Learning Forest, Botanic Gardens

In shortLearning Forest, Botanic Gardens is free to enter and open daily from 7am to 7pm, at 1 Cluny Road, Bukit Timah. Checked October 2026.

Nature · free

Duration

1.5 hours

The take

The newer, wetter corner of the UNESCO-listed Botanic Gardens: a raised walkway over swamp forest, then the Keppel wetlands. The audio tour takes 60 to 90 minutes. With kids, add Jacob Ballas Children's Garden on the way in. If you've just walked MacRitchie, give this one a miss.

Good to know

Free, 7am–7pm daily. The audio tour covers about 1km and nine stops in 60–90 minutes

SPH Walk of Giants, Keppel Discovery Wetlands, Botanist Boardwalk and Pulai Marsh Trail close 7pm–7am

Volunteer-led Learning Forest tour at 9am on the third Saturday of the month, from the Tyersall service desk

Jacob Ballas Children's Garden closes on Mondays; the National Orchid Garden is ticketed

Finding it: Learning Forest, Tyersall Entrance. From Botanic Gardens MRT Exit A, walk past Jacob Ballas and Eco-Lake. 36 parking lots at Tyersall

Hours checked October 2026

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Before you go

Does the Rain Forest at the Botanic Gardens close when it rains?

It can. In bad weather some attractions, such as the Rain Forest and Mingxin Rambler's Ridge, may close, and they reopen only once an inspection confirms conditions are safe. Rain in Singapore is usually short, so check before you queue up for the walk and have the Learning Forest as your backup.

Sources: Singapore Botanic Gardens, NParks

How long should I allow to walk from the Botanic Gardens to the MRT?

The Gardens advise adding 15 to 25 minutes for the walk to the nearest MRT station when you plan your exit. Napier on the Thomson-East Coast Line and Singapore Botanic Gardens on the Circle Line are both options. Early mornings between 6am and 8am are cooler, with more birds.

Sources: Singapore Botanic Gardens, NParks