Singapore Night Safari is a ride through Wildlife Reserves Singapore offering visitors the chance to see nocturnal animals in their natural habitat. It is located on the Mandai Lake Road. The nearest attraction is Singapore Zoo.
TheNight Safari, Singaporeis the world's first nocturnal Zoo located in Mandai,Singpore One of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, it forms part of theMandai Wildlife reseveralong with the River wonders, Singapore ZooandBird Paradise.
The concept of a nocturnal park in Singapore was suggested in the 1980s by the former executive chairman of the Singapore Zoo, Dr Ong Swee Law. Constructed at a cost of$63 million, the Night Safari was officially opened on 26 May 1994 and occupies 35 hectares (86 acres) of secondaryrainforestadjacent to the Singapore zooandupper Seletar Reservoir.
The Night Safari currently houses over 900 animals representing over 100 Species, of which 41% are threatened species The Night Safari is managed by Mandai Wildlife group and about 1.3 million visitors visit the safari per year.The Night Safari received its 11 millionth visitor on 29 May 2007.
