Chek Jawa

#483 among destinations in Singapore

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Tanjong Chek Jawa is a cape and the name of its 100-hectare wetlands located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, an island off the north-eastern coast of the main island of Singapore. Chek Jawa is among the last few places left in Singapore with a natural rocky shore. ()

Coordinates: 1°24'29"N, 103°59'31"E

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North-EastSingapore

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Chek Jawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: German Girl Shrine, Changi Chapel and Museum, Ketam Mountain Bike Park, Fo Shan Ting Da Bo Gong Temple.

2.9 miW
Sacred and religious sites
German Girl Shrine, Singapore/East Coast
76 min walk • The German Girl Shrine is a shrine on the island of Pulau Ubin in Singapore. It marks the site of the burial of an unknown 18-year-old girl who died on the island in 1914 after falling from a cliff while fleeing from British forces who sought to detain a number of German nationals then resident on the island.
3.4 miS
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Changi Chapel and Museum
87 min walk • The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore, thousands of prisoners-of-war were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years.
3.1 miW
Park
Ketam Mountain Bike Park, Singapore/East Coast
80 min walk • Ketam Mountain Bike Park is a mountain bike trail located in Pulau Ubin, Singapore.
1.7 miW
Temple
Fo Shan Ting Da Bo Gong Temple, Singapore/East Coast
44 min walk • Fo Shan Ting Da Bo Gong Temple is a Chinese temple in Singapore located in Pulau Ubin, and was founded around 1869. It is one of the three temples in Singapore that has a permanent theatre for Chinese Opera and Getai performances during festivals.
3.3 miSW
Park, Water park, Amusement park
Wild Wild Wet
84 min walk • Wild Wild Wet is a water theme park in Singapore. It is located at NTUC Downtown East in Pasir Ris, Singapore.
3.5 miSW
Park
Pasir Ris Park
91 min walk • Pasir Ris Park is a beach park located in the eastern part of Singapore. It covers an area of 70 hectares, and was partially built on reclaimed land. Initially planned in the late 1970s to serve people living in the vicinity, the park was designed with the help of two Japanese landscape specialists.
1.6 miSW
Park, Piers and boardwalks
Changi Boardwalk
42 min walk • The Changi Boardwalk, also known as Changi Point Coastal Walk, is a 2.2 km boardwalk at Changi Point, Singapore.
3.2 miSW
Mosque
Masjid Al-Istighfar
82 min walk • The Al-Istighfar Mosque is a mosque in Pasir Ris, Singapore. This three-storey mosque is one of the most recent mosques built under Phase Three of the Mosque Building Fund programme.
2.2 miSE
Park
Changi Beach
57 min walk • Changi Beach Park is a beach park located at the northern tip of Changi in the eastern region of Singapore. The 28-hectare beach park is one of the oldest coastal parks in Singapore, retaining the "kampung" or village atmosphere of the 1960s and '70s.
2.4 miS
Park
Airport Logistics Park, Singapore/East Coast
62 min walk • Airport Logistics Park Singapore is an industrial park created to support activities related to trade and air cargo at Singapore Changi Airport.
1.4 miS
Temple
Sree Ramar Temple
37 min walk • Sree Ramar Temple is a temple for the Hindu god Rama, who is the presiding deity. It is located at the junction of Changi Village Road and Loyang Avenue in the east of Singapore.