Outdoor and Hiking Travel Bloggers

The list is ideal for visitors who spend at least a couple of days or a week in Singapore, and eager to go off the beaten path and explore attractions in the residential areas as well, not only visiting the touristy spots. The Children’s Garden by the Far East Organization at Gardens by the Bay The Gardens by the Bay offer numerous activities and sights to the whole family: Supertree Grove with a light show, Cloud Forest, etc, but don’t forget about its playground! Bus 400 from Marina Bay MRT Read more about the Barrage and the activities Punggol Park and Coney Island are also two relatively new areas for families to go on weekends.

Kusu Island is the smallest southern island in 30-45 minutes off by ferry from the main island of Singapore. The green area around the sea barrage is great for a quiet walk, most tourists don’t reach this far. Pulau Ubin aka Ubin island is a popular spot for locals to cycle around and explore the old Malaysian villages across the island. >>> Read more about our visit to Ubin Island How to get there: 10-minute bumboat ride from Changi Point Ferry Terminal (S$3 for a one-way trip).

Marina Barrage is a large green area with a sea barrage that makes the Bay Area calm and pleasant for leisure activities, and itself offers the best opportunity for kite flying in Singapore. The dam itself is made up of 9 gigantic, 88 foot (meters), steel-crest gates that spread across the Marina Channel and has its own solar park that generates about 50% of electricity necessary for the operation during day time. The easiest way is to take bus 400 from Tanjong Pagar Station or from Marina Bay MRT Station. The Water Playground has one of the best views of the Singapore city skyline and the green roof offers a pleasant shade during the hot sunny days.

(Best Tips to Plan Your Holiday Accommodations) Digital Nomad Guide to the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia & more) We spent one-month traveling in a campervan using mostly free campsites across New Zealand with our then 1-year-old baby. Read our complete guide to the Pancake Rocks on the West Coast of the South Island Location: Punakaiki On the North Island, Rotorua and its surroundings are famous for the high number of geysers and post-volcanic activities. The easiest was the Tasman (10-20 minutes of walking with our 1-year-old, while Franz Jozef and the Fox Glaciers required a longer but still rather flat hike.

Pulau Ubin aka Ubin island is a popular spot for locals to cycle around and explore the old Malaysian villages across the island, but there are numerous things to do across the island. The best time to visit the wetlands is at low tide, so you can see corals and other sea creatures in the shallow water. There are five inactive quarries in Pulau Ubin: Balai Quarry, Kekek Quarry, Ketam Quarry, Pekan Quarry, and Ubin Quarry. The rocks were used in the construction of the Causeway, Istana, Raffles Lighthouse and Singapore’s oldest lighthouse, the Horsburgh. We visited the Balai Quarry and Pekan Quarry.

The ferries are operated by Singapore Island Cruise depart from the Marina South Pier every weekday at 10 am and 2 pm bound for Kusu Island. The Kusu island ferry price is $18 for a roundtrip and $12 for children aged 1 to 12 years old. We visited Kusu during October, and due to the high number of pilgrims, the ferries departed every hour, and we spent about 3 hours on the island. The legend of Kusu Island and the Tortoise Kusu means ‘Tortoise’ or ‘Turtle’ in Chinese, but the island is also known as Peak Island or Pulau Tembakul in Malay.

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Punakaiki is best known for its Pancake Rocks and Blowholes, and both a spectacular must-see attraction when visiting the West Coast of New Zealand. The limestone rocks are about 30 million years old, they were formed from the fragments of dead marine creatures and plants landed on the seabed about 2 km below the surface. The majority of the walk is wheelchair and stroller friendly, so you can visit the Pancake rocks with small kids as well. Make sure you keep an eye on young children (and respect warning signs), as the waves and the water from the blowholes (especially in windy water) reaches the walkways as well.

The best time to visit the city during the summer, but the cultural sights are worth a brief visit during the winter as well. Tammerkoski rapids (currently runs in a canal) and several hydroelectric dams in the downtown • Beautiful historic buildings dating back to late 19th century in the Downtown area: the ( north side of the downtown, west side of Tammerkoski rapids ) and the (n ) • Pyynikki ridge, the 85-meter-high narrow isthmus between the two lakes • Nekala area is famous for its old wooden houses and cultural landscape Drive to Jyväskylä. In summer, visit the top of Levi Tunturi, and then drive to the national park to look for reindeer in the wild and have a hike or walk based on your fitness. If you have extra time or prefer nature over the cities on the south, check out our Lapland road trip itinerary for other places to visit on the north!

The hike starts either from Juuma village, or you can shorten it a bit (if you arrive by car) and drive to Basecamp Oulanka parking lot. The hike is suitable both for summer and winter, although at the beginning of the winter you may need snowshoes to make your job easier in the deepening snow. A part of the circuit is overlapping with the Finland-wide famous 82 km long Karhunkierros Trail which is the actual Bear’s Trail. You will pass several bridges, walk on the top of the cliffs, observe the river in the canyon, see a watermill, a waterfall and several viewpoints along your hike.