Description

Essentials about the Mandai Night Safari in brief

For night owls, Singapore has an excellent bar and club scene to offer as well as a very special attraction of a different kind: the Mandai Night Safari. This is the world’s first night zoo, which has been one of Singapore’s most popular attractions since it opened in 1994, and not just among families.

The concept of the Mandai Night Safari

The name “Safari” is perhaps a little misleading. Because in fact the Mandai Night Safari is an ordinary zoo, which can be explored on foot or on an approximately half-hour ride on a small zoo train. What is unusual, however, is the Mandai Night Safari’s lighting concept. The night zoo only opens its doors in the evening after dark, and the enclosures of the nocturnal animals are illuminated with a special light that is brighter than moonlight, but still does not disturb the creatures in their nocturnal activities. Unlike normal zoos around the world, where nocturnal animals can usually only be seen sleeping, at the Mandai Night Safari you can usually see the animals up close during their nocturnal activities and forays.

The animals of the Mandai Night Safari

The Mandai Night Safari site is located right next to Singapore Zoo. Night Safari is home to more than 2,500 animals from over 130 species, primarily from the Southeast Asia region. The 35-hectare park is covered with dense rainforest and divided into seven geographic zones, each showcasing animals from its respective region. Here one gets to see rare and in the wild often endangered animal species such as the Asian elephant, the Malaysian tapir, the Indian rhinoceros and the Malaysian tiger. Another highlight of the Mandai Night Safari are the two huge aviaries where Malaysian flying foxes and flying squirrels swoop around your ears.

The Mandai Night Safari follows the concept of an “open zoo”. Humane animals like deer are allowed to roam freely in the zoo. More dangerous animals live in closed enclosures, but these are separated from the public areas by natural barriers.

Website

mandai.com/night-safari

Opening hours

Admission fees

Adults (Ages 13 and above): $56

Children (Ages 3 – 12): $39

The Night Safari also offers discounted combination tickets with the other zoos in Singapore (Mandai Bird Paradise, Mandai River Safari and Mandai Singapore Zoo). For more information on discounts, see the website.

Address

Getting there

By public transport:

Bus lines 138 and 927: Stp S’Pore Zoo

By car:

There is a parking lot on site.