Supertrees, spooktacular rides, and a safari add to Singapore"s tourist scene

For the entirety of October and in celebration of Halloween, the park is adding Spooktacular 2013: Asia’s Scariest Fun to its lineup. Spooktacular will consist of The Panic House (a 4D horror ride), “The Grip of the Undead” (a 4D horror game), and Trapped, which brings to life five Thai movies in the form of haunted trails (“Coming Soon”, “Shutter”, “Pee Mak”, “Body”, and “Dorm”).

Wildlife Reserves Singapore, meanwhile, has opened three attractions: Singapore Zoo’s Frozen Tundra, a Giant Panda Forest, and Asia’s first river-themed wildlife park—the River Safari. Featuring eight of the world’s great rivers (the Yangtze, the Ganges, the Amazon, the Missisippi, the Congo, the Nile, and the Murray), the safari also has over 300 animal species and over 5,000 plant specimens living within it. The Amazon River Quest will be ready for visitors at the end of 2013. The city-state will not be outdone out in the water, either. The Mariner of the Seas Luxury Cruise, the largest cruise ship in Asia, offers all these comforts and entertainments—and more besides. The 15-deck, 1,020-foot-long ship is already a small city within itself, but now, its offerings include the Thomas Kinkade gallery, a new nursery, two new restaurants, and a Digital Wayfinder System in place for locating it all. “There are a couple of factors accounting for why Filipinos are coming to Singapore: the fact that there are 160,000 Filipinos residing in Singapore, the fact that low-cost carriers are making it more affordable for Filipinos to travel, and the fact that the country is doing well and people do want to go and discover other destinations.” — BM / KDM, GMA News 

All photos courtesy of Your Singapore.

Supertrees, spooktacular rides, and a safari add to Singapore"s tourist scene