Programmes For All Ages
 


Zoo Explorer Camp
              24 - 28 November 2008

Day 1 (26 May)

9.00am

Arrival and Briefing

9.30am

Ice-breaking games
Getting to know each other.

9.45am

Tea Break

10.00am

Central Kitchen Tour
Visit the Zoo kitchen and find out what Ah Meng and her animal friends eat to maintain their figures. It’s a whole hour of surprise.

11.00am

Australia Outback Tour & Feeding
Spot & feed the roos and the "e-moos". Meet the world's most venomous snake. These are just some of the animals that you will come across at the Australian Outback.

12.00nn

Lunch

1.00pm

Elephant Ride
Experience a view from the top as the graceful elephant takes you on a wild ride!

1.45pm

Encounter of the Scaly Kind
This behind-the-scenes tour offers you an opportunity to feel a snake and discover slithering facts about the much-feared reptilians.

3.00pm

Tea break at Elephants of Asia

3.30pm

Elephants at Work and Play Show

4.15pm

Journal Writing
Make a book with recycled paper and pen your thoughts!

4.45pm

Debriefing

5.00pm

Home Sweet Home!

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Day 2 (27 May)

9.00am

Arrival and briefing

9.15am

Reptile Garden Tour
See eye to eye with the gigantic crocodiles and learn more about them and other reptilian residents!

10.30am Tea break
11.00am

Splash Safari - Show

11.30am

Wild Africa Trail
Walk the African Plains and meet the tallest, the fastest and the King.

12.30pm

Lunch at Jungle Flavours

1.30pm

All About Creepy Crawlies
Many invertebrates have a short lifespan. Find out how we breed them for display as the various stages of their life cycle unfold before your eyes. Includes a chance to hold a hissing cockroach, if you dare!

2.45pm

Tame Animals Encounter
Enjoy a close encounter with a funny bunny and a cuddly chinchilla. Befriend a friendly ferret and meet an inquisitive turtle. (Animal appearance is subjected to availability).

3.45pm Tea Break

4.00pm

Zoo Craft - Pin it up!
Try your hand at making a badge and pin it up!

4.45pm

Debriefing

5.00pm

Home Sweet Home!

 

DAY 3 (28 May)

9.00am

Arrival and Meeting at Orchidville (Parents are supposed to bring their child/children to Orchidville at Mandai Road)

9.15am

Orchids Galore @ Orchidville
A dazzling variety of orchids have been cultivated and are exported from Singapore to various countries. Take a look at how this happens @ Orchidville. Try your hand at potting an orchid plant and find out what vanilla has to do with orchids.

12.15pm

Back to the Zoo
(Transport will be provided)

12.30pm

Lunch at KFC (Zoo Entrance)

1.30am

Manatee Feeding
Feed the mermaids and watch them grasp the water plants with their flexible lips. A rare chance to meet these close cousins of elephants up close and personal.

2.30pm

The Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Watch a troop of over 60 hamadryas baboons interact and be amused by their strikingly human-like behaviours and expressions. You will get a chance to feed the baboons as well!

3.15pm

Wildlife Healthcare & Research Centre Tour
Darts and guns, vitamins and calcium supplements. the Interpretive Gallery brings light to visitors how our 4,000 animals are kept in the pink by our zookeepers and vets. Go behind-the-scenes of the world-class animal hospital and you may even get the chance to witness one of our vets in action.

4.00pm

Tea Break

4.15pm

Zoo Craft - Paper making
Learn how recycled paper can be made in the comfort of your home (Materials provided).

4.45pm

Debriefing

5.00pm

Home Sweet Home!

 

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Day 4 (29 May)

9.00am

Arrival and briefing

9.15am

Zoo Babies
Do baby animals grow like we do? Are mums and dads in the animal world as caring as ours? You will discover that while some animals shower their babies with love and care, others gobble them up without hesitation.

9.45am

Mad about Elephants
Big, big, big – everything about an elephant is huge. Unearth mega facts about these giants while you ponder over the amount of poo that they produce – it’s over 100kg a day!

10.15am

Tea break

10.30am

A Piece of Green
Enjoy a piece of green, extract brilliant plant dyes and learn about the plants that produce our favourite chocolate, spice up our food or change history.

11.30am

Fragile Forest Guided Tour
The race’s on – spot the most number of elusive rainforest animals within a given time period. Watch the archerfish shoot their prey down with a jet of water, meet the tribal people and understand the need to protect our rainforests.

12.30pm

Lunch @ KFC Children’s World

1.30pm

Playtime at Children’s World

2.15pm

Orang utans Feeding
Free-ranging Orang utans at Heart of the Zoo (in front of orang utan exhibit)

3.00pm

Wonders of Night Critters
Nocturnal animals have sharp senses designed for survival at night, Enter the nocturnal world and discover what makes these animals super survivors.

3.30pm

Tea Break

3.45pm

Zoo Craft - Wild Master Piece
Learn to recycle your paper bag and make it into your favorite animal.

4.45pm

Debriefing

5.00pm

Home Sweet Home!


Day 5 (30 May)

9.00am

Arrival and briefing

9.15am

Body Coverings
Fur and feathers, spots and stripes, scales and moist skin…body coverings are an important ‘tool’ for classifying animals. Feel the body coverings of some animals and find out how they help their owners survive.

9.45am

Tea Break

10.05am

Polar bear feeding

10.30am

Group 1: Horse Carriage Ride
Come enjoy a ride on Singapore’s first ever horse carriage.

Group 2: Primate Personalities
Apes and monkeys are intriguingly human-like. Find out the many fascinating facets of our primate personalities.

11.15am

Group 1: Primate Personalities
Group 2: Horse Carriage Ride

12.00nn

Lunch @ Jungle Flavours

1.15pm

Cool Cats
King of Beasts and Lord of the Jungle are big cats. This group of animals has fascinated us since time immemorial. Run your fingers through their fur as you get to know them.

1.45pm

Zoo Craft - Balloon Sculpting
Learn how to twist a balloon into animal shapes.

2.45pm

Tea break

3.15pm

Colour Me Beautiful!
Paint yourself wild with spots, stripes and plenty of colours!

4.45pm

Debriefing and prize giving

5.00pm

Home Sweet Home!

 


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Target Age Group:
7-12 years old
Duration:
5 days
Cost (Exclude GST):
$380.00 (5% off for Friends of the Zoo or Wildlife Silver Family Membership)
Booking Procedure:
Note: All the programmes are available on a first-come-first served basis.
 
 

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