Saturday, December 26, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009An enjoyable day at D'Kranji Farm Resort
Nestled deep in along Neo Tiew Road lies the D’Kranji Farm Resort. It boasts to be Singapore’s first eco and nature resort. What gives this resort an edge over the others is the refreshing retreat from the hectic urban life that fellow Singaporeans are well-acquainted with. The serene and laid-back environment there gives off a being-in-the-countryside vibe, something that is not easily achievable on this little red dot that is Singapore.
However, the farm resort proves to be a little challenging to access. Being situated way deep into the industrial parts of Kranji makes it difficult for public transportation to operate there. Therefore, the nearest public transportation – bus – is located about a few hundred meters away from the resort. One would have to walk from the bus stop to get to the resort. The management of the resort having foreseen this issue, hence, decided to provide free shuttle bus services from Yew Tee Station to the resort. Shuttle services begin operate at 0800-2230hrs. Each bus is an hour interval apart.True to its words, you can feel the tranquility of countryside living the minute you reached the place. Palm trees swayed cheerfully in the breeze as the resort concierge greeted us warmly at the entrance.
Clear directions are given on how to get to different parts of the resorts. The arrows were literally pointing in the places’ direction
Just a stone throw away is a prawn-fishing shelter, which is usually quite packed due to it being a popular past-time amongst Singaporeans. A rod will be happily rented to you at an economical price of fifteen bucks, while you get a discount of five bucks if you were to rent two rods instead of one.
Pathways further down, brought us to small production hubs selling all kinds of things. They could range from rental of bicycles, sale of snacks like ice-cream to the sale of fruits/vegetables grown in the plantation.
As we were heading back to the drop-off point, we saw many different types of plants. Below are a few of the plants which we took.
(Pu Tau San) (Durian)
(Mango)
They are also nurturing rambutan, grapefruit, roselle and sunflower plants over there!
The resort also has multi-purpose halls situated within its compounds, albeit a little less grand than the luxurious ones in the city hotels.
As we were heading back to the drop off point, we saw this huge seafood restaurant sitting just beside the convention halls.
A beer garden is built next to it, so that guests could unwind with a bottle of cold beer accompanied by special live band performances on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and eve of holidays to keep you entertained after a hearty meal.
The serenity and laidback atmosphere is definitely something that is greatly sought after, leaving visitors hungry for more and making repeated visits. Thus marking the end of our little excursion in D’Kranji Farm Resort!
Bonus pictures:
This was one of the tallest trees around.
It’s also one of the weirest!
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