18 Marina Gardens Drive Singapore 018953
One of the many very cool looking trees. This one looks like it belongs to a Giant Mr Miyagi.
Gardens by the Bay is Singapore’s latest attraction which opened to the public on June 29th 2012. This billion dollar super park is a sprawling mass of vegetation 250 acres in size – think 125 soccer fields thats how big it is!! It was developed by the Singaporean government in hope of becoming its premier urban outdoor recreational space, enhancing the flora in the city and becoming a national icon.
And if you ask me, they have succeeded gloriously. At the same time, the gardens was designed with the environment in mind and supposedly many of the structures have built in eco-filters and systems. The park has three main areas.
The Dragon Fly Bridge and canal on the outskirts.
Built all around the main park area is the Central, East and South Bay Gardens. Admission to these areas are free and I like the gardens in the city vibe it gives. I saw many awesome picnic spots and I can imagine groups of students coming over the weekend having fun in the park.
There is some differentiation for example the “World of Plans” & “Heritage Gardens” depending on which park district you are in but I didn’t care much about that and neither should you. The park is huge enough as it is so I wouldn’t spending too much time in the gardens which is kinda like a poor appetizer for the feast that awaits… The conservatories!
What looks like a sweet picnic spot overlooking MBS.
The DragonFly Bridge that connects MBS and Gardens by the Bay.
The Entrance to the Flower Dome.
In the centre of the park you have the two air-corned conservatories – The Cloud Forest and Flower Dome. Highlights of Cloud Forest include a 35-metre tall mountain complete with an indoor waterfall covered in lush vegetation. This conservatory is more jungle/mountain themed complete with moist mists.
The Flower Dome is more Mediterranean themed and features the most rare and cool looking plants from all over the world. I have never seen anything like the plants I’ve seen in my life. The best part of Gardens by the Bay are no doubt the two conservatorys and prices start at $12 per entry to one conservatory for local residents and a whopping $28 for tourists.
Near to that you have the “Super trees” which are basically man-made architectures in the shape of trees. The OCBC sky bridge connects some of them and for $5 you can take a lift up to go up the walkway.
They are supposedly fitted with environmental technologies that mimic the ecological function of trees, but I wasn’t too convinced by that or the diagram they drew. It just looked like cool architecture to me.
Gardens by the Bay is beautiful, awe-inspiring super park and a must visit for any tourist to Singapore. There is nothing on earth quite like it and entering the conservatories is like stepping into another planet.
The onyl downside is its quite expensive. Regardless, its an experience not to be missed!
4 / 5 Stars!
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