WRS Mandai expansion plans

As mentioned by @CGSwans you could do all 3 parks in a day if the weather holds up. River Wonders only takes about 3 hours to complete (if there are no lines for the pandas, boat ride).

Current estimated timeline for the Mandai project:
Bird Paradise - Q1 2023
Rainforest Wild - 2024
Indoor Nature Attractions - 2024
Hotel - 2023/2024

 

What was the original planned opening year for the bird park? 2018 or something?

 

Also when are the new habitats for Tasmanian devils and kiwis gonna open?

 

2020 i believe.

 

I don't know what's going on with the Devils' arrival; seems to be in limbo. Likewise the arrival of the Kiwi is uncertain. Last i heard its due to upstream issues.

 

My personal experience (in 2019):
Zoo: 9am to 2:45pm
River Safari: 3pm to 5:30pm
Night Safari: after 7pm

It will be tiring though, especially i imagine for someone who doesn't cope with the tropical climate that well.

 

Mandai Wildlife Group has released more details of the new Bird Paradise which will open in the 2nd quarter of 2023.

Bird Paradise in Mandai to open in Q2 2023, will include 8 walk-through aviaries

 

There's a short video of the actual aviaries in this article:

Bird Paradise to open in Mandai in Q2 of 2023 and will have eight walk-in aviaries

 

Glad to hear that the Negros bleeding hearts are going to be on display

 

Do you have any plans to add Aye-Ayes to Night Safari? And could you please provide a list of species planned for future additions at Mandai?

 

There were plans to acquire Aye-aye but i'm not sure if it is still happening. Okapi should be arriving later this year/early next year. There are also plans to acquire Sifaka and more Philippine species for Rainforest Wild.

 

Thank you. Where do you predict the Okapi will come from? And will the Sifaka be from the Duke Lemur Center?

 

I'm not sure about both, but they ought to be part of EEP populations.

 

I thought I glimpsed Okapi on the Night Safari earlier this week, but there was no commentary on them, I thought I must of imagined it.

 

You probably saw a Bongo.

 

Ah yes, that makes sense. Many thanks.

 

Just find this web to talk about the overall project of Mandai, if you have not seen this before, jsut FYI.

https://www.chopefornature.org/mandai/background/

 

I'm really curious what they are up to in Rainforest Wild Africa since it is only about 8 hectares, which is even smaller than River Wonders.

 

Aside from okapis and the lemur walkthrough, I’m not sure what they’ll add but they already have these African rainforest species that could potentially be moved here like bongos, red river hogs, hippos, monkeys, etc, wouldn’t expect as many new species for RW. Bonobos and Congo buffalo would be amazing to have and I’d love for the return of mandrills, duikers and African dwarf crocodiles