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Enjoying sunset with food, drinks and friends tops the charts.

What are your holiday moment must-haves? It seems wherever you are in the world, similar memorable moments tick the boxes! Topping the chart for Singaporeans, Brits and Americans alike are enjoying drinks or food with a view, and watching the sunrise or sunset with family and friends. Also right up there is the opportunity to taste local delicacies.  We promise all these and more! 

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Tick  3 top boxes in one night!

  • watching the sunset with your family or friends, 
  • while having a drink, and
  • tasting the local delicacies. 

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Bawah’s BBQ nights at the Boathouse - themed “A taste of the Anambas” or “ Seafood favourites” - take place Bakar-bakaran di Bawah purnama, meaning “BBQ under a full moon”. Watch the sunset as you sip on delicious cocktails and explore the exotic flavours of local delicacies. Try nasi goreng sotong, Indonesian fried rice with spicy chilli paste, prawns, squid, egg, kecap, coriander, galangal and green onion. Or savour sate lilit, minced fish with spice paste, chilli, ginger, shallots and lime leaves on lemongrass skewers, served with sambal ijo, a green chilli sauce.



A recent OnePoll survey commissioned by Contiki, the social travel company for 18-35-year-olds, has revealed how holidaymakers from three nationalities rank their Top 20 must-have experiences:

 

Singaporeans

British

Americans

Drinks or food with a view

1

1

5

Watching a sunrise or sunset with friends/family

2

2

1

Seeing a famous landmark

3

5

9

Ticking something off your bucket list

4

4

13

Something funny that becomes a story to tell for years to come

5

3

3

Trying a local delicacy which is considered unusual at home

6

12

7

Leaving your comfort zone

7

8

4

Getting the full tour of a beautiful city

8

10

14

A running joke or funny event that becomes a running joke 

9

7

2

Finding the ideal souvenirs/gifts

10

20

16

Making a connection with a local person/ group of people

11

18

6

Getting a tour of a local town/village

12

15

17

Making a new friend

13

14

11

Doing something adrenaline-spiking, such as bungee jumping or parachuting

14

13

12

A holiday romance or a kiss

15

17

19

Climbing a mountain

16

16

20

Seeing animals in their natural habitat

17

9

15

Taking a detour or getting lost, only to find an amazing view

18

11

8

Being proposed to/ proposing to someone/ witnessing a proposal

19

19

18

Swimming in the sea

20

6

10


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Let us help you tick off several more of these Top 20:

Stay in Singapore before heading to Bawah, and see a famous landmark like the classic Raffles Hotel or the iconic Marina Bay Sands, the world’s most Instagrammed hotel. Then tick something off your bucket list with a thrilling seaplane takeoff and landing at beautiful Bawah Reserve’s idyllic lagoon.

While you’re here, you can do something that takes you out of your comfort zone, like learning to dive at the Bawah Reserve PADI dive centre. Or climb a mountain - in the heart of our wilderness you’ll encounter the primary jungle,  a rich ecosystem teeming with animals in their natural habitat. Follow one of our three trails, otherwise, take a detour or get lost, only to find an amazing view or a deserted beach. Bawah has several magnificent lookouts, perfect for being proposed to. Finally, grab a selfie of that holiday romance kiss and then take a swim in the sea to cool down.




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