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Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Singapore · Asia
Bukit Timah works well as a base: 3km from Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Bukit Timah is a town located in Singapore. With a population of 85,900, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Bukit Timah sits in Singapore, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Singapore time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bukit Timah to your route.
Bukit Timah (IPA: BUUK-it TEE-mah), often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Central Business District, bordering the Central Water Catchment to the north, BukitRead more
Panjang to the northwest, Queenstown to the south, Tanglin to the southeast, Clementi to the southwest, Novena to the east and Bukit Batok to the west. It is further split into eight subzones, namely Anak Bukit, Coronation Road, Farrer Court, Hillcrest, Holland Road, Leedon Park, Swiss Club and Ulu Pandan.
Owing to its prime location, Bukit Timah has one of the densest clusters of luxury condominiums and landed property in Singapore, with little public housing.
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Bukit Timah is located in Singapore, Asia. The coordinates are 1.3280 latitude, 103.7910 longitude.
Bukit Timah has a population of approximately 85,900 people, making it a town in Singapore.
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A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Singapore's most colorful and aromatic neighborhood with Hindu temples, spice shops, flower garlands, and authentic South Indian cuisine.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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A colorful riverside quay in Singapore transformed into a vibrant nightlife and dining hub with restored warehouses along the Singapore River.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
7 km · about 10 min drive
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Southeast Asia's largest visual arts institution, housed in two beautifully restored national monuments.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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One of Singapore's most iconic hawker centres serving legendary affordable dishes like Hainanese chicken rice and char kway teow.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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