Social Tours

The organising has recommended the following tours for your selection while you are here in Singapore during the conference. Please feel free to contact the travel agent to obtain a quotation and to confirm your tour.

City Tour by Land and Water

Price : SGD 30 per person
Departure: Daily - 2.30pm to 5.30pm

This is the tour that takes you overland and through water to make sure you're soaked and wringing wet with culture and everything fantastic about Singapore. Tour begins with a visit to Kampong Glam - originally a fishing village at the mouth of the Rochor River, it was the historic seat of Malay royalty in Singapore. Look out for the Arab cloth merchants with their delicate silks and velvets, food stores selling traditional Arab-Muslim food stuff and merchandise of all kinds. Next, drive through the Colonial district for a view of Parliament House and the imposing Supreme Court and City Hall that overlooks the Padang. Then, we proceed to Chinatown where you will enter the 160 years old Thian Hock Temple, a must for Chinese immigrants in the early days and uniquely built without any use of nail joints. Stop by at the Gem Factory, admire the best of Asian craftsmanship. Down to the Water - enjoy the Singapore River Boat Tour.

Jurong Bird Park

Price : SGD 40 per person
Departure: Daily - 9.00am to 12.30pm

Jurong BirdPark (JBP) is an attraction no visitor should miss. From Antarctic dwellers in the Penguin Parade, to the World's largest collection of Southeast Asian birds, over 8,000 birds of more than 600 species inhabit it's lushly landscaped settings. Enjoy spectacular JBP All Stars BirdShow & see the Birds of Prey in action. Look for the world's tallest man-make waterfall and feeding times as you enter! Ride the air-conditioned "Panorail" that passes right into the world's largest walk-in aviary, the Waterfall Aviary.

Sentosa Glitter

Price : SGD 63 per person
Departure: Daily - 3.45pm to 7.45pm

All aboard! We'll enjoy a scenic Cable Car ride from Mount Faber across to picturesque Sentosa at Sunset. Stroll through the lush surrounds of the Butterfly Park and allow 1,500 live butterflies from over 50 species to flutter about you as you enjoy the cool outdoor conservatory. Next, a short bus ride takes us to Underwater World - Asia's largest tropical fish oceanarium. Admire close-up awesome and fantastic sights of sea creatures as they swim past and over you in bigger than life-size. Lastly, enjoy the "Songs of the Seas" a all-new $4 million spectacle that will take you to a fantasy world of fun, style with 10-tonnes of special effects to boot! Featuring a 'live' vivacious actors and five original musical scores, It is definitely a musical and visual extravaganza not to be missed.

Note: Tour price does not include dinner.

Wildlife Experience

Price : SGD 50 per person
Departure: Daily - 2.00pm to 5.30pm

The Singapore Zoo is known as one of the best and most beautiful zoos in the world. Interesting attractions include The Fragile Forest, a rainforest themed exhibit home to free-ranging animals like tree kangaroos, lemurs, mousedeer, fruit bats and butterflies. The award winning Hamadryas Baboons- The Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia (voted Best New Attraction in Asean 2002 by Asean Tourism Association) exhibit will feature a troop of colourful baboons, jackals, banded mongoose & rock hyrax interacting with herds of ibex on massive rock hillside amidst tribal artifacts and coffee ceremony huts. Elephants of Asia, will allow visitors to watch elephant shows, enjoy wild rides whilst immersing themselves totally into the ecological and cultural experience of Burma, which makes use of elephants for subsistence logging. Visitors can also enjoy our exciting Spirits of the Rainforest animal show.

Night Safari

Price : SGD 51 per person
Departure: Daily - 6.15pm to 10.15pm

The drama and mystery of the tropical jungle comes alive after dusk, at the world's premier Night Safari. Creatures from South America, Asia, & India greet visitors from their own naturalistic enclosures, which simulate that of their own homeland. Not to miss are of course the awesome giraffes towering over the gorgeous reservoir, the rare clouded leopards, endangered greater Asian rhinoceros and of course the feisty fishing cats. Embark on our Walking Trails- Fishing Cat, romantic Forest Giants or come face to face with free flying bats at the Leopard Trail. Catch also the nightly Creatures of The Night show, which features the natural behaviour of our nocturnal animals.

Johore Bahru Tour

Price : To be advised
Departure: Monday to Friday Departure at 8.30am to 12.30pm
(Not Available on Public Holidays)

The trip across the causeway will take us into another country - Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the capital of Johor State in Peninsular Malaysia. Although close in proximity to Singapore, the way of life is somewhat different from that of Singapore. We will visit a Moorish-styled building housing the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque. Perhaps you'll chance upon a few worshippers in prayers. Next stop - Craft Town. An opportunity to view traditional Malay arts and crafts. See the craftsmen busy at work with their batik printing and songket cloth weaving (songket is the cloth used to make traditional Malay outfits, especially at Malay weddings or festive occasions like Hari Raya Puasa). We'll take a walk through a typical Malay kampong (village). A chance for you to experience first-hand the simple, happy, rural way of life.

Note: Kindly check with your respective embassy whether a visa is required for your entry to Malaysia. If no visa is required, please ensure that your passport has a validity period of at least 6 months. For other tours, we could also tailor make for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact Details

Ms Ng Soo Ming
TRADEWINDS TOURS & TRAVEL PTE LTD
77 Robinson Road #33-01 Robinson 77 Singapore 068896
Tel: 6419 2188
Fax: 6490 0532
Email: Tradewinds_MICE@singaporeair.com.sg