Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore by myonlinetour.com

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve


	Admission

	Free Entry except on Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays and School Holidays $1.00 per adult / $0.50 per child, student or senior citizens.


	Open

	7.30am to 7.00pm on Mon to Sat. 7.00am to 7.00pm on Sun & Public Holiday.


	Transportation

	Mon to Sat, board bus 925 from Kranji MRT Station. Alight at Kranji Reservoir Carpark (B) for a 20-min walk to the Reserve. Sunday & Public Holidays, bus 925 stops at Reserve's entrance. You can also take the Kranji Express.


	Information

	Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 301 Neo Tiew Crescent, Singapore 718925 Tel: (65) 6794 1401 Fax: (65) 6793 7271 Email: Website: www.sbwr.org.sg

Set in 130 ha of mangroves, mudflats, ponds and secondary forest, is a rare oasis of natural wonders and tranquility. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (双溪布洛湿地保护区) is home to unique plants and animals, as well as a wintering ground for migratory birds. Get to see Mudskipper, Monitor Lizard, Tree-climbing Crab, Sacred Lotus, Sea Hibiscus, and there is a Cafeteria there. There is an audio-visual show, a 10-min overview of the reserve: -

Mondays to Saturdays
9.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm, 3.00pm and 5.00pm

Sundays and Public Holidays
Hourly from 9.00am to 5.00pm

Please check SBWR website for calendar of events. All programmes are weather permitting.

It is possible that bamboo once existed in the area, hence the name (Sungei = River, Buloh = Bamboo). In the 19th Century, with an increasing rural population, prawn farming became the mainstay of those settling the coast.

In 1986, Sungei Buloh's once luxuriant mangroves had mostly been cleared for prawn farming. The site itself was on the verge of being demarcated for intensive agro-tech farming. As fate would have it, a group of bird watchers from the then Malayan Nature Society (Singapore branch) stumbled upon the site and was enthralled by the extraordinary diversity of birds there. More history could be found at the Visitor Centre.

In 1989, this site was recognised for its ecological importance and the area was developed as a nature park. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong officially opened the Park on 6 December 1993. On 1 January 2002, Sungei Buloh was gazetted as a nature reserve and renamed as Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

FREE Guided Tour on very Saturday except Public Holidays, 9.30am and 3.30pm. Each tour is also limited to a maximum of 15 people per guide and is on the first come first served basis. The free guided tour will merge witsh any activities that might be running consecutively and are weather permitting. Admission fee applies.

There is also a Wireless Learning Trail @ Sungei Buloh, Prawn Watch, Art in Wetland, Pre-booked Guided Tour... more details on their website.

Dec 2009.