About Your Tour Join Kim Woods Rabbidge in cosmopolitan Singapore to celebrate the tropics. A place where heritage, plus new, internationally acclaimed gardens are revered. Singapore does festivals well but our highlight, the biennial Singapore Garden Festival is one of the best anywhere, and the most significant garden show in the tropics. Few countries in the 21 st Century have put so many resources into gardens, generating opportunities and prosperity for residents, and horticultural extravaganzas for visitors from near and far. This ‘City in a Garden’ showcases the most innovative contemporary practices in the futuristic Gardens by the Bay. Giant tree-like towers generate solar power used for garden maintenance and the spectacular evening light show. Marvel at vast displays of exquisite orchids; and explore lush trails connecting Singaporeans’ loved natural parks and urban precincts. Foodies and collectors will love the buzz of markets. Take a reflective moment at historic sites important to Australia. Retreat to your 5✮Park Royal Hotel (or similar) at day’s end. Journeys that Takes You to Far Horizons For more detail contact Opulent Journeys Phone: 1300 219 885 Email: [email protected]www.opulentjourneys.com.au Journeys that Takes You to Far Horizons Your Tour Leader Kim Woods Rabbidge, behind the popular ‘Our Australian Gardens’ Instagram and blog ouraustraliangardens.com, is an award winning garden writer and photographer, and researcher and scriptwriter for OAG’s DVDs. Her articles and photographs appear in several garden books, and national publications including Gardening Australia, House & Garden, and RM Williams Outback magazine. From 2005- 2009 Kim was Qld Coordinator and National Newsletter editor for Open Gardens Australia. Kim is the President of the Horticultural Media Association Queensland. Singapore & Garden Festival With Kim Woods Rabbidge 21 – 27 July 2018
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About Your Tour
Join Kim Woods Rabbidge in cosmopolitan Singapore to
celebrate the tropics. A place where heritage, plus new,
internationally acclaimed gardens are revered. Singapore does
festivals well but our highlight, the biennial Singapore Garden
Festival is one of the best anywhere, and the most significant
garden show in the tropics. Few countries in the 21st Century
have put so many resources into gardens, generating
opportunities and prosperity for residents, and horticultural
extravaganzas for visitors from near and far. This ‘City in a
Garden’ showcases the most innovative contemporary
practices in the futuristic Gardens by the Bay. Giant tree-like
towers generate solar power used for garden maintenance and
the spectacular evening light show. Marvel at vast displays of
exquisite orchids; and explore lush trails connecting
Singaporeans’ loved natural parks and urban precincts.
Foodies and collectors will love the buzz of markets. Take a
reflective moment at historic sites important to Australia.
Retreat to your 5✮Park Royal Hotel (or similar) at day’s end.
Our tour commences from the hotel. A brief orientation of the city
once you’ve settled into your hotel. Welcome dinner tonight. (D)
Day 2 Sun 22 July Singapore Botanic Garden
Transfer for a top-of-the-world experience as the Singapore
Flyer, the World’s Largest Observation Wheel, takes us 165
metres into the sky. With 360-degree views, we’ll get our
surroundings into perspective and enjoy panoramic views of
Singapore and beyond. Then we visit the beautiful UNESCO
World Heritage-listed Singapore Botanic Gardens - a star
destination for both travellers and local residents. With a rich
history, it is home to an array of botanical attractions and a plant
collection highly regarded around the world. We also look at the
extraordinary ‘orchid story’ at the National Orchid Garden.
Since 1928 the garden has been developing orchid hybrids,
which has led to a nationally important industry. We will look at
the growing process of one of the world’s great collections. This
evening soak in the beautiful experience of music and patterns of
dancing light in Garden Rhapsody at Gardens by the Bay.
Watch the iconic, towering Supertrees transform as the visual
sensory extravaganza brings a touch of magic. (B)
Day 3 Mon 23 Jul Fort Canning Park-Hort Park-Little India
We’ll enjoy a short early morning visit to nearby Fort Canning
Heritage Tree Trail and historic place, once home to the royalty
of Singapore, with WW II sites and magnificent trees, in the heart
of the city. Then we head to Hort Park, a 9-hectare site used as
an education facility for Singapore gardeners. It has a range of
specialised gardens, sales facilities, and educational tours.
Afterwards we’ll explore Serangoon Road, Little India’s central
strip that boasts a plethora of jewellery shops, traditional Indian
tailors, everything-must-go fashion outlets, fresh fruit and veg
stalls, Chinese liquor stores, beauty salons, and of course, row
upon row of delicious curry houses. (B)
Day 4 Tue 24 Jul Gardens by the Bay
Today’s destination, Gardens by the Bay, offers breath-taking
waterfront views. The multi-award winning horticultural
destination spans 101 hectares of reclaimed land. This
extraordinary project, opened 4 years ago, is a complex of
outdoor gardens and glasshouses on a massive scale. Advised
by the Eden Project in the UK, it covers both tropical and
temperate to cool climate specialist gardens. (B)
Day 5 Wed 25 Jul Singapore Zoo
Visit Singapore’s award-winning wildlife park to see animals
roaming freely in natural habitats. White tigers, pygmy hippos,
and even naked mole rats - get up close with the wildlife in the
appealing Singapore Zoo. Set in 26-hectares, it is home to over
300 species of mammals, birds and reptiles, and has been
providing exciting wildlife experiences to visitors for over 40
years.
Rejuvenate your senses over lunch at Bollywood Veggies in
the beautiful Kranji Countryside; then visit Kranji War Memorial
that honours the men and women from Britain, Australia,
Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, the Netherlands and New
Zealand who died in the line of duty during World War II. (B, L)
Day 6 Thu 26 Jul Singapore Garden Festival
We’ll spend today immersed in the grandeur of the Singapore
Garden Festival, one of the world’s much-awaited floral fetes.
We’ll be treated to creations from leading international landscape
and garden designers, florists and horticulturists, including many
familiar names from the Chelsea Flower Show, Philadelphia
Flower Show, Floriade (Holland), Melbourne International Flower
& Garden Show, and Laman (Malaysia). It is the foremost global
garden show in the tropics showcasing, under one roof,
creations from the top, award-winning garden and floral
designers. Farewell dinner tonight. (B, D)
Day 7 Fri 27 Jul Depart Singapore
Tour arrangements finish after breakfast. Make your own way to
airport for departure flight. (B)
Singapore Garden Festival 21 – 27 July 2018
Tour Prices (Land Only)
Per person twin share: $3,570
Single room supplement: $1,250
Tour price includes 6 nights accommodation in 5-star hotel; 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 2 dinners; air-conditioned coach throughout the tour; entrance fees to all gardens and sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary. Not included: International flights; travel insurance; personal expenses and anything not mentioned above.
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the type of ticket issued. Depending on the reason for your cancellation,
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UNUSED PORTIONS OF THE TOUR
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of the tour, such as meals, entry fees, accommodation, flights or
transfers.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
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comprehensive travel insurance. We offer a comprehensive policy
with a reputable insurer if required.
PASSPORT AND VISA
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necessary travel documentation for the tour, such as a valid
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valid at least 6 months beyond the end of your journey and have
two clear pages for each country to be visited to allow for entry
and exit stamps en-route or for any visas applicable for countries
in your journey.
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generally only amend prices in the event of marked fluctuations in
exchange rates, fuel costs and other operating costs on which
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FITNESS
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in certain destinations or in certain seasons or because of the
nature of travel, certain tours will require an ACTIVE level of
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reputable airlines, coach operator, hotels and other suppliers or the
various travel services which are used in the tour. Opulent Journeys
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