Gardens By The Bay

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The unusual architectural and landscape complex that comprises the Gardens By The Bay is one of the newest and certainly the most original of Singapore's sights. This futuristic botanical garden combines both naturalness and modern technologies and was opened on the Marina Bay coast, back in the summer of 2012. Its huge area, 101 hectares in total, has several themed gardens complete with waterfalls and pools, two technological greenhouses for exotic plants and artificial super-trees.

The first thing that catches the eye when looking into the Gardens By The Bay, are the two cosmic hothouse seashells that adorn bay’s coast. The special eco-technologies installed there sustain a special microclimate, which is needed for the growing of over 200 thousand plants and trees from every continent on earth. One of them – the 58-meter-high Cloud Forest – has a humid equatorial climate and features a handmade, 35-meter-high hill, which is covered with rare tropical plants and waterfalls. The second hothouse – the 38-meter-high Flower Dome – has a drier Mediterranean climate and features some rare plants from the Southern European and Northern African coasts.

However, the most impressive installations at the Gardens By The Bay complex are the 18 gigantic super-trees, which are between 25 and 50 meters in height. Each of them is a metallic construction covered with live plants: ferns, orchids and other plants that grow into the air, coming together to form so called vertical gardens. The super-trees are the most original part of the complex, yet they also have an additional ecological function. Solar batteries, located in their crowns, accumulate energy from the suns rays while special reservoirs, placed in their "trunks", collect rain water. Moreover, the gigantic artificial trees restrain strong winds that can be disastrous for some of the plants.

The two highest trees are connected with the 128-meter-long telpherage Skyway, allowing admires to view the ‘forest’ and the bay from a height of 20 meters. The gallery leads to the restaurant, which is situated on the top of the highest super-tree. Soft illumination is turned on during the evenings, as the trees turn into a sparkling, multicolored grove.

The rest of the park is covered with thematic gardens, including the Heritage Gardens – a complex consisting of four enclosures: Indian, Malay, Colonial and Chinese – and the World of Plants – consisting of six gardens: World of Palms, Fruits and Flowers, Secret Life of the Trees, Garden of Discoveries, Underbrush, and the Net of Life. The lattermost demonstrates the sheer richness of flora and the evolution of plants on our planet. Additionally, two lakes, playgrounds and concert area - on which a variety of events are carried out - are located in the complex’s grounds.

One can discover the Gardens By The Bay either on foot, or via the special Garden Cruiser tram (5 SGD), which makes a 20-minute round trip around the park; the trip is accompanied by the stories of the plants that grow under the park’s care.

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Jonathan

I personally didn’t think the flower dome or cloud garden was very good, the gardens are much better and free. But if you’ve come a long way it’s a box ticked and you might dis-agree with me once been

06.10.2023  
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Torzin S

Iconic modern garden of Singapore

19.11.2022  
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Reyof

Great place for a walk

13.09.2022  
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Luluwh

A spot in Singapore not to miss! Try the Cloud forest + floral fantasy

10.04.2022  
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Cheen

Lockers for rent. Find them near the ticketing booth near the Cloud Forest. For others near you, ask a park staff. There are also ATMs supporting global systems like BankPlus & Visa.

25.04.2021  
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Cheen

Beautiful sunsets, iconic views of Singapore

28.02.2021  
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Nevermore

Swing by just before 7.45pm or 8.45pm daily to get the best vantage spot to watch Garden Rhapsody, the captivating 15-minute sound and light show.

04.01.2020  
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Lisa

It’s a beautiful park in the middle of the city. There are lots of thing to discover. The light show is 19:45 and 20:45.

29.10.2019  
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Amir

Very attractive and soothing ambience; great for early evening hours.

23.10.2019  
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Rachel

Extensive, gorgeous gardens with the electric supertrees. It’s free to visit, but it’s worth paying to go in the domes

23.10.2019  
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Coco

Beautiful to see it during the day as well as the night with all the lights. Cloud garden is something gorgeously unique

01.09.2019  
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Kushal

Just one oh the most extremely beautiful places newly created here and it’s a must visit here, and try the cherry blossom festival in March!

11.05.2019  
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Paul

Make sure your phone is charged. You will take lots of photos here in the 15 minute show.

06.05.2019  
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Niki

Stunning! The gardens , the show with the dancing trees and the selected classical music; superb!!!

21.04.2019  
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Stephanie

If you have a chance make sure to come for the light show.

05.04.2019  
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Jo

Really nice also in other areas than the supertrees and the domes, e.g. the kids playground or the turtles in the lakes near the sakay place.

03.03.2019  
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Fatih

Must to see!!! plan an afternoon walk inside the park, visit the flower dome and cloud forest, and finally watch the lights&music show at 19:45.

26.01.2019  
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Mary Joy

Amazing scenery and one of a kind garden. You can also see unobstracted view of Marina Bay Sands here

16.01.2019  
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Jerrald

Except for the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest, exhibits in here are non-ticketed. Come in the evening if you are not buying tickets for the aforementioned as there will be spectacular light shows.

11.12.2018  
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Juliana

It looks interesting at night, but walking through the gardens during the day feels the closest to hell.

12.11.2018  
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