We had to proceed to nearest taxi stand. There were several people waited there. Few taxi stopped at the stand and most of them were selective with the destination offered. Some didn't want to go to the zoo (most probably due to the close distance from Woodland to the zoo?). At last, we got one that drove us to the zoo.
At the zoo, there were plenty of people. Singapore zoo seems to be a lively place to be and many families with young children were there. Admission fee for adults is sgd 32.00, children above 3 yo is sgd 21.00, children below 3 yo are admitted free, and for senior citizens it is sgd 14.00. Tickets can be bought online. NTUC members get to enjoy a 20% discounts, and sometimes, certain credit card holders get to enjoy discounts too.
The first thing we did before entering the zoo was to take lots of pictures. It's nearly impossible to get a picture taken without people in the background, haha... Next, we went to get the map to the zoo and followed some of the events taking place at specific times. We stopped by the Elephant show (i.e. "Elephant at work and play show") at 11.30 am and 3.30 pm. There was no place to sit because the whole place was packed with people. In the end, we just walked through. For the map to the zoo, you can get it from this link (in pdf).
Places we visited with our 2 yo child.
- Treetop trail with a wooden bridge and at the bottom awaiting us are big crocodiles. The place is beautiful and we took several pics.
- Via Tiger trek, we reached the confinement for the white tiger. Instead of seeing many, I was sad to see only one tiger and it was moving back and forth repeatedly indicating a level of stress (my opinion). I later found out that another female tiger had to be euthanized due to terminal illness (cancer). I hope there will be other tigers soon to keep the animal company.
- When we reached Elephant of Asia for the "Elephant at work and play show", we were surprised to see that all the available seats were gone and many people were standing to see this show. It was a hit and the elephants were superb. We couldn't stay for too long.
- Next, we reached Forest lodge and sat in Ah Meng restaurant to get lunch.
- After lunch, we visited the Frozen tundra. There was one polar bear. His name was Inuka and he was 23 yo, born and raised in Singapore. Similar to the white tiger, Inuka is alone. Fortunately, I am guessing he is close to the caretakers especially considering that he must have met them since very early in life. We loved the Frozen Tundra because the place was so cooling.
- Next we took the tram to Rainforest Kidzworld. For sgd 5.00 per person, we get to unlimited ride around the zoo with ease. At the Kidzworld, there was a water park. Our kid loved the place and had fun playing with the water. However, the water there was rather murky. Our kid got ill with fever and mouth ulcers few days after the visit.
- Elephant rides were sold out. To prevent unduly exhaustion to animal, elephant rides are capped at certain numbers only.
- Orang utans near Ah Meng restaurant. During feeding time, caregivers will pass a long pole full of leaves to the orang utans on the trees.
- Fragile forest with mouse-deer, birds and insects.
Next visit, we will be bringing (or doing)
- Plenty of bottled water. There isn't drinking fountain in the zoo.
- Sun block. The weather is very hot and there is only few places with canopy to block the intense ray.
- Umbrella. If the weather forecast suggest rain, it will be a good idea to get an umbrella. However, as momento (or keepsake), we can get a raincoat with from the store.
- Consult the Singapore weather forecast with 3 hour to 3 days forecast (NEA).
- Take the direct bus (#927) from CCK MRT to the zoo.
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| The trek we took that day (highlighted violet) and the two places we hung out the longest (red circles; Frozen tundra and the Kidzworld) |
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