Mount Faber | My Singapore Travel

Mount Faber

Beauty in the hills of Singapore

Mount Faber is a hill in Singapore which is about 105 meters in height located in the Central Region close to the Bukit Merah planning expanse. You can see the Telok Blangah county and the western areas of the Central Region from the top of the hill. Mount Faber is a very famous tourist destination which gives some of the best panoramic views of the central business district which is full of activity. There are a few foot paths that lead you to the peak of the hill or you can reach by the road as well. This hill was once known as Telok Blangah which was decided to be renamed following Captain Charles Edward Faber. He was the person who cut through the forests and cleared the road up the hill.

In 1857 past the Indian Mutiny the government took a decision of making Mount Faber a fort for defensive measures though it never happened; instead an observatory was built up in the year 1905. Mount Faber has got a vegetation of a secondary rainforest that is it’s a smaller forest than Bukit Timah Hill. The park on the way uphill is one of the ancient parks of Singapore and it has become so popular among the visitors because of its spectacular views from up the mountain. The hill is connected to a cable car service where you can get in and take a cable car ride to the Sentosa Island to get a splendid view of Southern Singapore.

Alongside the foot paths up the hill you would see Arenga palms, Bougainvilleas, Cassia Fistula and many more varieties of flora. Mount Faber is such a magnificent place of visit that every person who is visiting Singapore should climb. It gives you such picturesque sights of Singapore that you will never imagine. Singapore is a lovely country to visit and it is a very small land where you can move about very easily, you can choose Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Singapore for your lodging because it will provide you with all the luxuries and services you need on your stay, also out of the Hotels in Singapore it gives you easy access to almost all the places around Singapore. It is indeed a great choice of hotel if you are looking for Singapore Hotels.