Nature and Sustainability Tours

^{Supported by Keppel}

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 now extended to local institutes of higher learning, community groups and social service agencies for group bookings. Click here to find out more.

Date & Time

Every Sat and Sun

8.30am – 9.30am
10.30am – 11.30am

Admission

Programme is free*

*Selected tours include conservatory entry. Admission charges to the conservatories for non-residents apply.

Location

Gardens by the Bay

Energy and Water Tour

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.

Every Sat & Sun

8.30am - 9.30am

Meeting point: Gardens by the Bay sign, next to ticketing counter
(after taking Exit B at Bayfront MRT)

Available for public sign-up and group bookings.

Carbon and Climate Tour

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. From July 2024, this special tour includes free entry to Cloud Forest for Singapore Residents.

Every Sat & Sun

8.30am - 9.30am

Meeting point: Main Arrival (outside McDonalds)

Available for public sign-up and group bookings.

[NEW!] A Sensory Stroll - Can Eat or Not?

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

Available for public sign-up and group bookings.

[NEW!] A Sensory Stroll - Hidden in Plain Sight

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!

Every Sat & Sun

10.30am - 11.30am

Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre

Available for public sign-up and group bookings.

Group bookings

for local institutes of higher learning, community groups and social service agencies

Urban Wetlands Tour

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

A Sensory Stroll - What's that Smell?

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

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Tour

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! From July 2024, this special tour includes free entry to Cloud Forest for Singapore Residents.

Meeting point: Main Arrival (outside McDonalds)

A Sensory Stroll - Touch Me if You Dare!

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

A Sensory Stroll - Smell and Touch (Inclusive Tour)

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

To allow our tours to begin on time, we seek participants’ cooperation to refrain from booking back-to-back tours on the same days as time is required to walk from the end point of one tour to start point of the other.
For tours that involve entry to the conservatory, non-residents are to purchase tickets before attending the tour. Tickets can be purchased online or physically at the counter in front of Flower Dome.
Kindly note that, to facilitate accountability for the sponsored tours, guides may request proof of residency status for participants.
To ensure the safety, comfort, and enjoyment of all guests and protect the natural environment and wildlife, we do not permit dogs or other pets on our Nature & Sustainability tours, except for guide dogs.
Participants who arrive more than 10mins late may not be provided entry to the conservatory.
Gardens by the Bay reserves the right to vary the tour duration and route or cancel the tour, in the event of inclement weather or other unexpected circumstances.
The tour is catered for members of public and not commercial tour group, or any other organisation that is charging participants for the tour.
A group photo will be taken at the end of each tour to account for attendance. Pls inform your guide if you are uncomfortable being in the photograph.
All Intellectual Property (IP) in any form and format as well as photographs and media materials taken and/or produced by Gardens by the Bay (GB) in the course of your participation in the Event vests with GB.
To respect our guides and Intellectual Property of our materials, please do not film or record the entire tour as the IP to the content vests with GB.

All Nature and Sustainability Tours are now extended to local institutes of higher learning, community groups and social service agencies for group bookings!

Register your interest and
sign up for the tours now.

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