A normal adult ticket would cost $60.00 to both attractions, but for this celebration period, it is only $30.00. What a steal!
This is our first visit to the River Safari, a newly opened wildlife park that sits between the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari.
The park is set up to showcase fauna and flora found in rivers of Mississippi, Yangtze, Nile, Mekong, Ganges and Congo.
The overwhelming response from the special offer saw a large number of visitors. It is amazing that the park could offer enough space for everyone to leisurely explore the exhibits, thanks to the careful and well-thought design.
Impressive fresh water occupants that include the Dugong, aka manatee.
Pink Flamingos feeling at home.
The otter exhibit is popular with the locals due to their frequent presence in our local parks in Bishan and Marina Barrage.
A family of otters scent marking on the sand.
Getting sun soaked.
The lazy red panda.
Highlight of the safari: Kai Kai....
....and Jia Jia, the giant panda from China.
Back at the Singapore Zoo, where the real animals are. I personally prefer an open enclosure where I could see, hear and smell the animals and its living environment.
Unlike the zoo, most of the creatures at River Safari are behind aquarium-type enclosure, and there is little interaction with humans. Besides, I hate to take photos of the exhibit with the reflective glass in the way.
African zebras and its distinct stripes.
Grazing and sharing with its birdie friends.
An elevated platform makes it almost possible to be at eye level with the tall Giraffe.
Warthog with its bristly hairs and curved tusks. This pig is rather aggressive than its common pork chop cousins.
This company enjoys a mud bath to cool off from the hot weather.
Baby Meerkat looks a tad underweight. Are you not eating well?
Face-off with this meerkat standing guard on top of his post.
The famed giant tortoise from the Aldabra Atoll of Seychelles
With little pace in life and vegetarian diets, no wonder this creature could reach a century old, easily.
Monitor Lizard, a common sight in Sungei Buloh.
It's giant cousin from Indonesia, the Komodo Lizard.
Yawning Sun Bear.
Sun Bear spends lots of time sleeping. No, it didn't get its name from sunbathing (that they also like), but from the yellow crest pattern on its chest.
Naked Mole Rats. I don't know what you think, but I find them utterly ugly.
The fastest natural born sprinter on the planet.
This pair of Cheetahs cuddle up for comfort.
Another beautiful cat of the feline kingdom - Leopard.
Puma, aka Cougar, is native to America and Canada.
My wonderful tele-lens captured this Squirrel Monkey.
Same monkey with its profile taken.
Cotton Top Tamarin munching away.
Baby Tamarin watching eagerly for leftover food.
Proboscis Monkey and its famed big nose.
The dominant alpha is decided by the size of his nose. As they say: the bigger, the better.
Long limps of the Spider Monkey.
The tail is 1.5 times its body.
Oh-e-oh, Tarzan boy.
Show me the $money!
Charlie the Orang Utan was once the mate of Ah Meng, the icon of Singapore Zoo. I wonder if he misses her?
Orang Utan from the free-ranging zone, created for visitors to have an unobstructed view of the primates.
Thanks to the SG50 offer, we got to visit two world class wildlife reserves. Our reserves offer an impressive range of fauna and floral. The animals, water creatures and landscape are well integrated into a clean and comfortable environment. From the appearance, the reserves and its occupants are well taken care of. A lot of efforts and care have been given by the staff to continually upkeep the standard of the award winning wildlife parks. Kudos to these people!
If you plan to visit the reserves, do give yourself at least 4 hours at each park. This would allow you to leisurely stroll through all the exhibits. If you have time, do continue your stay by dropping by the Night Safari, another award winning wildlife reserve. Unfortunately, due to a lack of time, we could not complete the tour on both parks. Perhaps when Singapore celebrates its 60th anniversary and more discount is given, I could free more time to visit all three parks at one go.
And another travel trip awaiting....
