Lazarus Island is like a hidden gem which I didn’t know of its existence, until it appeared as a to-do list around Singapore. After this visit, my “How true are you a Singaporean” index just shot up by 10 points I believe. It’s a beautiful quiet island that is connected to its more famous cousin, St. John’s Island. I love the stunning view you can get of mainland Singapore’s skyline (such as the Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands), minus jostling tourists with the cameras in their hands.
Skyline of Singapore
I love going on excursions with my filled-to-the-brim backpack and a camera hanging around my neck. They make me feel like a schoolkid all over again, exploring places that I have never been before. I would definitely recommend putting on sunblock before heading over to Lazarus Island, as it has limited shelter points. Mister and I were both badly burnt despite hiding under our umbrellas most of the time.
We took the first ferry bound for St. John’s Island on a Saturday morning and were pleasantly surprised at the turnout onboard the ferry. St. John’s Island is the first stop before the ferry continues to Kusu Island before heading back to Marina South Pier. I would say about half of the passengers alighted at St. John’s Island with their own agendas. Anglers, families, couples, friends.. All of whom seemed keen to enjoy the day away from mainland Singapore.
Exploring a hidden gem of Singapore
Kelongs, a dying trade in Singapore
Private yachts at Lazarus Island
For us, the beach was on the top of our agenda. It’s a short walk away from the pier, approximately 10-15 mins. If you don’t know where it is, just follow the person in front of you, turn where they turn and I promise you the beach will be within sight. Well, at least that was what we did on that day itself! Lazarus beach is nice. There’s sun, there’s sand and there’s the sea. The 3 most important elements of a beach. Yet it is also clean, and not overcrowded. Hence, these qualities make the beach a nice location to enjoy our basket-ful of snacks!
Beach at Lazarus Island
Food and drinks for the day!
Much as the beach was awesome, we eventually found another resting place for ourselves on a pavement road (on top of our kitties picnic mat) with an unblocked view of Singapore.
Overlooking mainland Singapore from where we were
We sat there for approximately 2 hours I believe and talked about really random topics under the sun which I couldn’t recall now at all. There’s almost no one else around, except for us and random strangers that would walk past and stare at us every 30 minutes. For that 2 hours, I talked and laughed as if the world only had us both and no one else 🙂 It was definitely a nice, relaxing excursion for us both as we had just finished our exams then. Till the next visit back to Lazarus Island… and I’m definitely jumping into the water!
Our we-fie at Lazarus Island