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Singapore Zoo is one of Asia’s best zoos and attracts almost 2 million visitors every year. 

Loved by children and adults alike, the locals often refer to Singapore Zoo as the Mandai Zoo.

The zoo is known for its innovative and immersive exhibits, which allow visitors to experience the animals up close and personal.

Some popular exhibitions include the Primate Kingdom, the Fragile Forest, and the Reptile Garden.

Besides the daytime Singapore Zoo, this animal attraction offers many other experiences such as the Night Safari, River Safari, Rainforest Lumina, etc. 

The Singapore Zoo is committed to animal welfare and conservation and is actively involved in research and breeding programs to help protect endangered species.

Singapore Zoo is a must-visit attraction for animal lovers and anyone interested in learning about our planet’s incredible diversity of wildlife.

This article covers everything you need to know before buying Singapore Zoo tickets.

Singapore Zoo tickets

Singapore Zoo tickets
When you buy Singapore Zoo tickets from the venue, you get a physical ticket (as in pic). However, we suggest you purchase the tickets online, much in advance, so that you can avoid the lines at the ticket counter. Image: Pupuren.com

Singapore Zoo ticket gets you access to the wildlife attraction for a day, and once inside, you can stay for as long as you want.

With this Singapore Zoo ticket, you can attend all the animal shows – Splash Safari, Animal Friends, Elephant Presentation, and Rainforest Fights Back.

This entry ticket also includes unlimited free guided tram rides.

If you want to explore the Zoo quickly or get tired, the unlimited Tram rides come in handy. 

Once you purchase these tickets, they get emailed to you. 

On the day of your visit, you can show tickets to Singapore’s Zoo on your smartphone and walk in.

No need to take printouts.

Ticket price for Singapore residents

Adult ticket (13+ years): S$47
Child ticket (3 to 12 years): S$32

Ticket price for Non-Singapore residents

Adult ticket (13+ years): S$48
Child ticket (3 to 12 years): S$33

Kids aged two years and below enter free of charge.

The Singapore Zoo ticket doesn’t get you access to Night Safari or the River Safari.

They are separate activities nearby, which require you to buy separate tickets.

Visual Story: 14 must-know tips before visiting Singapore Zoo

Breakfast with Orangutans

Singapore Zoo’s Breakfast with Orangutans is also known as Jungle Breakfast with Wildlife.

During this award-winning breakfast program, you get to dine with charming Orangutans, Cotton-top Tamarins, and slithery snakes as well. 

Terrace of Ah Meng Restaurant is the venue for this Jungle breakfast at Singapore Zoo.

The breakfast timings are 9 am to 10.30 am, and the animals make an appearance from 9.30 to 10 am. 

Even as you enjoy the extensive international buffet breakfast spread, you can take photos with the animals.

The food served at Breakfast with Orangutans is from a Halal-Certified Kitchen. See Breakfast Menu

Ticket price for Breakfast in the Wild

Adult Breakfast (13+ years): S$45
Child Breakfast (6 to 12 years): S$35

Kids below six years of age get a complimentary meal.

Singapore Zoo Entrance + Roundtrip Transfer

Tickets for Singapore Zoo with Entrance + Roundtrip Transfer + Optional Breakfast costs S$101 for visitors above 13 years.

The kids aged three to 12 years get a discount and pay only S$71.

The ticket price is without breakfast.


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How to get to Singapore Zoo

Because of the robust transport services in the City-State, reaching Singapore Zoo is very easy.

Address: 80, Mandai Lake Road, Singapore, 729826. Get directions

You can reach the attraction both by public or private transport.

By MRT

There are five MRT stations around the Singapore Zoo. 

MRT stations near Singapore Zoo
All the five MRT stations around Singapore Zoo are on the North South Line (also known as the Red Line. Map Courtesy: Wrs.com.sg

Once you get to one of these MRT stations, you can take a connecting bus.

Station’s Name Station Code Bus No.
Khatib NS14 Shuttle*
Choa Chu Kang NS4 927
Ang Mo Kio NS16 138
Woodlands NS9 926**
Marsiling NS8 926**

**Bus No. 926 operates only on Sundays and Public Holidays.

*This is the Mandai Khatib Shuttle, detailed below. 

Mandai Khatib Shuttle

The Mandai Khatib Shuttle service is a convenient option to get to the Singapore Zoo from Khatib MRT Station (NS14).

You need to get out of Khatib MRT from Exit A and catch the shuttle from here.

The travel time from Khatib to the Zoo is 15 minutes, subject to traffic conditions.

The fare to Singapore Zoo is only S$1 and payment can be made only through EZ-link or NETS FlashPay card.

This bus is also known as Singapore Zoo’s Shuttle bus.

Mandai Khatib Shuttle’s schedule

The Mandai Khatib Shuttle runs from Khatib MRT to the Zoo from 8 am to 10.20 pm, and its frequency varies throughout the day.

From 8 am to 5.20 pm, one shuttle leaves every 20 minutes, and from 5.20 pm to 7.40 pm, the frequency of the shuttle increases to one every 10 minutes.

At 7.40 pm (once the peak time is over), the Khatib MRT to Singapore Zoo Shuttle reduces its frequency to once every 20 minutes – till 10.20 pm.

The return shuttles – from the Zoo to Khatib MRT – start at 8.20 am and continue till 10.40 pm, at a frequency of one every 20 minutes.

By Bus

If you plan to visit Singapore Zoo from Bedok, Sengkang, or Tampines, Mandai Express Bus service is the most comfortable and affordable option.

The Mandai Express operates on weekends, school, and public holidays as well.

The adult ticket costs S$ 3 while kids between 3 to 12 years of age pay only S$ 1. You can purchase tickets here.

From Bedok to Singapore Zoo

From To Time Pick Up
Bedok Singapore Zoo 8.45 am,
10.15 am
Bedok Point
Shopping Centre,
Near Bedok
MRT, Map
Singapore Zoo Bedok 3.15 pm,
5.15 pm
Singapore
Zoo Coach Bay

From Sengkang to Singapore Zoo

From To Time Pick Up
Sengkang Singapore Zoo 8.45 am,
10.15 am
Exit C, Sengkang
MRT (Sengkang
Square), Map
Singapore Zoo Sengkang 3.30 pm,
5.30 pm
Singapore
Zoo Coach Bay

From Tampines to Singapore Zoo

From To Time Pick Up
Tampines Singapore Zoo 8.45 am,
10.15 am
Our Tampines
Hub, South
Plaza, Map
Singapore Zoo Tampines 3 pm,
5 pm
Singapore
Zoo Coach Bay

To get to the Zoo, other bus service provided by Safari Gate Buses is also convenient.

Driving to Singapore Zoo

If you’re traveling by car, turn on your Google Maps and get started.

You can reach Singapore Zoo in about 30 minutes from the city center. 

Singapore Zoo parking

As you near the Singapore Zoo, you will see lots of parking spots to your left. 

Visitors can park both cars and motorcycles at this open-air car park. 

If you prefer, you can also opt to leave your car at the covered multi-story car park.

The covered car park comes in handy during rains because an enclosed path from the car park leads to the Singapore Zoo’s entrance.

Cost of parking

The first ten minutes are free.

When you pay by cash card, the first hour costs S$3, after which every additional hour costs S$2.

The maximum parking charges for a car get capped at S$10. 

If you are not carrying a cash card and want to pay by cash, parking your car will cost you S$10 for the day.

Jurong Bird Park to Singapore Zoo

Many tourists do this – they first visit Jurong Bird Park and then get to Singapore Zoo to finish off both on the same day. 

We think that by exploring both the Bird Park and the Mandai Zoo on the same day, you do injustice to both. 

However, after exploring Jurong Bird Park, you can do the Night Safari because it starts from 7.15 pm and instead of walking you can explore the nocturnal Zoo on a Tram.

Transport from Jurong Bird Park to Singapore Zoo

SAExpress coaches run between the two destinations. 

The pick-up and drop-off point at Jurong Bird Park is the Coach park, while at the Singapore Zoo, it is the bus stop right outside the Zoo.

This bus departs from Jurong Bird Park at 4.45 pm and reaches Singapore Zoo in approximately 25 minutes.

This trip gives you just enough time to eat something, stand in the queue, and get in for Singapore Zoo’s Night Safari at 7.15 pm.

Singapore Zoo hours

Singapore Zoo opens at 8.30 am and closes at 6 pm, daily.

The ticket counter closes an hour before the zoo closes and the last entry into Singapore Zoo is at 5 pm.

All exhibits inside adhere to the hours mentioned above, except for Rainforest Kidzworld, which opens at 9 am and closes at 6 pm.

The kid’s Wet Play Area, which is part of Kidzworld, closes half an hour earlier – at 5.30 pm.

Best time to visit Singapore Zoo

The best time to visit Singapore Zoo is as soon as they open at 8.30 am.

When you start early, you avoid the crowd, see the animals when they are most active, evade the high afternoon temperature, and get to Singapore Zoo’s water park to relax sooner.

If you reach the Singapore Zoo after 10.30 am, you will see the same people in the line to buy entry tickets, animal exhibits, keeper talk sessions, and restaurants.

We recommend weekdays for a peaceful visit because Singapore Zoo gets crowded on weekends and school holidays.

Tip: Buying Singapore Zoo tickets online is better because you can avoid the ticket counter lines and save money (you don’t pay ticketing window surcharge.

How long does Singapore Zoo take

If you see the animal shows, attend feeding sessions and spend time at the water park, you will need at least five hours to explore Singapore Zoo.

If you ride Singapore Zoo’s guided Tram service, you can see all the animals spread out over the Zoo’s six zones in an hour.

If you are a group of adults, you can walk through the whole of Singapore Zoo in about three hours.


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Singapore Zoo shows

Singapore Zoo hosts four shows daily for its visitors – Splash Safari, Animal Friends, Elephant Presentation and Rainforest Fights Back.

These Singapore Zoo’s events happen twice daily, and each last for approximately 20 minutes. 

You don’t need to pay extra for these shows – they come free with this Singapore Zoo admission ticket

Since all these shows get crowded, it is better to be at the venue ten minutes earlier to get good seats. 

Splash Safari

The Splash Safari show happens at Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre, at 10.30 am and 5 pm.

Some of the Splash Safari show seats are designated splash zones, and you may get wet during the performance.

Animal Friends

Animal Friends show happens at Rainforest Kidzworld Amphitheatre at 1.30 pm and 4 pm.

Elephant Presentation

Elephant Presentation at Singapore Zoo
Image: Wrs.com.sg

The Elephant presentation happens at the Elephants of Asia at 9.30 am, 11.45 am and 4.30 pm. 

Rainforest Fights Back

Rainforest Fights Back is scheduled at 12 pm and 2.30 pm daily and happens at Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre.

Tip: If you want to take photographs with the animals, stay behind after the shows. 


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Activities in Singapore Zoo

There are many kinds of activities at Singapore Zoo, which are suitable for both kids and adults alike. 

Animal feeding sessions

These feeding sessions are a fantastic opportunity to make the animals eat out of your hand. 

You must purchase the animal feed at the venue. 

Since there is a massive demand for the feeding sessions, we recommend you reach at least 15 minutes before the session begins. 

1. Elephant feeding

The Elephants at Singapore Zoo are fed thrice during the day at the Elephants of Asia section. The times are: 9.30 am, 11.45 am, and 4.30 pm. 

2. Giraffe feeding

Giraffe feeding at Singapore Zoo
Image: Wrs.com.sg

The Giraffes at the Zoo are also fed thrice daily at the Wild Africa section.

The feeding times are 10.45 am, 1.50 pm and 3.45 pm.

3. Goat Feeding 

Goat feeding at Singapore Zoo is popular with kids below six years of age. 

It happens twice – at 11.30 am and 3.30 pm at Rainforest Kidzworld. 

4. White Rhino feeding

This session happens only once a day – at 1.15 pm at the Wild Africa Zone. 

Since this is a premium feeding session, it gets crowded. 

Keeper Talks

Zoo Keeper’s chit-chat is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about wildlife from the people who know best.

The popular animals have 2-3 keeper talks in a day while the others have one session daily. 

Animal Venue Time
Elephant Elephants of Asia 11.30 am
Giraffe Wild Africa 10.45 am, 1.50 pm,
3.45 pm
Primate Kingdom Black Howler
Monkey exhibit
11 am, 2 pm
Orangutan Free Ranging
Orangutan Island
11 am, 3.30 pm,
4.30 pm
Fossa Fossa Exhibit Check onsite
Goat Rainforest Kidzworld 11.30 am, 3.30 pm
Proboscis Monkey Rainforest Walk 11.30 am
White Rhino Wild Africa 1.15 pm
Giant Tortoise Reptile Garden 1.15 pm
Gibbon Gibbon Island 1.30 pm
African Lion Wild Africa 1.25 pm
Meerkat Wild Africa 1.30 pm
African Painted Dog Wild Africa 1.40 pm
Caiman Lizards RepTopia Check onsite
Pygmy Hippo Pygmy Hippo exhibit 2.30 pm
Celebes Crested Macaque SPH Foundation Conservation Centre 4.15 pm
Chimpanzee Chimpanzee exhibit 4.35 pm
Crocodile Sunset Buaya 2.30 pm
White Tiger White Tiger exhibit Check onsite
Otter Otter exhibit Check onsite

Singapore Zoo waterpark

This animal-themed slide and spray shack is Singapore Zoo’s water play area.

Singapore Zoo’s waterpark has slides, water fountains, water guns, and a massive water bucket that releases a deluge of water over everyone at regular intervals.

Even though a shop nearby sells swimming costumes, it makes sense to get your own. 

Buddy Barn

Buddy Barn is like a petting Zoo, where kids can step in and interact with the animals. 

The Buddy Bard is a massive hit with younger kids because they get to see and touch rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice etc. 

Buddy Barn opens from 10 am to 5 pm daily.

Interaction times: 10.30 am to 12 pm, 1.30 pm – 3 pm, 4 pm to 5 pm. 

The kids can feed the animals at 1.30 pm, for free. 

Pony Ride

Pony Ride is a paid Singapore Zoo activity where for S$ 6, kids can get on a pony and go for a ride.

To participate in this activity, the child must be 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) and below.

Tickets for the Pony ride are available at the Rainforest Kidzworld ticketing counter.

Wild Animal Carousel

This Carousel has both fearsome and harmless animals, and both kids and adults can get on it for some merry-go-round fun.

Visitors can purchase tickets to this Carousel at Rainforest Kidzworld’s ticketing counter.

A single ride costs S$ 4, while three trips will put you back by S$ 8. 


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Singapore Zoo tram

Singapore Zoo tram
Singapore Zoo tram. Image: Wrs.com.sg

Hopping onto the Singapore Zoo’s tram is one of the best ways to explore the Zoo. 

During the guided tour, cover the Zoo without getting tired and listen to fantastic animal stories.

Rides are unlimited – you can go on this Tram ride multiple times.

Guided Tram ride ticket price

Adult ticket (13+ years): S$5 
Child ticket (3 to 12 years): S$3

You can buy Tram tickets from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm daily at the ticketing counter or any tram station.

However, if you book your Singapore Zoo tickets online, unlimited tram rides are included with the tickets.


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Singapore Zoo animals

Singapore Zoo has 2500+ animals belonging to approximately 315 species.

All these animals at Singapore Zoo are spread across eleven zones, each replicating diverse animal habitats from around the world.

1. Australasia
2. Elephants of Asia
3. Fragile Forest
4. Frozen Tundra
5. Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia
6. Primate Kingdom
7. Rainforest Kidzworld
8. Reptile Garden
9. Reptopia
10. Treetops Trails
11. Wild Africa

Some animals are more popular than others. 

Elephants

You will find the Elephants in the Elephants of Asia Zone of Singapore Zoo.

Komali, the matriarch, heads the herd of five elephants.

Besides Komali, the other four are Jati, Intan, Gambir, and Aprila. 

Lions

The Lions are in Wild Africa Zone of Singapore Zoo.

If you love Lions, don’t miss out on the 1.25 pm Keeper’s chit-chat at Cat Country where they explain everything about the majestic animal.

Pandas

Pandas at Singapore Zoo

Kai Kai (male) and JiaJia (female), the two Giant Pandas in Singapore Zoo are on a ten-year loan from China. 

They live in the Giant Panda Forest zone, which is part of the River Safari trail. 

Unfortunately, your regular Singapore Zoo ticket won’t get you access to this Zone. 

To see the Giant Pandas (and Red Pandas), you must book the River Safari

Orangutans

Singapore Zoo hosts the largest captive colony of Orangutans in the world.

The best way to enjoy the Orangutans of Singapore Zoo is by booking the popular breakfast with Orangutans. 

During breakfast, you meet the new Ah Meng, granddaughter of the real Ah Meng. 

Ah Meng was the legendary Orangutan who was so popular with the visitors that when she died in 2008, more than 4000 people came to pay their respects. 

The second-best way is to spot these curious animals is in their habitat, the Orangutan Island. 

Giraffes

You can spot lots of Giraffes at the Wild Africa Zone of Singapore Zoo.

During your visit, do note how the Zoo hoists up bunches of leaves high up in the trees so that the Giraffes continue to display their natural behavior. 

Kids especially love feeding the Giraffes. 

If you are visiting with kids, be at Wild Africa by 10.45 am, 1.50 pm or 3.45 pm for the feeding sessions. 

Polar bears

Tourists who visited the Singapore Zoo before April 2018 fondly remember Inuka, the Polar Bear, in the Frozen Tundra Zone. 

However, on 25 April 2018, the Zoo authorities decided to put him down due to ill health. 

The 27-year-old animal was the first Polar Bear to be born in the Tropics. 

As of today, there is no Polar bear in Singapore Zoo. 

The other special animals to watch out for at the Singapore Zoo are White Rhinos, Zebras, African Penguins, Giant Tortoise, White Tiger, Sea Lions, Proboscis Monkeys, and Meerkat.


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Singapore Zoo map

It is better to spend time with Singapore Zoo’s map, and plan your Singapore Zoo itinerary before your visit.

Carrying the Singapore Zoo’s layout is even more necessary if you are traveling with kids.

You won’t waste your time looking for the numerous animal exhibits and get exhausted in the process.

It will also be helpful to rush from one Keeper Talk or Feeding session to another.

Besides the animal exhibits, this Singapore Zoo’s floor plan also points out visitor services such as restaurants, washrooms, rain shelters, Tram stops, ATMs, First Aid centers, etc.

Download Singapore Zoo’s Map (Jpeg, 1.4 Mb)

Restaurants at the zoo

Singapore Zoo has a lot of restaurants offering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. 

If you can reach the Singapore Zoo by 9 am, we highly recommend breakfast with Orangutans

Else, there are two kinds of restaurants at Singapore Zoo you can choose from – those at the Zoo’s entrance and those inside the Zoo.

Restaurants at zoo’s entrance

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
Monday to Friday: 10 am to 6.30 pm
Weekends + Holidays: 9 am to 7 pm

Inuka Café
Daily: 8 am to 7 pm

Ah Meng Kitchen
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 7 pm
Weekends + Holidays: 8.30 am to 7 pm

Ben & Jerry’s
Daily: 10.30 am to 7 pm

Chawang Bristo
Daily: 10.30 am to 7 pm

The Wild Deli
Daily: 10.30 am to 7 pm

Restaurants inside Singapore Zoo

Ah Meng Restaurant
Daily: 10.30 am to 4.30 pm

Ah Meng Bistro
Daily: 10.30 am to 5 pm

KFC (Rainforest Kidzworld)
Weekdays: 10.30 am to 5.30 pm
Weekends: 9.30 am to 6 pm

Sources
# Traveloka.com
# Zoo-tickets.com
# Tripadvisor.com

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