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Day and Night Zoo Double-Up

We've already mentioned that the Singapore Zoo and its fluffy free-ranging orang utans are a must-see. Well, in what sounds like a clever marketing ploy but is in fact a really quite amazing place to visit, the guys at Singapore Zoo started up a night zoo next door. Yep, you have to pay an admission fee again (although you can get a discount if you buy tickets for both attractions) but we are here to tell you that this time, it's worth it.

The Night Safari works on the sensible principle that some animals are more active at night. So instead of wandering around a normal zoo during the daytime and watching weary creatures snoozing in the corner, head to Singapore's Night Safari after 7pm and you can creep around in the dark and spy on tigers, elephants, lions and numerous smaller four-legged surprises, carefully lit by just enough light for us see them but for them to still think it's night time.

Two choices: take the bus-style-train on a circuit of the park, or better still, walk the various trails that loop around to all the enclosures. It's a little spooky at first, and with most of the tourists sitting on the bus all night and missing half of the good bits, you might find yourself feeling somewhat alone in a dark eerie jungle, but don't worry: they do remember to keep all those enclosure doors locked. The worst we saw was a venomous snake slithering across the path in front of us--a good authentic experience and much better than meeting a lion.

[Photo: Marcus from Vienna (AT)]

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