National Orchid Garden at Botanic Gardens

We went to the national orchid garden during the national day holiday :> I believe there is a token entrance fee but it was free when we went so yay.

There were just so many pretty orchids there, I'll let the pictures do the talking.

We walked from the carpark at NUS, which is near the botanic gardens mrt. It took us 15 minutes to get to the national orchid garden, which was 1.2km away. The signs at the botanic garden are all accurate, so we simply followed them all the way. :D This is why... I didn't take any pictures of all the signs.

A few tips when coming here to the Botanic Gardens

1) Do not come at noon. IT IS TOO HOT OH EM GEE. And it was really hard to take pictures of the orchids because of all the glare and excessive sunlight. 

2) Wear good walking shoes. Please do not wear your heels -_- Which I saw many tourists doing and struggling through the long walk. 

3) Do not come after dark, some areas are not so well lit and it may be dangerous for you to walk.

4) Grab a map, or take a picture of the map!

5) sometimes the locals know the way, sometimes they don't. So don't be disappointed if no one is able to direct you! Honestly the map should do.

But without further ado... here are some pictures :D

Some orchids were high up and hard to reach. USE SELFIE STICKS! <3

Oh... Er... Hi there O_O

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Near the heart of Singapore, lies a beautiful garden that offers free entry to all who wants to enjoy the flora and fauna. I walk through these gardens often, so this post will be updated with new pictures sometimes :D

On the 4th July 2015, our beautiful botanic gardens was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site! I am so proud!! :DD See the article here

Getting here

Click here, for the awesome botanic gardens webpage on telling you how to there!

I personally find that going to the bukit timah gate is the most fuss-free route, because you can never go wrong when the gate is just in front of the MRT entrance! 

Just hop on a train to the Botanic Gardens station along the circle line :) 

This entrance is also closest to the pond, where there are ducks and black swans, and large areas for you to have a picnic or play some games. 

Notes

• There is limited shelter in this area, so if it is raining or it might rain, try not to come :X
• There is not much food options within the Botanic gardens area. There are some small shops outside the Bukit Timah Entrance (walk along the main road in the same direction as where the cars are travelling) but there are really limited choices.
• DO NOT attempt to walk from the Bukit Timah Entrance to the Tanglin Entrance which is near Orchard road with the hope of continuing your shopping after that UNLESS you really want to. It is a long long walk. 
• Wear comfortable shoes. I've seen too many pretty ladies struggling with their heels while walking around the gardens

There are quite a lot of trees and flowers and animals in the gardens as seen in the pictures below, the key is to just be observant and enjoy :D

If you need it, the map of the botanic garden is the image below! :D The garden is quite big actually. So plan out how much time you would like to spend here and then decide where you'd like to walk 

That's all for now! Till the next post :)

Last Edit: 26/4/15