The Singapore zoological Gardens are unique in character to any other Zoo; the design has been meticulously thought out to hide all the enclosure fences amongst cascading waterfalls and vegetation.  This spectacular design gives the Zoo a brilliant feeling of being a natural free habitat for the well looked after animals and has in fact been dubbed “the open Zoo”.   The atmosphere created by this fenceless illusion is one that has given the Zoo a high recognition around the world.

The idea of a Zoo in Singapore was brought together by Dr. Ong Swee Law and opened its doors in 1973 with a small collection of nearly 300 animals.  The Singapore Zoological Gardens now have over 2800 animals across 216 species and offers an excellent retreat from the city for both residents and tourists alike.  The Zoo has over 70 exhibits with many of the different species living together in perfect harmony reminiscent to the African safaris.

The Zoo is open 365 days a year and offers two exciting journeys; the daytime jungle experience and the night time safari.  The day time opening hours are from 8:30 am – 6:00 pm with the last ticket being sold at 5:00 pm, the night time safari starts at 6:00 pm - midnight with the last ticket being sold at 11 pm.

The day time session offers all that you would expect from a Zoo of this high calibre, start by taking a walk through the rainforest setting to see the Asian small-clawed otters then a boat trip to see the monitor lizards and the white-bellied Sea eagle.  There is a whole area set aside for the kids with a fun animal carousal and a water play area, then treat them to a horse carriage ride around the 3 hectare kids attraction.  Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to meander around the gardens and take in the jungle atmosphere whilst viewing everything from white Tigers to Giraffes and Gibbons.

Be sure to get your camera ready for the daily feeding sessions and activities like the Elephants bath and feeding of the African lion.  There are feeding times throughout the day at different locations around the Zoo, you are not allowed to bring your own food but you can purchase food on site for the animals.

The night safari is a completely different experience and one that not many Zoos around the world accommodate.  Singapore was the first Zoo to offer this experience and has been internationally acclaimed a nine time winner of the best visitor attraction experience. There are over 1000 nocturnal animals at the Zoo with 115 species viewable in their natural night time habitat.

The Zoo offers some brilliant activities to go with your trip such as; the creatures of the night experience, which is an interactive educational experience to teach you about the amazing nocturnal creatures.  This show is both entertaining and inspiring as you discover how the Zoo is helping endangered species from around the world; you can watch all the activities or even get involved yourself.