Tour to Singapore Preparations

As a newbie traveller, Singapore is the first country in Asia that I have visited. Me and my friends have decided to go to Singapore because no visa is required. Here are the steps that we took in planning for this trip.

1. Know your budget.
Singapore's cost of living is a little bit expensive. In planning this trip everything should be within your budget.

2. Secure a plane ticket.
We were on a budget so Cebu Pacific Air is the number one airline carrier on our list. Cebu Pacific normally offers seat sales on a limited time period, so watch out for seal sale alerts.

3. Find a cheap, comfortable and safe place to stay.
Finding an accessible place close to sights and attractions are a little bit hard to find when you're on a budget. Good thing we were able to find Rucksack Inn 2, a dormitory inn (hostel) that offers bed space as well as room space depending on your needs.

4. Plan the itinerary.
In planning for the itinerary, you must know which places you want to visit. It is very important that you plan your itinerary based on the location of these places as this will not only minimize your fare cost but also saves time in maximizing your sight-seeing.

Rucksack Inn 2

Rucksack Inn 2 is a dormitory inn (hostel) located at Hongkong Street, Singapore. In terms of accessibility it is very near the Clarke Quay MRT station. For location details, click here.

Tips:
A. For travelers booking a triple room, you might be expecting having a queen size bed + an extra bed and be surprised to see a queen size bed + a mattress laid out on the floor just like we did. According to the management they consider this as a triple room having the spare mattress as a bed.
B. Shoes and slippers are not allowed within the rooms.
C. They have complimentary (unlimited) bread, spreads, water, tea, coffee, creamer in their pantry as well as shampoo and body wash on the shower rooms.
D. Free Wi-Fi, use of computers with Internet access.
E. They also have a living room area where you can watch TV, play games and read books which we only get to see on our last day because of our busy schedule.
F. The inn doesn't have a lift so you have to carry your luggage up the stairs.

Going to NAIA Terminal 3 via LRT Line 1

To go to NAIA Terminal 3 via LRT Line 1, here are the steps:

1. Ride LRT Line 1 and get off at Edsa station.
2. Cross the overpass bridge going to MRT Taft Avenue station.
3. At the back of McDonalds' there's a terminal for shuttle bus going to NAIA Terminal 3. Fare cost is around P20.
4. Get off at NAIA Terminal 3.