Singapore Botanic Gardens

italdesign

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Doable. 30 min to get out of airport, get back 2 hours before departure (I've never needed more than 1hr, but to be safe). 30min each way to garden if traffic is good. 3-4 hours in the garden.

I didn't care for the garden, but most people seem to like it.
 

Kris

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Thanks, would you take a taxi from the airport or public transportation is faster? If taxi - will we easily find a taxi near the Garden?
 

italdesign

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Taxi. Don't know about availability at the garden, but I would have Uber and Grab apps ready and give yourself 30 minutes buffer.
 

BuddyFunJet

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If you have any interest in orchids, the botanic gardens are amazing. Watch the weather since the park can be hot and you have a flight afterwards.

There may be a taxi stand at some park entrance but not the ones I’ve used. As suggested, Uber is what I used. Also, street hails are ok in Singapore but the street by the park is a main road so stopping may not be easy. For surety, plan Uber.
 

El Ingeniero

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If you have any interest in orchids, the botanic gardens are amazing. Watch the weather since the park can be hot and you have a flight afterwards.

There may be a taxi stand at some park entrance but not the ones I’ve used. As suggested, Uber is what I used. Also, street hails are ok in Singapore but the street by the park is a main road so stopping may not be easy. For surety, plan Uber.
Yes, the orchid display is phenomenal.
 

El Ingeniero

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Orchid display is on all year, but 3 exhibits are closed through sometime in 2019. They opened up a bunch of temporary exhibits to make up for it, though.
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Jurong Bird Park is a good alternative to the orchid garden.

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If you want to grab a bite in Singapore, here is my favorite foodie blogger of all time:

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Offhand, you can't go wrong at the Tian Tian Chicken Rice stall at Maxwell Food Center. Can't miss it. Has a long line from opening time, when I went there was a cut out cardboard poster of Anthony Bourdain in front.
 
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