Beach Sentosa by Night

Sentosa is a small Singaporean island that can be easily reached from Singapore. Through land reclamation, Sentosa has grown to five square kilometers (as of 2006). The island, formerly used as a British military base, is now a recreational area for the Singaporean population with many gardens and numerous amusement facilities and, above all, a major tourist attraction.

Sentosa's beaches are located on its southern side and are divided into three sections: Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach and Tanjong Beach. All beaches are artificial, the sand was obtained from Indonesia and Malaysia and filled up.

In order to develop tourism in Singapore, it was decided as early as 1968 to build a cable car link from Mount Faber to Sentosa via the HarbourFront intermediate station.Read more