Daredevils in Singapore

Posted by Cindy on June 30, 2009

I been very fortunate to visit Singapore twice and each time I found it to be the most interesting place in the world. It’s so clean, well manicured and there’s so much to do and see. On my second visit, which was a business trip, I got to stay at one of the Business Hotels Singapore offers and the staff gave me free tickets to Imbiah Lookout on Sentosa Island just located off Singapore itself. I asked them what was it, and they told me it’s a complex of entertainment attractions. An amusement park with a luge ride, an historical exhibit, a was museum, a cable car ride and much, much more.

I haven’t been to an amusement park since I was a teenager. I had a free day during my business trip, so I decided to check out Imbiah Lookout. I managed to get to Sentosa by taking the Cable Car Ride from the mainland! That was costly, but well worth it for the amazing view I got of Singapore and the sea. Later, I found out I could’ve gotten to Sentosa by taking the Sentosa Express train, but, really, I doubt it offered the amazing sites I got to see on the Cable Car Ride.

Once I arrived, and walk around the complex, I could tell this wasn’t a typical American amusement park, but something interesting all the same. I went on the Carlsberg Sky Tower. It’s the highest observation point in Singapore. I stepped into a cabin while on the ground floor and it slowly rose up into the sky and then it revolved so I could see all the way around the tower. Once on top of the tower, I got a few minutes to look around before the cabin heads back down. It was a clear day and I could actually see the mainland of Malaysia. What an amazing site.

After the Carlsberg Sky Tower, I found the Luge. It’s a 650 meter ride. I got into a luge car and drove downhill by pushing and pulling on the handles. I felt a little dare-devilish, so I went as fast as I could. I was laughing all the way down, it was so thrilling. It felt like I was flying. I went back around and took the Luge 5 times!  All I can say, is Thanks for my hotel staff for giving me the tickets, otherwise it would’ve been only a business trip.