We came all the way from Johor Bahru in Malaysia to visit this destination. I believe that sometimes in life, it is not all about work. We also need to go out and explore the world that is within our capacity.

One of the places where it catches our attention was their Asian Elephants.  We managed to see them bathing and playing in their man-made habitat. My son and my wife also managed to feed them with apples, bananas, and carrots. 

My son was quite afraid as he didn’t expect that the elephant was huge. Actually, he likes elephants and he has a lot of elephants at home. We named them Yellow Elly, Panpan, Penpen together with his grey pillow elephant.

Upon entering the Zoo, the first animal that we saw was their Cotton Top Tamarin which was currently eating peanuts. The zoo is also noisy coming from different animals. You can hear a monkey shouting, loud noise from (big) birds, and you can hear the sound of waterfalls that give you feeling as if you are in the middle of a tropical rainforest.

Since the weather is not good on that day, we immediately went to a shaded part where we saw the feeding time of the Proboscis Monkey with the Hornbill and their wild deer. It was raining at that time and the animals were very happy.  We rested in this place since the rain was very heavy. At the same time, my son enjoys his nap.

Anyway, right after the rain stopped, we witness how the flamingos aligned themselves and just enjoying the rain shower within the man-made river for the Singapore Zoo. We also had the chance to see how a Borneo Orangutans looks likes.  

Some of the tortoise, Chimpanzees, Cheetah, Warthog, White Lions, Zebra, Giraffe, White Rhinoceros and their African Painted Dog were also in action enjoying the heavy rain at their own habitat.

We also managed to enjoy their air-conditioned Reptopia place. It is very nice and we had the chance to see up close and personal some of the endangered reptiles like snakes (different species), lizards, python, cobra, tarantula spiders, piranha, chameleon, and various types of fishes.

They have other animals like the Babirusa, Sun Bear, Cheetah, Malayan Tapir, Red River Hog, Pygmy Hippo but we didn’t manage to see all of them as some of them were already resting after the heavy rain.

Another interesting in Singapore Zoo is their animal live shows at their Show Foundation Amphitheater. We enjoyed their animal show. It is really interesting. The show showcases the importance of saving our mother nature, especially on our depleting rainforest to protect the habitat of these animals.  They also give some trivia to the guest. An example of this was the difference between monkeys and orangutans.

Since Singapore Zoo is very wide, they have their Unlimited Tram Ride that operates from 8.45 am to 5.30 pm. If I’m not mistaken, the unlimited tram ride is rated at SGD 5.00 for adults and SGD 3.00 for Children.

They have also strollers, wagons, wheelchair,s and other mobility scooters for rent. For us, since my son is still a toddler, we rented out one stroller for the whole day for SGD9.00.

We started our journey to this place from 11.30 am until 6.30 pm but we didn’t roam around the entire Zoo. It is very wide.

In terms of food, we manage to try their Singapore Zoo’s Signature Western food at the Ah Meng restaurant. The restaurant was named  one of the famous orangutans in Singapore Zoo (Ah Meng).