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Singapore Night Safari is the world's first wildlife park with a night view, officially opened on 26 May 1994 at a cost of S$63 million . With a total of about 1040 nocturnal animals inhabiting 40 hectares of dense secondary forest, the Night Safari is adjacent to the Singapore Zoo and Upper Seletar Reservoir . Explore any of the three walking trails by foot or by tram ride that covers two loops of terrain ranging from rocky Himalayan foothills to the grassy plains of Equatorial Africa.

Catch the daily tribal dance performance (weather permitting) as it takes your breath away ! Hailing from the rainforests of Borneo, be exhilarated by the Thumbuakar Tribal performance of the tribal dances, acrobatic acts, fire-eating displays and blowpipe demonstrations. Daily performance at: 7pm, 8pm & 9pm.

Another entertaining performance not to be missed is the Creatures of the Night Show. Which is presented by the animals of the Night Safari daily at 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9:30pm (additional show at 10:30pm on Fri, Sat & eve of PH).

You won't go hungry at the Night Safari. A number of food and beverages outlets are available to satisfy your hunger. Visitors can also experience dining on the move with the Cocktail Safari Express and Gourmet Safari Express inside the Night Safari.

 

 

Opening Hours:

Open daily from 7:30pm to 12:00mm

(Restaurant and retail shops start from 6pm)

 

Getting there:

From Choa Chu Kang bus interchange (next to Choa Chu Kang MRT station), board bus 927. This bus stops directly outside the Zoo and the Night Safari.

 

Highlights:

 

Creatures of the night show

Tribal dance performances

 

Walking trails:

  1. Fishing Cat trail

  2. Leopard Trail

  3. Forest giants trail (bridge of suspense)

Tram ride trails:

  1. East loop

  2. West loop

Please do not blind the creatures of the night with the flash photography.


The Fishing Cat is medium-sized species whose habitat extends through Indochina, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java. Since it swims often and skillfully preying on fish, the fishing cat lives along rivers, brooks and mangrove swamps. It also hunts other aquatic animals such as frogs or crayfish and terrestrial animals such as rodents and birds. Like other mammals in semi-aquatic environments, Fishing Cat has inter-digital webs on its paws to help it gain better traction in muddy environments and water.

 

The Golden Cat consists of two species: The Asian Golden Cat and the African Golden Cat. Both are medium-sized wild cats and are distributed over the tropical rainforest. The Asian Golden Cat is occasionally found in more open terrain. The species hunt on the ground but climb when there is a need. Its diet includes birds, lizards, rodents, other small mammals and occasionally small or young deer.

The Spotted Hyena (or laughing Hyena) is a carnivorous mammal, often labeled as a scavenger but is actually a powerful hunter who derived its nourishment from live prey. It tends to target medium-sized prey such as zebra and rely more on sight rather than smell in selecting prey.

The laugher of a hyena resembles the sound of hysterical human laughter. Spotted Hyena is the largest of the hyenas and it occurs in many different habitats from lowland areas to mountainous terrains in East Africa and Ethiopia. The species can also survive near human habitations.

The Tarsier is a small-sized animal with enormous eyes and very long hind limbs. Although fossils are found in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa, all the species living today are found in the islands of South East Asia.

The species are nocturnal but some may show more or less activity during the daytime. The species are insectivorous and catch insects by jumping at them. Their diet includes small vertebrates such as birds, snakes, lizards and bats. With the ability to jump from tree to tree, Tarsiers can catch birds in motion.

 

 

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