Day Trips in Singapore

See the orangutans at Singapore Zoo on a morning tour from Singapore, with the option of enjoying a wild breakfast with these fascinating animals. Singapore Zoo has the world's most successful orangutan-breeding program, and the largest social colony of these highly intelligent primates. Don't miss the opportunity to photograph and interact with the orangutans as they swing and climb in their naturalistic enclosure. And if you choose to breakfast with the orangutans it will be an experience you'll never forget.

You'll also have a close-up visit with a reticulated python, the longest snake in the world. After your breakfast in the wild, take a tram ride around the Open Zoo, a new concept in animal-keeping featuring landscaped gardens and minimal cages.

Singapore Zoo is in the north of the island at Mandai, by the serene Seletar Reservoir, and is immensely proud of its orangutan-breeding program. By focusing on these magnificent creatures, whose plight symbolizes the disappearance of tropical rainforests around the world, the zoo hopes to nurture a respect and deep appreciation of nature in all who visit the zoo.

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Grab the chance to take the family on a Singapore Zoo Night Safari Tour through the jungle. From the safety of your visitors' tram you'll spot nocturnal animals in their natural habitat, from fierce predators to timid forest dwellers. Then take the plunge to follow a walking trail with your guide to see the animals at closer quarters. At the Singapore Zoo there's also the option to enjoy dinner at the Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant.

The world's first nighttime zoo safari takes you through 40 hectares of secondary jungle adjoining Singapore Zoo, enhanced by subtle moonglow lighting. The mystery and drama of the tropical jungle comes alive after dusk, and you'll experience a thrilling sense of roaming through the jungle as you travel through the grounds by open tram. You'll pass a large reservoir and weave through habitats specially designed to replicate the natural environment, from the Himalayan foothills to the Southeast Asian rainforest and Indian subcontinent.

Why not complete your Singapore Zoo Night Safari experience with dinner at the Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant. The Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant is a 600-seat signature restaurant offering an extensive array of local favorites and international cuisine in a charmingly ethnic setting. Dine under burnished wooden beams and rustic rattan fans or opt for an al fresco setting and drink in the symphony of the cicadas, frogs and other night creatures while a herd of Ankole cattle grazes nearby.

Singapore Zoo Night Safari Tour - Winner of the Singapore Tourism Awards Best Leisure Attraction Experience

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Experience Singapore at night with dinner and a trip to the Raffles Hotel on a Singapore by Night Tour. Your evening on the town starts by dining riverside at Clarke Quay. After dinner, take a nighttime tour to Singapore's vibrant Night Market and Bugis Street. Your evening tour continues to the famous Raffles Hotel with the option to enjoy a Singapore Sling, Singapore's signature cocktail.

Your evening tour of Singapore takes you past the world's largest fountain and offers stunning views of Singapore's illuminated skyline when you cross Benjamin Sheares Bridge. At Bugis Street you'll go for a stroll in the atmospheric Night Market to shop for bargains, and then it's on to one of Singapore's most iconic attractions, Raffles Hotel. As the saying goes, If you haven't been to Raffles, you haven't been to Singapore.

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Explore Singapore's vibrant Chinatown on a balmy evening tour that's filled with activities. After exploring Singapore's Chinatown and enjoying a Chinese dinner at a Chinatown restaurant, you'll take a tour with a difference by trishaw through Singapore's exciting Night Market then cruise along the Singapore River by traditional cargo boat.

The four-hour evening tour of Singapore's Chinatown offers rare insights into Chinese history in Singapore. You'll visit the Yong Galley, the fine art of calligraphy is demonstrated by the Master Calligrapher who will convert your name into auspicious Chinese characters on a red fan which is yours to keep as a souvenir. You'll also have the opportunity to wander along Chinatown's narrow lanes at the Night Market and test your bargaining skills with street vendors selling souvenirs, fashion, leather goods and much more.

The highlight of the Singapore Chinatown evening tour is your trip through Chinatown's exuberant Night Market by trishaw. You'll thread your way through the market's hustle and bustle by the chauffeured limousine of times gone by, traveling through Chinatown to Clarke Quay. Here you'll take a cruise along the Singapore River in a bumboat, the traditional cargo boats once used to ferry goods up and down the river. You'll see Singapore lit up at night, highlighting the beautifully restored shop houses, the modern skyscrapers of the financial district, colonial buildings and the iconic Merlion statue. The cruise disembarks at the Esplanade Theatre by the Bay venue on the waterfront.

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Get to know Singapore on a morning or afternoon half-day tour. You'll see all the city's highlights in one short tour ' perfect if your time is limited. Highlights include Singapore's vibrant Chinatown, colonial landmarks, Little India and thec iconic, Merlion. You also have the option of combining your city tour with a 30-minute flight aboard the Singapore Flyer.

Your orientation tour of Singapore begins with a drive around the Civic District past the Padang, Cricket Club, Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. You'll have great views of Marina Bay when you stop for photos at Merlion Park and the Merlion, Singapore's mythological creature that is part lion, part fish.

The tour continues with a visit to the Thian Hock Keng Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist-Taoist temples on Singapore island, then takes you into Chinatown to a local handicraft centre. Next stop is the National Orchid Garden, within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which boasts a colorful display of 60,000 orchid plants, with 400 species and more than 2,000 hybrids represented. The final stop at Singapore's Little India will entrance you with the heady scent of joss sticks, jasmine and spices.

There is an option to combine the Singapore City Tour with a spectacular 30-minute flight aboard the Singapore Flyer. Towering 165 meters above Singapore, the Singapore Flyer is the world's largest observation wheel and provides more than a veiw, it captures Singapore's magnificent skyline along with glimpses of neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia. Please note, if taking the Singapore Flyer option your tour does not include hotel drop off, your tour ends at the completion of your Singapore Flyer experience.

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