A relaxing stroll in the Singapore Botanic Gardens

Want to get away from it all and disconnect from the excitement of Singapore’s city center? Go on a relaxing getaway to Singapore Botanical Garden which is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. It is also the only one to open daily from 5 a.m. to midnight. Access The garden is also completely free à The exception of the orchid garden 

First of all, it was of colonial inspiration (the curious colonists stacked their things there). “specimens”in large botanical gardens) the garden is little to Little has become a first-rate scientific platform, promoting preservation of the environment by educating the visitors.

The numerous buildings, built in different periods, traced The atypical path of this garden 70 hectares listed as a World Heritage Site from UNESCO. You can go for a stroll to discover it many species, sometimes rare or in progress of extinction, Typical of Southeast Asia. A must-see in Singapore! I was particularly amazed by the beauty of all these Orchids in such vivid colors (there are nearly 60,000 of them!) and by this lush jungle.

Don't miss the chance to go to the restaurant Corner House Right in the heart of the botanical garden, an old traditional house built in 1910, where the assistant to the director of the botanical garden lived from 1929 to 1945. The house is magnificent and the restaurant was recently awarded a Michelin star.

Visitors are advised to visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens tôt in the morning to avoid the crowd and to be able to enjoy the surrounding nature. An educational garden Welcomes and informs children and many concerts are organized on the lawns of this tropical haven. Good deal You can even come and have a picnic on some of the lawns at the foot of the palm trees.

More information (in English) on the site of the Singapore Tourism Board