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Parks & gardens worth exploring

Green escapes in the heart of a concrete jungle.

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Parks & gardens worth exploring

Despite being one of the world's most densely built cities, Singapore is astonishingly green. Over 50% of the island is covered in lush greenery — from UNESCO-listed botanic gardens to canopy bridges suspended above primary rainforest.

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Gardens by the Bay

18 Marina Gardens Drive

A futuristic 101-hectare wonderland where 25-metre Supertrees glow with nightly light shows, the Cloud Forest envelops you in mist, and the Flower Dome transports you through global biomes.

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Singapore Botanic Gardens

1 Cluny Road (UNESCO Heritage)

The only tropical garden in the world awarded UNESCO heritage status — 164 years of botanical history, swan lakes, rainforest groves, and over 1,000 orchid species in bloom.

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The Southern Ridges

Mount Faber to Kent Ridge (10km trail)

A breathtaking elevated trail connecting hilltop parks via Henderson Waves — Singapore's highest pedestrian bridge — offering sweeping harbour views and canopy walks.

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MacRitchie TreeTop Walk

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

A 250-metre freestanding suspension bridge perched 25 metres above primary rainforest canopy — the reward for a jungle trek where macaques swing overhead.

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East Coast Park

Along East Coast Parkway (15km)

Singapore's beloved beachfront playground — cycle, rollerblade, and barbecue against a backdrop of container ships, then grab satay at the lagoon food village at sunset.

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