Kusu Island or “Tortoise Island”, is a small island south of Singapore. 

How to go & costs: 
Private hired boats service the island from Marina South Pier. The boat will stop at St John's island first, then Kusu island, and make a return trip back to the Pier. 
Admission fee is Adult S$15, Child S$12
(Child aged from 1 - 12 years old)
Sale of tickets at Marina South Pier, Singapore Island Cruise & Ferry Services Pte Ltd.
(65) 6534 9339
www.islandcruise.com.sg
More details can be found here
For directional guide to Marina South Pier, click here


 Review: 
The origin of the island’s name comes from the legend that a magical tortoise turned itself into an island to save two shipwrecked sailors – a Malay and a Chinese. In order to give thanks, the Malay sailor built a Muslim kramat (keramat) or shrine and the Chinese sailor, a Taoist shrine on the island.

Offerings and ornaments hang from the trees that lead up the stairway to the Kramat. At the Taoist shrine, there is a small area where tortoises can freely crawl around.

The atmosphere on the island is calm and peaceful, and there is hardly anyone on the island, except for the family tending to the kramat and the shrine. It’s a lovely place to go on a weekend to escape the crowds.