Monday, Nov. 22, 2004
Singapore's nightlife isn't as tame as most of us are led to believe. The nightclubs are stylish and thriving, and the usually staid government has even lifted its ban on bar-top dancing. But if you're looking for the real party animals, make for the Night Safari, tel: (65) 6269 3411.
Just a 15-minute taxi ride from the city center, this animal sanctuary, open daily from 7:30 p.m. to midnight offers one of the best ways of viewing tropical fauna, as so many species are nocturnal. You can see striped hyenas howling at the moon, endangered greater one-horned rhinos wallowing in the mud, sloth bears eyeing you suspiciously from overhead branches, and the newest feature, flying squirrels the size of cats, gliding among the treetops. Visitors can walk along paths that cut through the park's 16 lush hectares or take a 45-minute guided tram ride. There's also a special 40-minute show that brings the animals right up close. And unlike their drunken human counterparts in the bars a short drive hence, these creatures of the night don't need inebriants to make them wild.
- Chaim Estulin
- Try some nightlife that's really wild
