Blogs from Singapore Zoo, Singapore, Asia
March 25th 2012
My first actual day in Singapore was very hot and humid. I got up at 8:30 and went down to breakfast, breakfast was delightful. After breakfast I decided to go to the Singapore zoo. The drive to the zoo was pleasant and I realised how green Singapore really was but as soon as I got out of the car is was hot and humid. When I got to the zoo, I went to see the white tigers first they were beautiful, and they were white with black stripes. There were about 5 tigers in the exhibit, after I saw the tigers I walked around for a bit and saw more animals; elephants, monkeys, goats, the giant rabbit and many more. As I was walking around I looked at my feet and there was a lizard running ... read more
December 4th 2011
We arrived at the zoo by taxi from Holland village (where we had lunch and looked at one condo.) After we bought tickets we went on "Treetop Walk" and at the entrance we saw lemur on a tree just 5 feet above my head and then on the walk (which by the way was elevated) there was a lemur on the railing! Then the other lemur came and played with that lemur. We also saw an Nile crocodile (which my dad said was the biggest crocidile he ever saw), a greater mouse deer (which looked like a deer cross kangroo and the fact that it as small),and some monkeys. Then we saw the white tigers which were roaming around and when they called out they were going to feed them in 15 minutes they went into ... read more
October 30th 2011
I've woken up this morning to the continuing drama that is Qantas deciding to ground all their aeroplanes. Ordinarily, this wouldn't be of the slightest concern to me, however a quick check of my flight itinerary shows that it's only 48 hrs until I am due on one of the said Qantas fleet to head to Perth. OK deep breath - they'll sort these arguments out with the unions quickly eh? By Tuesday it will all be sorted? I decided to watch the news. Thousands of stranded passengers around the world saying they're stuck - other carriers are full and they are having to wait for 3/4 days to get an alternative flight. Surely not - Singapore to Perth is a major route - so I check out skyscanner. Worst fears confirmed - only one flight ... read more
Dag 75 - Singapore Zoo og Icon residents
Published: October 29th 2011Asia » Singapore » Singapore Zoo
October 29th 2011
Etter litt research på nettet, fant vi etterhvert ut av letteste måte å komme seg fra vårt "hjem" i Dalvey Road (Villa D'este) til Singapoore Zoo. Vi tok buss 132 fra "upp met YMCA" til "Ang Mo Kio". Derfra tok vi buss 138 til S' Zoo. Prisen var 25$/adult inkl buss/rundtur inne i zoo'en. Selve Zoo'en er fantastisk, med mange herlige dyr. Nå er det jo slik at de fleste dyrene har vi jo sett andre steder også, men det er ekstra gøy å se de i en "riktig" setting. Klimaet i S'pore er subtropisk, og det betyr fuktig og veldig varmt. Spesielt i rainseason, som nå. 30 grader her er MYE varmere og klammere enn 30 grader i tørr luft. Etter en stund fant vi endelig frem til "KidzWorld". Og da ble det selvsagt bading ... read more
July 19th 2011
The door of the plane opened and we were hit by a 30 degree heat saturated with humidity, it was 8.50am. The Singapore airport is renowned to be one of the best in the world, so we had high expectations as we were whisked over the travelaters, listening to the plinky plunky music. The airport is indeed a nice place. I enjoyed my first hot coffee since wearing out Steve's coffee grinder during our lovely stay with them. The second coffee, (we stopped off on the way to the other terminal, okay?!) burnt my throat out. Such is life. Singapore, being a small, peninsula, city-country, has an efficient public transport network. The train metro network is called the MRT. This is complemented by an equally efficient bus network. We took the MRT to our digs in ... read more
May 30th 2011
The zoo was amazing!! We even managed to get a bus there from right outside the hostel and had it all to ourselves. We saw loads of animals like White Tigers, Giraffes and Monkeys. Unlike most other zoos, the majority of the animals were in open enclosures (apart from the snakes and bugs) so we barely saw a caged animal all day. Also, because Singapore Zoo is basically in a rainforest, the Zoo was beautiful and feels really natural. They had this one part where animals like Lemurs and tree foxes were completely free roaming so you could just walk up to them. You’ll see a photo of Terry with a lemur below. They had shows on too for free so we went to one which was about cutting down the rainforest. Sounds cheesy (it was) ... read more
January 4th 2011
Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo complex is split into two sections. They are the Day Zoo, and the Night Safari. I recommend that you see them both, as they each have their own unique features. We went first from Singapore Harbour, in the late afternoon, to the Night Zoo. The Night Zoo opens around dusk, and runs until 11PM. Tickets can be purchased to include dinner as well, and if you combine it with a pass to the day zoo, you can get discounts. I recommend going to the night zoo on non holiday times, as we talked to someone who went there during the recent school holidays, and had to wait ages for the attractions. We went there at 6pm, and had minor waits. We saw a creatures of the night display, followed by a ... read more
October 19th 2010
THE ZOO Well we ate with the monkeys and we made it through the heat and sweat to ride a Elephant and kiss a sea Lion. Oh and to win a Houla hop contest (go Siobhan). Not to mention hold snakes. Loved the Sinagapore Zoo. So much to see and do too much in away Really could not believe that my children were on top of an Elephant, in the back of your mind you think what if something happens and that big thing goes mad. We got to see them being bathed 1m away and got to touch them while they did it. DAVID at the hotel we have executive club privillages which means you can use the club lounge which has free drinks between 6 and 8pm (considering at the bar a beer is ... read more
October 5th 2010
So it's my second day and it has been a busy one. I went to the Zoo for the day. It was amazing, they pretty much have every animal you could think off, they even said they have a polar bear but i couldn't find him. It was like a jungle so some of the animals are freaking impossible to see. They have monkeys and birds just haging around in the trees...not caged in...and they just stick to their designated tree as well, which i found amazing. I have to admit one of my favourite parts was riding an elephant - didn't ever think I would do somethign like that...I did drop my camera while on the elephant but thank god it didn't break, I think if it had that would have been my least favourite ... read more
September 3rd 2010
Arrived in Singapore airport around 3pm - it was soo clean and shiney. I booked on a shuttle bus and this dropped me at the hostel. Upon check in I met my tour guide - Tony he seemed really nice and told me a few places to go in Singapore. When I went up to my room I met Nic, Debs and Matt. it turned out that Nic was also on my tour, so it was really good to meet someone else doing the tour. We sat around and chatted for a while and then decided to go to the night safari. We left around 7 to get a taxi for the zoo. This was quite a challenge and resulted in me and Nic running across the green to flag one down - this attempt failed. ... read more
