Ok. Here's the deal... In the my humble rating of Jurong Bird Park versus Night Safari .... I would give Jurong Bird Park 2 big thumbs up! :)
I took the opportunity to visit both the Night Safari and Jurong Bird Park during this long weekend. I am not a big fan of the whole zoo thingy but An and I hosted some guests from Japan and they wanted to visit the Night Safari. So we headed there on the 20th of April, the eve of Good Friday. We reached the Night Safari at around 8:30pm and it was jam packed. *sheesh* Here's a breakdown of our itinery. Note the amount of time we spent waiting!!!
8:30 - 8:45pm - Waited to get admission ticket. Admission costs $32/pax (including tram ride) $22 excluding tram ride
8:45 - 9:00pm - Short trail
9:00 - 9:30 - Waited to get admitted into "Creatures of the Night" show
9:30 - 10:00 - Watched "Creatures of the Night" show
10:00 - 10:30- Waited to get onto tram
10:30 - 11:15 - Tram ride
My advice to anyone wanting to visit - go early to beat the crowd. The night safari opens at 7:30pm. It really saves you the hassle of waiting. You need about 4 hrs to cover everything. The tram ride is enjoyable so it is worthwhile to pay the extra 10 bucks for it. You can give the creatures of the night show a miss if you are short of time. *YAWN*
Thankfully, not all is lost for tourist attractions in Singapore as my experience with Jurong Bird Park was a surprisingly pleasant one. I am really not a fan of birds (no pun intended). This is especially after a mynah ate from my plate when i turned my back to get a drink in my secondary school tuckshop. But, all in all, i must say that I really enjoyed walking around the park, eating my sandwhich and simply soaking in the whole serenity of the place. I also managed to expand my bird vocabulary and now reluctantly concur that not all birds are as irritating as mynahs.
If you are intending to go the visit, do give yourselves about 6hours. Take your time and go explore the place by foot. (there is really no point getting a panorail ticket). Entrance is $18. Do not miss the Lory's Loft and the largest man-made waterfall!
Here are some of the pictures from the trips, mainly from the bird park. Didn't get so many of the Night Safari - no flash photography and it was pitch dark. ENJOY!
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Ok lah, the night safari was not that bad cos I still have good impression from the couple of times I've been there. I guess there is a need to spend sufficient time to visit everything and probably skip all the queueing stuff and simply go for a walk. Bird park was enjoyable. Maybe 6 hours are on the high side. I'd say 4-5 hours to enjoy everything, especially feeding the lories at the Lory Loft.
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