The gardens are particularly well known for its orchids and it has the largest collection in the world. Opening hours are 0500-2300 Monday to Friday and until midnight at weekends and public holidays.
Admission is free.
The Bukit Timah Reserve , northwest of the Botanic Gardens on Bukit Timah Road , consists of tropical vegetation with clearly marked trails which lead up to the highest hill in Singapore, Bukit Timah . Admission is free. Fort Canning Park , on Fort Canning Rise , was once an ancient fort of the Malay kings covering seven acres. The ruins still survive, as does a 19th-century Christian cemetery. The Gardens are open 0800-1800 daily.