Changi Airport has been named the "Best Airport in the World" for sooo many times and there are lots of attractions here that's worth to visit even if you're not going anywhere via plane. The activities here can be enjoyed by everyone in the family, from grandparents to kids. We went there with my mother-in-law, and she enjoyed it as much as us as she loves gardens and flowers, and the rest of us love the architecture and fun activities available there.
The airport is very huge, and we spent around 4-5 hours at Jewel and Terminal 2 alone without doing all the activities available. So, if you wanna enjoy every attraction and activity at each terminal, you might need the whole day! There are 4 terminals in total and each of them has its own specialties and attractions. You can experience lots of things for free especially the exhibitions and arts available at each terminal, but there are certain attractions that requires payments.
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| There are lots of restaurants too, but halal foods options are limited |
Since we drove there, we parked our car at Jewel/Terminal carpark. The parking rate is at SGD0.04 per minute and which is not bad at all considering we came in a group of 6. Upon arrival, we went straight to the HSBC Rain Vortex at level 1. Getting around from level to level via elevator is quite tricky at Jewel as not all elevators go to all floor levels. Some only goes to certain level and skip others, so locating the elevator was quite a challenge for us because my mil was using wheelchair. But if you don't have any needs to get around via elevator, the escalators are very easy to find and available literally everywhere.
1. HSBC RAIN VORTEX @ JEWEL
Let's be honest, do you even go to Changi Airport if you've never been to the Rain Vortex? This waterfall is the tallest indoor waterfall in the world and the entrance is free. You can enjoy the view from all around it and at so many levels and there's also light and sound show daily, depending on what day you're there.
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| view from level 5 |
2. SHISEIDO FOREST VALLEY @ JEWEL
This forest valley is the forest surrounding the rain vortex. It's really calming and relaxing especially with the sound of the waterfall, making it feels like you're in a really clean forest. The entrance is free, but please leave your luggage at the baggage storage because you're not allowed to bring it in.
3. CANOPY PARK @ JEWEL
Located at level 5 of Jewel, you need to pay SGD 8 for admissions (only SGD 6 for Singaporeans). This ticket includes the admission to Discovery Slides, Foggy Bowls. Petal Garden and Topiary walk. I personally think that SGD 8 is very worth it and please go here because the landscape is so pretty and there are so many things to look at.
I didn't get to try discovery slides as I didn't notice that it's included in the ticket. There are other attractions inside the Canopy Park including Mastercard Canopy Bridge, Hedge Maze, Mirror Maze, Bouncing Net, and Walking Net and these all requires you to pay additional admission fees.
Foggy Bowls
Just like the name suggests, the floor of this attractions are in the shape of bowls and it lets out white mist. It's very dreamy and picture-worthy spot but I personally think that the mist smells like burnt tires hahahah! However, the smell is not too strong and doesn't cause us to cough like the smell from actual burnt tires / rubber.
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| can you see the curve shape? |
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| this picture is sooo funny because the smoke suddenly blows to our face and you can see my MIL stuck in the smoke behind me hahahah |
Petal Garden
If you love flowers, this is the place for you! I don't even like flowers but I found Petal Garden very fascinating! The flowers are so beautiful, colorful, and there are so many varieties it's almost unreal. My mil looooves flowers (I can't name anyone else who love flowers as much as her, honestly), and her face was super happy when we arrived here.
Topiary Walk
Topiary is making shapes out of trees, and there are some unique topiary animals available at this walk. I think kids will love this!
Walking Net
Walking Net is located inside the Canopy Park so the ticket price includes the Canopy Park ticket, which is SGD18.90. I initially just wanna walk around the airport without buying any extra tickets but my SIL was so excited to experience this walking net and nobody wants to go with her. Since her eyes are shining (she's doing the puss in the boots face while asking people to come with her), I decided to just come along because I don't mind some climbing activities. What I didn't know was the net is 25metres high and we were hanging on top of elevator area, and we can see each floor clearly beneath us hahahah! It was fun but definitely NOT doing it again HAHA!
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| Didn't seem scary at first because I have no idea we'll pass through flights of elevators and see downstairs floors! |
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| literally hanging up there hahah! |
4. FLAP PIX
This unique flipboard is located at Terminal 2. There are 2 ways to get to Terminal 2 from Jewel which is by Skytrain or on foot. Just take the Skytrain and don't waste your time walking because it's free and take less than 5 minutes to arrive.
5. THE WONDERFALL
Located at Terminal 2, this breathtaking and huge digital waterfall display is 4-storey tall. I think it's really mesmerizing especially considering how real the waterfall looks and how huge the screen is.
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| ticketing counter |
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| ticketing machine |
As mentioned earlier in this post, there are whole lots of other attractions and activities that you can do here and you can visit JEWEL OFFICIAL WEBSITE to see more activities that you can do! You can also book the ticket via Klook but we didn't because we planned to just enjoy free attractions but my sil suddenly said that she wanted to experience the walking net so yeppp! Buying it on Klook will make your journey easier but if you decide it last minute like me, just purchase the tickets there as there are lots of ticketing machines available.
Till then, see you in the next post and thanks for reading!
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