Singapore Zoo

The Singapore zoo is one of the major attractions in Singapore. It is visited by almost 1.6 million tourists every year. It is a perfect place to be with your family and it will serve heaven for kids. Spread over 28 hectares of land area, it is home to over 300 species and almost 2530 animals, out of which almost 30% are endangered.

Entrance of Singapore Zoo

It is looked after by the Wildlife Reserves Singapore and shares its border with Singapore Night Safari and Jurong Bird Park. This zoo is specially designed so that the visitors come closest to the animals in the safest way possible. It has a modern and an open kind of displaying the wild animals in their natural habitats. There is hardly any cage separating the visitors from the wild animals like the conventional zoo. They are separated by hidden barriers, glass and moats. It does not even feel like you are in a zoo. It is more like coming close to these animals in their natural wild. This zoo has also the facility of rainforest platforms and wooden bridges from where you will be able to watch the animals from a safe distance. You will often find deer, creepy crawlies and a variety of cats roaming freely around you.

This zoo located in a rainforest environment is home to a number of rare species found in this planet. Some of these animals are White Rhino, Clouded Leopard, the extremely rare Bearcat, White Tiger, Manatee, Sun Bear, Sloth, Himalayan Thar etc. These animals along with other endangered species are given very high care. The Singapore Zoo has been able to carry many successful breeding of these rare species. It is also the first zoo to breed a Polar bear in the tropical region.

Singapore Zoo is also an abode to the largest captive colony of Orangutans. These Orangutans form one of the main attractions in here. They are much famous among children and are loved by them. This huge zoo also offers many trains, trams, boat, pony and horse carriage rides. You can enjoy a trip through this zoo sitting in one of these rides.

This zoo also organizes a lot of animal shows and programs for the entertainment of the visitors. The most famous and fascinating is the “Breakfast with Orangutans”. You can enjoy your breakfast with your family surrounded by Orangutans. “The Rain Forests Fight Back” is another interesting show to watch. The actors along with many animals perform their act in the Shaw Amphitheatre. Other shows include “Elephants at work and play”, “Splash Safari” and “Animal Friends”. Feeding the animals with special tokens is also available here. This zoo is also attached to a River Safari which contains a huge collection of freshwater aquatic animals.

This zoo serves as an amusement park for kids. The Rainforest Kidzworld will be the best place for your kids to hang out and enjoy. This zoo opens at 8:30 am and closes at 6 pm. Singapore zoo is a mere 30 min drive from the main city and you will find enough taxis and buses connecting it with the main city. You can take the help of buses and taxis to reach here. You can catch regular buses from some nearby MRT stations of Ang Mo Kio, Chao Chu Kang, Woodland and Marsiling.

This place can be visited any time throughout the year but the best time to visit this place is during the off season. Try to avoid visiting Singapore zoo on public holidays as well as during the peak tourist season. There will be a huge rush of visitors during this time and you may face many problems due to the crowd.