Hello! Singapore Top Pick | Southern Islands
SINGAPORE GUIDE TO THE BEST NATURE PARK
Singapore’s offshore Southern Islands are made up of a total of eight islands. Full of undisturbed natural landscapes, three of these islands–Saint John’s Island, Kusu Island and Sisters’ Islands— are great for camping, picnicking, snorkeling and sightseeing.
They are easily accessible by ferry from Marina South Pier; round trip tickets are at S$18 for adults and S$12 for children. Saint John’s Island was once a quarantine center for infectious diseases and later a drug rehabilitation centre. It has since undergone a transformation and is now known for many friendly felines, swimming lagoons, beaches, picnic grounds, and trekking routes.
Legend has it that Kusu Island was a result of a giant tortoise turning itself into an island in order to save two shipwrecked sailors who then returned to the island to give thanks. In a nod to the story of its origin, the island is also home to a famous tortoise sanctuary, which houses them in hundreds. Sisters’ Islands are two islands separated by a narrow channel and is said to be named after varied versions of a folktale where two sisters drown at sea. The Sisters’ Islands Marine Park located on the island is home to plenty of Singapore’s native marine biodiversity and is definitely worth a visit.
Explore Southern Island with Hello! Singapore Sunset Cruise
Spend an evening cruising around the Southern Islands of Singapore on Hello! Singapore 3-hour public sunset sail that runs every Tuesdays.
Our sunset Singapore boat tour begins with a 45-minute cruise around the Southern Islands. We drop anchor at St John’s Island, the site of Sir Stamford Raffles’s anchorage before meeting the Malay chief of Singapore in 1819. We spend 1.5 hours here giving you plenty of time to relax and watch the sunset or, if you are feeling active, to try stand up paddle boarding , kayaking or have a sunset swim.
Address: Southern Islands (Saint John’s Island, Kusu Island and Sisters’ Island)
Opening Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–7pm