8 Singapore Tourist Spots for Adventurous Journey in the Wild
Fresh Alternatives for a Singapore Travel Guide
Looking for some refreshing Singapore tourist spots? Everyone knows that Merlion Park and Singapore Flyer are among the most famous landmarks in Singapore. To have a fun day out, people come in droves to Universal Studio Singapore in Sentosa Island. If you think about what to do in Singapore in 4 days, you might have put them in the list. Or, you might as well visit those popular tourist spots the last time you’re in Singapore. For fresher alternatives, below we list 8 Singapore tourist spots to get you very close to the nature.
1. The First Tropical Botanic Garden on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Singapore Botanic Gardens can be seen as the best place in Singapore, especially for nature enthusiasts. Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore who is also an enthusiastic naturalist, established this 150-year-old garden. You can visit and explore most of the area of Singapore Botanic Gardens for free from 5 a.m. to midnight. What can you do there? There are two main activities that visitors can do within the gardens area. You can go on the 40-minutes or 90-minutes walking trails around the gardens. Or, you can sign yourself for a complimentary guided walk.
2. Home for 60,000 Orchid Plants: National Orchid Garden
Do you know the symbol of Singapore? No, let’s skip the obvious Merlion one. Besides the unique half-mermaid-half-lion mythical creature, there is one more symbol of Singapore. In 1981, Vanda Miss Joaquim became the national flower of Singapore. It is an orchid. And, the best place in Singapore to observe over 1,000 species (and more than 2,000 hybrids) of orchid is in National Orchid Garden. This garden is located in the highest area within Singapore Botanic Gardens. Different from most of the other parts of the Gardens, you need to buy tickets to enter National Orchid Garden.
3. 26-hectare Rainforest Area with Its World Famous “Open Concept”: Singapore Zoo
The best places to visit in Singapore in 3 days include the ‘three sisters’ parks managed by Wildlife Reserves Singapore. One of them is Singapore Zoo on 80 Mandai Lake Road. There, you can find 2,400 animals of more than 300 different species. Do you know? 34% of the animals in Singapore Zoo are threatened! To help them avoid extinction, the management of Singapore Zoo has been doing conservation and captive breeding programs. This year, to commemorate its 45 years anniversary, Singapore Zoo holds an event called Rainforest Lumina. During the event, visitors can explore the rainforest area of Singapore Zoo at night, accompanied by fascinating multimedia effects.
4. The First Nocturnal Wildlife Park in the World: Night Safari
There are many things to do in Singapore at night. One of the best activities is going on a night safari. Just beside the Singapore Zoo, at the same 80 Mandai Lake Road, there is Night Safari. It is the first park to observe nocturnal animals in their natural habitats. The park is exposed by a specially designed lamp which gives similar lighting as the moon. So, the animals won’t be disturbed by your presence. Night Safari is one of the most popular Singapore tourism spots which are always crowded, especially on weekends and holidays.
5. Bird Sanctuary and Conservation Center: Jurong Bird Park
Singapore is a garden city that really takes care and pays a close attention of the greenery and biodiversity. Wildlife Reserves Singapore is one of the organizations that helps promote biodiversity in their parks. The last park managed by WRS is Jurong Bird Park. Different from the other two, this bird park is located not in Mandai but in Jurong. The park opened in 1971 is the largest bird park in Asia. This 20.2 hectare area is home to almost 3,500 birds of over 400 species. Not only admiring colorful birds, visitors can experience feeding the birds in Lory Loft.
6. Speedy MegaZip by the Beach: Mega Adventure Park
Now, let’s move to the second largest island in Singapore! In Sentosa Island too, there are plenty of Singapore tourist spots to get you smile from ear to ear. Mega Adventure Park offers you a thrilling sensation with its adrenaline-rushing MegaZip. An ultimate enjoyment to have with family, friend, or even alone! The MegaZip is a 75-meters high and 450-meters long journey across the greenery in Sentosa Island. Not only the lush vegetation, you will also see the clean white sand of the beach and the clear aquamarine seawater. To get this fun, you can head to 10A Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa.
7. Thrilling Waterslides and Chilling Lazy River: Adventure Cove Waterpark
There are indeed lots of parks with gorgeous scenery to visit in Singapore. But, those are not all adventurous excitements you can get in this island. If you love sea and sea creature, you may find it pleasurable to have fun in Adventure Cove Waterpark. This water park in 8 Sentosa Gateway is part of Resorts World Sentosa. It is open for public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. The main attraction of this water park is its Lazy River called the Adventure River. This activity will take you to a lush jungle, a mysterious cove, and an underwater tunnel. Hop on a tube and feel the tranquility of the area while admiring schools of fish lingering all around you! Besides, there are waterslides that are ready to excite you and your group.
8. Kingdom of Thousands of Butterfly: Butterfly & Insect Kingdom
Butterfly is the one of the most beautiful creatures in the world. If you find peace watching butterflies, then Butterfly & Insect Kingdom is paradise for you. This lush interactive zoo, located at 51 Imbiah Road, Sentosa Island, is home to more than 1,500 butterflies and other exotics insects. This is where children and adults alike can admire the beautiful creature and get more information about them. Not only butterflies and insects, you can even get the chance to feed sun parakeets and rainbow lorikeets. The best place for nature lovers!
All right, travelers! Those are our 8 selections of Singapore tourist spots that you can visit for the best adventures. Of course, there are still many other places like them in Singapore. So, prepare yourself to fully explore this Lion City!
