SENTOSA Island, Singapore - Cable Car, Merlion, Palawan Beach, Asia’s Southernmost Point

Sentosa, previously called Pulau Blakang Mati, is a resort island in Singapore. It is home to a popular resort that receives some twenty million visitors per year. Attractions include a 2 km long sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, two golf courses, the Merlion, 14 hotels, and the Resorts World Sentosa, featuring the theme park Universal Studios Singapore and one of Singapore’s two casinos. Sentosa can be reached from the Singapore mainland via a short causeway or Cable Car, which originates from Mount Faber and