Packing list for Singapore, travel insurance for Singapore, and taking your belongings

Packing list for Singapore, travel insurance for Singapore, and taking your belongings

To take or not to take to Singapore, leave at home or arrange locally?

Sufficiently insured or not for your activities in Singapore?

Sufficiently insured or not for your trip to Singapore?

What to take with you to Singapore: spotlighted

Featured items:

• Documents: a passport that is valid for at least 6 months and online/offline copies.
• Money: having a few Singapore dollars for when you arrive is not a bad idea, but you can use your debit card and credit card everywhere.
• Care: high factor sunscreen.
• Outdoor and practical: cap/hat and sunglasses.
• Clothing: breathable clothing made of cotton or linen is most comfortable in hot, humid weather, combined with a sweater for the very cold air conditioning. Tropical showers are also not uncommon, so a raincoat is useful.
• Shoes: comfortable walking shoes and possibly sandals or flip-flops.
• Reusable water bottle, because you will need to drink a lot of water!
• Medicines and travel kit: a small first aid kit with ORS and hand sanitizer for visits to Hawker Centres. Insect repellent (see also DEET mosquito repellent).
• Technology and equipment: world plug with type G (see also world plug or travel plug).

What are some other options for packing as well?

• A nice outfit for when you want to go out for the night.
• A small umbrella.
• A quick-drying travel towel.

What should you keep in mind when traveling to Singapore with your belongings?

• The strict laws regarding the import of products.

Are there mosquitoes in Singapore?

• Mosquitoes are being fought vigorously in Singapore, but it is still a tropical country. So they are still there, especially during the rainy season.
• Mosquitoes can also transmit diseases such as dengue fever. So it is important to protect yourself well.
• More about protection against mosquitoes and insects.

Are there sandflies in Singapore?

• Yes, there are certain types of sand flies in Singapore, but don't worry. They are annoying, but do not transmit diseases.

Can you buy DEET, or other mosquito repellents, in Singapore?

• DEET and other mosquito repellents are easy to obtain in Singapore.
• Walk into a pharmacy, drugstore (e.g. Watson) or large supermarket and you have it!

Can you buy a joint or weed in Singapore, or take it with you to Singapore?

• Everything that has to do with cannabis is illegal.
• There are high penalties for using, possessing and importing cannabis. So a big risk.