Date & Time
Every Sat and Sun
8.30am – 9.30am
10.30am – 11.30am
From sustainable design principles and energy-efficient solutions to flora and fauna in the outdoor gardens, many sustainability features remain to be discovered in Gardens by the Bay. Join our guided walking tours to learn about the importance and interconnectedness of the natural environment, biodiversity and climate change, made possible by Keppel.
Kindly read the following prerequisites before registering for the tours.
Nature and Sustainability Tours are extended only to social service agencies for group bookings. Click here to find out more.
Registration for 2026 tours starts on 7 Jan 2026, 10.00am.
Every Sat and Sun
8.30am – 9.30am
10.30am – 11.30am
Free programme*
*Selected tours include conservatory entry. Admission charges to the conservatories for non-residents apply.
Gardens by the Bay
Explore the hidden wonders of the garden, spot local wildlife, and help collect real biodiversity data for the Gardens. Discover the fauna living amidst our City in Nature at the best spots in the Gardens, and try your hand at identifying birds with binoculars, while contributing to the monitoring of our biodiversity. No experience needed—just curiosity and a love for nature. Participants must be at least 10 years old to join.
Last Saturday of every month, starting from 31 Jan 2026
8.00am - 9.30am
Meeting point: Gardens by the Bay MRT Exit 1
Registration starts on 7 Jan 2026, 10.00am
Discover the vital role pollinators play in our lives on this guided garden walk. Learn how birds, butterflies, bees and other pollinators support global food systems and why their survival matters to us all. Along the way, find out how the Gardens is doing its part to support pollinators too.
Note: For safety reasons, individuals with known bee allergies are advised not to participate in the tour.
Every Sat & Sun
10.30am - 11.30am
Meeting point: Outside Jurassic Nest Food Hall
Registration starts on 7 Jan 2026, 10.00am
Available for public sign-up and group bookings.
This tour highlights the intricate relationships between plant, animal, and microbial biodiversity and the ecosystems they compose and inhabit. Participants will be taken on a journey of diverse habitats from around the world and learn about how different organisms have formed special relationships to survive and thrive in some very challenging conditions!
Every Sat & Sun
8.30am - 9.30am
Meeting point: Main Arrival (outside McDonalds)
Registration starts on 7 Jan 2026, 10.00am.
Available for public sign-up and group bookings.
What is carbon and how are humans affecting it? Learn about the different colours of carbon, carbon sources and sinks as it moves through the environment and what this means for a climate that is changing while discovering the secrets to cutting carbon in the Gardens.
Every Sat & Sun
8.30am - 9.30am
Meeting point: Main Arrival (outside McDonalds)
Registration starts on 7 Jan 2026, 10.00am.
Available for public sign-up and group bookings.
Did you know that plants have a similar sense of taste as you and me? Learn how plants use this sense to detect and respond to different compounds in the soil!
Dig deeper into how your own senses of taste and smell and why plants produce bitter, sour, sweet, or taste-altering compounds in their leaves, stems, fruits, and flowers!
Every Sat & Sun
10.30am - 11.30am
Meeting point: Outside Main Arrival Gift Shop
Registration starts on 7 Jan 2026, 10.00am.
Available for public sign-up and group bookings.
Come on a journey through the two essential elements that sustain and underpin life. The tour will explore the water-sensitive urban design concepts and sustainable energy cycles in action at Gardens by the Bay, all while fostering a deeper appreciation of the global challenges of resource depletion, climate change and water scarcity that impact delicate ecosystems like cloud forests.
Meeting point: Gardens by the Bay sign, next to ticketing counter (after taking Exit B at Bayfront MRT)
Did you know that Kingfisher Wetlands is one of the most popular sites for bird-watching within Bay South Gardens? Through this outdoor nature walk, expose yourself to the sights and sounds of this urban wetlands and discover the native flora and fauna within, the sustainable concept behind its design and the role of urban wetlands in face of climate change.
Meeting point: Satay by the Bay
Here’s your chance to stop and smell the flowers, fruits, and leaves, too!
Journey with our guides through the World of Plants gardens to meet some of its most aromatic residents. On the way, you’ll discover more about your sense of smell and how plants produce and use scents both fragrant and foetid to communicate, protect themselves, and attract animals to do their bidding!
Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre
Smooth, sticky, sharp and rough, fluted and furry – feel some examples of different textures that plants have evolved on the surfaces of their trunks, leaves, roots, fruits, and flowers to survive and thrive!
Join our guides on a tactile journey through the outdoor gardens to learn about plants with fascinating forms and textures and how they relate to our sense of touch.
Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre
Featuring the best of the Sensory Stroll 'What's that Smell?' and 'Touch Me if You Dare!' tour plants in a light-hearted and interactive fun program, this 90-minute tour is uniquely designed to be universally accessible and engaging for differently-abled communities. Join us for this enriching tour that inspires participants to care for plants, planet, and each other!
Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre
Ever wondered how plants have such beautiful colours and intricate designs even though they can't ‘see’?
Discover how plants actually do have a sense of sight and how they use it to navigate their environments and communicate with other creatures!
Be visibly amazed at some of the eye-opening features, like complex patterns, invisible colours, and fascinating forms of plants that are literally hidden in plain sight!
Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre