Hello Sherry!
Greetings from Singapore!
How’s school going on? Hope you are coping well with your school work! Can’t
wait for your visit to Singapore!
Do you still remember awhile
ago you actually asked me to recommend to you one attraction for
you to visit from the list of TripAdvisor recommended attractions for
your visit to Singapore soon? Well I actually found a attraction among the list
that I think you would like and enjoy your time there because I did!
Well... The attraction that
I chose and visited from that list is none other than our very own unique
Singapore Zoological Garden which was listed #1 zoo & aquarium in Singapore
by TripAdvisor!
At the entrance of Singapore Zoo!
The brochure with a map inside which will allow you to navigate around the zoo
Singapore Zoological
Gardens, occupying 28 ha, (69 acres) land area, is the pioneer
batch of open concept Zoo in Asia. Being a man-made attraction, it is
designed for tourism purpose. It is popular and well known to a lot of tourist
who visit Singapore! Even though Singapore Zoo is located out of the city area,
there are still a lot of people that come to visit the Zoo as it is easily accessible
by public buses, coaches and taxis to the attraction. It is a must visit and
cannot be missed attraction when you visit Singapore! I have even read
reviews of visitors specially came down to the zoo while they were waiting for
their connecting flight to another country! But I believe Singapore Zoo is also
a primary attraction for a lot of visitors as they could spend up a full day in
the zoo! This could really mean that Singapore Zoo is really an iconic
attraction of Singapore.
During my visit to Singapore
zoo, I could see all sorts of people from around the world! I believe their
main source of visitors is definitely the families as it is a best place to
educate your children! From French, Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese speaking
tourist, they were all around! There were also a lot of teenagers, disabled
elderly visitors that were being brought to visit the zoo by volunteers! I do
feel that Zoo is such a great place for people to come and have a fun
time and enhance their relationship together and at the same time,
learning about nature and the animals! Admission Ticket priced at $22 for
Adult, $14 for Child age 3-14 years old, and $11 for Senior Citizen aged 60
& above. I think this price is very value for money with the amount of
knowledge and fun times being exchanged in zoo!
Price table abstracted from Singapore Zoo website !
Moving on, you would have
asked and questioned yourself, why did I choose to visit this attraction but
not another attraction? Well for me, what motivated me to visit this attraction
was my passion and liking towards animals and nature. I believe if my memory
did not fail me, you mention to me before that you have an undying love for
nature and animals! I remembered you telling me about how you love the experience
of the 4 seasons, and how you loved animals, especially the furry ones! Well,
in this case, Singapore only have summer season all year round! But I guarantee
you that you will definitely love the Sunny weather and experience that you
will get from the Zoo as this trip of yours will definitely be a amazing one!
So u might be thinking, what
are you really buying from this attraction? I believe the main benefit that you
will get from this attraction would be the atmosphere and the experience that
you would get from the zoo. It is like a mini get away from the busy lifestyle that everyone have and it is a good time for you to enjoy and take a breather with
this open nature attraction. Moving on, what could you actually get from this
attraction? There are actually a lot of things that you could get out of this
attraction! For example, u could take as many pictures as you like in the
attraction and you could bring them home and show it to your friends and
relatives! Or you could actually purchase souvenirs from the zoo and bring them
home to share it with your loved ones! Brochures are also readily available at
the ticket counters for you to roam around the zoo more easily so remember to
take one before you head on to your adventure! There are so many things that
you could bring back home and could proudly say that you have been to one of
the most famous attractions in Singapore , the Singapore Zoo!
Furthermore, Singapore Zoo’s
operating hours is from 8:30am to 6:00pm! You just have to pay a price of the
admission fees and it will allow you to spend your one whole day at the
attraction! That would be a full 9hr 30mins of quality time with the nature and
the animals! It’s so awesome don’t you think so? Especially for nature lovers
like us! Singapore Zoo is also a park with Disabled Friendly Services; about
90% of the park is paved pathways which allow easy access to all exhibits even
for the disabled visitors. Wheelchairs are also readily available for free on a
first come first serve basis
After visiting the zoo, I
realise I gained a lot knowledge about animals from the exhibits, as well as from
the animals show! There are certain live shows and feeding times going on at
different time of the day, for example, the elephant show, the rainforest fights
back show, which you will get a chance to be up-close and
personal with the animals and the staff in charge, would actually be there and
tell you more about the animals that they are currently feeding. In addition,
you could actually feed the animals yourself to let you have a taste of being a
zookeeper for a while! While there are paid feeding for the animals like the
giraffe, feeding the goats seems to be free at certain timing! Don't you think that it is such a nice chance to
interact with the animals and it is definitely a best chance for you to know
more about the animals in the Zoo!
The benefits that you could
get from the Zoo, there are so many! From the knowledge of all the different animals in the zoo, to the Singapore food
that you could get to taste at food & beverage outlets in the zoo, to the
products that you could get from the souvenir shop to bring it home to your
family, to the nature that attract you to go and experience it yourself, there
is so many plus points! So Singapore Zoo is definitely a must go attraction
when you visit Singapore! Come on here to have a kind of an experience for
yourself!
Different Animal Shows at different time slots for tourist to enjoy !
Rainforest Fights back show which actually invite audience up on stage !
This was me feeding the goat at Kidzworld !
up-close with the giraffe for their feeding & photo session!
I believe with such a big attraction
like the zoo, the experience that I received or you may receive may be
different. The nature of the service product that you could find in zoo, there
are several! Services that I receive may be different from yours as we get in
touch with different service providers. For me, I met quite a few awesome
service staff which helped me and gave me directions when I was at the zoo when
I was a little lost inside the park and they gladly help me to make my way to
the place that I wanted to go! Having great customer service will greatly
affect your mood and overall experience at the attraction, don’t you think so?
With such a big attraction, there would
be a few challenges that they face when they are operating day by day. I think
that the challenges that Singapore Zoo faces would be the different attitude of
the staffs that have direct contact with visitors who visits the Zoo. If there
are no standard services and operating rules of dealing and interacting with
visitors, many different visitors would have different experience at the
attraction and if there are staffs that are rude to visitors, they would not
have a pleasant time in the zoo and thus this would tarnish Singapore Zoo’s
reputation and thus I think that this would definitely be a big challenge for
Singapore Zoo, which is to maintain their service standards for all staff to
ensure that all guest and visitors will have a pleasant time at the zoo.
A second point I would like to highlight
is that, I do feel that visiting the Zoo, what I saw and what u will be seeing
would somehow or another be different. For example, when I was there, I saw the
white tiger actively roaming around its open cage and was very hyperactive to
be welcoming the visitors visiting. After a while when I walked back to the
white tiger resting area, the tiger was actually resting and not moving
anymore. In this case, the animals in the zoo are zoo’s service product and it
will not be standardized as their behaviour changing all the time.
The active white tiger that i saw!
Third, being a ticketed attraction, what
means to them the most would definitely be their ticket sales per day. If the
zoo ticket sales for that day are low, they could not keep their tickets and
sell it tomorrow to their new visitors visiting the zoo. Thus their supply and
demand is difficult to balance and gauge but they still would have to run their
show even if their ticketing sales for that day is low. So it is important for
the Zoo to actively promote the attraction to make sure they have enough
visitors per day to keep the park lively and run the park smoothly.
So now... what do you think Singapore
Zoo makes the cut of being the #1 attraction in Singapore? I think that the
reason why Singapore Zoo have been ranked #1 on trip advisor is very simple,
Singapore Zoo provides a lot of chances for visitors to get near the animals by
introducing special experiences like Photograph with the Animals, Outdoor
Dining with Animals , Camps, Wildlife tours, Guided Tram Rides, Boat
Rides and Elephant Rides. Due to the fact that it is an open concept zoo, there
is a lot of experience that you could get out of Singapore Zoo rather than
other attractions in Singapore, which is a plus point for the park. Visitors
will then learnt more about the nature and the animal habitats and thus I guess
that this could be one of the factors that it why Singapore Zoo is highly
ranked on Trip Advisor by visitors as they give a lot of positive reviews on the
Zoo.
Visitors can get a experience to have a ride on elephants !
I believe that Singapore Zoo have also
very successfully promoting itself as among the most beautiful wildlife park
setting zoo in the world, with animals roaming around in their open cages with
hidden barriers which thus enhance visitors experience as there are no barriers
to block their view to see the animals up-close. There are also animals without
standard living areas like monkeys, who could roam around freely in the zoo and
visitors may just catch a glimpse of one next to them! Many of the animals’
living environments are also altered to what their natural living habitats are
in the wild and this will entice visitors to come and experience the wild
nature themselves.
The Squirrel that i encountered while visiting the area~
Singapore Zoo, being such a big and
important attraction of Singapore, definitely brings in positive and negative
impacts such as Economic, Environmental and socio-cultural impact. Firstly,
Singapore Zoo definitely brings in positive economic impact as it is a major
attraction which draws in significant foreign currencies into Singapore.
Visitors would also be spending their money on Food & Beverages, Souvenir
shops and their expenditure would have multiplier effect within local and
regional economy which will boost our economy which is a positive impact, and
will thus help with improving our economy. With such a big attraction, there
would definitely be a lot of job opportunities available as a lot
of manpower would be needed to run the attraction and thus it
contribute to the economy as it provide jobs for the locals to work, and thus
being able to earn money for them to spend in the economy.
Being situated in Upper Seletar
Reservoir, which is a highly forested catchment area, there would definitely be
negative environmental impact on the attraction towards the environment. With
annual visitors of 1.6 million visits to the Zoo per year, there would bound to
be negative impact to the site done by the visitors like air & water
pollution by cars and buses which transports visitors to the Zoo, litter which
is caused by visitors, and thus wildlife would sometimes be damaged by visitors
who would pollute the place knowing or unknowingly.
Lastly, for socio-cultural impact, being
one of the most popular zoo in the world, us Singapore citizen would be proud
of our own country knowing that there are people who travelled all the way to Singapore
just to visit the zoo and thus making Singapore more well known in the world!
Summing things up, I think
that Zoo would be an awesome place for you to visit when u visit Singapore! It
will be a place for you to learn, enjoy and have fun with all the animals and there
will be a lot of knowledge that you would gain from this trip! Do feel free to
approach me and ask any questions that you would like to enquire about
Singapore Zoo and if you like, I could actually accompany you to your Zoo trip
when you are in town! I will be very glad to be your very own personal guide
around Zoo! See you in Singapore soon!
