Leave the city behind as we head north to Mandai, which is located by the serene Seletar Reservoir outside of the city of Singapore. Arrive at the Singapore Zoo** just in time to enjoy 'Wild Breakfast' with some special animals! (Optional). Termed as WILD BREAKFAST, guests will enjoy a prelude to this dining-in-the-wild experience with the longest snake in the world - the reticulated python, known to grow to an astonishing length of 10 meters! Breakfast patrons will also be given an introduction to recycling by the Zoo's in-house recycling Oriental small-clawed otter, who dispose of a pile of drink cans into a recycling basket.
But taking the limelight - as it has for the past 22 years - would be the orangutan, one of the most endangered species of primates in the world and an animal synonymous to the Singapore Zoo. The Zoo has bred the largest number of orangutans in the world. The Singapore Zoo also houses and displays the largest social colony of orangutans in the world.
Witness the orangutan descend from a naturalistic backdrop filled with vines and branches, followed by a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for interaction and photography with these intelligent and iconic symbols of the disappearance of the tropical rainforests. With a commentary highlighting the plight of this magnificent creature, the Zoo hopes to inspire in its guests a respect and deep appreciation of nature.
After breakfast enjoy a tram ride around what is also known as the Open Zoo - a totally new concept in animal keeping with its beautifully landscape gardens and very few cages!
** Voted Singapore Tourism Board Leisure Attraction of the Year 2001, 2002 |
