Well I’ve heard a lot of good feedback about the new Botanic Gardens by Marina Bay (Gardens by the Bay for short), so I was keen to pay a visit.
I finally got around to visit, via Marina Bay MRT and then to Bayfront MRT – which now links the red line with the circle line on the east side. You walk underneath Marina Bay Sands to the Gardens, and you can take a leisurely stroll (for free) in the outer gardens or pay to go into the two ‘cloud’ domes, which houses the ‘Forest’ and ‘Flower’ themed gardens (visits to this costs about $28 to visit both domes, or $20 for local residents / workers). The Skyway costs $5 and the Garden Cruiser is $5.
I decided to stay out in the free gardens this time around – which was also very enjoyable and relaxing, and decided to come back to visit the domes another time.
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- View from the Entrance
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- Overlooking the lake
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- Looking back at Marina Bay Sands
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- The Chinese New Year Good Luck Tree
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- One of the Super-tree Groves
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- Marina Bay Sands Backdrop
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- The great garden artefacts
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- View from the Skywalk
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- Looking across to the Gardens
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- Aaron looking relaxed
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- Looking towards MBFC (my office)
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- Panoramic View from the Skywalk
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- The Meadow Gardens
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- The MBS Backdrop
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- The Flower Wall
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- The Flower Wall
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- Funny Mirrors in the MRT Walkway
In fact, looking at the annual ticket price, I decided to buy one of these, as it only costs $68 which allows me to enter all parts of the attractions for free unlimited – so if I visit over 3 times, I have made up for the annual ticket cost – and I become a friend of the bay – to get our discount entitlements 🙂 Bonus!
