Hello Participants! We are gathered here today for the second-half of our “Hort Park and The Singapore Southern Ridges” tour. Today, we start off by exploring the remaining parts of Hort Park., Canopy Walk, and ending at Kent Ridge Park

Hort Park - aside from their theme gardens, it also provides venues that are conducive and suitable for learning and recreation, corporate and private functions, events and activities. They also offer workshops & activities. For more information, visit their website. 

The Canopy Walk –  280 meters bridge that links the Reflections of Bukit Chandu (RBC) and Kent Ridge Park. While walking you may be able to see sunbirds, doves, squirrels, lizards, white-crested laughing thrushes and other wildlife. RBC houses the memories of brave heroes during the Battle of Bukit Chandu (or Battle of Pasir Panjang), which took place at Bukit Chandu “Opium Hill” on 14th February 1942. I’ll be organizing another tour to the museum, you are all welcome to join me if interested, but for now you may look at their website for more info.

Kent Ridge Park – Kent Ridge extends from

Clementi Road

to

Pasir Panjang Road

. It is divided by

South Buona Vista Road

, NUS occupies the western portion of the Ridge, while Science Park I occupies part of the eastern portion. It is formerly known as Pasir Panjang Ridge, and obtain its name in 1952 after Princess Marina of Greece (Duchess of Kent) and her son Prince George Edward (Duke of Kent) visited the park. The park's facilities include fitness corners, look-out points, a nature trail, a multi-purpose court and a canopy walk. The highest point of the park is 61 metres above sea level, from where there is a panoramic view of the coast of Pasir Panjang and some of the Southern Islands, approximately 5 km off the south-western coast of Singapore.