Rubber & Rambutan - Exploring Windsor Nature Park

Highlights:

• Explore the remnants of an old kampong and rubber estate and discover fruit trees such as durian, rambutan or starfruit planted by the villagers of the once thriving community.

• Soak up the tranquil atmosphere as we follow the shaded forest trails through the old rubber plantation and along an idyllic forest stream.

• Listen to the ever-present songs of birds and try to spot some of the elusive forest creatures foraging through the greenery along the trail.

Tour synopsis:

This 2-hour walk aims to showcase Windsor Nature Park as more than just the trailhead for hikes to the TreeTop Walk and that it merits more than just a glance in passing. Instead of making a beeline through this 75-hectare buffer park, we will take our time to discover its rustic and idyllic ambience.

Accompanied by the crowing of the ubiquitous jungle fowls and the murmurings of a brook that has yet to be forced into a concrete corset, we will take a leisurely stroll along shaded forest trails through what once was a rubber estate and a kampong. Old rubber trees still bearing the telltale scars of countless tappings and foundations of long-abandoned dwellings crumbling away in the twilight under the canopy are all that remains of the kampong life of a past that today is slowly vanishing under a carpet of greenery as the forest makes its comeback.

Recommended minimum age: 10 years

Please note:

Walk will be conducted in compliance with the Safe Management Measures published by the Singapore Tourism Board.

Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is an outdoor activity subject to the whims of the elements. It may have to be shortened, delayed or aborted for safety reasons in case of inclement weather. No refund will be given in this case.

Details on meeting point, attire, etc. will be emailed to you a day or two before the event.