Located at Tiong Bahru, Block 78 Guan Chuan Street, this little known wartime civilian bomb shelter, is now open for tours organised by the National Heritage Boar (NHB). The tours is part of NHB's planned event to mark the 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore to the Japanese invaders in 1942 during WWII. There will also be a community exhibition at the nearby Tiong Bahru market.
The tours are scheduled to begin February 2012, every Saturdays at 10am and 11am. Each tour last an hour. The public can register for the tours by sending an email to: lee_bee_cheng [at] nhb.gov.sg
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The Central Nature Reserve is the only remaining forested area in Singapore. This protected reserve comprises mainly of secondary and some patches of primary forests. Besides the well maintained walking trails of MacRitchie and Bukit Timah, there are also lesser trodden trails in the forest between Seletar and Peirce Reservoirs. Used by trekkers and the army on 'topo matches', the trails are kept fairly open.
Singapore is blessed with several nature parks, having easy to moderate hiking and jungle trails, all within half an hour's drive. While most parks are adjacent to stretches of secondary forest, the Central Catchment Nature Reserve with areas of both primary and secondary forests and 4 reservoirs, is truly a national treasure.
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