Mount Faber
A 94-metre hill above Telok Blangah, once named after it, looking out over the harbour towards Sentosa. Trails climb it from HarbourFront and the Southern Ridges, and the cable car across to the island starts here.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.2722, 103.8208
Get the Mount Faber stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Faber. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Faber
Southern Ridges 0.6 km
Ten kilometres of trails linking a chain of parks along Singapore's southern ridge, from Kent Ridge Park to HarbourFront. Much of the walk runs on raised walkways and bridges among the treetops, including the wave-shaped Henderson Waves.
Henderson Waves 0.7 km
The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore, carrying the Southern Ridges trail over Henderson Road towards Mount Faber. Its curved wooden ribs rise and fall like waves, giving shade by day, and are lit up after dark.
Singapore Cable Car 1.2 km
A gondola line from Mount Faber across Keppel Harbour to the resort island of Sentosa, opened in 1974. It was the second aerial ropeway in the world to span a harbour, after one in Barcelona, and its cabins pass high above the ships.
Singapore Oceanarium 1.5 km
The successor to the S.E.A. Aquarium, one of the two main attractions of the Marine Life Park in Resorts World Sentosa. Its galleries are built around huge viewing panels into tanks of sharks, rays and reef fish from the world's oceans.
Adventure Cove Waterpark 1.7 km
A water park in Resorts World Sentosa, the other half of the Marine Life Park beside the oceanarium. Its slides and lazy river wind through the grounds, and a reef lagoon lets swimmers snorkel among tropical fish.
Tiong Bahru 1.8 km
The oldest housing estate in Singapore, built from the 1920s by the colonial Singapore Improvement Trust. Its low, curving Art Deco blocks now hold bakeries, independent shops and cafés, and its market is known for its hawker food.
Universal Studios Singapore 1.9 km
A film theme park inside Resorts World Sentosa, opened in 2010 and one of only five Universal Studios parks in the world. Its 24 rides, shows and attractions are spread across seven themed zones, from ancient Egypt to the streets of New York, behind the revolving globe at its gate.
Fort Siloso 2.1 km
A coastal artillery battery on Sentosa, one of twelve that made up 'Fortress Singapore' at the start of the Second World War, and one that saw action in the Battle of Singapore. Its guns, tunnels and barracks are now a military museum.
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Questions
Where is Mount Faber?
Mount Faber is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Southern Ridges (0.6 km), Henderson Waves (0.7 km), Singapore Cable Car (1.2 km).
How do I get the Mount Faber stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Faber and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Faber before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.