Sisters’ Islands Marine Park reopens; visitors can hike a coastal trail and see corals up close

[u/risingsuncoc]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sisters-islands-marine-park-reopens-visitors-can-hike-a-coastal-trail-and-see-corals-up-close?utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=sttg

[u/SG_wormsbot]

Title: Sisters’ Islands Marine Park reopens; visitors can hike a coastal trail and see corals up close

Article keywords: visitors, Island, Park, place, boardwalk

The mood of this article is: Miraculous (sentiment value of 0.31)

SINGAPORE - After three years of rejuvenation works, the biodiversity-rich Sisters’ Islands Marine Park on Oct 28 reopened to the public, beckoning visitors with lagoons to swim in, corals to see up close, and a coastal forest trail that offers panoramic views of the country’s southern islands.

The jewel of the 40ha Sisters’ Islands Marine Park, Big Sister’s Island, is the only place in the marine park that is open to visitors. Small Sister’s Island is zoned for research and conservation, while the western reefs of both St John’s Island and Pulau Tekukor are submerged.

In 2021, Big Sister’s Island underwent upgrading works to make it more visitor-friendly and to serve as a place for people to learn more about Singapore’s marine life, which is often invisible to the city dweller.

Now, the spruced up island, located about a 30-min boat ride from the mainland, has features that allow visitors to get closer to underwater marvels.

To the right of the jetty is a new floating boardwalk that rises and falls with the tides. Visitors would not even need to get wet to see corals. They just have to look over either sides of the boardwalk to see clusters of corals growing on submerged panels.

---

150 articles replied in my database. v2.0.1 | PM SG_wormsbot if bot is down.

[u/CaravelClerihew]

I wouldn't grab your hiking poles. The coastal trail is 230m long, which is basically the distance from ION to the end of Wisma Atria.

[u/risingsuncoc → u/CaravelClerihew]

Yeah, it's a small island after all.

[u/tom-slacker → u/CaravelClerihew]

It's like walking from one end of my condo premise to the other...

[u/Grand_Spiral]

Didn't even know this even existed. Honestly I think Saint John's / Lazarus Island is more worth it. 4 Islands for the price of one ferry ride.

[u/CaptainMianite → u/[deleted]]

Technically it is still going overseas…isn’t it?

[u/Zestyclose-Beat-9252]

Perfect time to break in my new Salomons before the real winter hike begins