Tag: Mandai Wildlife Reserve

Singapore – Insurance company AIA Singapore has teamed with Mandai Wildlife Reserve’s Rainforest Wild Asia, set to open on March 12. As part of the collaboration, AIA Singapore announced its partnership of a playground and tapir habitat in the park. 

Promoting healthier lifestyles and wildlife conservation, AIA Singapore has sponsored the AIA Vitality Bounce within the wildlife park and a habitat of two Malayan tapirs.

The AIA Vitality Bounce is a space for dynamic play and physical activity, immersed in nature. While promoting physical activities, it also allows social social interactions and supports mental welfare of visitors of all ages.

AIA Singapore’s move is part of its effort to foster social and environmental impact. It reinforces its AIA One Billion initiative, which aims to empower one billion people to have healthier, longer, and better lives by 2030.

Starting March 12, all AIA customers can enter Rainforest Wild Asia with discounted tickers during certain periods.

“AIA Singapore is delighted to be a part of the exciting opening of Rainforest Wild Asia, through the sponsorship of the AIA Vitality Bounce and the habitat of the two beloved Malayan tapirs. In our increasingly digital world, taking time to immerse ourselves in nature is more important than ever. We hope that through this initiative, we provide everyone with a space to disconnect, cultivate deeper relationships with nature and loved ones, and to be inspired to protect our wildlife,” Wong Sze Keed, chief executive officer at AIA Singapore, said.

Singapore – Mandai Wildlife Group’s renowned wildlife and nature destination, Mandai Wildlife Reserve, has officially unveiled the list of its upcoming new offerings inspired by nature and wildlife, including its highly anticipated Mandai Rainforest Resort. 

To start off, later this year, Mandai Wildlife Reserve will open to the public its ‘Mandai Boardwalk’, which is built along the edge of the Upper Seletar Reservoir. The boardwalk is one of the freely accessible green spaces where visitors can immerse themselves in nature and greenery outside the ticketed parks.

Following this, Mandai Wildlife Reserve is also finally opening the much-anticipated ‘Mandai Rainforest Resort’ in the first half of 2025. Operated by luxury hotel chain Banyan Tree, the 4.6-hectare site will house a 338-room resort, state-of-the-art facilities, and 24 elevated seed pod-shaped tree houses overlooking the reservoir. 

Originally set to open in 2023 but delayed due to the effects of COVID-19 on the construction, the Mandai Rainforest Resort is designed to be the first-ever super low energy (SLE) resort in the country, featuring smart control strategies, passive infrared occupancy sensors, and passive displacement ventilation. 

Singapore will also soon welcome its fifth wildlife park, Rainforest Wild, where visitors will be transported into the rainforests of Southeast Asia and Africa. This will be the newest addition to the existing wildlife parks—Bird Paradise, Night Safari, River Wonders, and Singapore Zoo—that are housed in Mandai Wildlife Reserve. 

Aside from the revamped outdoor experience, Mandai Wildlife Reserve also teased the debut of their new range of nature-based edutainment activities housed within the indoor attractions. Expected to progressively open in the coming years, this includes the Exploria and Curiosity Cove, which will be located outside of the Singapore Zoo. 

There will also be the addition of Green Canvas, a meeting and conferencing facility; the Mandai Gallery, which is an exhibition space to learn about the history of Singapore’s zoological parks; and ZooSchool, which will offer zoo-based adventure programmes curated specially for young children. 

The Mandai Wildlife Reserve is being purposefully transformed into a 126-hectare destination teeming with an array of experiences that immerse its visitors in the sights, sounds, and scents of nature. Both ticketed and free green spaces promise to offer visitors an unparalleled view and experience of nature and wildlife at its best. 

Mike Barclay, group CEO of Mandai Wildlife Group, shared, “While we continue to focus on expanding our positive impact in the fields of nature conservation, animal wildlife, and zoological research, we are excited by the prospect of immersing our guests in a wide array of nature and wildlife experiences at the fully opened Mandai Wildlife Reserve. This integrated destination will be a unique gateway to many inspiring and respectful interactions with nature and animals that Singaporeans and guests from overseas can enjoy.”

He added, “We are excited to unveil new options for stay-overs, with the Mandai Rainforest Resort acting as the perfect launchpad for exploring our wildlife parks and the many other offerings at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. We welcome Banyan Tree, the homegrown company with a globally renowned brand, as the operator of this new resort. We also look forward to presenting Rainforest Wild Asia, where park goers can navigate a Southeast Asian rainforest via various walkways that span the tree canopy, the forest floor, and a magical subterranean world of caverns.”