River Wonders

This article is about the zoo and aquarium in Singapore. For the type of travel, see river cruise.

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River Wonders
Entrance of River Wonders
Map
Date opened29 November 2012; 11 years ago (2012-11-29)
(Giant Panda Forest)
3 April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-03) (soft opening)
28 February 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-28) (official opening)
LocationMandai, Singapore
80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826
Land area12 ha (30 acres)[1]
No. of animals11,000[2][3]
No. of species260[3]
Annual visitors966,890 (FY 2019/20)[4]
Public transit access 138[a]
927[b]
Websitewww.mandai.com/en/river-wonders

River Wonders, formerly known as River Safari, is a river-themed zoo and aquarium located in Mandai, Singapore, it forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Paradise and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park. It is built over 12 hectares (30 acres) and nestled between its two counterparts, the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari, Singapore.[2] It is the first of its kind in Asia and features freshwater exhibits and a river boat ride as its main highlights. The safari was built at a cost of S$160m, with an expected visitor rate of 820,000 people yearly.[5]

The Giant Panda Forest was opened to the public on 29 November 2012,[6] with a soft opening on 3 April 2013, attracting close to 1,500 visitors.[7] The park was officially opened on 28 February 2014, and it was announced that more than 1.1 million have visited the River Safari since its soft opening in April 2013.[8]

On 13 October 2021, River Safari was renamed to River Wonders.[9]

  1. ^ "WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE BUILDS RIVER SAFARI" (PDF) (Press release). Wildlife Reserves Singapore. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "About River Wonders". Mandai Wildlife Group. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b Wildlife Reserves Singapore Club (20 March 2013). "About River Safari" (PDF). Wildlife Reserves Singapore Club. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ "WRS Yearbook 2018/2019" (PDF). Mandai Wildlife Group.
  5. ^ Grace Chua (21 May 2010). "Pandas, polars at new Safari". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Kai Kai and Jia Jia to make public debut on Nov 29". The Straits Times. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ "River Safari opens to public during soft launch". Channel NewsAsia. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013.
  8. ^ "More than 1.1 million visited River Safari since opening last April". Channel NewsAsia. 28 February 2014.
  9. ^ "River Safari, Jurong Bird Park renamed in Mandai Wildlife Group rebranding". TODAYonline. Retrieved 13 October 2021.


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