"An Island Getaway from Singapore" Pulau Ubin by icyjo24

Pulau Ubin Travel Guide: 231 reviews and 572 photos

A trip to Pulau Ubin is like going back to a 'kampung' (village) of Singapore in the 1960s...

Mini VT outing.. cycling around Ubin

Trepassing into a quarry

19th March 2005

Martin, Jason, Andy, Jo, Tina

More pictures on my travelogue...

Quarries of Pulau Ubin

Ubin Quarry

There are 5 quarries in Pulau Ubin.

Pros and Cons

You can see many of these tiny fiddler crabs at the mudflat just below the bridge that links to the main jetty. more travel advice

Chek Jawa is a tidal flat that is exposed during low tide. It is located at the eastern end of the island. You have to... more travel advice

You will pass by the Village Chief's House as you are cycling along Jalan Ubin towards Mamam Beach. You can stop and... more travel advice

This telephone booth is found near the jetty. I believed this is the last of such a booth in Singapore. In the 1970s and... more travel advice

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kenHuocj Apr 15, 2008 at 2:57 AM

Fiddler Crabs, so the're mangrve swamps, teeming with other animals - nice to get away from te urban jungle and shops of Spore ;-)))
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Bonobo2005 Aug 30, 2007 at 4:56 AM

small page but interesting tips I haven't seen in other VT pages!! and great picutres too.
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Jim_Eliason Mar 4, 2006 at 6:20 AM

great tips jo! see U on MArch 13th!
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robertgaz Apr 13, 2005 at 1:27 AM

It would have been an expensive day trip had you been caught 'sneaking' into the quarry! :-)
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Wild_Orchid Apr 12, 2005 at 6:59 PM

some nice pics and tales of pulau ubin. :)I guess the fine shall be $5000 for all of you!
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airasia Apr 8, 2005 at 8:42 PM

oh martin was there and thlin. Met martin when he was in KL. Cool guy.
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bkoon Apr 3, 2005 at 8:45 AM

Nice.............
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THLIN Apr 3, 2005 at 8:26 AM

on my way back home, i saw Pulau Ubin in my flight... next time we are gonna spend more thime there
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victorwkf Apr 3, 2005 at 7:56 AM

Glad all of you enjoyed your trip! Guess what? I just went to Pulau Ubin this morning and saw the Singlish sign on your photo :) Btw, the village chief celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday and the news came out in Straits Times.