Singapore Nature Parks

Singapore Night Safari/Botanic Garden/Jurong Bird Park

Singapore Night Safari

Another unforgettable experience for animal lovers is a visit to Singapore’s Night Safari. Not only does it do a good job of displaying tropical animals by night, it also has shows and dining outlets.

Animals found here include the bharal (a blue sheep found mainly in Tibet, at elevations of 3,500-5,500 metres), sambar (one of the largest Asian deers), one-horned rhinoceros (there are less than 2,000 left in the wild.), gir lions (there are only about 200 individuals living in the protected Gir forest in Gujarat, India), striped hyenas (the only hyena species found in Asia), Malayan tigers (there are about only 2,000 individuals in the nature reserves and national parks of Malaysia and Thailand) and Asian elephants (don’t forget to say hi to Chawang, the largest and heaviest animal in Singapore Zoo and Night Safari). Night Safari presents a total of 1,040 animals from 120 species of which 29% are threatened species. Visitors can tour around the park either on foot, via three walking trails, or by tram.
Open: Daily from 19:30 – 12:00 Last admission is at 23:00
Restaurants and Retail Shops: Daily from 18:00
Location: 80 Mandai Lake Road

Singapore Zoo

Singapore Zoo famously adopts an 'open zoo' concept where animals live in spacious and landscaped environments as close as possible to that of their natural habitat. Animals seen here include polar bears, white tigers, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, emus, frilled-neck lizards and carpet pythons.

In 2009, the zoo welcomed a handful number of newborns including a white rhino, pygmy hippo, ring-tailed lemur, red ruffed lemur, black howler monkey, proboscis monkey and Colobus monkey. Overall Singapore Zoo features over 2,500 animals from 315 species, 16% of which are threatened. Bring both insect repellant and sunblock for the trip. Don’t forget to pick up the day's feeding times at the zoo entrance. It’s so much fun to watch.
Open: Daily from 08:30 – 18:00. Last admission at 17:30.
Location: 80 Mandai Lake Road

Underwater World

This famous oceanarium offers a collection of about 2,500 marine creatures from 250 species as well as a popular dolphin show. One of its highlights is the walk-through tunnel which makes one really feel like being underwater. Among the interesting marine life are colourful tropical fishes, sharks, dugongs, rays and giant crabs.

Everyone enjoys the zoo's dolphin show with its pink dolphins doing tricks (tail-flapping and 'talking'), and some lucky visitors even get to swim with them. All in all it's great experience that shouldn’t be missed. Another fun and different alternative at Underwater World is the Fish Reflexology. Have your feet nibbled/massaged by Turkish Garra rufa fish at Singapore's first fish reflexology spa located inside the Underwater World.
Open:
Underwater World: Daily from 09:00 – 21:00 (last admission at 20:30)
Dolphin Lagoon: Daily from 10:30 – 18:00 (last admission at 17:30)
Fish Reflexology: Daily from 10.00 – 19:00 (last appointment at 18:15)
Location: Sentosa Island

Singapore Butterfly & Insect Kingdom

Fans of butterflies and insects will enjoy the Butterfly & Insect Kingdom, located on Sentosa Island. It features about 3,000 species of butterflies and insects with an exhibition hall explaining their life cycle as well as an informative frame collection.

The most fascinating section is the flying garden with its large number of colourful butterflies flying around visitors. The setting is very attractive and is full of tropical flowers and plants. Another attraction inside the venue is a 70-metre-long cave featuring live insects in their natural habitat. Visitors can get up close and personal with such interesting creatures as rhino beetles, giant spiders, fireflies and scorpions. Don’t be surprised to find some snakes on display here. This park is an ideal and interesting trip for families with children.
Open: Daily from 09:00 – 18:30 (last entry 18:00)
Location: At Imbiah Lookout, Sentosa
Tel: +65 6275 0013

Jurong Bird Park

This 202,000sqm bird park is located on the western slope of Jurong Hill and houses about 8,000 birds from 600 different species. On the opening day in 1971 a total of 12 countries, seven zoos and 40 private donors had contributed birds to the park.

Jurong Park is divided into areas like Jungle Jewels, Waterfall Aviary (inspired by the South American rainforest), Southeast Asia Birds Aviary (Jurong Park has one of the world's largest collections of Asian species), Penguin Expedition (featuring more than 200 penguins), World of Darkness (with night herons, fish owls, snowy owls and more) and the Lory Loft that impresses many visitors with the colourful, noisy and charming lories kept in the unique walk-through aviary).
Open: Daily from 08:30 – 18:00
Location: On the western slope of Jurong Hill, western Singapore

Jurong Reptile Park

This is Southeast Asia's largest reptile park, featuring over 50 species of reptiles including crocodiles, komodo dragons, snakes and tortoises. There are reptile shows at 11.45 am and and 2 pm on weekdays, with an extra show at 4 PM on weekends and public holidays. You can also watch the crocodiles being fed, or have your photo taken with snakes and other scaly creatures.

The Jurong Reptile Park (241, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, tel: 2618866) is right next to the Jurong Bird Park. It's open from 9 am to 6 PM daily, and admission is SGD7 for adults and SGD3.50 for children and seniors.

Mandai Orchid Gardens

If you're an orchid enthusiast, the Mandai Orchid Gardens are a must. These gardens are the centre of Singapore's thriving orchid industry, and boasts four hectares of the fragile and beautiful plants. Let the Orchid Gift Box Service deliver the flowers to your loved ones to any address in the world.

The gardens are open from 8.30 am to 5.30 PM daily, and admission is SGD2 for adults and SGD0.50 for children.
Tel: 2691036
Location: next to the Zoological Gardens at Mandai Lake Road

Singapore Botanic Garden

The Singapore Botanic Gardens was established by Sir Stamford Raffles but was closed down after his death in 1826. The current garden was founded in 1859 and has developed into something quite unique, featuring a small tropical rainforest, a ginger garden and an orchid garden.

The National Orchid Garden has a collection of more than 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrid orchids. Check out the lovely colonial plantation bungalow that once served as the garden director’s house but nowadays is an exhibition centre. A visit to the Botanic Garden is free but to enter its main attraction, the National Orchid Garden, will cost a small fee.
Open: Daily from 05:00 – 24:00
Location: Bukit Timah

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