you can purchase tickets at Vivocity to the different attractions/activities
this is the middle section of the long long queue
Sentosa Island
We skipped the counter and managed to buy the S$3.00 train tickets. When we reached Sentosa, we have to queued again for 30 mins for the tram to fetch us to the Dolphin Lagoon.
S$22 for Dolphin Lagoon and Underwater World but if you are a Singaporean or PR, you are entitled to a 25% discount. And if you are neither any of the above, then pay the price in full.
By the time we bought our tickets, it was already packed with all the front seats filled up for the Dolphin show. We have no choice but to drag our own plastic chair under the shade and seat behind the audience and make sure our butt stick to our chair, if not it will be gone with a snap of fingers! When the show stared, we were standing throughout as we can't view from our seat.
the crowds
the sun was out in full force ... evidence shown in the above pic, no she's not from middle east but related to me ;P
The 30 mins performances were definitely worth the wait by the adorable, intelligent and charming pink dolphins *clap clap*
Some lucky volunteers who performed hula hoop in front of the audience got a reward of being kissed by one of the dolphin. If you want to be kissed, make sure you are seated right in front to catch the presenter attention or you can call me and I'll arrange something for ya >_*
They are definitely into sun bathing ...
They too ... but in a sari under umbrellas o.O
After the dolphin show, we decided to skip the Underwater World because it was getting late and we don't want to miss our Night Safari adventure.
Night Safari
This premier night zoo houses over 900 animals of 135 exotic species in eight zones re-created to simulate geographic zones like the Southeast Asian rainforest, African savanna, Nepalese river valley, South American pampas and Burmese jungle. Strike out on your own along the walking trail or relax in a tram ride. Admission ticket at S$22.00 without the tram ride or S$32.00 comes with a 30 mins ride.
When we reached Night Safari by 7.30 pm, we were advised to queue early for the Creatures of the Night Show which starts at 8.30 pm. As usual, the queue is way too long. What to do? Get in line lah.
I didn't manage to snap any pictures because we are not allow to use flash as this might blind some of the animals in the long run. We are looking forward to this show and feel excited when we saw the first animals emerged from it's habitat. But then drops of rain starts to fall from the sky and getting heavier every minute and the show has to be canceled!
What? We waited 30 mins for a 5 mins show? Oh man ... this really sucks! And there is noway we are going to queue for the 9.30 pm show as the entrance is already packed with people! So we headed to the tram ride together with the rest of the people and kids.
We queued up for 1 hour for this!
Each animal exhibit is adopted by an organization or individual. During the ride, we saw a half asleep lion who probably thinks "another bunch of jokers", herds of elephants, rhinos, a Malayan tiger (who was adopted by Tiger Balm!), hyena, giant anteater and many more.
At the end of the ride, it was all worth it. By the time all this over and we reached my cousin's place by 11.30 pm, we headed straight to the 24 hr McD outlet to rejuvenate ourselves with food! I think the amount of time and energy spent queuing at Sentosa and Night Safari can make up for the year's quota!
Who said Singaporeans are kiasu? You should take a look at the tourist from India at the Night Safari! They push you, cut queue, run passed a barricade like a bunch of escaped inmates (we nearly have a stampede!), step on your foot without apologizing and demand unreasonably. Because the show was canceled due to the rain, these bunch of people who bought admission tickets without the tram ride demanded to ride on one when the service staff informed them politely they are not allow to do so. They refused to budge from the gate and cause all of us to wait and wait and wait. It's insane, really! Finally they gave up after all the shouting in their mother tongue English accent. Like DUH!
Next and final post on Singapore ... food, drink & shop
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