Wander With Shy

Singapore and Malaysia usually go hand-in-hand for travelers because these countries are closely connected to each other. It is advisable that you start your trip at Singapore before Malaysia because the attractions in Singapore can easily be visited in a few days, unlike with Malaysia which is a huge country and would require more days to visit some other attractions.

Let me share with you our sample itinerary for our Singapore-Malaysia trip.

21,000PHP All-in 6D5N DIY Singapore-Malaysia Itinerary

Day 0:

📌 Arrival at Singapore Changi Airport

Attractions to visit

📍 Jewel Changi

How to go to Jewel from Changi T4:

Ride a bus/shuttle going to Jewel. It's free!

📌 Go back to hotel (You can either book Grab/Taxi, or take the MRT from Changi Airport station)

We stayed at Cube Boutique Capsule Hotel at Chinatown

Day 1:

📌 Universal Studios Singapore

📌 Chinatown Food Street & Gift Shop

You can buy pasalubongs for 5/6/7 for $10

Food choices ranges from $1 to $15

Must try: Hoaker Chan Soya Soy Chicken ($5)

📌 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

📌 Sri Mariaman Temple

📌 Little India

From Chinatown, ride the MRT North East Line going to Little India

Day 2: City Tour

Attractions to visit:

📍 Raffles Place

📍 Esplanade Bridge

📍 Marina Bay Sands

📍 Merlion Park

📍 Helix Bridge

📍 Ingram Micro Asia (had to visit our Singapore office!)

📍 Haji Lane

📍 Gardens by the Bay

Singapore City tour will require you a lot of walking. Make sure to use comfy shoes or sandals!

Day 3: Malaysia Countryside Tour

Attractions to visit:

📍 Batu Caves

📍 Batik Making factory/showroom

📍 Royal Selangor

Day 4: City Tour

📍 Petronas Twin Tower

📍 Petaling Street Market

📍 Jalan Alor Night Food Street

Food choices from 5 MYR+

We stayed at Ibis Hotel Kuala Lumpur City Center for 2 nights. We just wanted to take a chill vacation after the long walking in the streets of Singapore!

Our trip costed 21,000 php ALL-IN, but you can lessen that up to 17,000php to 18,000php because we had a lot of extra side trips here, and we took Grab cars as well.

While Hong Kong has their Disneyland, Singapore has Universal Studios as their main theme park. It is one of the must-visit attractions in Singapore, located in Sentosa Island.

This theme park features movie-themed rides and attractions and you will surely enjoy roaming around the park as there are seven different zones to explore -- Hollywood, Madagascar, Far Far Away, The Lost World, Ancient Egypt, Sci-Fi City and New York.

From the previous blogs that I have read, they spent the whole day at Universal Studios Singapore but you can actually finish it half day. That is if you're not going to ride all of the rides. Of course, trying out the rides is a must to enjoy the whole visit! But, let's admit it, we just can't ride all of them. The Universal Studios theme park is always full daily.

How to go to Universal Studios (from Chinatown)

- Ride the MRT North East Line from Chinatown Station and alight at Harbour Front Station

- From Harbour Front Station, go to Vivo City Mall and ride the monorail from VivoCity station to Universal Studio station

Attractions to visit:

📍 Transformers Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle

📍 Water Show (Must watch!)

📍 Jurassic Park

📍 Far far away castle
📍 Madagascar
📍 Ancient Egypt

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To take photos on the Universal globe without photo-bombers around, you must go to the park before 10am! Tourists flock in during this time because the theme park opens at 10am.

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The Water Show is an action-packed live show with lots of gunshots and action stunts! This 30-minute show will surely stun you with the character's amazing stunts and talent. The show will have audience soak wet when seated on the blue and green zones, so make sure you have extra clothes if you plan to watch the show and be seated in front!

The show starts at 12:45 PM and the next show runs starting 3:45 PM.

The Ancient Egypt

This part of the park give me so much feels of being in Egypt - because of the gigantic pharaoh and mummy statues. It has a mini version of the roller coaster ride inside.

This is part of the Far Far Away Castle. Have you seen my frog prince?

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Transformers Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle
Have you ever imagined what it feels like to be a transformer? This is the first ride that we tried and I can say it is a very thrilling one! This ride will make you feel like how it feels to be a robot and fight like a transformer! It will give you feels of having a robot battle - in 3D!

This ride is not for people who have motion sickness!

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What to wear at Universal Studios Singapore:

Singapore is a very humid country like the Philippines so you might want to roam around the theme park in comfortable clothes. While there are lots of Instagrammable spots in Universal Studios Singapore, do not sacrifice your comfort for OOTD! Shirt, shorts, and comfortable shoes will suffice. Make sure to bring extra clothes because there are some rides and attractions that will make you soaking wet.

Just like any other theme parks, there are stores inside where you can buy souvenir items and snacks as well.

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This photo of a pewter was part of the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest tin pewter in the world. The Royal Selangor Headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia where visitors can learn about the company's beginnings and the history of pewter and how it began in Malaysia, and has a wide range of decorative arts and silverware made of tin.

This blog will show a few series of photos on what you can see inside the Royal Selangor showroom.

Our tour to Royal Selangor is part of the Batu Caves Tour that we booked in Klook.
Can you imagine that all of these pewters are hand-made?

Cube Boutique Capsule Hotel is a hotel designed into small capsules with meticulous attention to detail. Each capsule are stylish and have an innovative setting. Since Singapore tour requires a lot of whole day being out in the city, booking a capsule hotel is convenient because you don't really have to pay that much to get the comfortable sleep that you need.

What's inside the capsule:

Super thick matress and linens that are very soft and plush
In-capsule ventilation
Reading lights
Fold-down tables
Closable Blinds
USB charging ports
Non-slip ladder bar rails
Secure lockers for luggage below the capsule
Lockable storage inside the capsule

We booked the Queen Capsule for 2nights for 5,882.63php including breakfast buffet.

Available capsules:

Single Capsule
Queen Capsule
Female-only capsule (shared room for females only)
Private Capsules
Premium Single Capsule
Premium Queen

Amenities:

24/7 Reception
Breakfast buffet
Free high-speed WiFi
Individual shared bath rooms
Lockable storage areas
Airport shuttles
Bath essentials (towels, shower, shampoo, hair dryer)
Dental kits

Overall service is good! Almost the same service that you can get in a normal hotel. The location is also very convenient because it is just within the Chinatown vicinity.

ibis KLCC is the largest ibis in Asia Pacific. It is situated in Malaysia's Towering Capital Kuala Lumpur, and the flagship hotel for ibis. ibis KLCC is also near the city's iconic attraction, the Petronas Twin Towers.

The ibis KLCC offers a number of services such as spa, pool, gym, and complimentary shuttle service.

We booked the standard twin room for 2 nights (560.28 RM) inclusive of breakfast, 10% service charge, 6% tax, and RM 10 for Tourism tax for all foreign tourists.

The standard twin room includes the following facilities:

Lighted makeup mirror
40-inch LCD TV
Coffee & Tea-making facilities
Luggage storage
Hair dryer and clothes iron
International sockets/USB
High speed WiFi
In-room safe box
Laundy service
High pressure shower room

The room is also made of double-glazed windows which are sound-proof.

Hotel Facilities:

Pool

The outdoor infinity pool perfect for enjoying the stars or the sun. It also has the stunning view of city lights and the iconic Petronas Twin Towers.

Operation hours: 7:00am to 10:00pm