[Official] Singapore Zoo Tickets & Tourist Guide

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Managed by Mandai Wildlife Reserves, Singapore Zoo is one of the most visited attractions in the country, with more than 1.7 million visitors every year. The zoo is located in the Mandai area, just a short drive from the city centre. It is home to over 2,800 animals, including mammals, reptiles, birds, and more. The zoo prides itself on its conservation efforts and its commitment to animal welfare, making it a great place to visit for animal lovers.

Singapore Zoo Tickets & Tourist Guide

Singapore Zoo is home to more than 300 species of animal

One of the most striking features of Singapore Zoo is its open concept. Unlike traditional zoos that keep animals in small, confined spaces, Singapore Zoo's enclosures are designed to replicate the animals' natural habitats. This approach allows visitors to observe the animals up close and in a more natural setting, while also providing the animals with more space and freedom to move around.

Another notable feature of Singapore Zoo is its focus on education and conservation. The zoo offers a variety of educational programs, guided tours, and exhibits that teach visitors about the animals and their habitats. In addition, Singapore Zoo participates in conservation programs and breeding programs to help protect endangered species and preserve biodiversity.

Mandai Wildlife Reserve

Mandai Wildlife Reserve also manages 2 other park attractions. Night Safari, which is the world's first nocturnal wildlife park. Visitors can explore the park at night and see animals that are active during the night, such as tigers, elephants, and lions. This innovative approach to zoo design and management has won numerous awards and recognition from the global community. The River Wonders (used to known as River Safari) is a river-themed wildlife park located adjacent to the Singapore Zoo, showcasing various aquatic and terrestrial animals from freshwater habitats around the world, such as pandas, manatees, and Amazonian fish.

Singapore Zoo Tickets Options and Promotions

Singapore Zoo's commitment to animal welfare is also exemplary. The zoo provides its animals with natural habitats, a balanced and nutritious diet, and veterinary care. Singapore Zoo also emphasizes the importance of enrichment activities for its animals, which includes providing them with toys, puzzles, and other objects that simulate their natural behaviors.

Singapore Zoo Tickets Options and Promotions 🎟

Visitors can purchase Singapore Zoo tickets in advance from Trip.com.

If you are interested in visiting mutilple parks, you can buy the bundled ParkHopper tickets for more cost savings!

As of March 2023, the official Singapore Zoo tickets cost:

Ticket TypeAdultChild
One-Day / Single Park Zoo TicketSGD48 (Non-Residents) / SGD43.20 (Residents) / SGD 20 (Senior Citizen)SGD33 (Non-Residents) / SGD29.70 (Residents)
3-Park HopperSGD98SGD70
2-Park Admission SGD78-88SGD50-60

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Essential Visitor Information 🔔

Singapore Zoo is a massive multi-purpose park set in the tropical rainforest of Singapore. There are numerous animal habitats, shows, and transportation options with different opening hours and guidelines to navigate through. So, to ensure visitors' experience is as smooth and enjoyable as possible, here are some essential advisories and information before heading off.

🦥Address:

80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826

🕧Opening Hours:

Singapore Zoo opens daily from 8.30 am to 6 pm (with the last entry at 5 pm) and 365 days a year.

Singapore Zoo Top Attractions

With 26 hectares (approx. 64 acres) of park space to explore, Singapore Zoo is divided into 11 zones of different habitats worldwide. Visitors can come face-to-face with unique and amazing wildlife that live in these zones and be immersed in the natural settings of habitats like tropical rainforests and African plains.

Singapore Zoo

The different zones of Singapore Zooo

🦁Wild Africa

This is one of Singapore Zoo's most popular attractions. The African continent boasts some of the tallest, fastest, and largest creatures on land. Visitors can expect to see iconic animals like lions, cheetahs, meerkats, giraffes, and zebras. Encounters with wildlife like giraffe feeding happen at 10.45 am, 1.50 pm, and 3.45 pm (SGD8/food portion).

🐵Primate Kingdom

This 'open concept' enclosure is home to 39 species of primates that has their own 'island' to live, play and forage. Set in the lush greenery of bamboos, wild grasses, and palms, visitors can get a glimpse of the lives of black-and-white-ruffed lemur, squirrel monkey, cotton-top tamarin, etc.

🐸Fragile Forest

This 20,000 cubic meter biodome is rich in biodiversity and contains creatures that reside in different equatorial rainforests. It is a great place to play the animal-spotting game and see who can locate some of the most elusive and small creatures in the world, like the four-lined tree frog and lesser mousedeer.

🐯White Tigers

Meet two of the world's rarest big cats, white tigers Keysa and Pasha. At Singapore Zoo's Tiger Trek, visitors will get an extraordinary glimpse into the life of these beautiful and precious white tigers. Admire their white coat, brown strips and blue eyes at Tiger Trek on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Popular daily shows in Singapore Zoo

Popular daily shows include Splash Safari and Rainforest Fights Back

Shows and Schedules - 15 to 20 minutes each

One of the highlights of Singapore Zoo is its educational and exciting animal shows. The zoo promises to provide only education about its animals, so no forced performance is involved. There’s even a special show dedicated to cats and dogs that were once abandoned pets.

Each day three main shows are performed at set times. Splash Safari Show is when visitors get wet and have fun with some high-energy Californian sea lions. This show is performed at 10.30 am and 5 pm in the Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre.

The Animal Friends Show highlights the unique skills and importance of domesticated animals like cats and dogs. Visitors can pat and snap a photo with the adorable performers after the show. This show is performed at 1.30 pm and 4 pm in the Rainforest Kidzworld Amphitheatre.

Last but not least, the Rainforest Fight Back show (12 pm and 2.30 pm at Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre). Ever been entertained by creatures from the rainforest? During this show, visitors will get the chance to touch a snake and much more.

The map of Singapore Zoo

The size of Singapore Zoo is 26 hectares or 64 acres

Shopping and Dining in Singapore Zoo: The dining experience at Singapore Zoo starts at the Zoo Entrance. Visitors are inundated with eating options like Inuka Café and Chomel Bistro for favorite Singaporean dishes and New Zealand Natural for delicious ice creams. Once inside the Zoo, an abundance of good eats awaits, like Ah Meng Restaurant and KFC (Rainforest Kidzworld). Why not take a piece of the park home? Visitors can buy apparel, toys, books, souvenirs, and accessories from Main Outlet, Rainforest Kidzworld outlet, and Shaw Amphitheatre Outlet.

feed the animals in Singapore Zoo

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Trip.com real user reviews about Singapore Zoo 🥰

👨AYIE ISMAIL 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding

Great park to go with friends, family and loved ones. the park is super clean and very convenient to go around, price also is affordable!!

👩齐步走123 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding

This is a place to get close to nature and animals, to see a lot of knowledge about plants and animals, very creative and attracts a lot of children to visit and learn.

👩媛涂涂 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding

A special fun and multi-functional reserve, definitely not to be missed. My best friend and I are both foreign students in Singapore, and whenever we are homesick we come to the Singapore Wildlife Reserve where we can see giant pandas from our motherland. The environment of the reserve is very good, it is built in a large original forest. There are also a lot of areas here, I often see in the wetland area of the reserve. Practical TIPS: 1. Wildlife reserve opens from 8 to 19 a day. 2. Wildlife reserve tickets equivalent to about 120 yuan. Scenic Area Address: 80 Mandai Lake Road Singapore Zoological Gardens, Singapore 729826, Singapore.

👩f8rax 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding

The best zoo in the entire universe, you will never experience a zoo like this anywhere else. Its huge but its worth every second.

Transportation Options to and around Singapore Zoo 🧭

While Singapore Zoo is about a 30-minute drive from downtown Singapore, getting there is fast and hustle-free. Visitors can travel to Singapore Zoo by transport options like a car, MRT, taxi, or special Mandai shuttle and express bus.

Singapore Zoo tram

Getting around inside the zoo visitors can use the zoo tram

🚗By Car or Taxi:

Arriving by car, the address for Singapore Zoo is 80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826.

There are two main routes for reaching Singapore Zoo, and generally, the journey time from the city center is around 30 minutes. Route one is Via Central Expressway (CTE) from the City. Drive on the CTE toward Seletar Expressway (SLE). Once on the SLE, head for Mandai Road. Choose Exit 8A to get onto Mandai Road. From there, take a left turn onto Mandai Lake Road.

Route two is Via Pan Island Expressway (PIE) from the City. Get on the PIE and head toward Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). Continue onto BKE toward Woodlands. Get off at Exit 7 for Mandai Road. Then take a right turn to get onto Mandai Lake Road.

Arriving by taxi, there is a sheltered drop-off inside the multi-story car park.

🚇By MRT

Traveling to Singapore Zoo by MRT requires a connection by bus. When using the North-South MRT Line, visitors can get off at three different stations: Khatib (NS14) for connecting bus Mandai Khatib Shuttle, Choa Chu Kang (NS4) for connecting bus 927, and Ang Mo Kio (NS16) for connecting bus 138. If using the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line, get off at Springleaf (TE4) station and connect with bus 138. All connecting bus options will bring visitors straight to Singapore Zoo.

🚐Mandai Khatib Shuttle

Mandai Khatib Shuttle is a special daily loop shuttle service that runs between Khatib MRT Station (NS14) to the Singapore Zoo Coach Bay. The shuttle runs every 20 minutes on weekdays and every 10 minutes during weekends, public holidays, and school holidays (27 May to 26 June). The journey takes around 15 minutes. The first bus leaves Khatib at 8 am, and the last bus leaves Singapore Zoo Coach Bay between 7 - 9 pm, depending on the days of the week. Shuttle fare costs SGD1 per ride (Children below 3 years old ride free).

🛺Mandai Express (Bedok, Sengkang and Tampines)

The Mandai Express is a convenient transport option for visitors coming from the heartlands. It operates on selected weekends and public holidays. Check the official Singapore Zoo website for details. Fares from Bedok, Sengkang or Tampines all cost SGD3 for Adult and SGD1 for Child (ages 3-12).

🅿Parking

The primary parking area for Singapore Zoo is located on the left of the main entrance. For Motorcycle parking, head to the multi-story car park. Parking fees apply, and payment is made by an electronic parking charge system with a cash card (a cash card top-up machine is next to the lift lobby of the car park). Car parking rates are: First hour SGD3 / Every additional hour SGD2 per hour / Maximum day parking charge SGD10. Parking rates for vans and buses are: Every half-hour SGD10 / Every additional half-hour SGD10.

🎧Getting around in the Zoo / Tram

As Singapore Zoo is quite expansive (26 hectares), some visitors may get tired from one attraction to another. Fear not! Hop on the Singapore Zoo tram, which is included in the Singapore Zoo general admission ticket. The tram stops at four zoo stations, providing a guided tour of the zoo with audio commentary and interesting stories about the zoo and its residents.

Hotels near Singapore Zoo 🏨

Hotels hear the Aingapore Zoo

Search Trip.com for hotels close to Singapore Zoo

As Singapore Zoo is about a 30-minute drive from the city (road distance of approx. 21 km), visitors may find it hard to decide where to stay when visiting the zoo and surrounding parks. Nearby or in the city, here is a selection of hotels close to Singapore Zoo recommended by Trip.com:

FAQs about Singapore Zoo

  • How to get to Singapore Zoo?

    Visitors can travel to Singapore Zoo by car, taxi, MRT, bus, or Mandai Khatib shuttle and express bus.


  • What are Singapore Zoo's main attractions?

    Singapore Zoo has 11 zones of habitats, over 300 species of animals, 3 animal shows, animal feeding opportunities, and fun activities for kids.


  • Are the shows free, and do they need a reservation?

    All shows are free, but guests are required to book show seats online in advance.


  • Is parking free at Singapore Zoo?

    Parking is not free at Singapore Zoo. Car parking rates are: First hour SGD3 / Every additional hour SGD2 per hour / Maximum day parking charge SGD10.


  • Are there discounted Singapore Zoo tickets available?

    Visit Trip.com for great offers and Singapore Zoo tickets.


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