Singapore Botanic Garden - Singapore
Located in 1 Cluny Road, Singapore, Singapore Botanic Gardens is a beautiful 82-hectare garden in the middle of the bustling city.
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Singapore Botanic Gardens History
Singapore Botanic Gardens started as a research and agri-horticultural site in 1859. This place played an important role in perfecting the rubber extraction technique which helped the region's rubber trade boom in the early 20th century. |
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This 150+-year-old tropical garden gained its special status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. It is now one of the only three gardens (and the only tropical garden) to be honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Today, the Singapore Botanic Garden is home to more than 10,000 different species of flora. Its highlight, the National Orchid Garden contains 60,000 plants and orchids. The garden is divided into 3 "cores". These are the Tanglin Core, Central Core, and Bukit Timah Core. A fourth core, the Tyersall-Gallop Core is set to open in 2017. Each core contains different attractions that are worth visiting.
Inside Singapore Botanic Gardens:
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Singapore Botanic Garden is open 5AM- 12 midnight every day. Entrance is free except for the National Orchid Garden which has an entrance fee of SG$5.
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| Singapore Botanic Gardens - UNESCO World Heritage Site |
I got the chance to visit Singapore Botanic Gardens with my family during our Singapore-Malaysia Tour 2017. I find the place attractive and well preserved. My daughter particularly enjoyed viewing the turtles and fishes in Eco-Lake. My only concern about this nice place is the availability of toilets and their accessibility. It would be quite a challenge looking for a toilet if you are not familiar with the place. Despite the direction markers posted near the pathways, there is still a chance that you'd get lost. For instance, we had to walk a kilometer from Eco-Lake to the toilet in the visitor center (we followed the direction markers) which is about a kilometer away not knowing that there is a toilet near the Melati Gate.
This serves as a tip though, always get a map (if it is available) when entering a park or research thoroughly a day before traveling.
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| Singapore Botanic Garden Map |
So here's a map from www.sbg.org.sg to prevent you from experiencing what we had.
Singapore Botanic Garden Admission Fee:
It's FREE to visit most parts of Singapore Botanic Garden however if you wish to visit the National Orchid Garden you need to pay a $3.75 admission fee.
Singapore Botanic Garden Opening Hours:
Singapore Botanic Garden is open from 5AM to midnight. However, the National Orchid Garden is open only from 8:30AM - 7PM.
Why visit Singapore Botanic Garden?
Singapore Botanic Garden is a perfect escape from the noise of the cars and the skyscrapers of Singapore. For a change, half a day here would surely relax the mind and body.
Getting to Singapore Botanic Garden:
By Train:
-Ride the Circle Line / Downtown line and board down at the Botanic Garden MRT station
By Bus:
To Tanglin Gate
-Ride the SBS Transit buses 7,105,123,174, 174e and alight at Napier/ Holland Road.
-Ride the SMRT 75, 77, 106, NR8 and alight at the Napier/ Holland Road.
To Bukit Timah Gate/ Jacob Ballas Children's Garden
- Ride the SBS Transit buses 48, 66, 151,153,154,156,170 and alight at Bukit Timah/ Dumearn Road
- Ride the SMRT 67, 171 and alight at Bukit Timah/ Dumearn Road
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