Singapore Zoo

Singapore Zoo

Singapore Zoo
4.5
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Set in a rainforest environment, Singapore Zoo is home to over 2,800 animals from over 300 species of mammals, birds and reptiles. The park also boasts the world's first free-ranging orang utan habitat in a zoo. Delight in an exciting outdoor feast at Jungle Breakfast with Wildlife, an internationally acclaimed, award-winning programme that offers exhilarating experience with orangutans. The fun is endless with interesting animal presentations, photography with animals and more!
Duration: More than 3 hours
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  • Christine A
    Geelong, Australia157 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Enjoyed our visit and loved the animals and zoo!
    We arrived early on a Sunday and entered upon opening at 8.30 am. We had read online it can get very busy. We spent 3 hrs walking around and taking it all in. It’s a beautiful, lush, amazing zoo where it feels like you can reach out and touch the animals and that they’re free to roam around unlike other zoos we’ve been too. When we return to Singapore will do a night safari, which I think will be awesome. Numerous taxi drivers mentioned to us that Bird Paradise is very good, so will do that next time for sure.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 18 February 2024
  • Georgie
    Perth, Australia389 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Zoo Day
    After the 3rd time of visiting Singapore, I finally made it to the Singapore Zoo (as part of the Go City pass). Unfortunately the rain spoilt the visit a bit but I did get around the zoo and enjoyed the many animals there. I spent around five hours at the zoo, as I love taking photos so took the time to wonder around in between the rain. A wonderful day spent at the zoo and it comes highly recommended.
    Visited February 2024
    Written 21 February 2024
  • TrevorHall
    Market Rasen, United Kingdom1,935 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    High Standards
    We were very impressed. Two exhibits we could have watched for hours, the first being the island based orangutans, and the second the pack of baboons. Both fascinating. We chose to walk the zoo during the day and don’t have any regrets about that. The Asian elephants were also interesting to watch; I was surprised by how many animals were active given the heat and humidity. The enormity of the building site (noise and activity) next door initially caused me concern. I can’t say of course, the impact upon the exhibits. Finally, I was told by a staff member that there is also a free roaming family of orangutans (tree ropes) but couldn’t find any evidence of them.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 26 February 2024
  • Anja B
    Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany104 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feeding elephants and rhinos is amazing
    Had an awesome time - we booked feeding times with the animals prior to visiting. It costs SGD 8 and you get to come up to the animal real close, it was great fun. There is a train that takes you all around the premises. There are also normal feeding times with several other animals, where you can watch staff feeding and get lots of cool info on those specific animals. The Zoo is not too big.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 29 February 2024
  • Turner S
    1,488 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    bring water bottle, arrive early
    Bring a water bottle cause you can fill up all over the park for free. Take advantage of the tram and its four stations around the park to beat the heat. Arrive early to get ahead of crowds, but that's good advice for anything. Taxis were hard to get in the early afternoon.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 2 March 2024
  • SAgirl18
    Durban, South Africa27 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great experience
    Probably the best zoo I have been to with the most natural feel to it. It's quite big so the free tram from exhibit to exhibit really helps. The animals look very well cared for. We watched the seal show when we arrived and the elephant show a bit later, both were lovely. Overall a great experience and I would highly recommend
    Visited July 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 6 March 2024
  • Russell3939
    Castle Rock, Colorado1,023 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Orangutans were the best
    First, realize how far out of the main part of Singapore the zoo is. It is quite away from downtown area. When you get dropped off, you have a decent walk just to get to the zoo. We really enjoyed the orangutans and the elephants. There are monkeys all around the zoo that will steal your stuff, so be careful. The trams run every 15-20 minutes but we did not use them. The cover at the zoo is plentiful which helps with the heat. I would recommend coming in the morning.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 30 March 2024
  • Alan0306
    Glasgow, United Kingdom16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The best zoo in the world!
    What an incredible zoo this is. A very natural environment for the animals and incredibly well laid out. Lots of opportunities for education on animal wellbeing and especially for kids. An amazing visit to a place that must be on everyone’s list visiting Singapore. Don’t miss it
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 3 April 2024
  • Li J
    Dasmarinas City, Philippines86 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Geek out on animals!
    We spent more than half a day enjoying the different areas. My favorite was the pygmy water hippopotamus. The little guy kept swimming towards the viewing area. It was a sight to behold. Definitely worth the visit.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 4 April 2024
  • Tammy210
    Abuja, Nigeria126 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Well maintained zoo
    There is a lot to see. The animals are out in the open with no cages which I was quite impressed with. The animals seem well looked after and there is a forest feel to the zoo which seems like a natural habitat for them. It is far from town so requires some planning to get there. I would say plan to go early so you can catch the morning shows and avoid the heat or go later in the day so you can catch the shows/displays. I managed to see the rainforest fights back display but the timing of other shows were too far off for me to wait. Bird paradise and the night safari were also recommended to me, but there was only so much I could do. Maybe, next time.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled solo
    Written 8 April 2024
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laura h
Dorset, UK77 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
Singapore Zoo is a must visit every time we are in Singapore. Although over the years there have been many changes to the park, and there is currently heavy building works, it still is a brilliant day out for us all.
The zoo is very well laid out with a large range of sections dedicated to animals from different habitats and there are map boards and finger posts to direct you to the different zones so no difficulty in navigating your way around.
The zoo also provides a regular tram service around the park which is great when little ones have tired legs or you need to get to a zone quickly.
There is a programme of talks by very passionate workers which adds a little schedule to your trip too. However, if you just want to set your own pace there are very informative information boards about the animals you are viewing too.
There are additional opportunities to feed a range of animals (set times) for an additional $8 (at time of writing) per basket which can be great for memory making and photographs too. However, these need to be pre-booked online.

A visit to Singapore Zoo is a whole day out and although the ticket enables you to visit other sections of the park, if this is your first or second visit it is unlikely you will have time to visit these.

Tips:
Arrive early.
Don't forget your camera.
Bring a refillable water bottle (ensure it is not frosted or metal otherwise the machine struggles to recognise the bottle and fill it.
Wear comfortable shoes - there is a lot of walking!
If coming in a standard taxi, pre-book the return to avoid the very long taxi queue or very expensive luxury private cabs.
Written 19 April 2024
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Rasmus
110 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
I have only visited Kolmården in adulthood except Singapore Zoo. But Singapore Zoo was really great!

We bought admission tickets on site and it was smooth. Cost us 770 SEK for two adults. There was an app to download where you could see a map of the entire zoo to easily find where you wanted, it even had a built-in GPS so it was incredibly easy to navigate. It was also clear that those who worked there cared about the animals and there were several signs informing about threats to certain animal species and how to donate and contribute to help the animals in the wild.

The food inside the Singapore Zoo was as expensive as you would expect. We each paid 335 SEK for a lunch.

You could pay to feed the elephants, turtles, rhinos or zebras. However, this was fully booked on site and then there were not even many visitors the day we were there. So if you want to feed the animals order it online! However, you could get very close and watch as other visitors fed the animals.

There were also two "shows" at an amphitheater. One was a sea lion in the center and the other was everything from birds, monkeys to small mammals. Again here it was clear that they had taught the animals with "carrot" rather than "stick."
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Written 26 September 2024
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Dario M
Mexico City, Mexico366 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Family
A premier zoo that offers a unique immersive experience. However, the fact that you have to pay 4 different tickets to see the whole zoo didn’t endear me to it, nor did the fact that the reptilary was closed, a part of the park is being remodeled and some habitats are a little small for the animals.
They were missing some emblematic species such as the African elephant gorilla hippos etc.
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Written 8 January 2025
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Rabih S
Sydney27 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Couples
Singapore zoo was well maintained and the majority of the enclosures were in quite good to great condition.

However, some of the enclosures were shut for maintenance.

I was surprised there was only one lion in the lion enclosure and one tiger in the tiger enclosure.

The baboon enclosure was the most lively enclosure with over than 40 baboons varying in ages. We could have easily spent 30 minutes at the baboon enclosure.

The Orangutan enclosure was quite an experience as you can see the orangutans swinging and hanging from the branches above you.

To cover the whole zoo, you will need between 4 to 5 hours. It will be good to allow 6 to 7 hours if you want to watch all the shows.

Definatley recommend Singapore zoo for all ages.
Written 1 January 2025
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exit45jonas
Sunshine Coast, Australia33 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
This was our third visit, last time was in 2004. For the first time, it was actually disappointing. We love Zoo's and have been to most of the great ones in the world. It really feels like Singapore Zoo has fallen from grace. It felt run down, dated and dirty. There were so many enclosures closed "being upgraded", construction going on everywhere but inside the Zoo and in the surroundings outside. We also went to the RiverWonder park and it was the same story there. It's really sad, but I can no longer recommend people to visit this Zoo. A 2-park visit in one day with return taxis cost about S$ 250 for 2 adults and, in our opinion, it's simply not worth it anymore.
Written 16 September 2023
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phutty
Tallinn, Estonia1,402 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Couples
We enjoyed the half-day we spent at the zoo, and certainly could have spent longer here, but we'd already done a lot of walking and needed to rest our legs! On that front, the free shuttles, which do a loop around the zoo, are much appreciated. There's a huge variety of animals to see. The walk-in butterfly and wildlife enclosure was the absolute highlight for us. Some of the exhibits are looking a little run-down, and most of the eateries were closed when we were there (a quiet Monday afternoon), but generally we had a lovely time.

Given the zoo is in the north of the island and not connected to the city by metro, we opted to get a Grab ride there and back to avoid the kerfuffle of navigating the public transport options. This added a fair bit to the cost, but was very convenient.
Written 19 January 2025
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Colin A
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Couples
Did the 2 park package, zoo and night safari. The zoo was good & 2-3 hours was just about enough to see it all however allow 4 hours with plenty rests especially if hot & humid. Grounds are well kept, easy to navigate & animal enclosures are spacious with effort to make it as natural as a zoo can do.
Night safari was brilliant & by far the highlight of the visit. Went to the show which was quite good & went on the tram ride with narration around the park. Saw quite a few of the animals and no sign in some enclosures which is fine. 100% recommend walking through the various sections at own pace, take your time & be patient because the nocturnal animals are very active so we saw lots of creatures we’ve heard of but never seen as well as some we’ve never knew.
Written 13 December 2024
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Ghadeer
Kuwait City, Kuwait10,267 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Solo
I have booked for a 2-park admission to visit the newly opened Bird Paradise (previously Jurong Bird Park) and Singapore Zoo (celebrating 50 years) . The ticket includes Tram ride. This is my 3rd visit to the Zoo. I came with my mother years back and I was here in 2019 and I am back today for the 3rd visit and it is “Never enough” !. The Tram stops at 4 stations and once you are on, you can enjoy a full round rotation of the Zoo, while enjoying Zebras, Rinos and Monkeys while on board. Singapore Zoo is my favourite because of the stunning rainforest landscaping, which makes it great for family strolling, there are excellent signposts, everywhere. The “AH meng” Restaurant is the heart of the Zoo with Peacock roaming around.

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Written 5 September 2023
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Armağan A.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam8,792 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Couples
We came here on an overcast but warm morning with only a 50% chance of rain. On arrival this was 100% and it was raining. Not to fret, the Zoo gift shop has a variety of umbrellas and ponchos for sale if like us, you did not bring any.

Firstly, the landscaping is lovely & so is the location. It is a large zoo requiring a lot of walking but with fabulous natural backdrops. There is also a tram service on a loop for when you get tired of walking. The animals are in close to natural habitat enclosures. Sadly being a rainy day the very smart animals all were trying to stay out of the rain and not readily visible. We still managed to see some before admitting defeat to the weather and deciding to leave.

I think this zoo would be a fantastic day trip on a clear day when you can walk leisurely and admire all the beautiful wild life and the natural settings. Today, though enjoyable we left dampened so will give it 4 out of 5.

Please note: bring anti mosquito spray or you will get eaten, of course if you forget don’t worry, like the umbrellas the Zoo gift shop sells those too.
Written 24 January 2025
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Wanderer00226286305
12 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • Friends
I went to the Singapore Zoo on a typical day. That was an experience I would never forget. The zoo is dramatically planned to have large, naturalistic habitats for the animals. I started my visit in the morning since afternoons get extremely warm. The zoo was not crowded enough to force one to rush through the exhibits while at the place.

There were plenty of active animals, which I enjoyed. There were a lot of species, such as orangutans and white tigers. The animal shows were really entertaining and informative. Staff had good knowledge. My favorite was the River Safari and the Pandas.

I have not to navigate around the zoo as it was quite straightforward and there were several rest areas and food points along the route. I came by public transport, and it was easy, and directions were clear.

All in all, any wildlife enthusiast will love the Singapore Zoo. Indeed, it is a super fun and educational place for visitors of every age .
Written 21 November 2024
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