Names and identities unveiled for Singapore’s new offerings at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve 

New experiences impressed by nature and wildlife are developing at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, which immediately is the house of Singapore’s wildlife parks – Bird Paradise, Night Safari, River Wonders, and Singapore Zoo. Later this yr, the public will be capable to take pleasure in a freely accessible boardwalk, which has been constructed alongside the fringe of the Upper Seletar Reservoir. This can be adopted by the opening of the much-anticipated Mandai Rainforest Resort operated by Banyan Tree in the first half of 2025. Singapore may even quickly welcome its fifth wildlife park, Rainforest Wild, the place guests can be transported into the rainforests of Southeast Asia and Africa.

There can be a new vary of nature-based edutainment actions housed inside the indoor sights – Exploria and Curiosity Cove, which can be conveniently positioned exterior Singapore Zoo. The Mandai Wildlife Reserve can be rounded off with the addition of Green Canvas – a gathering and conferencing facility; the Mandai Gallery – an exhibition area narrating the historical past of Singapore’s zoological parks; Singapore’s solely ZooCollege providing zoo-based journey programmes curated specifically for younger kids, in addition to two campsites that may function all through the yr. These thrilling additions are scheduled to progressively open in the coming years.

The Mandai Wildlife Reserve is being purposefully reworked right into a 126-ha vacation spot teeming with an array of experiences that immerses its guests in the sights, sounds and scents of nature. In addition to the ticketed experiences which characteristic curated adventures, there can be freely accessible inexperienced areas with play areas and various eating offerings. A 3.3km-long boardwalk skirting the perimeter of River Wonders and Singapore Zoo will supply guests unparalleled views throughout the Upper Seletar Reservoir.

“While we continue to focus on expanding our positive impact in the fields of nature conservation, animal wildlife and zoological research, we are excited by the prospect of immersing our guests in a wide array of nature and wildlife experiences at the fully opened Mandai Wildlife Reserve”, stated Mike Barclay, Group CEO of Mandai Wildlife Group. “This integrated destination will be a unique gateway to many inspiring and respectful interactions with nature and animals, that Singaporeans and guests from overseas can enjoy.”

He added: “We are excited to unveil new options for stayovers, with the Mandai Rainforest Resort acting as the perfect launch pad for exploring our wildlife parks and the many other offerings at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. We welcome Banyan Tree, the homegrown company with a globally renowned brand, as the operator of this new resort. We also look forward to presenting Rainforest Wild Asia, where parkgoers can navigate a Southeast Asian rainforest via various walkways that span the tree canopy, the forest floor, and a magical subterranean world of caverns.”

A ‘Conscious Stay’ at Mandai Rainforest Resort

Situated in the japanese a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve and overlooking the Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree marks a homecoming for hospitality firm, Banyan Group, as its inaugural resort for Singapore.

Sitting on a 4.6-hectare web site the place native tree species have been thoughtfully planted in concord with the forest scape, the 338-room resort contains a four-storey constructing with commonplace and household rooms, in addition to services like a ballroom and assembly rooms, a state-of-the-art gymnasium room and a rooftop swimming pool. Outside these are 24 elevated seed pod-shaped treehouses set amongst the timber, some looking to the reservoir. The idea of the resort is sympathetic to the present vegetation, treelines and pure topography. It is designed to be unobtrusive, sitting beneath the higher cover layer of the surrounding timber.

Biophilia deeply influences the resort’s structure and is infused in all programmes, signature facilities and service. Drawing inspiration from Banyan Group’s wealthy legacy of honouring the essence of the location it’s in, the distinctive traits of rainforests – from the forest ground to the understorey, cover and emergent layers – are illustrated inside the rooms to encourage company to understand the biodiversity surrounding them.

Within the resort are each an all-day eating in addition to a specialty restaurant the place sustainably sourced elements take centre stage. The resort may even supply a sensory journey by way of native artwork and design in addition to spa experiences. Guests will be capable to discover native creations from neighborhood artists in the retail store. A signature Wellness Centre will supply company a spread of holistic remedies crafted by Banyan Group’s famend spa consultants.

Mandai Rainforest Resort additionally debuts as the first-ever Super Low Energy (SLE) resort in the nation that includes sensible management methods, passive infrared occupancy sensors, and passive displacement air flow, an answer that cools air utilizing chilled water relatively than conventional air con compressor items.

Adventures in the multi-layered rainforest

The sense of exploration and marvel of the pure world reaches new heights in the 12.6-ha Rainforest Wild Asia, the first zoological park in Asia to combine journey components into its design.  A wide range of paths will cater to totally different expeditions, with probability sightings of animals like the Malayan tiger, Malayan solar bear and François’ langur – a species on exhibit in Singapore for the first time.

Adventure ranges begin with a leisurely stroll throughout a wheelchair-friendly boardwalk to absorb the sights and sounds of nature and wildlife, to exploring forest treks, crossing over streams, boulders and fallen logs on rainforest trails. Parkgoers may select to embark on thrill-seeking adventures, climbing, leaping and abseiling round the park in security harnesses whereas they take pleasure in a few of the most picturesque views and distinctive encounters the rainforest has to supply.

The finale to the rainforest journey is a 220-metre cavern, inhabited by cave racer snakes, scorpions, hissing cockroaches, and a wide range of different reptiles and invertebrates. Featuring large rock formations of stalactites and stalagmites, the cavern expertise is impressed by the Mulu Caves in Sarawak – house to a few of the largest, magnificent, and various limestone caves in the world.

Over at Rainforest Wild Africa, company will expertise an Afro-Tropical and Madagascar-inspired panorama with characteristic animals resembling the Pygmy hippo and elusive Okapi, a species that may even be making its debut in Singapore. The panorama has unique elements that includes iconic timber reflecting their geographical areas, and ravine formations the place animal actions are orchestrated. Guests may take pleasure in the park by way of immersive aerial adventures.

Planet-loving experiences for all ages 

Nestled in the japanese aspect of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, adjoining to the resort, are two buildings devoted to immersive indoor experiences and areas – Exploria, Curiosity Cove, Mandai Gallery, Green Canvas and ZooCollege. Surrounding these constructions are verdant inexperienced areas and exercise lawns, which provide ample area for alfresco actions, meals and beverage selections and stores, creating a fascinating atmosphere for play, exploration and schooling.

Designed to be immersive edutainment utilizing expertise, guests to Exploria will uncover real-life phenomena in hyper-natural environments throughout 5 worlds by way of digital expeditions. From a wonder-library of microorganisms to a simulation of utmost frontiers on Earth, they’re set to come across the planet’s most resilient and fascinating species nearly. Within the similar constructing is Green Canvas, a collaborative area that invitations individuals from all walks of life to its 2,800sqm occasion area, auditorium and assembly rooms. This is the place travelling exhibitions, nature-themed life-style occasions and stimulating talks can be hosted, masking a wide range of subjects, together with these aimed at inspiring its audiences to rally round and assist champion nature and wildlife conservation.

In the adjoining constructing are Mandai Gallery, Curiosity Cove, ZooCollege. Embark on a journey by way of time and delve into the historical past and heritage of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve with a dynamic visible expertise in the Mandai Gallery, a free-access everlasting exhibition. At Curiosity Cove, households can be enveloped in an indoor nature setting that’s accessible for younger kids at a scale, tempo and degree of interplay that inculcates an early love for nature and wildlife by way of tactile play. From the woodlands the place arboreal flora and fauna thrive, to the river of life in the wetlands – a sequence of multimedia-enriched sensory adventures encourage discovery by cultivating cognitive, social, motor and locomotor abilities in opposition to an immersive indoor playscape. Through outdoor-based discoveries and experiences set inside the distinctive canvas of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, ZooCollege will introduce kids to nature-based outside journey programmes that nurture their innate curiosity, resilience and sense of journey. With a tailor-made curriculum mixing outside and wildlife schooling, coupled with park visits, ZooCollege goals to instill in younger minds a profound appreciation and care for the pure world.