Sakura season with Hello Kitty at Gardens by the Bay and digital game trail at Jurong Bird Park lined up for March school holidays
SINGAPORE – Sakura season has returned to Gardens by the Bay, and this time with the first appearance of Hello Kitty alongside peach and cherry blossoms.
The iconic Japanese character appears in different settings including a hanami (flower viewing) picnic amidst spring blossoms, a nodate (an outdoor tea ceremony), and a Japanese-style landscaped garden. Quintessential Japanese elements like torii gates and red-crowned cranes are also featured in the floral display which opened on Monday (March 1).
In a statement, Gardens by the Bay said it is bringing a bit of Japan to Singapore with the March school holidays around the corner and because travel has been disrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
To ensure safe distancing and better crowd regulation, featured cultural programmes such as taiko drum performances and Japanese tea demonstrations will be scaled down in accordance with prevailing safety guidelines. This is to cap the number of attendees who are required to pre-register for the programmes.
Visitors will also need to pre-purchase timed-entry tickets online from Gardens by the Bay’s website or smartphone app.
The $100 digital SingapoRediscovers Vouchers issued by the Singapore Tourism Board can be used for admission into Flower Dome, which houses the Sakura Featuring Hello Kitty floral display, Cloud Forest and OCBC Skyway.
Visitors can check Gardens by the Bay’s Facebook and Telegram channel for updates on the state of the flowers blooming. More information is available at this website.
Sakura Featuring Hello Kitty will open from 9am to 9pm daily. Timed-entry tickets for local residents to Flower Dome will be $12 for adults, $8 for seniors aged 60 and above and $8 for children aged three to 12. Tickets for non-residents cost $20 for adults and $12 for children.
Separately, Jurong Bird Park will on Saturday (Mar 6) be launching its first digital game trail, Wildlife Quest with Detective Blue, for the week-long school holidays which starts on March 13.
Visitors should head to exhibits like the Flamingo Pool and Wings of Asia to answer quiz questions and complete special tasks as part of the digital quest which is available as an add-on option for $10 with the purchase of admission tickets online.
The trail will take place on the weekends, public holidays and school holidays from March 6 to June 27 this year. More information is available at this website.
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