Mandai Board Walk, Singapore

Since covid had restricted us from travelling during the pandemic, Singaporean had been walking hahaha. I also started walking and with a lot of new parks and attractiions opening during these few years, make us walk more and admire nature more too.

Took Bus 138 and alight at the Singapore Zoo Stop (the sign shown on the bus screen).

Mandai Boardwalk is the latest boardwalk to open and is near to the Singapore Zoo. After alighting at the Singapore Zoo stop, just looked for the sign that stated Singapore Zoo.

After taking the escalator to street level, just followed the signs that lead to Boardwalk.

The boardwalk is about 3.3 km and stretch from River Wonders and Singapore Zoo.  We walked from Point A to Point C and then back to Point B to exit. The whole walk took more than an hour. Lots of shades makes walking easier. But there's no toilet along the boardwalk but there's toilets near  Point A and Point B.

Vines hanging down to the boardwalk giving lots of shade as we walked along the boardwalk.

Spotted Mandai Treehouse - Mandai Rainforest Resort opposite the boardwalk.

After reading this sign warning of Macaque, we saw a troop of them running along the fences, so afraid  they would snatch my handphone haha.

Bird watch at the end of the Boardwalk

More encounters with animals along the Mandai Boardwalk.

Monitor Lizard

A pair of cute monkeys

Brisk walking at Bidadari Park Singapore

Spend weekend, brisk walking at the new park at Bidadari. Bidadari used to be a cemetery but now becomes a housing estate with a park. Singapore is a very small country, we do not have enough land for the living so many cemeteries were exhumed.

Way before Bidadari is a cemetery, it used to be a private land belongs to some rich people. 

(Read from source )

The new Bidadari Park is nice for brisk walking and jogging and exercising. There were many tall trees that provided shades.

In the middle of the park is a lake , is a huge rain tree. The lake served as a storm water retention pond.

During heavy rain, the lake area will be closed to public.

The park looked small but is actually quite a nice place to jog. Haha we found many coins (about S$2) on the pavement, I guess the coins were dropped by joggers.

There's a nice playground in the park.

Children loved watching the fishes in the lower marshland. 

Nearest MRT Station to Bidadari Park is Woodleigh  MRT Station. 

 

Springleaf Nature Park and Lower Seletar Reservoir - Brisk Walking

Recently been walking around Singapore since I not ready to travel. Am still covid free, thanks goodness.

Decided to walk to Springleaf Nature Park and later to Lower Seletar Reservoir. The weather is really good. Took the MRT Train to Springleaft MRT Station and exit 2. Went for breakfast at Springleaf Prata Place for some prata and murtabak.

Is easy to walk from Spring Leaf MRT Station to Lower Seletar Reservoir. Looked at the map above and just walked along the park connector.

Springleaf Nature Park was formerly part of the Chan Chu Kang village – named after the headman Chan Ah Lak who acquired the land near Seletar River to cultivate gambier and pepper. The village was located in the 'kangkar' of the river, meaning the land around the riverbank in Teochew

Saw many beautiful water lilies.

After a nice walk along Springleaf Nature Park, we proceed to Lower Seletar Reservoir Park. The park is beautiful and a popular place for lesiure activies like walking, running and water sports like kayaking. There's a golf course nearby too. The place is also idea for bird watching.

Water play area for children.

Golf course neaby

Yishun Estate

Wonderful place for bird watching. Happen to see a huge bird (I think is a Heron) caught a big fish, the fish almost got away but was caught by the bird again. Watch the video below.