River Safari

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Opening ceremony of the River Safari

The River Safari ground-breaking ceremony was held at one of the development sites fronting the Upper Seletar Reservoir. The ceremony was attended by (from left to right) Guest-of-Honour Mr S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, Ms Aw Kah Peng, CEO, Singapore Tourism Board, Ms Claire Chiang, Chairperson, Wildlife Reserves Singapore and Ms Fanny Lai, Group CEO, Wildlife Reserves Singapore. The groundbreaking was marked by a symbolic pouring of water by all four VIPs.

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The climate controlled, 1,600 sq m panda enclosure will house two young pandas on a 10-year loan from Sichuan.

 

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The $180m River Safari in Mandai, to open in 2012, will feature exotic plants and animals from a range of freshwater habitats.

The park will add to the Mandai cluster of nature-themed attractions.

The Amazon Boat Ride, a 5-7 minute flume ride brings visitors down a smaller version of the Amazon, the world's largest river system.

Giant stingrays and catfish, crab-eating macaques, soft-shelled turtles and fish will be among the attractions.

These feature ecosystems and animals from river systems around the world, from North America's Mississippi Delta to South-East Asia's Mekong.