Who among us does not love a visit to the good old zoo? Well, Singapore has one of them too but with a twist. As the very first nocturnal zoo of the world, Night Safari offered a lot of thrills to the adventure seekers when it first opened. And thankfully it still continues to do so. It is still one of the most visited tourist attraction of the city which people love to visit first after deboarding their international flights.
This zoo functions both as a tourism hotspot and a protected area since more than 38 per cent of the total species here belong to the threatened category. The total count of the animals here is around 2,500 animals. A total of 130 species are visible in the confines of this one of a kind of zoo which is exclusively managed by the Wildlife Reserves Singapore. It is an open air zoo that has been divided into seven main geographical zones. With the amazing backdrop of tropical forest, the natural setting of this nocturnal zoo is the best thing you will ever come across with international air flights to Singapore.
One good thing about this zoo is that it does not disrupt the day-night cycle of the animals to keep them awake at night just for the show. Animals are not at all disturbed with the nocturnal zoo setting and the visitors get to see them as they would in the wild but with a somewhat brighter moonlight that is hardly noticed by these forest dwellers that are busy being sound asleep. And those animals that are naturally nocturnal can be seen in full activity mode from a safe distance as you pass by their booth. Tarsiers, Indian rhinoceros and tigers are few of the animals that you may pass on your way here with the tickets that you bought from the splurge money you saved on cheap international air flights.