State-of-the-art skyscrapers and sprawling shopping malls may be the first images that come to mind when thinking about Singapore, but that doesn’t mean your entire stay must be spent indoors. Here are five ways to get outside and stay active in this buzzing Southeast Asian city — a new Ethiopian Airlines destination:

Cycle Along East Coast Beach

For the perfect place to spend an afternoon, head to East Coast Park, where local families barbecue, camp and simply catch a breeze from the city’s humid heat. Covering more than 185 hectares (450 acres), the park also encompasses 9 miles of coastline looking south toward Indonesia — coastline that is great for exploring on two wheels. Pick up a bicycle from several rental shops inside the park and roll along its peaceful, palm-lined paths.

Test Your Treetop Talents With Forest Adventure

See the city from new heights at Forest Adventure, a treetop obstacle course built in the 3-hectare Bedok Reservoir Park. The Grand Course includes 2½ hours worth of swinging trapezes, balance-testing logs and more — plus four giant zip lines that will send you sailing across the reservoir itself.

Hike the Pulau Ubin Tree Trail

To glimpse traditional Singaporean villages (or kampungs), venture to the small, rustic island of Pulau Ubin, set just off the city’s northeastern coast. Catch a river taxi, called a bumboat, from the Changi Point Ferry Terminal (US$2.50 one-way) and, once there, stretch your legs on the island’s Tree Trail, lined with jackfruit, banana, durian, cocoa and oil palm trees, among others.

Explore the Singapore Zoo

Home to more than 300 species comprising 2,800 animals, the 26-hectare Singapore Zoo is worth a visit for that reason alone, but Selamta readers might be especially interested in a zone replicating Ethiopia’s Great Rift Valley. Rugged landscapes, prototypes of Konso and Amharic villages, and a colony of more than 90 hamadryas baboons will have you thinking you’ve left Asia behind for East Africa.

Wakeboard in the Johor Strait

Kick your adrenaline up another notch from behind a speedboat, riding its wake while strapped onto a fiberglass board being pulled by the boat. Head to the Marina Country Club, where you can rent a boat and driver and begin carving your way through the Johor Strait, the channel of water between Singapore and Malaysia.