The ride to Pulau Ubin from the Changi Ferry Terminal is quite rough, there are strong currents here and it is little surprise to see our boat bob up and down from the waves. Sometimes the waves were so strong that water would splash into our boat. Our boat captain is a professional and has plied these waters probably hundreds of times. Just near the pier our boat slows down to prepare for docking. There is no air-conditioned terminal waiting for you here but just a concrete piling for you to step on. Sometimes you might even need to cross through other boats just to be able to get to the pier.
Immediately upon arrival you can feel the difference between Pulau Ubin and mainland Singapore. There are no HDB public housing blocks here but wooden houses. The first house we saw from the pier was a delightful house on stilts, I never could have imagined to see something like that here in Singapore but this was a working house on stilts. There weren’t a lot of them here though.
Just past the pier is the Pulau Ubin administrative center where you get get information about the island. There are very useful maps here and probably most importantly, a place for you to clean up after you are done exploring the island.
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