Spend an afternoon at Botanic Gardens

Still one of the top parks in Singapore for hitting with a picnic mat (as mentioned in our handy picnic round-up!), the Botanic Gardens has plenty of meadows, picturesque foliage and public sculptures to stumble upon. If you want to admire beautiful blooms, make your way to the National Orchid Garden, which houses over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids. We love plonking down by Symphony Lake too – especially when they’re staging a free (and fairly regular) classical musical concert.
1 Cluny Road. $5 (adults), $1 (students above 12), free (children below 12) for entry to National Orchid Garden. For more info, call 6471 7138.