Head to Lazarus Island for water sports, glamping

No need to lug around bags of food with new convenience store stocked with groceries

- Anjali Raguraman

Sunseekers heading to Lazarus Island can expect to find new facilities like a convenience store, a sea sports centre and nine glamping units that aim to preserve its rustic charm while offering more options to visitors.

Fans of water sports can choose from a raft of non-motorised water activities on offer at the Lazarus Sea Sports Centre from next week, including stand-up paddling and kayaking. The centre will be run by water sports operator Camelot.

The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), in a statement on Thursday, said the facilities are part of efforts to promote rustic adventures on the Southern Islands but with a "light touch".

In April, a bicycle rental kiosk and five short-term accommodation units called the Tiny Away Escape opened on Lazarus and St John's, which are linked to the islands of Seringat and Kias.

The islands are about 5km south of mainland Singapore and can be reached by ferry in less than 30 minutes.