Singapore: Singapore Flyer

I recently made a visit to Singapore recently for the OCBC Cycle Singapore - because I had to take my bicycle down I decided to drive. I've been recently visiting Singapore a lot lately as there has been some new attractions popping up around Singapore - Marina Bay Sands, Musical Theatre, The Singapore Flyer, International Events such as the ones I was attending, and also the famed Night Safari and Singapore Zoo.

Although staying there is expensive in terms of cost of living and hotel expenses, travelling there itself is not too bad in terms of air flights, train tickets, bus tickets or even driving there. If you are willing to save some money WHILE you are there, such as on food and hotel, Singapore is do-able, even for Malaysians. Some of the things in Singapore you just can't get in Malaysia - good organisation of OCBC Cycle Singapore, and the Wicked Musical for one!

So on this trip, I visited the Singapore Flyer as it was right next to the OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012 Registration Site. Since we had time to spare, we bought SGD 29 (approximately tickets). One entire circle on the Singapore Flyer takes approximately 30 minutes. There is a great Singapore Food Heritage Food Court at the Singapore Flyer site. It is something like Hutong in Lot 10, but I felt the food there was just so-so. Again I'm not a foodie or a food blogger so I will not elaborate about this here. However, just be aware that there are plenty of eateries here so no worries about going hungry.

After looking around for a while we managed to find the escalators going up to the "Flight Entrance". After you go up, you will see another sign asking you to turn left directly into the entrance. As usual, once you hand in the ticket, you will be brought through a "gallery" or some sort to show case the "Biggest Observation Wheel in the World", the history of its making, the mechanics and so on. I suppose its just something to occupy our minds in Air Conditioning while we queue to enter the platform.




After a 15 minute queue, we boarded our little capsule. It should fit about 8-12 people in 1 capsule and its fully closed (no open window or anything). While the view was nice, it moved kinda slow (one whole rotation in 30 minutes). You will be able to view the open seas with industrial ships passing, part of the Marina Bay Sands, the Merlion and The Fullerton Hotel area, the F1 pit and the areas surrounding the Singapore Flyer.


I felt the overall experience was OK - but a bit pricey considering its SGD 30-ish. I'd rather have gone up to the Skypark on Marina Bay Sands with a cocktail to enjoy the same view. But it was a good one-time experience nevertheless. After you get down, you are of course, brought through a souvenir gallery where you can also access the toilet as well. In conclusion, Im happy that I came here once but I probably won't do this again. There is parking next to the building but I have to say that it is pretty expensive for Malaysian pricing - approximately SGD 1.05 for every 30 minutes.