Showing posts with label orchid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orchid. Show all posts

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Farm/Nursery Tours

Unknown to many (both Singaporeans and otherwise), Singapore has a rich and booming farming culture. Alot of the farms are not opened for visiting, but enough are.

In this section, I will present to you the farms I have visited and what you can do there. If nothing else the rural area the farms situated at will give you a nice break from the omnipresent concrete jungle. Just sit back and listen to the sound of the birds and insects and see the Sun light filter through the leaves of the trees.

BTW, alot of the farms visit at educational in nature, so please do not be shocked to find some similar links over at the educational tour landing page.

1)   Wheat and Mushroom farm(Kin Yan)
2)   Vegetable wholesale in a farm (Kok Fah Technological Farm)
3)   Sing See Soon Flower Nursery
4)   Orchid Farm (Orchidville)
5)   Kelong Tour
6)   Animal Resort
7)   Mushroom farm:- Mycofarm
8)   Farmart
9)   Bollywood Veggies
10) Dragon Fruit Farm
11) Hay Diary
12) 181 Seafood
13) Hydroponics Vegetable Farm
14 Prawn Fishing
15) Mainland Tropical Fish Farm

If you are aware of any new/interesting farms. Please inform us through the comments below. If you have photos of such places, you can also send in to us (Please ensure you have the rights to the photos). Acknowledgment will be posted.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Chinese New Year Part 5 - Orchidville - Will be gone by Sept 2012

Orchid places an important role in Singapore. Apart from being our national flower (Vanda Miss Joaquim), it is a common diplomatic gifts to visiting foreign guests (those flower hooks that are throw over the head of important visitors).

Orchidville is one of the largest orchid farm in Singapore (According to its website, it has over 2 million type of species in the farm).

Species found here include Dendrobium Sonia Red, Dendrobium Miss Japan and Vand Hybrids.

Long Stem Red Sonia Dendrobium Orchid FlowersSituated in Mandai near the Zoological garden, you could enjoy a good meal in their restaurant which is theme after the tropical rainforest. After which you could take a short bus ride to the zoo and enjoy one of the best attraction in Singapore.

This tour is classified as part of farm tours.

If you need transportation services to visit this place, please refer to our product listing page.

You can also purchase a list of Top 40 Must Visit Places in Singapore with Sample Itineraries at the Donation/Payment Details page.

entrance to Orchidville
Orchid - golden shower
rows of young orchid growing
rows of young orchid growing
Picture of a nice orchid
Picture of a bookshop within Orchidville
Picture of resturant within Orchidville
Picture of orchid name dancing lady
Picture of orchid
rows of orchid for sale