While this trip comprises both Singapore as well as the Malaysian city of Malacca, it was really the latter that I was a lot more ecstatic about. I had been to Singapore a number of times however never Malacca. It had always been on my container listing as well as I was thankful that I lastly had the possibility to set foot on this exceptional place. The Singapore leg of this trip, however, likewise verified to be very satisfying even though it was a repeat of my previous SG trip.
Malacca River night Cruise
Singapore River night Walk
WHAT’S covered IN THIS GUIDE?
Planning a Singapore-Malacca Trip
Day 1: Arrival in Singapore, Dinner
Day 2: Malacca – Dutch Square as well as River Cruise
Day 3: Chinatown, Back to Singapore
Day 4 – universal Studios Singapore, River night Walk
Day 5 – Orchard Road, Bugis Market, Departure
Breakdown of Expenses
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Planning a Singapore-Malacca Trip
The historic city of Malacca may be in the heart of Peninsular Malaysia however it is only 4-5 hours away from Singapore. This indicates that if you’re flying to Singapore, you may think about paying this splendid destination a visit, too. Be it a day trip, an overnight stay, or a whole weekend, a stop in Malacca will definitely be an enlightening as well as satisfying experience.
Finding a location to stay in Malacca was a piece of cake. budget-friendly hostels abound in Chinatown. Our personal option was Oriental Riverside Guesthouse, a charming hostel along the river, which we chosen mostly since of its outstanding evaluations on HostelWorld. Asri, the owner, was a lot more than encouraging, helpful, as well as friendly. It was one of the very best accommodations I had tried to date. inspect out my own evaluation here.
On the other hand, discovering a inexpensive hostel in Singapore is always a chore as well as this time around was no different. It’s typical understanding that Singapore is a extremely costly city as well as area is a scarce commodity in this city-state. Thankfully, my buddy Mimi, who had been working there, used her location as well as without any hesitation we grabbed the offer like we have never grabbed one before.
Building our travel plan was likewise a challenge. We truly had to research study as well as inspect the bus routines to Malacca before finalizing our itinerary. as well as you know, in traveling, “finalize” is an empty word. Haha. below is our preliminary itinerary:
Day 1: ARRIVAL IN SINGAPORE, RIVER walk TOUR
04:30 pm – ETD: NAIA terminal 3
08:30 pm – ETA: Changi flight terminal terminal 2
09:30 pm – decrease luggage at our host’s place
10:00 pm – Singapore River evening walking Tour
(Sightseeing: Fullerton Hotel, Merlion Park, Esplanade, Makansutra, boat Quay, Clark Quay, etc)
12:00 mn – Sleep
Day 2: MALACCA – DUTCH SQUARE as well as RIVER CRUISE
07:00 am – Wake up
08:45 am – ETD: Keypoint Terminal, Singapore
01:45 pm – ETA: Melaka central Terminal, Malacca
02:30 pm – inspect in to Oriental Riverside Residence, Malacca
03:30 pm – Dutch Square as well as Museums, Malacca
07:00 pm – Melaka River Cruise
08:30 pm – Jonker street night Walk
11:00 pm – Sleep
Day 3: MALACCA CHINATOWN WALK, BACK TO SINGAPORE
07:00 am – Chinatown Heritage Walk
11:00 am – Jonker street morning walk as well as Lunch
01:00 pm – inspect out: Oriental Riverside Residence
04:00 pm – ETD: Melaka Sentral (Malacca central Terminal)
09:00 pm – ETA: Singapore
10:00 pm – Mustafa (Shopping)
12:00 mn – Sleep
Day 4: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
09:00 am – breakfast at Food Republiq, Vivo City
10:00 am – Universal Studios
07:00 pm – Dinner
Day 5: SINGAPORE CHINATOWN WALK, ORCHARD ROAD, BUGIS MARKET, DEPARTURE
06:00 am – Chinatown Heritage walking excursion as well as Breakfast
09:00 am – Orchard Road
12:00 nn – Bugis Market (Pasalubong Shopping)
04:20 pm – pack up
08:50 pm – ETD: Changi flight terminal terminal 2
12:15 am – ETA: NAIA terminal 3
Read a lot more about the planning stage of this trip here.
Day 1: Arrival in Singapore, Dinner
Since our flight was arranged to land in the evening, our first-day travel plan was short as well as sweet: decrease our bags at our friend’s place, have dinner at Makansutra Gluttons’ Bay, as well as do a night walk along Singapore River. however no matter exactly how basic something may be, it still indicates nothing to a worn out soul. We ended up rescheduling the night walk as well as just have a long conversation with Mimi as well as catch up on what had gone on in our lives considering that the last time we saw each other.
Day 2: Malacca – Dutch Square as well as River Cruise
Our second day started quite early. Our bus to Malacca was arranged at 8:45am however we were already at the wrong side of the terminal at 7:30am. After 30 minutes, we realized there might have been a error as well as asked around up until we discovered the ideal area at around 8:35am. Still, whenwe arrived, the bus had already left. Apparently, our booking did not show on the bus agency’s system that they believed the passengers were complete. We had to take a bus to Kuala Lumpur as well as switch to the ideal bus at the border. It’s a long story however you may discover something from it, so please checked out about our experience here.
A Famosa Fortress
Christ Church Melaka at the city’s Dutch Square
We shown up at the hostel at the heart of Chinatown at mid-day as well as we instantly went back out once again to check out the city. As if by reflex, we trod to the Dutch Square (Red Square) as we felt like the red paint of the structures there were summoning us. We then headed back to Jonker street as well as did the River cruise afterwards. right here are the details of our experiences at each of our stops:
The Dutch Square (Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower, Queen Victoria Fountain)
Christ Church Melaka
Melaka youth museum as well as Art Gallery
The Stadthuys (Town Hall): museum of history as well as Ethnography
St. Paul Church
The Dutch Graveyard
Melaka River Quayside walk (Maritime Museum, Malay Sultanate Water Mill)
A Famosa Fortress (Middleburg Bastion, Fredrick-Hendrick Bastion)
Melaka River Cruise
Lao San Cafe
Our Day 2 started on a rather sour note however it wrapped up truly well. The River Cruise, which is finest done at night, was the “climax”. After a quick dinner at Lao San Cafe, we called it a night.
Day 3: Chinatown, Back to Singapore
Cheng Hoon Teng temple in Malacca Chinatown
We dedicated the third day completely to checking out the other side of the Melaka River — Chinatown. While we might not withstand going back to Jonker Street, the highlight of this leg of the trip was the go to to harmony Street,
Jonker Street
Hoe Kee poultry Rice Balls
Harmony Street
Kampung Kling Mosque
Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple
Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
Xiang Lin Si Temple
At 4pm, we were at the Melaka Sentral terminal for our trip back to Singapore. After dropping our bags at Mimi’s place, we made a decision to decrease by Mustafa. By midnight, we were in our beds, taking as much rest as we might for the interesting day ahead.
Day 4 – universal Studios Singapore, River night Walk
Hollywood dreams Parade at universal Studios Singapore
A quick breakfast at Food Republic at Vivo City as well as we were completely energized for a day long affair at universal Studios Singapore. We had a blast squeezing all possible rides that we might try in one day! Afterwards, we walked back to the primary island by means of the Sentosa Boardwalk.
Universal Studios Singapore
Sentosa Boardwalk
Singapore River night Walk
We ended the day after a walk along Singapore River. click on the links below for a a lot more in-depth chronicling of that day.
Day 5 – Orchard Road, Bugis Market, Departure
Our original plan was to do the Chinatown Heritage walk in the morning however the previous day drained us of all our energy that we woke up the next day as well late. Oversleeping, why now?
The Fountain of riches at Suntec City Mall, Singapore
We skipped Chinatown as well as went directly to Orchard Road, proceeded to Suntec City, as well as walked to Bugis Market.
Breakdown of Expenses
Here’s the breakdown of my costs for this trip. Not much was spent on transportation around Malacca for it’s a little town as well as the locations of rate of interest are within walking distance of one another. In Singapore, we took the train 99% of the time.
P3,122 – Roundtrip Manila-Singapore Airfare (via Airphil Express)
P1,620 – travel Tax
P750 – terminal Fee
P447 – Oriental home Guesthouse – Malacca (P1300/3 pax)
P810 – Bus Singapore to Malacca (via EasiBook)
P337 – Bus Malacca to Singapore
P440 – EZ link Card (for MRT Singapore)
P105 – Sentosa Monorail Ticket
P2,292 – Universal Studios one-day pass
P1,450 – overall food expenses
P600 – other transpo expenses
P135 – Melaka River Cruise
P150 – other entrance charges (Malacca)
P12,258 – overall EXPENSES
Note that we were a group of three as well as it assisted minimize the costs as we chipped in for a lot of things. Also, we did not pay anything for our Singapore accommodations, thanks to our buddy Mimi. We did not spend on our base fare as we utilized gift certificates from Airphil reveal however we still had to carry the fuel surcharges as well as taxes ourselves. Pasalubong is not yet included in the breakdown, either.
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