Few cities can boast Singapore’s fascinating ethnic brew. Where else in the world can you dip into the cultures of China, Indian and Muslim Malaysia all in one day, against a backdrop of ultra-modern Western commerce? Not only has Singapore’s history of migration left a rich cultural and architectural legacy that makes wandering the streets an absorbing delight, it has created one of the world’s greatest eating capitals. You don’t have to look far to find echoes of the island’s colourful, rakish past, or evidence of a thriving and creatively unfettered artistic community. Singapore’s soul is alive and well – and it is “Wonderfully Singapore”.

Moreover, Singapore is not all about tourist attractions, shopping and food. Nor is the notion of Singapore as completely urbanised anything more than popular myth. Adventure activities include diving with sharks at Underwater World on Sentosa, mountain biking around Bukit Timah, leopard-spotting at the Singapore Zoo’s magical Night Safari, waterskiing or wake-boarding on the Kallang River, Go-Karting and Rock Climbing. And if you want to retreat from civilisation completely, the centre of the island retains large tracts of forest where the only sound you can hear is the monkeys swinging through the trees. In fact, Singapore is one of only two cities in the world that still retains a patch of primary rainforest, in the form of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.