Bringing Kids to the Zoo/Night Safari/Bird Park

[fightingmom]

tankee:

luvSK:

Just to ask - do most parents usually buy the year pass or buy tickets each time you go in? Which do you think is better?

When DS was young, we bought the annual pass for a year. That year we went there a few times, DS enjoyed himself every time.

Agreed with tankee. It is more worth to buy the annual pass.

You can always bring your child back to the enclosure that you miss (sometimes peak season, many visitors).

My DD loves to watch the performances / live shows especially Night Safari \"Creatures of the Night\" - never get tired of it.

P6 science syllabus covers adaptation so it is good to let your child learn about the animals' different adaptation to the environment in a relax manner from young and at the same time have a nice family outing together

[puff]

Dun like the Bird Park …too much up slope v tiring especially need to push the stroller. Normally after a morning at the bird park , DH n I will spend the whole afternoon K.O.

[Imami]

River:

Hi all,

I would like some advice on when is it a good age to bring a child to the zoo. 6 mths? 1 year? 2years? Or >2 years? Appreciate the reasons as well.

Hi!

Personally I think the \"right age\" is the point when
- the child can recognize many of those animals in the zoo (at least the common one's eg elephant, tiger)
- can soak up information on the animals like tiger can roar, tiger has stripes etc

My child first went to the zoo at 2 yr old. We were there with another kid, 1 yr old, couldn't speak then. It was quite boring for the younger child as he couldn't understand a lot of the information and could not articulate his thoughts. Whereas my child (who started speaking at 12 months) was so happy to talk about the animals and what he knew about them. He could also soaked up those \"advanced info\" eg tigers come from different parts of the world.

[justlynne]

i love the august promo that they had! as long as u are born in aug..u get to go zoo FOC

http://www.zoo.com.sg/events-promos/national-day-fun-12.html

think they will repeat next year?

[PhoBIA]

justlynne:

i love the august promo that they had! as long as u are born in aug..u get to go zoo FOC

http://www.zoo.com.sg/events-promos/national-day-fun-12.html

think they will repeat next year?

Thanks for your info. :thankyou:
I'm born in August......bringing my kids 1st thing in the morning. :boogie:

[Imami]

anyone been to River Safari already?


anyone know if any membership/credit card has discount on River Safari admission?

[keroppi]

Imami:

River:

Hi all,

I would like some advice on when is it a good age to bring a child to the zoo. 6 mths? 1 year? 2years? Or >2 years? Appreciate the reasons as well.

Hi!

Personally I think the \"right age\" is the point when
- the child can recognize many of those animals in the zoo (at least the common one's eg elephant, tiger)
- can soak up information on the animals like tiger can roar, tiger has stripes etc

My child first went to the zoo at 2 yr old. We were there with another kid, 1 yr old, couldn't speak then. It was quite boring for the younger child as he couldn't understand a lot of the information and could not articulate his thoughts. Whereas my child (who started speaking at 12 months) was so happy to talk about the animals and what he knew about them. He could also soaked up those \"advanced info\" eg tigers come from different parts of the world.

For us we were members from the moment the kids were born. It's a nice environment for a stroll, either early mornings or late afternoons just before it closes. When they were young, I would push the pram, find a shady spot to bf them, then they grew older and started deciding the routes for us ... they'll run ahead, deciding which lookout points to go to. They know the place inside out coz we go almost on a weekly basis.

We are no longer members now, coz the kids are grown up and hardly around on weekends. But I really love the zoo. If DH is keen, I don't mind continuing the visits with him. He'll say I'm :siao:

[SarChar]

Imami:

anyone been to River Safari already?


anyone know if any membership/credit card has discount on River Safari admission?

Hello I bought Zoo membership in March and Zoo gave me another $100 discount on the next membership. So I bought River Safari too & paid just $110 for family membership after discount.

The river cruise will only be ready by end of the year. I understand the current tix is $ 25 for adult and $16 for kid without cruise ride. When the cruise ride is ready, new tix price will be $ 35 and $22/23 for kid.

The big highlight is Kai Kai and Jia jia. The first time I saw them, Jia Jia was running around playfully for more than 15min. But the next few times I saw her, she was sleeping in her den and we saw her from CCTV images. So have to depend on your luck!

Another nice exhibit is Manatees Mermaid....but no comment for the rest... :oops:

So I want to say it will be a good deal to buy Zoo membership and ask them if there is a further $100 discount on the next park. Otherwise paying the standard ticket now is not worth it.

[Imami]

Hello sarchar,


My kid went to river safari already (preschool excursion). From the principal, they waited more than an hour just to see kaikai and jiajia. That day the two pandas were stressed, so the group was told. Poor kids. Poor teachers.

A colleague told me Similar thing - not worth going if need to pay full price. Despite that, I paid the fees ($20 for admission, two way school bus transport and KFC lunch). Because my little one was so looking forward to it, dutifully brought me the consent form everyday until I eventually signed it, then conscientiously counting down to the day of excursion. Haiz.... No matter how expensive or how reluctant I am, also must let him go la..... :moneyflies:

[Imami]

keroppi:

For us we were members from the moment the kids were born. It's a nice environment for a stroll, either early mornings or late afternoons just before it closes. When they were young, I would push the pram, find a shady spot to bf them, then they grew older and started deciding the routes for us ... they'll run ahead, deciding which lookout points to go to. They know the place inside out coz we go almost on a weekly basis.

We are no longer members now, coz the kids are grown up and hardly around on weekends. But I really love the zoo. If DH is keen, I don't mind continuing the visits with him. He'll say I'm :siao:

we live quite far away from the zoo and also, we only hv one kid. So a zoo membership was not in the plan. I like our zoo but the weather is always too hot for me to enjoy it thoroughly.

So whenever we hv a chance to visit zoos in temperate countries, it would surely feature in our itinerary. After visiting some zoos abroad, I hv to say our zoo is still the best (don't talk about the weather) and it is clear why some thinks it is a world class zoo. :love: