{"id":1738,"date":"2024-12-27T07:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T07:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singaporevisa.ae\/blog\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2025-03-29T05:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T05:35:32","slug":"singapore-botanic-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singaporevisa.ae\/blog\/singapore-botanic-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Visit Singapore Botanic Gardens?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tall buildings, luxury shopping malls, world-class amusement parks, entertaining islands, and fancy restaurants are the first things that come to mind when one thinks of Singapore. However, Singapore is not a concrete jungle. In fact, the city is known for its natural attractions, including gardens, zoos, beaches<\/a>, etc. One such attraction is the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Established in 1859, the Singapore Botanic Gardens can be called the oldest garden in the city. Spanning along 82 hectares, this garden is home to more than 36000 plants amongst 6500 species. The best part is that the garden has around 44 heritage trees, i.e. trees that exist right from the date of the garden\u2019s inauguration. If you have a Singapore visit visa<\/a> and are planning to visit the city, the Singapore Botanic Gardens is a place that you must visit. Here are the top reasons to visit Singapore<\/a> Botanic Gardens.<\/p>\n

Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/h2>\n

Entry is Free<\/h3>\n

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Singapore is an expensive city, and most tourist attractions require you to pay an entry fee. However, the Singapore Botanic Gardens does not have an entry fee. Visiting this garden is one of the few free things you can do in Singapore<\/a>. You can roam around this expansive garden and use its facilities without buying Singapore Botanic Gardens tickets. However, this does not apply to the Orchid Garden. To enter the Orchid Garden, you need to pay a fee of $5. You can buy the tickets from the ticketing kiosk right outside the Orchid Garden.<\/p>\n

It is Easy to Reach<\/h3>\n

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Unlike the natural attractions in other cities, you do not have to travel for hours from the city center to reach the Singapore Botanic Gardens. In fact, it is located in the prime location of the city. The Singapore Botanic Gardens is just a 20-minutes-walk from Singapore\u2019s Orchard Road. You can also reach the Botanic Gardens station via MRT or public buses. You can enter the garden through one of the 4 gates, namely Nassim Gate, Tanglin Gate, Bukit Timah Gate, and Tyersall Gate.<\/p>\n

It has the National Orchid Garden<\/h3>\n

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The star attraction of Singapore Botanic Gardens is the National Orchid Garden. Known as the world\u2019s largest tropical orchid garden, this orchid garden is spread along several acres of land and hills. Here you will find more than 1000 species of orchids as well as over 2000 orchid hybrids. The Orchid Garden is divided into several sections, some of them include the VIP Orchid Garden, Tan Hoon Siang Mist House, and Tropical Montane Orchidetum. At the VIP Orchid Garden, you will see orchids and hybrids named after famous visiting dignitaries like Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher, etc.<\/p>\n

It is Home to Several Small Gardens<\/h3>\n

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Apart from the Orchid Garden, the Singapore Botanic Gardens houses a variety of small gardens too. While exploring this place, you will get to visit Evolution Garden, Healing Garden, Fragrant Garden, Foliage Garden, Eco-Garden and Eco-Lake, Ethnobotany Garden, Palm Valley and Symphony Lake, Ginger Garden, Bonsai Garden, etc. It also has a botany center as well as a Heritage Museum and CDL Gallery. Keppel Discovery Wetlands, Botanical Art Gallery, COMO Adventure Grove, Minxin Foundation Rambler\u2019s Ridge, E J H Corner House, etc. are some of the must-visit attractions here. The garden also has a tropical rainforest, which is older than the garden by several centuries.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \t\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\t