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.
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.
Nature and Sustainability Tours are now extended to local institutes of higher learning, community groups, social service agencies and public agencies for group bookings. Click here to find out more.
Every Sat and Sun
8.30am – 9.30am
10.30am – 11.30am
Programme is free*
*Selected tours include conservatory entry. Admission charges to the conservatories for non-residents apply.
Gardens by the Bay
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: Exit B of Bayfront MRT
(By the Gardens by the Bay signboard, next to ticketing counter)
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 till 29 Dec 2024 only
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.
Every Sat & Sun
10.30am - 11.30am
Meeting point: Satay by the Bay
Available till 29 Dec 2024 only
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!
Every Sat & Sun
10.30am - 11.30am
Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre
Available till 29 Dec 2024 only
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.
Every Sat & Sun
8.30am - 9.30am
Meeting point: Main Arrival (outside McDonalds)
Available till 29 Dec 2024 only
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.
Every Sat & Sun
10.30am - 11.30am
Meeting point: Friends of the Gardens Centre
Available from 4 Jan 2025
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 from 4 Jan 2025
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