We started out the day with breakfast with the orangutans. This was probably the biggest disappointment of the entire day. The breakfast cost us about $100 U.S. for the six (family plus Yaow). It was a buffet style, and the food was nothing special. Of course, we didn't decide to try this for the food, rather for the interaction with the orangutans. Unfortunately, the interaction involved the zoo keepers bringing the orangutans to an area adjacent to the restaurant where you could take pictures with them. The orangutans were up on a stand, and you could pose in front of it for pictures. I would definitely recommend against the money for the breakfast.
Fortunately, the rest of the day was a lot better. Jacob had a great time at the zoo with Ben, and Ben's older sister Brianna got along fabulously with the girls. Ben's parents, Greg and Sara, are very nice, so meeting up at the zoo made the experience more fun for everyone.
The zoo has a decent exhibition of animals. I think that I have been a bit spoiled at the quality of zoos having grown up in Cincinnati, so the Singapore Zoo certainly didn't blow me away. They did have a water play area for the kids. Unfortunately, we left the swim suits back in the hotel.
There were some other play areas at the zoo that the kids really enjoyed. One of their favorites was a kind of zip line where the kids sat on a little seat and zoomed over the playground.
Overall the zoo experience was a lot of fun. The food was pretty expensive and not particularly great, and it would have been nice if I had a place where I could deposit my tripod for a while. By the time the Night Safari was over, we were pretty much spent.
The zoo is definitely worth a stop for families visiting Singapore.
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