From Amara we took the MRT at the Tanjong Pagar Station to the Botanic Gardens Station.
We entered through the Bukit Timah Gate, from here it is about a 1.4 kilometer walk to the garden's (not to be missed) main attraction National Orchid Garden ~ the house of Orchids: Imagine 1000+ species of them, excluding hybrids!
Look at what we found displayed in the VIP Orchid Section
an variant orchid (Dendrobium) dedicated to Tatay Digong.
TIPS:
- Don't try to cover as much as possible in a day; I suggest you do a leisure walk and take time to admire nature.
- Stay hydrated, bring water.
- Dress loosely and wear your best walking shoes. The garden is seriously huge (just imagine 82 hectares).
- Entrance to the Botanic Garden is free, but you will need to pay extra (SGD5 for adults) to enter the National Orchid Garden.
- Torn between The Botanic Gardens and Gardens by the Bay? We have been at the Gardens by the Bay a few years back so we figured that for this visit, we should try The Botanic Garden I would say each one is beautiful in its own way. I find the the Botanic Garden more natural though and the Gardens by the Bay somewhat staged. If you are travelling with kids, I think you would find the Gardens by the Bay more suitable.
(Click here to check out our >>>> Gardens by The Bay).
There are plenty of restaurants inside the garden, no need to worry, not finding a place to eat inside the Botanic Garden.
We have decided on Casa Verde. I think their specialty is pizza and pasta, but my husband and I settled on Singaporean local dishes.
Word of caution, servings in HUGE, so don't over do your orders, unless you are really, really hungry.
Just check out these photos of our orders to see what I mean...
Food is great and highly recommended.
We traced our steps back to the Botanic Garden Station and took the MRT to the National Museum.
My husband and I love history so with 3 hours to spare before our dinner date with Filipino friends living in Singapore ~ we decided we drop by Singapore's National Museum.
Coffee break was at the Food for Thought, a quaint restaurant at the museum's ground floor.
I love their coffee, which was perfect with a the carrot cake and banana cup cake we ordered.
We left the National Museum via Grab as it was raining when we finished touring. We headed back to Amara with enough time to freshen up, before meeting our friend at Maxwell Hawker Center (conveniently located within walking distance from our hotel).
It was a wonderful Day 3 ~ relaxed and bit more spaced than yesterday's "Fully Loaded" itinerary :P
If you missed our Day 1 and Day 2 in Singapore, please click the link below:
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