a trip to the Botanical Garden!!!

Went to the botanical garden today, and we had lots of fun there exploring lots of new plants that we've never seen before.. =)

We all meet at the bus stop at Bukit Timah Road and we took a morning stroll into Botanical Garden. we entered through the Nassim Gate, walked through e carpark and finally reached e "lobby" of Botanical garden.

As we walked in we collected brochures and realised that there's a National Orchid Garden in Botanical Garden that consists 1000 species and 2000 hybrids. Now, it is also showcasing the largest diaplay of orchids in the world, and orchids that can be found inside includes the national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaqium. The National Orchid Garden is devided into 7 different sections, namely Orchidarium, Burkill Hall, Yuen-Peng McNeice Bromeliad Collection, VIP Orchids, Orchid Terraces & Water Features, Tan Hoon Siang Mist House and lastly, the Cool House.

Though the admission to the Botanical Garden is free, however, an admission fee is needed for the visit to the National Orchid Garden.

Adults: S$5.00

Students: S$1.00

Senior Citizens (above 60 years): S$1.00

Children (12 years and below): FREE

Opening Hours

8.30am- 7.00pm

(last ticket sales at 6.00pm)

We've paid such a small amount and we saw so many plants and different spicies of orchids that we've never seen before. It's so worth it! =)

At the Botanical Garden you'll not only see different spicies of plants, you may also enjoy musical event that's conducted at the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage at the Symphony Lake. The show times of the performances can be found in the GARDENS ON THE GO brochure thay could be obtained at the entrance of Botanical Garden or the Sinagpore Visitor Centre situated in orchard Road.

It is best to reach there in the morning as you can enjoy the morning breeze as you stroll around the garden. it would also be better to reach in the days to that better pictures could be take as it would be too dark at night. You can stay there the whole day as there are cafes available for you to enjoy your meals in that pleasant surrounding.

There are also exhibition, talks and lectures, workshops and courses and educational tours that can be held in the Botanical Garden. Guided tours that are done by volunteers are also available, so why wait? Everyone who has visited Singapore should try out this unforgettable experience in the Boatanical Garden!

ways to get there:

by bus:

7, 105, 123, 174, 75, 77, 106 VIA Holland Road

66, 151, 153, 154, 67, 171 VIA Bukit Timah Road

you can also approach the Gardens' Visitor Services Desk in your hotel to call for the Singapore Airlines Hop-on Trolley, Hippotours Bus

some tips for you:

please do bring along an umbrella as Singapore being a tropical have large amount of rainfall

bring along a cap as the sun may to to hot

u may like to bring along mats and some foods as there are many spots that allow you to have a picnic at that peasant place

appropraite footwear like sport shoes are reccommended as you may want to walk through grasslands instead of cemented paths

-CHENG QI, 291108-