The Perfect Island & City Honeymoon in Asia

After what will have likely been a long flight and an early arrival—today you are going to start your honeymoon by eating your hearts out, balancing some time at your gorgeous Singapore hotel pool, and then some city exploring at leisure.

Check in, then head to the Botanic Gardens (open daily from 5 am to midnight and cost nothing to explore). It is an 82-hectare botanical garden with sculptures, a swan lake, and a significant collection of tropical trees. Following the gardens, visit the Adam Hawker Food Center for lunch and lunch and lunch! Pro-tip: Don’t get full at one spot, and just vibe out the stands for the best experience. Please don’t miss these two: Adam’s Fish Noodles & Selera Rasa.

Following Adam’s Centre: Head back to your hotel and chill and enjoy your rooftop pool.

Tonight, you are going to catch the light show at Marina Bay. And then grab a post-show cocktail and light bite at Bitters & Love.

Enjoy the epic breakfast at your hotel, then head out for the day! Wear sneakers.

Start your day at the National Gallery Singapore (15-minute easy walk from your hotel). Following the National Gallery Singapore, if you are hungry for lunch, then start in China Town. Otherwise, head to the neighborhood Duxton Hill to bop around there to shop and experience the (imo) Silverlake of Singapore. It’s one of my favorite areas, just so wildly creative around Duxton and everything is an aesthetic but also quality. An absolute must is a latte at Cloud or ice cream at Apiary. Following Duxton Hill, head (on foot) to Singapore’s China Town at the Maxwell Food Centre.

Must try and see and do spots in/around China Town & Maxwell Food Centre in no particular order:

• Lim Chee Guan New Bridge—for the must-try Bak Wa (it’s crispy kinda looks like bacon and just get a little bag and try a bunch—it’s such a good snack).

• Hock Lai Seng—absolutely the best spicy noodles called bak chor mee.

• Cafe Monochrome: It’s a 2D cafe and it’s so Singapore (do not Google before, just go).

Side note: Pay attention to the murals in China Town’s side streets because they were some of my favorites and they tell really beautiful visual stories.

Head back to your hotel by 5:30 pm to chill and rest because this evening you will visit the Gardens by the Bay so you can go to the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest.

I will have your hotel pack you a to-go breakfast because you will have an early morning departure that will seamlessly be taken care of for you by New Vibration Travel in coordination with your arrangements at Bawah Reserve. Beginning with a chauffeur to collect you from your hotel in Singapore and an escort to guide you through each step along the way. From Singapore, it’s just a 30-minute ferry to Batam, Indonesia, where a private amphibious plane will whisk you directly to Bawah in about an hour and a half (it’s breathtaking).

By afternoon, you will arrive at your destination—the most magical honeymoon spot where your hardest decision will be which tea to drink or which massage to select (included in your stay).

Today and for the next four days, you are going to experience what island-life in luxury really means. At Bawah, you can do as much, or as little, as you like.

Paddle a kayak together to secluded coves, snorkel hand-in-hand among reef sharks and parrotfish, or take a tennis lesson or partake in the jungle boot camp for a hike on the island. If your vibe is something more mellow—you could start with a yoga class overlooking the lagoon, we could arrange you a picnic on Coconut Beach, or schedule you for perfume blending or jamu-making.

Honeymooning at Bawah Reserve will balance pure relaxation and as much adventure as you desire.

After at least four nights at Bawah Reserve, you will be escorted back to Singapore to catch your flight to:

• A few nights in Bangkok to bookend your honeymoon with more delicious food, art museum hopping, more food, and a stay at one of the best hotels in the world—none other than Capella Bangkok.

• Or a longer honeymoon I will design for you in Japan.