This road used to feature orchards and plantations, and many nearby roads now bear their owners’ names, such as Prinsep Street, Oxley Road, Scotts Road and Cuppage Road. Today, Orchard Road is Singapore’s prime shopping thoroughfare.
Effectively the shopping centre marking the start of the Orchard Road shopping belt, Tanglin Mall is noted for its child-friendly retail mix. Tudor Court (left) next door comprises a row of striking Tudor-front shops, while Tanglin Shopping Centre has antique and carpet stores.
SIA Boarding Pass Privileges available at Hard Rock Café.
Founded in 1859 as a leisure garden and ornamental park, the Gardens used to be home to flower shows and horticultural events. Today, it hosts the occasional concert and houses numerous attractions, including the National Orchid Garden, which has more than 700 species and more than 3,000 hybrids. There, you can spot Singapore’s national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim.
The busy Scotts Road area forms part of Singapore’s prime shopping district. Here, one can find Tangs department store, one of the oldest around, having been founded in 1932. Further down the road is bustling Far East Plaza, a great place for street fashion, shoes and accessories, including unique pieces by local designers. Upmarket shopping destinations like Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City and Paragon are just a short walk away.
SIA Boarding Pass Privileges available at Orchard Hotel, Wisma Atria, and Orchard Parade Hotel.
Tucked in between shopping centres, in a little alleyway one may easily miss, is Peranakan Place, a chill-out area located at the bottom of historic Emerald Hill. Here, in refurbished shophouses built in the early 1900s by Straits Chinese (or Peranakan), are a number of popular nightspots and restaurants.
SIA Boarding Pass Privileges available at Meritus Mandarin.
Situated adjacent to Plaza Singapura shopping centre, across the street from Istana Park, is the official residence of the President of Singapore, The Istana (“palace” in Malay). Here, one can view the Changing of Guards Ceremony – not unlike those held at Buckingham Palace – every first Sunday evening of the month, a tradition since 1969. The sprawling Istana grounds are open for visits during public holidays.
A lively district with arts attractions such as the National Museum and the National Art Museum. Bencoolen Street is also a backpacker’s haunt, with affordable accommodations and cheap-and-tasty food in the vicinity. Those fascinated by gadgets will find Sim Lim Square (above), at the far end of Bencoolen Street, a bustling marketplace where seemingly all things tech can be found at reasonable prices.
Effectively the shopping centre marking the start of the Orchard Road shopping belt, Tanglin Mall is noted for its child-friendly retail mix. Tudor Court (left) next door comprises a row of striking Tudor-front shops, while Tanglin Shopping Centre has antique and carpet stores. 
Founded in 1859 as a leisure garden and ornamental park, the Gardens used to be home to flower shows and horticultural events. Today, it hosts the occasional concert and houses numerous attractions, including the National Orchid Garden, which has more than 700 species and more than 3,000 hybrids. There, you can spot Singapore’s national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim. 
The busy Scotts Road area forms part of Singapore’s prime shopping district. Here, one can find Tangs department store, one of the oldest around, having been founded in 1932. Further down the road is bustling Far East Plaza, a great place for street fashion, shoes and accessories, including unique pieces by local designers. Upmarket shopping destinations like Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City and Paragon are just a short walk away.
Tucked in between shopping centres, in a little alleyway one may easily miss, is Peranakan Place, a chill-out area located at the bottom of historic Emerald Hill. Here, in refurbished shophouses built in the early 1900s by Straits Chinese (or Peranakan), are a number of popular nightspots and restaurants. 
Situated adjacent to Plaza Singapura shopping centre, across the street from Istana Park, is the official residence of the President of Singapore, The Istana (“palace” in Malay). Here, one can view the Changing of Guards Ceremony – not unlike those held at Buckingham Palace – every first Sunday evening of the month, a tradition since 1969. The sprawling Istana grounds are open for visits during public holidays. 
A lively district with arts attractions such as the National Museum and the National Art Museum. Bencoolen Street is also a backpacker’s haunt, with affordable accommodations and cheap-and-tasty food in the vicinity. Those fascinated by gadgets will find Sim Lim Square (above), at the far end of Bencoolen Street, a bustling marketplace where seemingly all things tech can be found at reasonable prices.
