Walking Tour of the Singapore Botanic Gardens with National Orchid Garden

The Singapore Botanic Gardens became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2015 when the nation celebrated its 50th birthday. It plays a key role in research, conservation and education.
The National Orchid Garden is a 3 hectare orchid paradise situated within the 82 hectare Singapore Botanic Gardens. Within the National Orchid Garden, there is a VIP Orchid section, where you see the orchids named after royalties, dignitaries and celebrities.
Take a walk through the Botanic Gardens and see the heritage trees, oldest living orchid in the world and maybe catch the sight of some wildlife like otters, swans and native birds.
Stroll through the Ginger garden and see spectacular heliconias and bananas.
At the National Orchid Gardens be dazzled by some of the most spectacular species of orchids and also the amazing cultivars created to honour VIPs.
Ascend the Tropical Montane Orchidetum to experience the rich low to high elevation of a tropical montane forest with a huge diversity of rare, endangered orchids, bromeliads and other plants.

Please note the following before booking the tour:

• The tour will start and end at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Tanglin Gate - the nearest MRT is Napier Station. Kindly arrive on time as the tour will start at 10am.

•  If you are unable to attend the walk, or a decrease in your number of walkers, kindly let your guru know in advance - the day before the tour date.

• Please bring along umbrellas/ponchos and drinking water. 

• This is a walking tour that will take walkers through the history, heritage and information on the flora and fauna in the gardens and may not be suitable for children below the age of 12 years.

• Admission to the Singapore Botanic Gardens is free however, admission ticket is needed to enter the National Orchid Garden. Please note that the admission ticket price to NOG is $15 per person which is paid by the walker separately and is not part of the tip to the guru.

• A suggested tip is $30 per person is recommended as this walk is a source of income to your professionally trained guru who has made the effort to create an unique, enriching and memorable experience.

• The tour is 2.5 hours and walkers who wish to take time to explore the gardens can do so after the tour with the guru is completed.

• The minimum number of walkers required for this walk is 5 pax. Kindly note that if the guru is unable to contact the walkers through the Guruwalk platform/ telephone number given, the tour will not proceed.