Arrive in Singapore on suggested flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including travel insurance (a condition of travel), accommodation before or after the tour and a room category upgrade. 

In the evening, join your tour leader Christine McCabe and fellow travellers for a welcome briefing and dinner in the hotel.

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Start your exploration of Singapore with an introductory orientation coach tour of the ‘City in a Garden’. Visit the Marina One building, an integrated development of apartments and retail nestled in greenery. 

Discover the vibrant heart of Little India, a culturally rich neighbourhood bursting with colour and aroma. Explore the lively streets filled with traditional shops, aromatic spice stalls and vibrant textiles. 

After lunch, visit one of the 1,000 community gardens in Singapore. In addition to growing edible crops, community gardens provide Singaporeans with a platform to bond with their wider community. They have also been instrumental in attracting wildlife to the city area. 

Next, stop at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital to see a lush garden oasis planted to enhance patients’ well-being and relaxation. 

Return to the hotel in the afternoon and enjoy the evening at leisure. 

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Begin this morning with a guided nature walk through Singapore’s Southern Ridges, a 10km stretch of open green spaces in the city which is connected to a network of other parks in the area by a system of bridges and raised walkways. 

Later, transfer to the National Gallery of Singapore for lunch at the National Kitchen by Violet Oon. Enjoy a guided tour of the gallery’s highlights, including the exhibits which feature the world’s largest public collection of Singaporean and Southeast Asian art. 

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.

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In the morning, discover some of the historical gardens at Fort Canning Park, including the recently redesigned Spice Garden. The garden was once the site of Singapore’s first botanical and experimental garden started by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1822. 

After lunch, visit Chengtai Nursery, renowned for its extensive selection of rare and exotic plants and Singapore’s largest collection of masterfully pruned and shaped bonsai trees. Their bonsai selection includes both traditional and innovative styles, attracting enthusiasts and collectors from all over. 

Before returning to the hotel, admire the Oasia Hotel, designed by renowned Singaporean architect Patricia Urquiola. The 27-storey tropical skyscraper provides welcome greenery and respite to the residents of the area. 

In the evening, enjoy dinner by Clarke Quay.

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Today, continue the exploration of Singaporean flora with a visit to the city’s historic Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed tropical garden founded in 1859. Its extensive National Orchid Garden contains over 1,000 species, including cultivars dedicated to visiting dignitaries like Queen Elizabeth II, Emperor Akihito of Japan and Diana, Princess of Wales. 

After lunch, stop at the Ocean Financial Centre to view the stunning vertical green wall. Continue to CapitaSpring, a 51-storey skyscraper, home to a mid-air garden oasis spanning across four storeys and featuring 38,000 plants from over 70 species. 

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. 

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This morning, proceed to Gardens by the Bay for an exploration of this unique nature park. Built on 101 hectares of reclaimed land and opened in 2012, Gardens by the Bay is testimony to the garden revolution which Singapore has experienced in recent decades. The centrepieces are two huge, cooled conservatories, each around a hectare in size: the Flower Dome, bursting with specimens from the Mediterranean, South Africa, Australia and South America, and the Cloud Forest, replicating the cool, moist conditions of the mountain forests of Southeast Asia and South America. Outside, an elevated walkway runs through the grove of ‘Supertrees’, a series of 16-storey vertical gardens growing ferns, vines and bromeliads. 

Enjoy an afternoon at leisure before a farewell dinner with Christine and fellow travellers. After dinner, return to Gardens by the Bay to enjoy the sound and light show spectacular, in the gardens. 

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Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast. 

Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including any additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour and travel insurance (a condition of travel). 

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At time of publication (August 2024), most but not all garden visits were confirmed. Private owners, in particular, are reluctant to commit more than one to two months prior to the visit. Therefore, while we undertake to operate the tour as published, there may be some changes to the itinerary.