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Singapore Botanic Gardens – Go to the gardens is to see the Cannonball tree. This usual tree is loaded with fruit that look and feel like cannonballs. Kids can wander through the National Orchid Garden, over 60,000 different kinds of orchids, growing all over the hillsides in lush profusion. At Symphony Lake there are music concerts. | |
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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – This nature reserve, comprised of untouched rainforest, is less than 10 miles from the center of Singapore. Climb up Bukit Timah hill – there are well-marked trails through the dense vegetation with dripping vines. Look for butterflies, monkeys, giant forest ants and flying lemurs. (For hiking, kids should wear closed shoes, rather than sandals.) |
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Singapore Zoological Gardens – In this top-notch zoo the animals are in open enclosures, not behind bars. Come to the Open Zoo in the day, but also take the Night Safari in the evening. |
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In the Open Zoo, start out at Treetops Trail, a re-creation of the Southeast Asian rainforest, where you walk high above the trees, looking down to see red langur monkeys and siamangs, mouse deer and water birds below. As a special treat, have tea or breakfast with an orangutan. (9:00 for breakfast, 4:00 pm for tea.) You can feed the orangutan, (how are their table manners?) and have your picture taken. Children's World has a playground, miniature train, petting zoo, and sheep roundup show. Check out the feeding times for the crocodiles, komodo dragons, king cobras. | ||
| Night Safari – This is your chance to see wildlife in the tropical jungle at night. Take the 45 minute tram ride, or walk along three different trails. The tram ride takes you through regions of Asia, Africa and South America, where you can see blue sheep from Tibet, sambar deer from India, Malayan tigers, Burmese wild cattle. On the Fishing Cat trail, watch web-footed cats scooping up fish for their dinner. Catch a glimpse of leopards, civets, pythons, and bug-eyed tarsiers (they look like Yoda) on the Leopard Trail. The Forest Giants Trail meanders through native rainforest vegetation, populated with bats, flying lemurs, crickets, frogs and toads. | |||
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Sungei Buloh Nature Park – Spend a peaceful day in this wetland nature reserve, the perfect spot for bird watching. The park has boardwalks through mangroves and freshwater ponds, and observation "hides" to look for birds such as herons, kingfishers, bee-eaters, and migratory birds. Keep your eyes peeled for big monitor lizards and tree-climbing crabs (the crabs climb the mangrove trees to avoid being eaten). |
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