Gardens by the Bay Cloud Forest: Tickets and What to See

PlayMarina Bay25 March 20266 min read

Visited in March 2026. Verified by an STB-licensed tourist guide.

A Cloud Forest Guide

TL;DR

Worth it? Yes, unless you are on a strict budget

Location: Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay

Getting there: Bayfront (CE1/DT16), Exit B

Tickets: From S$46 standard, S$26 for residents

Pace: Easy. About an hour inside

Good to know: It is cool inside. Bring a jacket

Low-angle view looking up at the plant-covered Cloud Mountain and the elevated winding Cloud Walk surrounded by mist inside the glass dome — The Cloud Walk winding around the mountain in the mist.

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Out of the Heat, Into the Mist

The Gardens by the Bay Cloud Forest is a cooled glass conservatory with a plant-covered mountain inside. You step out of the Singapore heat into fine, cool mist.

The waterfall inside is 35 metres tall, one of the world’s tallest indoor waterfalls. The dome is kept at 23°C to 25°C, so the temperature drops as soon as you are through the doors. On our visit there were dinosaurs among the plants as well, because the Jurassic World exhibition was on.

The Waterfall and the Cloud Walk

The waterfall is the first thing you see as you walk in. It drops down the face of a man-made mountain, and you hear it across the dome.

Low-angle shot of two large brachiosaurus dinosaur statues standing in front of a cascading indoor waterfall and vertical gardens inside the Cloud Forest glass dome in Singapore — Two Brachiosaurus models in front of the waterfall.

You come down the mountain on the Cloud Walk, an aerial walkway that winds around the outside of it. From there you look across the canopy and out through the glass to the Marina Bay skyline. Along the way you pass orchids, carnivorous pitcher plants and ferns up close. Look at the sides of the mountain as you go down: they are covered in epiphytes.

The Cloud Walk is one of several stops on the mountain. The Tree Top Walk runs through the forest canopy, and you can look up at it from the foot of the mountain. Waterfall View shows how the branches in a cloud forest catch water droplets. Crystal Mountain and The Cavern are on the map as well.

The mist comes on every two hours, from 10am to 8pm. Be on the Cloud Walk at one of those times if you want it in your photos.

Jurassic World: The Experience

The Jurassic World exhibition opened here on 29 May 2025 and was still running when we checked in October 2026. No end date has been announced. If the dinosaurs are your reason for going, check that it is still on.

Animatronic dinosaurs stand among the real ferns and pitcher plants. We saw two Brachiosaurus by the waterfall, a Tyrannosaurus rex and a pack of small dinosaurs on the rocks.

Low-angle photograph of a life-like Tyrannosaurus Rex head model inside the glass dome at the Jurassic World exhibition, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore — The Tyrannosaurus rex, with the glass roof of the dome behind it.

A pack of small animatronic dinosaurs standing on rocks among ferns and tropical foliage at the Jurassic World exhibition in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore — Small dinosaurs on the rocks among the ferns.

It is aimed at children and fans of the films. It uses loud sound effects and flashing lights, which is worth knowing if you are bringing a small child.

Over-the-shoulder shot of a man and a woman using their smartphones to photograph a large animatronic T-Rex head surrounded by greenery inside the Cloud Forest glass dome — Visitors photographing the Tyrannosaurus rex.

What You Learn Along the Way

Signboards through the conservatory explain the plants in front of you. The one in our photo, titled Devious Nature, shows how carnivorous plants trap their prey.

An educational signboard titled Devious Nature explaining the trapping mechanisms of carnivorous plants, displayed in front of red and green live pitcher plants at the Cloud Forest, Singapore — The Devious Nature signboard, below a row of live pitcher plants.

The Lost World is where you find the pitcher plants and Venus flytraps, set among ferns and mosses. The Secret Garden packs in some 7,000 plants of more than 135 species and hybrids.

Cloud Forest Tickets

Standard tickets are sold as a bundle with the Flower Dome: S$46 for an adult and $32 for a child aged 3 to 12. Singapore residents can buy the Cloud Forest on its own at $26 for an adult and $22 for a senior or child, or both domes at $34, $29 and $26.

Resident rates apply to citizens, permanent residents and people living in Singapore, including Employment Pass, Work Permit and Dependant Pass holders. If you live here and plan to visit the domes more than once a year, Friends of the Gardens membership includes admission.

Each ticket is valid for a single visit on the date you book. The ticketing counters at The Canopy and Floral Fantasy are open daily from 9am to 9pm.

You can buy from the official ticketing site or on Klook. We bought ours on site as residents.

Flower Dome and Cloud Forest

One ticket covers both domes. The official price is S$46 for an adult and $32 for a child aged 3 to 12.

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Before you book

Allow about an hour.
The last entry is at 8pm.
The Cloud Forest closes one day a month for maintenance. The next closure is on 26 October 2026.
Bring a jacket if you feel the cold.
Children aged 3 and above need a ticket.

Getting There

From Bayfront MRT (CE1/DT16), take Exit B and follow the underground linkway, then cross the Dragonfly Bridge or the Meadow Bridge into the gardens. If you would rather not walk, a paid shuttle runs daily between Bayfront MRT, Active Garden and the Flower Dome, next to the Cloud Forest. It runs from 9am to 9pm, about every 20 minutes, with the last ride at 8.45pm. The fee is S$3 for two rides, and tickets are sold online or in the official app. From Gardens by the Bay MRT (TE22) on the Thomson-East Coast Line, take Exit 1. From Tanjong Pagar MRT (EW15), bus 400 runs to the gardens.

Beyond the Cloud Forest

The standard ticket already covers the Flower Dome, and the Supertrees are in the same gardens.

The Flower Dome

The Flower Dome holds the Guinness World Record for the largest glass greenhouse. It grows plants from cool, dry parts of the world across nine gardens, and the floral displays change through the year. Last admission is at 8.30pm, half an hour after the Cloud Forest, so see this one second.

High-angle view of visitors walking along pathways lined with seasonal floral displays inside the glass Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore — Floral displays along the paths of the Flower Dome.

The Supertree Grove

The Supertree Grove is free to enter. The Supertrees rise up to 50 metres, and 12 of the 18 in the Gardens stand here. The grove is open daily from 5am to 2am.

The OCBC Skyway is a 128-metre walkway hung 22 metres above the ground between two Supertrees. It needs its own ticket: S$14 adult and $10 child, or $10 and $7 for residents. The walk takes about 15 minutes, last admission is at 8.30pm, and entry can be suspended in bad weather.

Visitors walking along the elevated OCBC Skyway, a suspended bridge connecting the plant-covered Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore — The OCBC Skyway, seen from above.

Garden Rhapsody

After dark the Supertree Grove lights up for Garden Rhapsody, a free light and sound show. It runs twice nightly, at 7.45pm and 8.45pm, and the Supertree lights go off at 11.30pm.

Do These as a Pair

The Cloud Forest, then Garden Rhapsody. See the dome in the day and stay for the free show after dark. Read our Gardens by the Bay guide.

The Verdict: Is the Gardens by the Bay Cloud Forest Worth It?

The Cloud Forest is worth the ticket.

You get a cool hour indoors, the waterfall, and a walk down the mountain past orchids and pitcher plants. While the Jurassic World exhibition is on, the dinosaurs are a second reason to go.

You do not need to be a nature lover to enjoy it. To us it is the main attraction of Gardens by the Bay. The one reason to skip it is a tight budget, because tourists can only buy it bundled with the Flower Dome.

We saw the Flower Dome and the Supertrees on the same visit. They are in our Gardens by the Bay guide.

Book ahead, and bring a jacket.

Your Guide to Visiting the Cloud Forest

Address18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953

Phone+65 6420 6848

Opening hoursDaily, 9am to 9pm. Last admission 8pm. Closed one day a month for maintenance

TicketsStandard: S$46 adult, S$32 child, with the Flower Dome. Residents: S$26 adult, S$22 senior or child. Hours and prices checked October 2026 at gardensbythebay.com.sg

Nearest MRTBayfront (CE1/DT16) or Gardens by the Bay (TE22)

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