The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 74-hectare (183-acre) botanical garden in Singapore. It is the only botanic garden in the world that opens from 5 a.m. to 12 midnight every single day of the year, and does not charge an admission fee, except for the National Orchid Garden. The garden is bordered by Holland Road and Napier Road to the south, Cluny Road to the east, Tyersall Avenue and Cluny Park Road to the west and Bukit Timah Road to the North. The linear distance between the northern and southern ends is around 2.5 km (1.6 mi). In December 2012, an application for it to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was made.
Reviews:
- ∗∗∗∗ A huge botanical garden that seems to stretch on forever. It’s very easy to get lost in here, so bring a map and tons of water. The shrill hum of the locusts just about made my ears bleed, but otherwise a very relaxing experience. It’s easy to get jaded by the sheer size and variety of plants here. The highlights are the swan pond and orchid garden. The orchid garden is the only part that charges an admission fee.
- ∗∗∗∗∗ Wonderful morning walk at the greenery garden…lots of beautiful plants,spices, herbs, flowers and wildlife can be found in the gardens. Other areas of the Botanic Gardens include a small tropical rainforest which pre-dates the gardens; the Evolution Garden .. as well as a Ginger Garden featuring an idyllic waterfall. National Orchid Garden, which contains an awe-inspiring collection of flowers. If you’re taking kids along, make sure that you visit the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. It has a maze, tree houses and a water play area.
Address: 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore 259569
Open: 5:00 am – 12:00 am
Phone: 6471 7138
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