4 Best Sights in Singapore

Sprawling over 65 acres of a 220-acre natural rain forest, this zoo has stunning views of nearby reservoir lakes. The zoo uses an open-concept design, with spacious enclosures using minimal glass and fencing to separate animals from zoo-goers: a 3-foot-deep moat, for instance, will keep humans and giraffes apart, since a giraffe's gait makes even a shallow trench impossible to negotiate. In total, there are about 4,200 animals from around 300 species here, spread across zones from Australasia to Wild Africa. The Asian elephant and Bornean orangutan enclosures are definitely worth a visit, but there's joy in stumbling across species less well-known as you wander through the park. The zoo is renowned for its conservation work, and up to 34% of the species living here are threatened in the wild. Make sure to ask for animal feeding times and keeper talks at the entrance.  To save a bit, you can buy a combo ticket for access to all four wildlife parks (Bird Paradise, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, and River Wonders) or two of your choice, to be used within seven days of purchase.

In the same area as Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, Bird Paradise is a 42-acre bird park home to 3,500 birds from over 400 avian species. Some of the world’s most endangered species, including Philippine eagles and blue-throated macaws, can be seen here, as well as the socorro dove, which is now extinct in the wild. View birds from eight large, walk-through biomes representing different regions of the globe, including South American wetlands, African rainforests, Australian eucalypt forests, and more. Guests can take part in feeding sessions for an additional fee, and there are avian presentations from experienced birdkeepers that give a closer look at some of the park’s most famous birds.   To save a bit, you can buy a combo ticket for access to all four wildlife parks (Bird Paradise, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, and River Wonders) or two of your choice, to be used within seven days of purchase.

Set within a rain forest—and featuring an Asian landscape complete with a moon gate, streams, and bridges—this park has a collection of 1,500 live butterflies from 50 species, as well as 3,000 insects that creep, crawl, or fly. Look for tree-horn rhino beetles, scorpions, and tarantulas. A number of free educational and feeding experiences with iguanas, tortoises, and other creatures are scheduled daily.

Right next to the Singapore Zoo, the safari is the world's first wildlife park designed exclusively and especially for night viewing. More than 85 acres of secondary jungle provide a home to over 900 animals (from approximately 100 species) that are more active after the sun sets. Some 90% of tropical animals are, in fact, nocturnal, and to see them do something other than snooze gives their behavior a new dimension. From elephants, lions, and clouded leopards to flying foxes and rare pangolin, the Night Safari is an unusual way to spy animals after dark. Their habitats have been designed to come as close to their natural setting as possible, with just enough light for you to see what they're doing but not enough to limit the animals' normal activity.  To save a bit, you can buy a combo ticket for access to all four wildlife parks (Bird Paradise, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, and River Wonders) or two of your choice, to be used within seven days of purchase.