S'pore's giant pandas to go on show from Nov 29

River Safari's giant panda exhibit, the Giant Panda Forest, will open to the public for a special preview from Nov 29 in time for the year-end school holiday season.

The Giant Panda Forest is part of the upcoming River Safari, which is located in between Night Safari and Singapore Zoo. It is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2013.

A media statement by Wildlife Rerves Singapore said the panda exhibit will be opened to the public ahead of the park's official launch for visitors to enjoy a special preview of the pandas.

Visitors will be able to enter the Giant Panda Forest from a specially-created access point in Singapore Zoo.

Those planning to meet Kai Kai and Jia Jia at the Giant Panda Forest will need to purchase a Singapore Zoo admission ticket and a top-up fee of $5 per adult or $3 per child (3 to 12 years old).

Chairman of WRS Claire Chiang said they are pleased that the giant pandas have settled into their new home and look forward to welcoming visitors who are excited to see Kai Kai and Jia Jia.

"By bringing visitors up close to these endangered bears, we aim to educate Singaporeans and tourists alike on the importance of conservation," she said.

Tickets to the giant panda exhibit will be on sale daily from 8.30am from Nov 29 onwards.

These tickets can be purchased at Singapore Zoo's ticketing counters and are valid only on the day of purchase.

Tickets are on a first-come-first-served basis to accommodate an optimum number of visitors in the Giant Panda Forest at any one time.

The Giant Panda Forest will also have other wildlife exhibits from China, such as the golden pheasant and the red panda.

The two pandas are here for 10 years as part of a joint collaboration between China Wildlife Conservation Association and WRS to raise public awareness on wildlife conservation and develop a breeding programme for these endangered animals.

Tickets
Current admission fees to the Singapore Zoo are at S$20 per adult and S$13 for children under 12 years, and top-up prices to the Panda exhibit are $5.00 per adult or $3.00 per child (3 to 12 years old). Tickets to the preview can be purchased at the ticketing booths in the Singapore Zoo.