Singapore Zoo
Open-style zoo in a rainforest setting, where animals live in enclosures designed to look natural. Walking paths link the habitats, with shows and feeding sessions.
Mandai Wildlife Reserve
Bird Paradise, River Wonders, Night Safari and Singapore Zoo are all in the north, in a green area.
Attractive locations
Night Safari
Nocturnal zoo where visitors see night-active animals by tram and on walking trails, under dim lighting. It opens only after dark.
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Patch of old rainforest around Singapore's highest hill. Marked trails pass tall trees and wildlife such as macaques, and the climb to the hilltop is short.
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Wetland park of mangroves and ponds in the northwest, with boardwalks for spotting migratory birds, mudskippers and monitor lizards.
Pulau Ubin
Island off the northeast coast reached by small boat, where village life and forest survive. Many visitors cycle its paths and explore the Chek Jawa wetlands.
Airports
Singapore Changi Airport SIN
It is about 21 km in a straight line from Mandai Wildlife Reserve.
Seletar Airport XSP
It is about 5 km in a straight line from Mandai Wildlife Reserve.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Singapore page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan25.9 °C235 mm
- Feb26.2 °C102 mm
- Mar27.0 °C168 mm
- Apr27.8 °C193 mm
- May28.1 °C199 mm
- Jun27.6 °C164 mm
- Jul27.1 °C174 mm
- Aug27.1 °C173 mm
- Sep27.2 °C167 mm
- Oct27.3 °C210 mm
- Nov26.9 °C283 mm
- Dec26.3 °C300 mm
Driest months: Feb, Jun, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 61% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 999. Ambulance and fire 995.
local government
Singapore Police Force (emergency and hotlines)
Helps with: Singapore's national police. Call 999 for immediate police help, or text 70999 when it is not safe to talk. A separate police hotline takes crime-related information.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Singapore, including visitors. The police page lists no tourist-specific police unit.
Phone: 999
Address: Police Headquarters, New Phoenix Park, 28 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329560
local government
Singapore Tourism Board (Tourist Information Hotline)
Helps with: Singapore's national tourism board. Its tourist information hotline answers visitor questions on weekdays 9am to 6pm excluding public holidays; feedback can go through its online form.
Who qualifies: Anyone visiting Singapore or planning a trip there.
Phone: 1800-736 2000
Address: Tourism Court, 1 Orchard Spring Lane, Singapore 247729
ngo
Singapore Red Cross
Helps with: Singapore's national Red Cross society, a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It runs first aid training, blood donation drives and community support programmes.
Who qualifies: People in Singapore who need its first aid, blood donation or community support services.
Address: Red Cross House, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486
embassy
Foreign embassies and consulates in Singapore (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy or high commission. The Singapore foreign ministry's directory links to each mission's contact page.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy, high commission or consulate.
local government
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Helps with: Singapore's fire and rescue service. Call 995 for an ambulance or fire emergency, or send an SMS to 70995.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Singapore who needs an ambulance or fire service in an emergency.
Phone: 995