Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Singapore Botanic Garden


The Singapore Botanic Gardens  Malay: Taman Botanik Singapura or Kebun Botani Singapura) is a 74-hectare(183-acre) botanical garden in Singapore. It is half the size of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew or around one-fifth the size of Central Park in New York. It is the only botanic garden in the world that opens from 5 a.m. to 12 midnight every single day of the year, and does not charge an admission fee, except for the National Orchid Garden. The garden is bordered by Holland Road and Napier Road to the south, Cluny Road to the east, Tyersall Avenue and Cluny Park Road to the west and Bukit Timah Road to the North. The linear distance between the northern and southern ends is around 2.5 km (1.5 miles).

Opening Hours
Singapore Botanic Gardens

Opening hours: 5 am to 12 midnight daily
Admission Fee: Free

National Orchid Garden
Opening hours: 8.30 am to 7 pm daily (last ticket sale at 6pm).
Admission Fee:
Adults $5.00
Students $1.00
Senior Citizens(60 years and Above) $1.00
Children (below 12 years) Free
Jacob Ballas Children's Garden


Opening hours:
 
8.00am - 7.00pm (last admission at 6.30pm)
The Children's Garden is closed on Mondays (except when it falls on a designated public holiday)
Admission Fee: Free
The Children's Garden is open to children up to 12 years old. All children have to be accompanied by an adult.

Library of Botany and Horticulture
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays
Saturdays & Sundays
Public Holidays
9.00am - 5.00pm
9.00am - 1.00pm
Closed
Getting Here
By Foot:
Entrance to the Gardens is easy through the Gardens' major entrances: Tanglin Gate, Burkill Gate, Nassim Gate and Cluny Park Gate, and through the Bukit Timah Entrance.

By Car:
Car Parking Facilities are available at the Singapore Botanic Gardens' Visitor Centre, Bukit Timah Car Park at Bukit Timah Core, Botany Centre, Jacob Ballas Children's Garden and Public Parking along Tyersall Avenue.
Car Park Charges

By Bus:
Get to the Gardens by Public Bus
via Holland Road or Bukit Timah Road.
Via Holland Road
SBS Transit 7, 105, 123, 174
SMRT 75, 77, 106
Via Bukit Timah Road
SBS Transit 48, 66, 151, 153, 154, 156, 170
SMRT 67, 171

By Taxi:

There is a Taxi Drop-Off and Pick-Up point at the Visitor Centre along Cluny Road.

By Coach:
a) Coach Drop-off Point is located at the Singapore Botanic Gardens' Visitor Centre, the Ginger Garden Coach Drop-off Point and Jacob Ballas Children's Garden.

b) Coach Parking is available at the Singapore Botanic Gardens' Visitor Centre, Tyersall Avenue Public Coach Park and Jacob Ballas Children's Garden.


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