and public transport network.On one side is a street plan at 1:14,000 of Singapore City’s central... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
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