Night Safari At The Singapore Zoo

Bottom line, the experience does not live up to the hype… a relatively small zoo and not really much to see. If you’re a nature lover and would really love to have a memorable encounter with wild animals, go for a safari in Africa… that should blow your mind!

One of the few zoos in the world with a true night zoo experience. This is a great place to hit after a tiring day of touring Singapore. After your admission, you get to rest a bit watching a show about nocturnal animals. There’s a show and then a tram ride. You’re warned many, many times to turn your flash off if you take photos. Of course there are tards on the ride that don’t seem to get it and just blast away at the animals with their flash. But, again, the tram ride gives you a chance to sit down more. After the tram ride you can explore some of the other displays you can’t quite see from the tram on foot. You should be well rested by that point.

A bit pricy but entertaining way to spend the night either with your significant other, family/​kids, or by yourself! For the admission of $ 42SGD ($ 29.20) you can hop on a tram ride, see 2 different shows (a fire show and a hosted nocturnal animal show), and check out the self-​guided trails. My only complaint (this is just me being picky — but for the sake of safety & animal welfare I completely understand why it is located where it is at) is the location; the zoo is about 30 minutes driving time (tip — take Über) from Katong/​Marine Parade area. Just beware that this is a popular tourist attraction, so you might want to get in earlier before the crowd does.

Coming here on New Year’s Day = not the greatest idea. Not sure how the crowd and lines are for normal days/​non-​holidays, but coming here was an absolute zoo (pun intended).
Doors open at 730pm, and tickets are available for advance purchase online or at the visitor’s centers. My friends and I had brought our tickets beforehand at a visitor center and decided to arrive here early to beat the crowd. Sadly, that wasn’t the case.
The wait to pick up our physical ticket was over an hour long, with only 1 person working the counter for ticket pick up. After picking up our physical tickets, it was another hour wait to get in the attraction.
Once in the attraction, it was starting to get late (boarded the tram at 10pm), so my friends and I opted to just go for a ride vs getting on and off to explore the walking trails. Overall, it was a pretty interesting experience to see the animals at night. Not a whole lot of pictures could be taken with a cellphone or camera since flash photography was forbidden. Fortunately, we were able to see most of the animals that were awake and it was pretty cool to see the lions and such up close. As for bugs, there weren’t too many but I did spray bug repellent on prior to boarding the tram. The ride itself is roughly half hour long and it’s a pretty smooth one.
In summary, if you are a fan of animals and want to see them at night, this would be a good attraction to visit. However, it is a bit overrated in the experience so I would recommend checking out the zoo instead during the day to avoid all the madness at night. In addition, it’s much easier to get here by taxi vs MRT.

Got a ticket for entrance at 8:15pm. Not crowded at all on a Monday night. Workers were pleasant and helpful but the overall experience was not that great. For something that is labeled and marketed as a «Night Safari» the lighting was dismal, very few animals were out or awake and so on. Lighting was so bad that some animals were there but you could not see them. The tram car stopped at some exhibits and the first car could view what the recorded message was saying then they took off and we had to see the exhibit as it passed by after the message and poof the exhibit was gone, again usually an empty exhibit or animals in shadows. If you go at night don’t waste your money, go early before dark and it may be better (we guess — we won’t be back). For the price they completely underperformed.

Most unique experience ever! It was really great being able to see all the animals active (although nearing 12 a lot of them were starting to sleep). Just a few suggestions before heading into here.
TIPS:
— Bring Mosquito repellant — I have 4 bites on my legs from walking all around.
— Buy your ticket ONLINE — I got mine for 24 USD.
— Unless you have a really nice camera I wouldn’t bother taking pictures on the tram. It’s just black on black cause it’s so dark. Even when you’re walking around it’s quite difficult to get good photos.
— Eat before coming — food is pricey here as is any amusement park. They also don’t check your bags so you can bring your own snack in.
So the night safari is around the Singapore Zoo and opens at 7:00pm. I would recommend taking the tram the first time around and then doing the walking trails (there’s 4 of them). There’s several animals you can see better on the tram instead of on the path. (ex: Lions). There’s a couple of shows as well — Creatures of the Night and a fire performance. Both run about 3 times a day so make sure you catch both of them!
My favorite exhibits were the bats. You get to walk through an enclosed area with bats flying all around! They stick bananas and oranges around the walkway so you can get an even better close up view of them!

Great experience here — I mostly self-​toured the area after a brief tram ride. Great variety of exhibits that allow you to see many active nocturnal animals that usually are just sleeping in any regular zoo. The large enclosure with the flying fox bats was really impressive. The first time I saw a flying fox inside the area, I thought there was a hovering beaver in the sky. They’re huge. Walking by the lion enclosure, I got to see up close a lion roar. That was the first time I’d ever seen/​heard that even after having spent months in Kenya on wildlife research. Would be a great experience for families with kids.

Well, as I was perusing the brochure on Singapore that my travel agent gave me my eyes settled on the Night Safari. I’m not really sure why I picked it considering I generally don’t go on tours (unless there are logistical problems getting to the place) but this one caught my interest, so I decided to book it. Basically it is a trip of the Singapore Zoo at night and it is a section of the zoo that has been set aside for noturnal animals. You can walk through the zoo on foot, or you can catch one of the trams, which is why the tour helps because you will end up standing in that line for ages otherwise. The tour wasn’t bad but the safari itself was pretty cool. They even finished off the night with an animal show (though the show only takes 15 minutes).

Sick of the heat and humidity? Then come to the night safari, ride the open safari tour train and feel the cool, refreshing tropical breeze as the train glides through the tropical rainforest.
The safari is next to Singapore Zoo and is open at night. There are usually long ticket queues and the zoo-​goers with safari tickets come here when the zoo is closed and the nigh safari is about to open — so I would recommend getting here early to avoid the crowds.
At the entrance there is a show with men dressed in tribal outfits doing a fire show — very cool and gets you in a mood ready for a safari experience.
The safari itself is a huge rainforest with lots of exotic nocturnal animals and some not so nocturnal animals which which will be asleep. There are 2 options for seeing the safari — 1) the open safari tour train complete with a guide; and 2) walking around the grounds exploring for yourself.
I recommend the safari train — the rainforest is so big that it will be difficult to see everything by walking. The train has stops throughout so people can get off and explore through the walking tracks, and then head back to the train stop to get on the next train.
The toilets are the best I’ve ever been to! They have the wooden safari theme, are outdoors and have lush oversized green leaves from the rainforest hanging in.
A one of a kind experience, a must do in Singapore.

Amazing. Awesome. Outstanding.
A very unique experience that you have to do if you go to Singapore.
Did the tram which was awesome. The announcer is kind of lame and monotonous, but the sights are great. All the animals are active and super close to you as you ride by.
Also did the Creatures of the Night show, which is also awesome. Very funny and enjoyable.
There was also some kind of fire dancing show going on in the main area with the shops and stuff that was great to watch for a bit too.
This is a must do. Period.

Worth visiting just for the whole night safari experience which you don’t get in a regular zoo. However you will most likely see more animals at the daytime zoo. The Creatures of the night show is entertaining even though it seems to be designed more for the younger audience. Otherwise the night safari is only 30% tram ride and rest 70% is walking along the paths just as you would at a normal zoo. Getting to and from the zoo takes time and it’s good to aim to be at the zoo at 7pm in order to have enough time there and to still catch a bus back to the centre. Overall great experience!

Make sure to wear insect repellent; I felt like I was getting bitten the entire night. I also recommend spending at least a couple of hours since the tram tour takes 45-​minutes and that didn’t include the wait time. There were also 4 different self-​guided walking paths that will take you to different parts of the zoo. Although it was a little disappointing since I was expecting a lot more animals. There were a lot of deers and lemurs. Lastly, it was difficult to take pictures with an iPhone since they do not allow flash photography (no disturbing the animals).
[TIP] I repeat, NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

We went on a tour group and thank goodness we did! We went on a busy night and not only were we able to bypass the queue but we had our own tram.
Nice attraction, especially for the kiddos. The tram is great since we didn’t have to walk so perfect for seniors and lazy kids. I believe there are night trails which I think would be very cool to do but there are also free-​roaming animals. They were warning us of animals coming up to our tram and not to touch them. I came close to a few deers and I must admit, I was a little worried I was going to get attacked with my luck!
Creatures of the Night show was cute and the host was funny and entertaining. Nothing spectacular but might as well check it out if you’re already there!

This is a MUST if you visit Singapore… I mean, where else will you get to experience a zoo at night?
Zoo opens at 7:30 PM. We were staying at a hotel closer to Orchard Street and took the MRT and bus to get here. Overall, the commute to get here was about 40 minutes so we arrived at the zoo closer to 9 PM. The place was busy when we arrived so I am thankful we bought the tickets online a few days prior. I suggest doing the same since we all basically walked in while everyone else was in line to buy their tickets. I was able to show the tickets on my smart phone and they scanned it off my phone.
Each ticket purchased also allows you access to their tram. I highly recommend going on the tram since they tour you around the zoo and point out all the different kinds of animals. I enjoyed this since walking around a dark zoo at night and hearing different noises was a bit scary. If you feel like walking around the zoo, you have free reign to walk down whichever designated path you choose. There is also a bat cage you can walk through if you feel brave enough.
I, along with the company I was with, were a bit jet-​lagged and tired when we got to the zoo, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. This is one of my favorite attractions in Singapore and I would recommend it to anyone visiting this country.

My husband and I went here about 7 years ago and I remembered it being so much more extensive than it actually is. There are really only 4 things to do here and the main attraction is the tram ride through the park.
It’s cool to experience because the animals seem so close but we had a bunch of rowdy people on our tram that were loud and distracting so they killed the vibe of our tour.
It was good to check out but if you’ve gone once no need to go back.

It’s zoooooooooooo time!!!
I’m a night time person and I often like to do nighttime actives… The city never sleeps… Abelle doesn’t sleep either lol
While i was visiting Singapore i was hoping to do some out of the ordinary fun time actives that were fun and interesting… I found out this zoo opens at seven pm and close at midnight… I have never been to a zoo that opens this late and close this late… a must!
The area is clean… Lots of cool animals… There are cute statutes of animals as well… I suggest ridding the zoo train… Takes you around the whole zoo you won’t miss a thing… When I came here I made a mistake by not taking the train… There is a huge line. But the wait is not bad… About ten mins each train… and there’s about multiple trains stoping for pickup…
There are food stands but closed lol… I went inside the bat cage… where you get to walk thought the bat cage and all different types of bats fly all over you for about five minutes. It scared the shit out of me… After strolling around the zoo I took the train… and it was the best part… animals were everywhere and there was a conductor announcing all types of Stuff to notified you what’s going on and what to see… even teach you a feel things or two… At the end of the tour… I saw two elephants waving good bye and going some awesome tricks… It was something I never seen before… The elephants Iv seen in everyday zoo just sit there or walks around, or just stand there… It’s was defiantly the best part about this zoo.
Ps: I suggest you grab a map if you want to walk around if not take the train… it makes certain stops!

The Night Safari was pretty amazing and I recommend it as a place to visit for seeing exotic animals. For example, there is an interesting small cat that sits seaside patiently waiting catch fish. You can see the slow lorus in action as it methodically and painfully climbs trees. There’s also a strange bottle-​nosed crocodile that pretends to be part of the scenery before it chomps you to death. There was also a paranoid flying squirrel that sadly didn’t fly, because it was preoccupied with people staring at it up in the tree. In addition, we got to see some fire-​breathing performers on our way out of the park. They were really amazing and made for some good photos.

Une soirée très sympa au sein du Zoo de Singapour.
Un petit train te fait faire un tour. Un arrêt permet de descendre faire un «trail» à pied.
Intéressant étant donné que pas mal d’animaux sont nocturnes, le train passé vraiment très près des animaux, donnant une super vue !
(oubliez pas l’antimoustique!)

Really awesome excursion!
The animals are very very close in proximity to the tram. Plenty of wild animals to be in awe of, such as lions, tigers, leopards, rhinos, giraffes and more. They were out in the open air roaming and chilling, a little disheartening but also super cool.
There were the animals that are commonly seen at the zoo like flocks of flamingos, bears, elephants etc… but there were also plenty of animals that I’ve never seen or heard of, like multi color wild boars and rat looking deer, etc.
Wish we could take pictures, but it was too dark and no flash photography allowed.
Such a great experience to visit late into the night. Very family friendly and date friendly. We loved it!

It was ok but I had much higher expectations.
While I found it fun walking in the dark surrounded by the sounds and sights of animals in the natural surroundings, I found the overall experience to be ok but nothing I’d care to do again. I recommend that you start off walking and using the tram later on after the initial lines subside.
There’s a «Creatures of the Night» Show which is rather cheesy but I did find the otters recycling cans skit kind of cute.
I had issues with the different walks because the animals were often hiding in and out of view or were uninteresting when in view.
Of all the creatures, the hyenas were most interesting. They were the only aniamls that seem to be aware of my presence and seemed to have an intelligent look about them as if they were planning on how they could escape the safari and eat all of us human beings.
When you get on the tram, it’s a bit useful in getting oriented on the size of the Night Safari and where everything is. Was disappointed with the Outback Trail because the suspension bridge was closed off.
I did notice that towards the end of the safari (after 10:30pm) the animals seemed more animated.
Tips: Walk about the park first, take tram later. Avoid the show unless you’re tired and just want no brainer activity. Be prepared for a couple of stenchy moments as the area around the flamingo stinks pretty badly.

First-​timers to the night safari would Unilocal in glee as it might seem like a novelty.
The last time I’ve visited was 19 years ago. I hardly remember much but that it was mostly dark. Now, 19 years later I thought I’d give it another go. Arm with my camera, I was abit disappointed that my 19-​year-​old memory was right. It was so dark I could hardly get a decent picture!
Best part of the visit was the Creatures of the Night show which was pretty entertaining. Think small furry raccoons scurrying around the stage, otters trained to recycle and many more. For a park veteran like myself, I found the show quite hilarious too.
Another ‘best’ for me is the tram ride. Overall, I sat on the tram 2 times; one tram journey circling the park lasted for 30 mins. I reckon its the best way to start and end the night safari as the tram brings you to view certain animals that you can’t otherwise see as there are no walking trails.
To enjoy the place fully, come prepared with night vision goggles, torchlight and mosquito patch.
Something to share — I asked the park guides whether Night Safari would turn off all the lights after the park closes at 12 midnight and I was amused that the answer was ‘yes’. I guess the animals also know that when there are lights/​spotlights, therefore it means showtimes. Lights out means its sleeping time. How cute is that!
Tip: Bring night vision goggles, might help prevent any unnecessary falls, cuts or bruises. It also gives a unique perspective when viewing the animals.

es ist wirklich ein sehr schöner Zoo der seine kleine Reize hat. Man hat das Gefühl dass die Tiere dort nicht eingesperrt sind und alle frei rumlaufen. Die angebotenen Vorstellungen sind sehr unterhaltsam und interessant anzusehen. Jedoch ist er sehr klein und nicht für besser als andere. Lohnt sich trotzdem sich diesen anzusehen wenn man mehrere Tage in Singapur verweilt

Ich persönlich empfand den Singapore Zoo selbst als superschön.
Man kann sich den ganzen Tag lang dort aufhalten und es wird einem nicht langweilig.
Alles ist wunderbar angelegt und man hat sogar die Möglichkeit unter anderem Giraffen, Kängurus und Riesenschildkröten zu streicheln.
Da wir so begeistert von diesem Tag im Zoo waren, dachten wir uns dass es sich bestimmt auch rentiert, die Nachtsafari zu machen.
Allerdings hatte ich mir mehr erwartet die Fahrt mit der Bimmelbahn kam mir sehr kurz vor und wirklich viele Tiere haben wir auch nicht sehen können, wahrscheinlich hatten wir aber einfach nur Pech!
Fazit: Den Zoo tagsüber unbedingt besuchen!
Die Nachtsafari würde ich persönlich nicht wiederholen, sie ist allerdings für Familien mit Kindern auf jeden Fall geeignet.

Bei unserem zweiten Besuch in Singapur hatten wir mehr Zeit als 2 Nächste in Singapur und dachten, dass wir uns diese Touristen-​Atraktion, die überall hochgelobt wird auch mal ansehen. Der Aufwand mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln hinzukommen war so hoch, dass wir irgendwann genervt aufgegeben haben und für das letzte Stück ein Taxi nahmen. Die Eintrittspreise sind recht hoch.
Wir waren etwas geschockt als wir die Menschenmassen sahen. Wir haben ewig in der Schlange gestanden und gewartet mit diesen Mega-​Massen an Menschen, dass man eigentlich schon kein Bock mehr hat und am liebsten wieder heim will (wenn man wüsste wie man da schnell wieder weg kommt mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln). Naja, wir haben uns durchgequält und saßen irgenwann im Wagen, um durch den Zoo gefahren zu werden. Hmmm, ok. Man sieht Tiere im Dunkeln, hat aber nicht wirklich Zeit im eigenen Tempo zu beobachten oder zu verweilen. Man hatte die Möglichkeit an einem gewissen Punkt auch auszusteigen und zu Fuß auf Erkundungstour zu gehen, aber zu diesem Zeitpunkt war durch den langen Anfahrtsweg und die lange Warterei eigentlich keine Lust mehr zum entdecken da. Also haben wir uns durchfahren lassen. Es war nett, aber den ganzen Aufwand nicht wert.
Vor allem wenn man wenig Zeit in Singapur hat, sollte man diese wenige Zeit nicht mit einem Zoo verschwenden, egal ob Nachtzoo oder nicht, es gibt auch zuhause schöné und interessante Zoos. Die Artenvielfalt hat mich auch nicht von den Socken gehauen. War eine Touri-​Atraktion, die man auf seinem Reiseführer abhaken und danach wieder vergessen kann.
Vielleicht lag es daran, dass wir zwischen den Jahren in Singapur waren, dass es so voll war, denn die Fahrt selbst durch den Zoo hat etwa 15 Minuten gedauertfür mind. 1 Stunde in der Schlange stehen

Es ist schon ein besonderes Erlebnis, nachts durch die Gehege des Zoos zu fahren und zu laufen. Allerdings war ich etwas enttäuscht von der Artenvielfalt. Der Aufwand, mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln den Zoo vom Stadtzentrum zu erreichen, ist enorm. Bei einem Kurzbesuch sollte man sich überlegen, die Zeit nicht anderweitig zu nutzen

direkt neben dem «normalen» zoo liegt die night safari. tolle atmosphäre, wenn langsam die sonne untergeht und es dunkel wird. die night safari besteht aus einer bahn, die einen an den verschiedenen gehegen vorbei fährt und einigen walks, wo man selbst zu gehegen (z.b. tiger) oder sogar durch anlagen (flughunde, die dann über den köpfen segeln) laufen kann — dort kann man so viel zeit verbringen kann wie man möchte. es macht spass, jedoch würde ich den zoo nebenan vorziehen, deswegene kratzt die night safari ganz stark am vierten stern, beommt ihn dann aber doch nicht. :D (stand sommer 2007)

Richtig schön gemütlich in einem kleinen Zug durch den nächtlichen Zoo Singapurs fahren.
In der Night Safari sieht man ganz andere Dinge als im normalen Zoo, es ist auch ein ganz anderer Teil als der übliche!
Lohnt sich also in jedem Fall und gerade für Geh-​Faule ist es 1A, denn man wird die ganze Zeit in einem kleinen Zug rumgefahren. Zwischendurch kann man aussteigen (muss man aber nicht), sich das ein oder andere ansehen und dann den nächsten Zug nehmen, um weiterzufahren.
Während der Fahrt wird auf deutlichem Englisch etwas zu den jeweiligen Tierarten und –gehegen erläutert.
Sehr empfehlenswert!

Diese «Nachtsafari» hat schon eine sehr eigene Atmosphäre, und spätestens wenn die lustigen kleinen Wägelchen, in die man verfrachtet wird, an den Elefanten vorbeizuckeln, ist man in den Bann gezogen.
Lang anhaltend ist der allerdings nicht, die Fahrt kam mir relativ kurz (40 Minuten?) vor — oder war sie einfach nur kurzweilig? Jedenfalls hatte ich mir (noch) mehr nachtaktive Tiere erhofft, insbesondere Raubkatzen, von denen ich mir das am ehesten hatte vorstellen können, gab es keine zu sehen.
Überlaufen war die Veranstaltung (in der Nebensaison/​Regenzeit) nicht, eher «gut besucht». Das kann ich mir allerdings auch noch anders vorstellen.

Die Night Safari gehört zu den bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten in Singapur. Jeden Abend pilgern hunderte von Touristen in Richtung Night Safari.
Wir waren selbstverständlich auch einmal dabei. Irgendwie konnten wir uns nichts darunter vorstellenSchliesslich ist es ja Nacht und eigentlich sieht man Nachts nichts allzuviel!
Najavoller Erwartung haben wir uns dann ein Ticket gekauft. Die Besucher werden in kleine Züge gesetzt, welche auf einer Strecke im Dunkeln durch den Zoo fahren. Teilweise gibt es gedämmtes Licht, so dass man ein paar Nachtaktive Tiere in Büschen erkennen konnte.
Danach kann man noch bestimmte Pfade zu Fuß erkunden. Ich denke, dass ein Besuch tagsüber bestimmt besser ist, da man dann die Vielfalt des tropischen Regenwaldes bestimmt besser erkennen kann!
Dennoch hat der Zoo bis jetzt schon 11 Millionen Menschen durch den Park gefahrenFür Familien mit Kindern ist die dunkle Fahrt bestimmt aufregendaber wie gesagt, einmal gesehen und das reicht :-)