Singapore - A City Within Nature

You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. If you have free time today, perhaps visit the National Museum of Singapore, which is close to your hotel. This evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner at 6.30pm. There will also be a welcome lecture on Singapore’s ‘City Within a Garden’ plan, presented by a local representative.

Discover the many creative and varied displays on show at the renowned Singapore Garden Festival today. Garden designers from around the world come to showcase their masterpieces at the event, which is only held once every two years.

This morning you will explore Gardens by the Bay. The 101-hectare complex is situated in the heart of Singapore’s Marina Bay and houses over a quarter of a million rare plants. You will have time to appreciate the many different areas, which include the Flower Dome, the Cloud Forest, and the OCBC Skyway. Enjoy learning about rare plants and the challenges associated with their declining environment. In the afternoon, explore Parkroyal Marina Bay’s Urban Farm at leisure. It produces more than 60 varieties of fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers. The rooftop operation supplies the hotel in true farm-to-table fashion. This evening, enjoy a bumboat cruise along the river before dining along Clarke Quay.

Today enjoy a tour of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the National Orchid Garden. Wander through virgin rainforest and take in the garden’s collection of 1,000 orchid species and 2,000 hybrids. This afternoon, visit the world-famous Raffles Hotel for High Tea and enjoy the lush gardens surrounding the iconic complex. This evening, we find ourselves mesmerised by the light display at Gardens by the Bay.

This morning, visit Pulau Ubin, an island which remains largely untouched by development. The island is home to one of Singapore’s last remaining traditional villages, or kampongs. The Chek Jawa Wetlands, one of the country’s most biodiverse ecosystems, is also found here. After lunch you have the option to visit Jewel at Changi airport, an incredible glass and steel dome development, open to international travelers and locals alike. Explore the lush green forest of the Shiseido Forest Valley and marvel at the Rain Vortex. Alternatively, visit Changi Museum, where you’ll learn about the lives of the prisoners of war interned here during the Japanese occupation. Enjoy dinner in a local restaurant this evening.

Today we visit a community garden which is part of the ‘Community in Bloom’ project, a nationwide gardening movement aimed at fostering a greater sense of community spirit. Afterwards, visit the Kranji War Memorial before sitting down to an authentic ‘farm-to-table’ lunch. Return to your hotel, where the remainder of the afternoon is at leisure.

Singapore’s first botanic garden awaits us this morning. Fort Canning features nine historical gardens, including the Spice Garden, in which the larger botanic garden had its genesis. Afterwards, we take time at leisure to explore the Fort Canning Heritage Gallery which offers a rich overview of the 700-year history of the park. This evening, enjoy a Farewell Dinner. 

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport as our journey reaches its end.