Singapore Botanic Gardens
Singapore's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, a tropical botanic garden more than 160 years old, with the National Orchid Garden holding over a thousand orchid species.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens were founded in 1859 and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, making them Singapore's first. They cover about 82 hectares and include primary tropical rainforest, the Swan Lake, a Ginger Garden and a lawn music stage. The main highlight is the National Orchid Garden, which holds more than a thousand natural species and more than a thousand hybrid orchids. Its VIP Orchid Garden names orchid varieties after heads of state and celebrities who have visited Singapore. The main gardens are free to enter, but the National Orchid Garden requires a ticket. The park has entrances near Orchard Road and the Botanic Gardens MRT station at its north and south ends, so you can enter at one end and leave at the other. It is ideal for an early morning or evening stroll, and it is on the way to Orchard Road shopping.
Opening hours
05:00–24:00 (Orchid Garden 08:30–19:00)
Nearby sights
- Orchard Road
- Tiong Bahru
- Little India
- Fort Canning Park
- National Museum of Singapore
- Clarke Quay
- Southern Ridges & Henderson Waves
- Mount Faber & Singapore Cable Car