Singapore Zoo:
How Best to Enjoy the Open Zoo
Singapore Zoo Tip #1:
Get a brochure-map at the entrance.
Then follow the feeding trails and show times.
(Video: Bengal White Tigers @ Singapore's Zoo) |
Zoo Highlights: - Jungle breakfast with wildlife: up close with orang utans, elephants, tamarins and pythons - Animal shows: Elephants & their mahouts; sealions, manatees and penguins. - Animal rides and photo opportunities - Itineraries to see the feeding of animals. |
New Attractions at the Singapore Zoo!
| 1. | Show: 'The Rainforest Fights Back' @ 10.30am and 1.30pm. |
| 2. | Playground: 'Rainforest Kidzworld' - splashes, pets, rides. |
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Tips for Enjoying the Singapore Zoo
The Singapore Zoo is quite a big place. A little bit of planning with make your trip there more enjoyable. Here are some tips for enjoying the Zoo:
The Animal Shows
- While the animal exhibits are great by themselves, the animal shows are must-see in my opinion. Here's the schedule of the main animal shows:
- Splash Safari (a sealion, manatees, penguins, pelicans)
- 11am, 2.30pm, 5pm
- 11am, 2.30pm, 5pm
- Elephants at Work and Play
- 11.30am, 3.30pm
- Note that it's almost impossible to see the first 2 shows (11am + 11.30am) together.
- If you are arriving in the morning, consider the 11.30am + 2.30pm shows.
- If you are arriving in the afternoon, just combine any of the Splash Safaris with the elephant show at 3.30pm.
- The elephants will give the front row spectators a 'welcome shower'. They have the 'stuff' hidden in their trunks. If you don't want to get wet, sit 2 or 3 rows back. Otherwise, this could be a great way to surprise your little ones or your travel companions. Get them to sit in the front row and get your camera ready! But remember to take a change of clothes for them. Enjoy ;-)
- If you are taking children to the Splash Safari, sit them near the front. There's a chance for them to shake hands with the sealion. Prepare your kids to put up their hands quickly when the show master asks for volunteers. Believe me, they'll be very excited about this.
Other Singapore Zoo Tips
- If you plan of having a buffet breakfast with the animals (a.k.a. Jungle Breakfast with Wildlife), it's better to book ahead (Tel: +65 6360 8560). 9-10am daily, on a first-come-first-served basis.
Costs: $25++ per adult, $16++ per child.
Highlights:- Watch the elephants bathing; then feed them.
- Handle a python if you dare.
- Up close with the orang utans. Then have breakfast in their company.
- The Singapore Zoo has a well-thought-out animal feeding schedule. It is worthwhile to follow their so-called 'feeding trails' - there's nothing like seeing animals during meal time. Get a brochure at the entrance, which tells you when the feeding times are.
Here are 3 interesting feeding trails grouped by location:
Morning:
10.30am - Treetops Trail (siamang & false gavial) & Otters
11.00am - Primate Kingdom (apes)
(These are near the Zoo entrance.)
Afternoon:
1.05pm - Polar Bear
1.15pm - White Rhinos
1.25pm - African Lions
2.00pm - Treetops Trail
2.10pm - Otters
2.20pm - White Tigers
2.30pm - Pygmy Hippos
- If you are sensitive to mosquitoes and other insects, take some repellent with you. A hat and lots of water would be useful too.
- If you don't fancy walking a lot in Singapore's heat, (pay and...) take the tram and hop off whenever you feel like it.
- Many visitors like to combine a trip to the Zoo with the Night Safari, which is just next to the Zoo. It can be very tiring if you have an entire day at the Zoo, followed by the Night Safari. This is especially so if you are taking kids there.
One way to overcome this is see the Zoo in the afternoon, have dinner at the Night Safari restaurants, and then visit the Night Safari. Grab a Bongo Burger for dinner and sit near the stage - at 7pm, the fire-eating Bornean tribesmen will get you all pumped up for the night!
- The Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Jurong Bird Park have a 3-in-1 joint ticket called the Park Hopper Ticket. This is great value if you plan on visiting all 3 parks. You get to save a chunk off the total ticket price. You may get the Park Hopper at any of the 3 parks and take up to a month to see all 3 parks.
- 3-in-1 Park Hopper Adult Ticket: $45 (save $13)
- 3-in-1 Park Hopper Child Ticket: $22.50, (save $9)
- Normal Singapore Zoo Entrance Fee:
- Adult, $18.
- Child (3-12), $9.
You may also get the 2-in-1 Singapore Zoo + Night Safari Park Hopper ticket for $32 ($16, child). Savings of $8 per adult. Savings of $4 per child.
Transport Options to Singapore Zoo
(Map of Singapore Zoo and Singapore Night Safari)
- Cheapest: MRT to Ang Mo Kio Station + Bus 138 to Zoo entrance.
- Fastest: Drive. Take the PIE, then BKE. Take Exit 7. Follow the Singapore Zoo signboard.
- Smartest: Take a taxi. About $15-20 from a city hotel. Shared among 4 persons = $4 to $5 per person.
- Essential Information:
- Opening hours: 8.30am - 6pm.
- Singapore Zoo address: 80 Mandai Lake Road Singapore 729826.
- Tel: +65 6269 3411
Related Pages
More Singapore Zoo Videos
- 'Elephants at Work & Play' Show, An Itchy Otter, A Kangaroo Bullied
Singapore Night Safari - a.k.a Singapore's Night Zoo
Got a question about the Singapore Zoo? Ask it at the Singapore Travel FAQs page
