Date: TBA
Cost : RM 180/pax (member). RM 220/pax (non member). Inclusive of transport, entrance fee, guided tour and lunch.
Lunch: The Restaurant @ the Museum of Art & Design, Orchard Road. Fusion Japanese and Western food with drinks included.
Deadline for confirmed attendance is Saturday, 3rd October 2015. Please contact Puteri or your group leader to make a reservation. Once confirmed no cancellation will be entertained. Please prepare exact amount to be paid to the Treasurer Datin Lynda Loh
Please be punctual in view of potential traffic jam. Five passengers to a car. For smooth coordination NO personal transport is allowed. There will be a fair amount of walking so members are encouraged to come in comfortable shoes, bring a sun hat, sun block, umbrella etc. The garden is also wheel chair friendly.
Itinerary:
Pick up venue: Leisure Mall car park, Pelangi.
Time: Please arrive by 7.00 am
Departure time. : 7.30 am
Arrival at site: 9.30am - 10.00 am
Tour:
- Introduction to tour leader
- Introduction to tour leader
- Tour of 3 MUST visit areas in the gardens Orchid Garden, Ginger Garden and Swan Lake
Proceed to lunch:12.30 pm - 2.00 pm
Optional tour: A visit to crocodile skin handbag factory in Jurong after lunch.
Brief description of Singapore Botanical Gardens:
A 74-hectares site situated at the heart of the City of Singapore. A world class scientific institution used for both conservation and education . The cultural landscape includes a rich variety of historic features, plantings and buildings that demonstrate the development of the garden since its creation in 1859. It has been an important center for science, research and plant conservation, notably in connection with the cultivation of rubber plantations in SEA since 1875.
The Singapore Botanical Gardens has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Germany, Bonn in July 2015. The Gardens is the first and only tropical botanical garden on their World Heritage List. It is the 1st in Asia and 3rd botanical gardens inscribed in the world following Orto Botanico di Padova and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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