OCBC Skyway

From the ground the Supertrees are scenery. Up here they're neighbours, and the floor moves a little.

The OCBC Skyway is for people who want to be among the Supertrees rather than above them, and it's our pick of the two high points on a first visit. It's a 128-metre walkway slung 22 metres up between two Supertrees, about 15 minutes end to end, with Marina Bay laid out on one side and the conservatory domes on the other. The compromises: it moves a little underfoot, and it's outdoors, so admission can be suspended in bad weather.

You take a lift up from the base of a tree, and then you walk. It's a suspended structure, so expect some give; you may feel it move now and then. If anyone in your group is uneasy with heights, that is worth knowing before you buy the ticket rather than halfway across.

The thing to look at first is the planting. From the ground the Supertrees read as silhouettes. Up here you're level with their trunks, ringed by a dozen vertical gardens, close enough to study the plants that clothe them. Give that a minute before you start lining up the skyline shot; Marina Bay Sands isn't going anywhere.

Then there's the evening question. Garden Rhapsody, the free light-and-sound show, plays twice every evening in the Supertree Grove. From the Skyway you're level with the upper reaches of the trees; from the plaza you're underneath them, looking up. Our view: if you've never lain back on the plaza under the lights, do that first. If you have, go up and see it from the middle.

Space is the other constraint. In 2019 Gardens by the Bay put the Skyway's capacity at 80 people at a time, and visits are timed: the official page suggests about 15 minutes, which is roughly how long it takes to walk, stop, gawp and walk again. Book ahead, and if the heat is your worry, go in the morning rather than mid-afternoon, when the walkway has nothing between you and the sun.

It isn't essential. Pick one high point, not both (that's the Supertree Observatory's job, and it's a different kind of view), and pick this one if the walking is the thrill. Bayfront is the nearest MRT.

Good to know Admission may be suspended in bad weather, and the Skyway closes on scheduled maintenance days, so check before you go. The official page gives 9am–9pm (last admission 8.30pm) and tickets of S$10 for resident adults and S$14 for non-resident adults, sold online. Nearest MRT: Bayfront.

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OCBC Skyway | 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953 | Nearest MRT: Bayfront