Cable Car ride and Adventure Cove Waterpark @ Sentosa with a toddler

This trip was an impromptu one as PL got a last minute call from his friend and she informed that she was coming to Singapore for a week long trip.

Since PL had to reserve one of his precious weekend to bring his friend (and family) around, I decided that H and I shall tag along.

We started off our journey from Mount Faber Park and took the Cable Car to Sentosa. (You can get your cable car sky pass here!)

H was very excited about the Cable Car as he had went for it once before when he was about 24 months old. Now that he is nearly 36 months, he is able to articulate his likes (and dislikes) very well, hence it is VERY worth to bring him along. And the plus point is that he doesn't have to pay for the ticket! YAY!

The view from the Cable Car is awesome and I can understand why there is a demand to dine on the Cable Car. It would be very romantic :D

When we reached Sentosa, it was a long walk to Adventure Cove Waterpark. A very long walk. We were very close to Imbiah Station, where we could take the Sentosa Express to Resorts World Station, which would be a shorter walk, but they chose to walk. (Don't make the same mistake. Just take the Sentosa Express).

When we reached, entering was easy with the mobile tickets. There is a changing room right at the entrance and it was a pretty easy affair to get changed.

Then, it came the difficult question. What could H do? Being 90 cm, he could only go for 1 attraction, namely no. 11, Seahorse Hideaway.

According to the lifeguards, there are 2 other places that he could enter, which is Big Bucket Treehouse and Adventure River. But when I went to these 2 places to take a look, I didn't dare to bring H in.

Adventure River

Adventure River is a leisurely ride through 14 zones, only if your toddler don't freak out on you, as there is a zone which is dark and lit with orange lights. Furthermore, H refused to wear the lifejacket, hence we didn't take that ride.

Big Bucket Treehouse

There are quite a fair bit of slides and bucket flushes, but it wasn't suitable for H as he would panic when water is being poured on him. The slides would be a good choice for kids who have learnt some swimming skills and are not afraid of submerging their face in the water for a few seconds.

So... we ended up going to the only place we could, which is the

Seahorse hideaway

This place is perfect for toddlers as the water level is not very high. My only gripe with the place is that some of the areas are very rough on the feet (the beige areas) as they are made of small stones. H cut his feet because he started jumping around. Nevertheless, he was very excited and forgot about the pain till he was back home.

The foamy area (blue colour portion) was good to walk on. For toddlers, I would recommend to be physically there to supervise as some of the older kids actually came in and splash around, scaring H.

Food-wise, we brought in some milk packets and it came in handy for H. He rejected the hotdog bun that we got and drank up the UHT milk instead. Based on the reviews that I had researched on, it seems like outside food is not allowed. However, there was no bag check when I went in with H.

Enjoying the waterplay

We spent about 3 hours at the Waterpark, only at this location. Then, we headed off to Vivo city for dinner.

My verdict for this outing:

Cable Car Ride

Very worth it if the weather is good. H gets to see and ask a lot during the ride and it can be repeated.

You can get your cable car sky pass here.

Adventure Cove Waterpark

Money could be better spent elsewhere if you are bringing a toddler along (unless you are going with an older child who is able to play unsupervised/partner is going along).

If you are going as a family, it's pretty worth it as you can play the whole day there.

You can get your Waterpark tickets here.

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