Delta Sports Complex
ClubFITT gym, swimming pool, badminton, hockey and petanque courts.
Singapore Turf Club
Host horse races, most commonly on Fridays starting 6:30 PM but occasionally on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday as well. Betting is allowed, making this a major draw for local gamblers. The Upper Grandstand is air-conditioned, while the Lower is not.
Snow City
The first permanent indoor snow center in Singapore; interesting enough for residents of the tropics but probably not on the top of the agenda for pallid Europeans escaping their own winter. Sledding, snowboarding and other wintry pursuits, including the inevitable subzero bar.
To find out what a sauna full of bugs feel like, go for some steamy jungle hiking. Best times are very early in the morning or in the late afternoon.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
At 166 meters this is Singapore's highest point — if you don't count the city's skyscrapers. It is also one of the last places in Singapore that is home to the original primary tropical rainforest that used to cover the entire island. You can scale the hill in 15 minutes if you follow the paved road boring or 45-50 minutes if you do it the long way around more interesting. Watch out for monkeys! Don´t expect a stunning view from the top, though. Almost nothing can be seen through the thick trees. Take SBS bus 170 or SMRT 67, 75, 171, 173, 184, 852 and 961 to the Courts department store on Upper Bukit Timah Rd and walk.
MacRitchie Reservoir
Rather more exciting than it sounds, this serene artificial lake is surrounded by acres of virgin jungle and not a few golf courses. On the north side, the HSBC Treetop Walk is a 250-meter bridge suspended as high as 27m above the ground. Trails range from 3 to 11 km, and are of different difficulty levels. One can even hike all the way to Bukit Timah. There is a basic food court at the south entrance, and a ranger station with toilets and water at the 4.5 km mark near Treetop Walk on the north side. The park is also a popular haunt of canoeing enthusiasts, joggers and strollers. For history buffs, this was also the site of a Shinto shrine then called the Syonan Jinja built by the Japanese during World War II, and the ruins of the shrine, while largely inaccessible without navigational equipment, still survive.
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
If you want to see a mangrove forest, this is your chance. As the reserve is basically a swamp, bring plenty of mosquito repellant and keep an eye out for crocodiles. The nature reserve is a site of international importance for migratory birds. It is also Singapore's first ASEAN heritage park.
West Coast Park
Much less crowded than East Coast Park, with fewer amenities, although you can explore it on pedal-go-kart. Love pets? Bring your poochies for a nice walk and some doggy snooping at the local dog run. West Coast Park is an excellent place to bring the children. There are many activities like kite flying, a huge playground or sign them up for inline skating lessons conducted near Mcdonalds by www.skate-with-us.com, a skate school for children. Indulge in a happy meal with the family afterwards. That's not all, you can also barbeque at West Coast Park with pits readily available for rental. The western starting point of the Southern Ridges Walk.
And there are a few things to do that don't involve stomping about in the jungle: