What’s new in Singapore’s Sentosa: A tech and nature-inspired attraction, your next must-visit

SINGAPORE — While Taylor Swift certainly lit up Singapore this March, Sentosa Island has unveiled a light spectacle of its own with the launch of a new immersive “multi-sensory” landmark.

Singapore's landscape of innovation welcomes a new addition as it opens Sentosa Sensoryscape, its latest attraction melding nature-inspired architecture with technology to offer an immersive phygital experience to visitors. 

Located centrally on Sentosa, the vast 30,000-square-meter Sentosa Sensoryscape connects Resorts World Sentosa in the north to the island's southern beaches via a walkway adorned with six sensory gardens that feature soundscapes, interactive digital light art and some augmented reality (AR) features. 

“If you look at the trajectory of recovery, Sensoryscape will be an anchor to help us support the recovery of tourism in this year and the year after,” Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) Chief Executive Officer Thien Kwee Eng shared with Philstar.com.

“We believe it is truly offering an inspiring and unique first-of-its-kind experience for our guests, and it will be an icon for Sentosa. Every visitor that comes to Singapore, we hope they come to Sentosa to enjoy Sensoryscape,” she added. 

True to its name, each sensory garden, namely, Lookout Loop, Palate Playground, Glow Garden, Tactile Trellis, Scented Sphere, Symphony Streams, appeals to different human senses, including imagination which SDC refers to as the sixth sense. 

What catches the eyes right away are the three diagrid structures Tactile Trellis, Scented Sphere, and Symphony Stream which architecture was inspired by woven baskets popular in Asia. These structures enclose guests within, inviting them to appreciate the curated landscape in their view.

The Tactile Terrils, as its name suggests, is all about textures, allowing guests to feel various plants with interesting textures, such as the velvety Chinese wormwood, feathery Asparagus plant and spiky Juniperus plants. 

Meanwhile, the Scented Sphere takes your nose on a journey within a forest-like steel sculpture filled with meticulously picked scented plants. 

Lastly, the Symphony Stream allows guests to dive into serenity with the therapeutic