Gardens by the Bay @ Bay South

Gardens by the Bay((滨海湾花园))is a theme garden which comprises of three distinctive waterfront gardens such as – Bay South, Bay East, and Bay Central. And the first phase of the Gardens, Bay South Garden, was officially opened to public on 29th June 2012.

Last Sunday, we decided to visit join in the crowds and explore the gardens after our Sunday church service. And since this is an impromptus visit, all photos shown here are taken using iPhone so pardon me for the quality of the photos. At the meantime, hope you would enjoy the post and have a rough ideas on what's going on inside the Gardens By The Bay.

Bay South is the largest garden with 54 hectares in area and it is located next to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and a few minutes walk from Bayfront MRT Station.  This vibrant garden showcased the best of tropical horticulture and garden artistry, with a mass display of tropical flowers and iconic structures like the Supertrees, and the two conservatories (Flower Dome and Cloud Forest).

SUPERTREE GROVE AND OCBC SKYWAY

At the Supertree Grove, you can find 12 of these unique trees of up to 16 storeys in height while the the remaining six are placed in clusters of three at the Golden and Silver Gardens.

Ticket to the OCBC Skyway can be purchase near the entrance of the Skyway at the Supertree Grove for S$5.00 per entrance(re-entry is allow within the same day).

While up at the Skyway you a stroll along the 128-metre long walkway that connects the two 25 metre Supertrees at the Supertree Grove and take in a different view of the Gardens.

Bird's eye view of the 2 conservatories and theme gardens from the OCBC Skyway.

View of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel from the OCBC Skyway.

CLOUD FOREST

At another end of the garden, it compressed two different conservatories known as Flower Dome and Cloud Forest each showcasing different types of  forest trees, plants and from the Mediterranean and semi-arid subtropical regions.

The admission fees for both conservatories for Singaporean and PR is S$20.00 (Adult), S$18.00 (Senior citizen, 60 years and above) and S$12.00 (Child, 3 - 12 years old).

More details on the admission pricing and timing can be found HERE.

Enter the Cloud Forest, you see this 35-metre man-made mountain complete with the tallest indoor waterfall where visitors crowding around to get their best shots. The Cloud Forest portrays plant life from about 2,000-metres above sea level at the top of the mountain to around 1,000-metres at the bottom of the ravine.

View of the man-made mountain and walkways of the Cloud Forest from level 1. The structure look like two big ears on a mouse head to us.

Bird's eye view of the Tree Top Walk walkway from level 6 of the Cloud Forest.

Some of the beautiful flowers we spotted along the walkways in the Cloud Forest

View of the Cloud Walk walkway.

Another view of the man-made waterfall from the viewing deck.

Overall view of the man-made mountain from the Tree Top Walk walkway.

Beautiful flower and lake from the Secret Garden at basement level.

FLOWER DOME

The Flower Dome replicates the cool-dry climate of Mediterranean and semi-arid subtropical regions like South Africa and parts of Europe like Spain and Italy. It has a collection of plants from deserts all over the world as well as showcases the adaptations of plants to arid environments. (Flower Dome will be slightly colder than Cloud Forest)

Opening Hour:-

09:00am - 09:00pm (daily) with last admission at 08:30pm

Interesting Cactus that look like monkey tail.

White Crystal Garden

There are about a total of 3,332 glass panels of 42 varying shapes and sizes in the Flower Dome which are designed and equipped with light sensor shadings to ensure that the flowers and plants in the conservatories received maximum light and yet maintaining at temperature within 23°C  -  25°C.

There is a flower field located at the central of the conservatory specially designed to reflect different seasons, festivals and themes. And this 850sq metre flower field can hold up to 18,000 blooms at one time.

Some of the beautiful flowers we saw inside the Flower Dome.

Map extract and credited to Gardens By The Bay website

These are only 3 parts of the Garden attractions that we have explored. We would head back soon to check up more on the Heritage Gardens, Dragonfly Lake, World Of Plants, Dining Options (Pollen, Supertree Dining, Bakerzin, Satay By the Bay) and etc. So do stay tune for Part II of the Gardens update soon.

More photos on Gardens By The Bay related to this post can be found HERE at Cuisine Paradise Facebook Page.