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Jurong Lake Gardens - Grassland, Alstonia and Rasau Walk

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Tucked at the western end of Singapore within the Jurong Lake District and not too far away from both Chinese and Japanese Gardens, is the picturesque family friendly Jurong Lake Gardens. It is conferred as the third 'national' garden in Singapore, the first being the historical and Unesco World Heritage Site english garden theme Singapore Botanic Gardens with its world-class National Orchid Garden , and the second is the newer, almost 10 years old Gardens by the Bay with its two thematic conservatories or domes and 18 super trees. Jurong Lake Gardens is a huge garden which resembles more like a park, with its wide-open concept and an array of interesting sections as you will learn below. In urban Singapore seeing the open vast grassland dotted with rustic looking observatories is such a pleasant experience. The wooden huts are for visitors to view small bird species that feed on grass seeds and at the same time we can seek shelter from the heat amidst the open area. Especially