Jewel Shines for Singapore Changi Airport

With the opening of Jewel, Changi has gone from the best airport in the world to a destination in its own right – here we take a look at the top experiences on offer at this one-of-a-kind lifestyle destination.

The eagerly-awaited Canopy Park has opened on the top level of Jewel and includes two mazes - the Mirror Maze and the Hedge Maze. Covering 500 square metres combined, both were created by British designer Adrian Fisher and feature look-out platforms. The park also contains the 250 metre-long, suspended Sky Nets which allow visitors to bounce their way through Jewel’s canopy level.

Close by, the Discovery Slides – an art sculpture, playscape and a viewing gallery simultaneously – will wow guests, while the Canopy Bridge is another star attraction. With its glass panel flooring suspended 23 metres above ground, the structure provides visitors with close up views of both the Rain Vortex and Forest Valley.

The wonderful sights are interspersed between interactive garden spaces like the Foggy Bowls, a playing area enveloped in cloud, Topiary Walk, where visitors can come face to face with a herd of topiary animals, and Petal Garden, a 220 square metre seasonal floral display.

Visitors can also visit the Changi Experience Studio, an aviation-themed attraction offering digital experiences on level four of Jewel. The facility uses a seemingly simple cardboard travel guide, which possesses state-of-the-art infrared and radio technology, to guide children and adults through interactive games, projection storytelling, immersive shows and gallery exhibits. Managed by the Changi Airport Group, the showcase explores the airport’s rich history and reveals the more exciting aspects of its operations.

The opening of Jewel further increases the airport’s wide range of shopping, dining and accommodation offerings. Changi Airport’s existing terminals house 400 retailers and 140 food and beverage outlets. With Jewel, another 280 shops and eateries are added, bringing the total number of shopping and dining offerings to 820. As for accommodation offerings, there are currently a total of 780 rooms in the transit hotels and Crowne Plaza Hotel combined. With YotelAir opening within the Jewel complex, a further 130 rooms are now available, bringing the total number of rooms to 910.

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