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What to Do at Sentosa Sensoryscape, Singapore Island’s Newest Attraction

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Sentosa Sensoryscape, Singapore island’s newest attraction, is an immersive multi-sensory experience that opened on March 14.

Singapore’s Sentosa has opened a streak of engaging attractions in recent months, including the highly anticipated Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience. Hot in its heels is Sentosa Sensoryscape, which will be available to the public in mid-March.

Visitors often arrive in Sentosa by the Sentosa Express or Cable Car but rarely on foot. This time, those who explore the island by the latter will be able to discover the astounding brand-new Sentosa Sensoryscape attraction.

What is interesting about Sentosa Sensoryscape in Singapore

sentosa sensoryscape map legend — Sentosa Sensoryscape map. Image credit: Sentosa Development Corporation

Sentosa Sensoryscape is a ridge-to-reef attraction path connecting visitors from Resorts World Sentosa to Sentosa’s beaches with an immersive, multi-sensory experience. Spanning 350 metres long, this new experiential garden connector combines nature, architecture, and Technology to awaken all six senses, including the sense of imagination.

Located at the heart of Sentosa, the visually impressive walkway consists of six sensory gardens – Lookout Loop, Tactile Trellis, Scented Sphere, Symphony Streams, Palate Playground, and Glow Garden. Each section is enriched with its unique immersive and audio-visual experience, ranging from fascinating digital light art to augmented reality.

After sundown, Sentosa Sensoryscape’s six zones transform into a nature-inspired soundscape with ImagiNite, an interactive digital light art (projection mapping) and augmented reality experience using the ImagiNite mobile app.

Also at the core of the Sentosa Sensoryscape are three intricate diagrid structures designed by internationally acclaimed architects Serie + Multiply. These basket-inspired woven vessels enclose visitors, inviting them to appreciate the curated landscape in their view.

Details of the six sensory gardens

Lookout Loop

Marvel at panoramic vistas of the northern landscape from up above at this plaza. Surrounding with tall Pink Mempat trees and captivating seasonal flowers, this cool canopy provides an ideal respite for visitors from the heat.

Tactile Trellis

As its name suggests, this section is all about textures, from the velvety Chinese Wormwood to the feathery Asparagus plant and the spiky nature of the Juniperus species housed within a Petal-like granolithic vessel.

Scented Sphere

Ease your mind and body with intriguing nature fragrances within the aromatic landscape of Sentosa’s therapeutic flora. The porous steel vessel of Scented Sphere is accented by a ring of overhanging giant armatures containing scented plants.

Symphony Streams

Soothe the soul with the rhythm of gently trickling water which harmonises with the coastal breeze from the island’s beaches.

Palate Playground

Aromatic herbs and exotic spices take the spotlight at Palate Playground. This garden is home to a diverse range of edible plants representing local flavours. Explore the garden and seek culinary inspiration, or rest on the log seats made from recycled Tembusu trees from the island.

Glow Garden

Get ready to be in awe with mesmerising displays in the evenings. The towering illuminating flower stalks in the Glow Garden come alive with rhythmically shifting colours.

Sentosa Sensoryscape will be open to the public from Thursday, 14 March 2024, with the ImagiNite experience starting nightly from 7:50pm. The attraction will be open daily afterwards. Admission is free.

(All images: Sentosa Development Corporation)

This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong.

How to go to Sentosa Sensoryscape from the main Singapore island:

By Foot: Take a stroll via Sentosa Boardwalk and enter Sensoryscape via Imbiah Lookout Loop.
By Sentosa Express: Take Sentosa Express, alight at Imbiah Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop.
By Public Bus: Take Bus 123, alight at Sentosa Express’ Beach Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Glow Garden.
By Cable Car: Take the Mount Faber Line, alight at Sentosa Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop. Or take the Sentosa Line, alight at the Imbiah Lookout Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop.
By Intra-island Bus: Take Bus A or B, alight at Beach Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Glow Garden.
By Car: Park at Beach Station Carpark and enter Sensoryscape via Glow Garden. Or park at Resorts World Sentosa Carpark and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop’