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Bukit Batok Nature Park is often called the Guilin of Singapore , as it resembles the famous karst mountains of Guilin in China. Locals affectionately know it as Xiao Guilin — xiao being the Chinese word for "little" or "small". The park's granite quarry-turned-lake, framed by towering cliff walls, has become its main attraction and a favourite spot for photographers. For those living in the western part of Singapore, it offers a peaceful respite from city life. 📋 Quick Facts Location Bukit Batok East Ave 2 & Ave 6 Size 36 hectares Opening hours Open 24 hours daily Parking Along Bukit Batok East Ave 2 (99 lots) Nearest MRT Bukit Gombak (NS3) — 8 min walk Entry fee Free Time needed 1.5–2 hours for a full walk 🗺️ Where Is It? The park is not at the extreme west like Jurong Lake Gardens, but sits closer to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to the east. A 1.8 km park connector links the two nature parks, making...

With options almost negligible to travel overseas for holidays during the pandemic, there is no stopping us from travelling or holidaying domestically, well, minus the airplane. Using the Singapore Rediscover voucher to offset some of a staycation cost, a holiday in an airport mall may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But then Changi Airport and Jewel is unlike any other airport or shopping mall. One can get apprehensive staying in an international airport, albeit landside area, coming into contact with travellers, but the airport terminals were closed. Plus, it was during a heightened alert where dining-in was not allowed and so we thought it was going to be kind of dull. We were wrong! So, let’s start with the check-in into Yotelair. It was a breeze. After filling-up a simple health declaration form, we were given our room keycard. The cabin room is kind of small, but has almost everything that you may need, but then staying indoors in a hotel room for the whole stay was not the idea ...

📍 Central Singapore  |  🕐 Park: 24 hrs  |  TreeTop Walk: 9am–5pm (Tue–Sun)  | 💰 Free Entry Nature Reserve 📋 Table of Contents -> Introduction -> History & Heritage -> MacRitchie Reservoir Park -> The TreeTop Walk -> Hiking Trails & Routes -> Windsor Nature Park -> Wildlife Spotting -> How to Get There -> Essential Tips Mention MacRitchie Reservoir to any Singaporean, and two things usually come to mind: the dizzying TreeTop Walk suspended high above the forest canopy, and the long-tailed macaques who have ruled these trails for generations. But Singapore's oldest reservoir offers far more than a single bridge and some monkeys — it is a sprawling green sanctuary where history, biodiversity, and recreation intertwine. Named a...

Most who head to Pasir Ris will invariably think of Wild Wild Wet, a water theme park, and Downtown East that contains the E-Hub mall. Downtown East and E-Hub are synonymous with each other. Very close to Wild Wild Wet and Downtown East and hiding in the eastern corner of Singapore is the mangrove forest and swamps, home to mudskippers, the amphibious fish that can live both in water and land (you really have to look hard as they blend very well with the environment and has the colour of brownish mud) and otters! Pasir Ris mangroves forest are part of the larger Pasir Ris Park . Other marine creatures that you may spot are crabs and they are several different species of crabs including the brownish tree-climbing resident epiphytic crab called Eppy. Its full name is Episesarma singaporense. It is also known as Singapore Vinegar Crab , well as the name implies, this crab can be cooked, eaten and pickled with vinegar! It is a native crab. As you walk along the boardwalks you may see moun...