Sentosa Island is the perfect escape from city life in Singapore. Already, there are a number of wonderful attractions to keep you entertained for a day at the beach. Wonderfully, Sentosa has a host of new attractions to get excited about including Asia’s first Game of Karts. Here’s what we know:
1. Asia’s first Game Of Karts experience
Wonderfully, HyperDrive’s highly-anticipated Game of Karts gamified karting experience – where virtual racing meets real-life karting – finally launched at the venue.
Game of Karts is Asia’s first-of-its-kind where you can take racing to the next level by collecting bonuses and boosts in the virtual realm to win the competition in real life. These power-fueled weapons and bonuses are projected onto the track for drivers to score to outrace racers over eight laps.
These track boosters include Missile which slows racers in front down, a Bomb which can ”explode” the racer behind, Boost temporarily increases the speed of your kart, Super Power which slows down all track opponents, to name a few.
Game of Karts is enhanced with advanced light and sound effects with laser projections. The action-packed immersive experience is available for Senior Karts. Therefore, riders must be at least 9 years old and 140cm tall.
2. HyperDrive
HyperDrive is Asia’s first indoor gamified electric go-kart circuit. It offers 36 eco-friendly, electric go-karts with zero tailpipe emission, where drives can enjoy a mix of real-life racing and virtual gaming, around a three level track, boasting 14 exciting turns. Twelve karts race at a time with novice karts racing up to a speed of 30km/h and advanced karts at 50km/h. Definitely, one of the best new attractions on Sentosa.
3. HyperDrive Cafe
Elevate your race experience by dining at HyperDrive Cafe. The 110-seater restaurant is situated on the second floor of the venue in an open gallery overlooking the tracks. Visitors can indulge on signature over-the-top pancakes, juicy burgers, wholesome salads, and other comfort dishes, alongside a range of beverages like refreshing milkshakes.
📍 54 Palawan Beach Walk, Singapore 098233
Other new attractions in Sentosa:
4. Tips Unicorn Beach Club
This spectacular beach club is situated along Siloso Beach. The 500-seater venue boasts both indoor and alfresco areas, where visitors can lounge between luxurious private cabanas, daybeds, and VIP lounges, in a 19,000 square foot beach club.
Concepted by Tipsy Collective, who are known for hospitality concepts like Tipsy Flamingo, they aim to provide an iconic beach club experience to make you feel like you’re in Ibiza or Dubai. Particularly, visitors will be treated to music from live bands – in a first in the Sentosa beach club scene.
The main pool surrounds a cool stage with top-rated lighting and sound systems. It leads to a sunken pool, cabanas and a bar with beautiful views of the ocean. From birthday celebrations, to group parties or corporate gathering…it’s an excellent place to celebrate.
The venue is designed with enchanting tones and gleaming hues, and pastels, enhanced by a dazzling interplay of kaleidoscopic lights, moving graphics, and electrifying beats.
The tropical beach club offers a range music genres. From chart-topping pop hits, to electronic and house, alongside a lineup of both international and local DJs, and live bands. Certainly, it will become the epicentre of vibrant entertainment and nightlife on Sentosa Island.
Additionally, there is a games area, fitness programmes, and other interactive activities. These workouts blend high-intensity intervals with the breathtaking backdrop of sun, sad, and the sea, alongside groovy music. Sign up for classes here. Plus, Tipsy Unicorn has collaborated with PUMA to launch their very first shop-in-shop concept, with a selection of sports, fashion, and beach merch, on Sentosa.
Food at Tipsy Unicorn Beach Club
Guests can share delicious meals in a picturesque beachfront setting. Tipsy Unicorn Beach Club offers inventive international and local flavours, including fresh seafood, burgers, pastas, desserts from cheesecake to gelato, and vegetarian and vegan delights.
Meanwhile, cocktail lovers can sip on creatively-crafted cocktails that complement the beach club atmosphere. Definitely, this playful paradise is the perfect place to go for sunset drinks.
📍 36 Siloso Beach Walk, #01-01, Sentosa Island, Singapore
5. The Palawan @ Sentosa
The Palawan @ Sentosa is the first lifestyle and entertainment destination by the Shangri-La Group on Sentosa Island. It features eight interactive experiences, for people of all ages, inside a 183,000-square-foot venue, including HyperDrive mentioned above.
Other activities include UltraGolf, where golf fans can put their skills to the rest in an 18-hole mini golf course. Meanwhile, pet owners can take their dogs to The Palawan Dog Run and both kids and adults can leap across Singapore’s first and only floating aqua park, Hydrodash – which is one of the best waterparks in Singapore.
Wonderfully, there are two elite beach clubs inside the lifestyle precinct. Splash Tribe is a family-friendly beach club with a sandcastle-themed wet play zone and an epic infinity pool – making it the perfect place to relax with kids. Meanwhile, +Twelve is better for adult visitors as it exhibits 12 luxurious cabanas, private plunge pools, and a swim up bar at the main pool in the terraced beach club.
Additionally, Palawan Food Trucks boasts 10 unique food concepts along the beach. Plus, one of the best Greek restaurants in Singapore opened an outlet Blue Kouzina @ Palawan Beach serving Mediterranean seafood cuisine.
The Palawan @ Sentosa prides itself with sustainable initiatives around the precinct in support of the Sustainable Sentosa strategy roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. Certainly, these new attractions on Sentosa are not to be missed!
📍54 Palawan Beach Walk, Singapore 098233
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