You’ll never run out of things to do in Sentosa, with options like the highly-anticipated SEA Aquarium reopening in July, or all-time favourite Universal Studios Singapore. But maybe you’re in the market for something a little less basic – Sentosa Sensoryscape has you covered.
It’s a 350m-long multisensory garden walkway that stretches between the Beach and Imbiah stations. It takes a step out of the fence of any usual green path by using interactive zones and augmented reality, resulting in a new experience that allows you to explore Sentosa with fresh eyes.
The best time to head to Sentosa Sensoryscape is in the evening, as the sun goes down so you can witness both the stunning architecture in daylight and light projections at night. A pro tip is to head down around 6.30pm which allows you to get the best of both worlds.
The architecture for all the zones is inspired by woven baskets – representing the interlacing of nature and our 5 senses.
Sentosa SensoryScape is an entirely open-air area, so be sure to dress comfortably and bring an umbrella or raincoat along with you in case of weather surprises.
There is no need to book tickets for Sentosa Sensoryscape as admission is free. However, charges to enter Sentosa Island remain. This starts from $4 for a standard entry fee if you enter via Sentosa Express; and $2-$6 if you’re driving or taking a taxi in.
As this is more of a pathway than a singular area, there are 2 entry points to the Sentosa Sensoryscape: Lookout Loop, accessible from Imbiah Station, and Glow Gardens, a 2-minute walk from Beach Station.
Taking the Sentosa Express from VivoCity and alighting at Imbiah Station will lead you to the Lookout Loop. Alternatively, the Lookout Loop is also accessible if you take the Singapore Cable Car and get off at the Merlion Station.
Alternatively, head to the Beach Transfer Hub stop, where you’ll find the Glow Gardens across from Beach Station.
You may have seen your fair share of hidden parks & gardens in Singapore, but Sentosa SensoryScape is by far the most unique. The pathway is divided into 2 decks to walk through, an upper deck overviewing walkway and a sheltered lower deck to enter the 6 zones.
These zones implore you to get up close and personal with the plants, as they blend nature and architecture. Each zone caters to one of the 5 human senses – sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound – including a “sixth sense” that represents imagination. This manifests as the ImagiNite experience, a combination of video projections and AR, through all of the zones.
If you’re too shy to gaze into your date’s eyes, at least you’ll have an excuse for keeping your head down the entire time.
First things first, you’ll need your phone. Besides using it as a camera, you’ll also need it to experience the immersive walkway in all of its glory. Each zone has different projections of fauna, marine life and butterflies, which are all part of the ImagiNite experience, a multi-media light show that happens from 7.30pm-9.15pm daily.
However, if you miss the daily light show, you can still watch as the zones come to life with glowing insects and plants via your phone. That’s because a key part of the light projection is the AR-powered experience featuring interactive video projections in 2 zones, Symphony Streams and Scented Spheres, accessible through a free ImagiNite app.
If you’re going solo or too paiseh to ask someone to take your first date photo, look out for Sensoryscape’s Hyperzoom camera. It’s installed on the upper deck, and makes makes a main character zoom-in video or photo for you.
The app’s instructions are quite easy to follow and the quality isn’t too bad. Once you’re done, simply download your photos on the ImagiNite app. Unfortunately, Hyperzoom is only activated from 7.30pm-9.15pm, which means you’ll have to save your step shots for later during the night.
View during the day, after rain.
One of the 2 entrances to Sentosa Sensoryscape is the Lookout Loop, a winding bridge from which you can see the walkway ahead, as well as the Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael. While the view is great during the day, it transforms into an otherworldly landscape with a misting light-up floor on the lower decks come night time, with laser beams shooting up at the sky.
The scene after dark.
This area is perfect for a space-themed photoshoot for the ‘Gram, with clouds of mist surrounding you in blue and purple hues. For your little ones, this could also be a new version of a free water playground in the cooling mist, without them getting too drenched.
While other nature parks in Singapore may ask you to refrain from touching the plants, the Tactile Trellis dome encourages visitors to interact with the plants by feeling out their varied textures.
Do be careful to be gentle when touching the plants here.
From touching fuzzy leaves, prickly pine cones, and ticklish grass, you can harness a new superpower of identifying plants just from what they feel like. You’ll find species like the Chinese Wormwood, which is velvety to the touch, and the Asparagus plant, with a feather-like texture.
Tactile Trellis’ white woven wall turns into the perfect canvas for projections of peacocks and cave murals during the ImagiNite experience – the perfect place to take an artsy profile picture for your dating app.
Scented Sphere is a delight for your olfactory senses. This zone is filled with fragrant plants and gentle spritzes of floral perfumes.
Be sure to make the most out of the zone through the ImagiNite experience. You’ll be living out your dream of being a fairy with projections of butterflies and other garden insects, carousing around the bushes.
This zone also has the ImagiNite AR feature where you can add in more projections that interact with you, and move them around with your fingers.
Symphony Streams is a soothing zone dedicated to the sense of sound, with walls of flowing water trickling down in gentle splashes which adds an element of motion and musicality.
To make things a little more magical, Symphony Streams transforms from a meditative space of cerulean bowls and water droplets to a mesmerising ocean of marine life as part of the ImagiNite experience. Kids will have a whale of a time spotting the octopi, jellyfish, and sea turtles projected on the floor, all while the sound of water echoes through the space.
You can also make these projections pop up from the floor through the AR feature of the zone, which makes 3D marine creatures swim all around you and the walls of the vessel.
Slightly hidden away from the rest of the walkway is the Palate Playground, a zone displaying leaves of herbs and spices used in Singaporean cooking. At night, you’ll be able to experience the interactive light installation, where you can step on projections of bugs and snakes and turn them into glowing beams of light.
If you have trouble finding the zone, look out for a white archway between the Scented Sphere and Symphony Streams when you’re walking on the lower deck of the Sensoryscape.
Perhaps the area with the most Instagram potential, Glow Garden is a mystical archway with towering flower stalks that glow in different shades at night.
There are steps here where you can sit to rest your weary legs after exploring the Sensoryscape. As a bonus, you’ll also get a free view of some of the projections and fireworks of Wings of Time Sentosa.
Singaporeans have an ongoing love affair with light projections – we’re looking at you, i Light Singapore. So having a permanent new attraction that features gorgeous projection mapping and IG-worthy backdrops is a yes in our books.
Given its free entry, Sentosa Sensoryscape is definitely worth a visit once the crowd dies down, or if you’re looking for some free date ideas in Singapore.
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Originally published on 15th March 2024. Last updated by Shannon Chow on 12th June 2025.
Photography by Shawn Low.
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