Planning a family trip to Singapore

Singapore is easy to travel in, which is why it works for families. The trains are clean, the pavements are wide and the food courts have something every child will eat. The difficult part is choosing the dates and the pace.

Start with the school calendar

A family trip that avoids the school holidays costs less and moves faster through the attractions. If you are tied to the holidays, book the rooms early and expect the popular days to be busy.

Keep the afternoons free

The heat peaks in the middle of the day. We plan one big morning activity, a long lunch and a quiet afternoon, with the optional second outing after four. Children settle better and parents are less tired.

Talk about rooming early

Family rooms and connecting rooms are limited. Tell us the ages when you enquire so the rooming list is right first time, and we ask the hotel at the point of booking, not on arrival.

If you are comparing our two Singapore itineraries, the eight-day family escape keeps the pace slower and the ten-day discovery adds Langkawi and Penang.