Singapore - Singapore River Safari (Sep 2014)

Singapore River Safari and the pandas

Physical Address and nearest MRT stations:  see below for Singapore Zoo (next to River Safari)
Web Address: http://riversafari.com.sg/

The star attractions are the 2 pandas, Kai Kai and Jia Jia,  The River Safari showcase marine life in various rivers like Ganges and Nile.  There is an enclosure with playful squirrel monkeys.  Just make sure they don't "steal" food from your bag when you take photos of these monkeys.

There is an "Amazon River Quest Boat Ride" which you need to buy tickets before you enter the River Safari park.

Singapore - Singapore Zoo (Sep 2014)

Singapore Zoo

Physical Address: 80, Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826
Web Address: http://www.zoo.com.sg/
Nearest MRT stations: Ang Mo Kio (North-South line), connecting bus: 138
                                     Choa Chu Kang (North-South line), connecting bus: 927
Operating hours: 8:30am to 6pm daily

It has been a long while since I visited the Singapore Zoo.  It was refreshing to see animals roaming in their in-built habitat and not confined in cages.  There are entertaining animal performances at various timings.  There is a "rainforest kidzworld" for children and the young at heart.

Some enclosures allow visitors to roam around with tame animals like ducks, civet cats, butterflies and even get close-up view of fruit bats.  Just try to make sure you do not have stowaways when you exit the enclosure.

Wild animals at Singapore Zoo

This is not a safari in some exotic countries.  You can get decent photos of wild animals (as if you are in a safari) on a good day here.  You can pose near these animals, although you will not be able to stroke them with your bare hands.

I visited the Zoo on the same day I visited River Safari (above post), which is next to the Zoo.