My wife and I spent only three days in Singapore last year to kick start a three week holiday in the region and we managed to squeeze in a trip to the Night Safari. It’s a great place and a unique experience not to be missed if you are on the tourist trail in the area.
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Advantages: Cheap, fun, informative, good experience, different Disadvantages: none really
...spent only three days in Singapore last year to kick start a three week holiday in the region and we managed to squeeze in a trip to the Night Safari. It’s a great place and a unique experience not to be missed if you are on the tourist trail in the area.
In basic terms it’s a zoo. A good one though where the animals have quite a large area to live in compared to other zoo’s I’ve been to. But the difference is that you are meant to visit after dark ... ...staying in the heart of Singapore city. Cheap as can be and no fuss at all. The journey back to my hotel was travelled by taxi, in which we had a very interesting conversation with one of the locals. Anyway that’s by the by.
We got there at about 9pm and there was no queue at all, I guess we missed the rush when the gate opened. So it was straight in, and guided by our complementary map we headed straight to the restaurant!! Come all this way and ...
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Advantages: Unusual, interesting, cheap. Disadvantages: The animal shows. Inconsiderate humans using the flash on their cameras.
How many times have you gone to a zoo and found that most of the animals are asleep because they're nocturnal? If you've ever wondered what the animals get up to when it gets dark that head to Singapore's Night Safari.
Located next to Singapore's Zoological Gardens the Night Safari is set in 40 hectares of wilderness and it's fantastic. The safari has so many different species - lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, giraffes, tigers, otters, wolves, ... ...are roughly £6 for adults and £3.50 for children. For about £1.70 extra you can take a tram ride around the zoo which I highly recommend. It opens at 7:30 pm and closes at midnight every day. I went there on Christmas Day 2004 after spending the day at the the zoo. I went in as soon as it opened and the queues weren't too bad. I started off with the tram ride around the safari where you get a feel for the lay-out of the place and a guide points out ...
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