Singapore’s fifth wildlife park, Rainforest Wild Asia, has officially opened on March 12. The 13-hectare park is Asia’s first adventure-based zoological park that recreates the experience of a rainforest trek with free roaming animals.
Officiating the launch was Grace Fu, minister for sustainability and the environment, and minister-in-charge of trade relations.
Fu hailed the park’s opening as “an exciting new chapter in Singapore tourism”, adding that “this landmark attraction invites visitors of diverse needs to see, to feel, and to experience the rainforest in ways never before possible”.
Visitors can explore the park on elevated boardwalks that are accessible for those with strollers and the elderly, or embark on more adventurous forest trails that take them across boulders, log bridges, and streams. There are also adventure…