Singapore is a City in a Garden - a mix of multicultural modernity and 19th-century charm wrapped in beautiful tropical gardens. The drawcard is the Gardens by the Bay project and the Supertrees.

DAY 1 

WED 23 JUL 

HOME TO SINGAPORE (D) 

Your Ross Tour Leader will meet you at
Sydney Airport for our Qantas flight,
or meet in Singapore. Check into the
Parkroyal on Pickering with its worldclass sky-gardens, our luxurious home for
the next five nights. Celebrate our arrival
in the tropics with a Welcome Dinner at
the hotel. 

Accommodation: Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore

DAY 2 

THU 24 JUL 

SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS (B/L) 

After taking our time with the famous
multicultural Parkroyal on Pickering
smorgasbord of breakfasts, our adventure
begins in the UNESCO listed Singapore
Botanic Gardens. The tropical rainforest
here is one of the few pockets of original
jungle left on the island. Singapore is
famous for orchids which have been
a part of the Gardens collection since
its beginnings in 1859. Early directors
commissioned extensive orchid collecting
expeditions and since 1995 the collection
has its own beautifully landscaped home
– the National Orchid Garden. We’ll have
lunch at one of the loveliest restaurants
surrounded by the orchid and heliconia
gardens. Afternoon at leisure until it
cools a little, when we’ll jump onto a
bumboat for a cruise along the Singapore
River. These hardy vessels were once
used to shuttle cargo in one of the East’s
busiest trade centres. We’ll be delivered
into the middle of the vibrant modern
skyline of Singapore. You’ll discover the
restaurant strip to sample the cuisine
Singapore is famous for.

Accommodation: Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore

DAY 3 

FRI 25 JUL 

GARDENS BY THE BAY (B/AT) 

Today’s highlight is the stunning
Gardens by the Bay. You’ll be amazed
by this visionary 250 acre, $1B project.
It brings to life the government’s
ambition to make Singapore a ‘City in
a Garden’. Housed within the gardens
are cooled conservatories, individual
themed gardens, lakes, bridges and the
showpiece: Supertrees, plant-covered
structures up to 50m in height. From the
OCBC Skyway, a walkway that connects
two Supertrees, we will get a good
overview of the extent of the project.
Then onto the The Flower Dome and the
Cloud Forest.
Explore vast horticultural worlds growing
in gigantic biomes, engineering feats in
themselves, being the biggest columnless glasshouses in the world. It’s
eternally spring in the Flower Dome, with
plant displays from dry climates found in
South Africa, California, southern Spain,
Italy, and south-western Australia. We will
enjoy the cool rush of a waterfall within
the Cloud Forest and discover plumes of
tropical flowers such as vireya, begonia
and medinilla spilling out of the verdant
mountain crevices. Afternoon visit to the
world famous Rafflles Hotel for Afternoon
Tea.

Accommodation: Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore

DAY 4 

SAT 26 JUL 

SPICE GARDEN (B/L) 

Explore Singapore’s past, present and
future today. To walk into Singapore’s
past we visit the Spice Garden, once
the site of Singapore’s first Botanical
and Experimental Garden set up by Sir
Stamford Raffles in 1822. Across the
road the National Museum of Singapore is next, paying homage to Singapore’s
history, culture and geography. The grand
neoclassic 19th C. building was once
Raffles’ museum and library. We’ll have
lunch here, then we’re off to a futuristic
forest surrounded by towering highrise
located in the financial district on a
360-hectare expanse of reclaimed land.

Accommodation: Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore

DAY 5 

SUN 27 JUL 

CHINATOWN (B/D) 

Start the day with a guided tour of
Singapore’s famous Chinatown. This is a
vibrant marketplace trading all manner of
fascinating vegetables, exotic fruits and
seafood, whilst getting an understanding
of the importance of the Chinese
community and tasting treats along the
way. Return to Gardens by the Bay where
our Farewell Dinner tonight is held within
the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay.
Then we’ll be dazzled by the Garden
Rhapsody light and sound show under
the Supertrees.

Accommodation: Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore

DAY 6 

MON 28 JUL 

SINGAPORE TO HOME (B) 

We’ve included a late check-out today.
Morning visit to the newly renovated
Chinese and Japanese Gardens. Originally
built in the mid-1970s both gardens,
along with Lakeside Garden, make up
the 90ha of Jurong Lake Gardens –
Singapore’s first national garden in the
heartland. Return to the hotel for an
afternoon at leisure, shopping or relaxing.
Late afternoon transfer to Changi airport
for our evening flight.

DAY 7 

TUE 29 JUL 

HOME 

Arrive home