Henderson Waves Excursion Pictorial - Part 1

We started the trip from Harbourfront MRT Station on a beautiful Weekday Morning. I've heard about the weekend crowd (sounds similar to the masses at Orchard Road) and decide to stay away from them. We took Exit D at Harbourfront MRT, and walked away from the nearby food court, towards a 'Southern Ridges Map'. The entrace is quite a distance from the exit and there are no signages. My only advice is that you walk diagonally, away from the exit and the food court. That'll keep you on track.

Basically, the route will take us through:

1) Marang Trail
2) Faber Walk
3) Faber Point
4) Henderson Waves
5) Hilltop Walk
6) Forest Walk
7) Alexandra Arch
8) HortPark

Since we've been to the Canopy Walk and Reflections at Bukit Chandu, we decide to end our trip at HortPark. Besides, the route ain't coloured as nicely as the other paths, so we thought it'll be boring. heh.

The path looks eerie from where we were at, and the steps look intimidating. Only the sounds of crickets could be heard. Didn't thought this would be the path until we saw some Ang Moh strolled past us and towards the steps. Oh well...

Its not that steep after all and is suitable for the senior walkers. There were a lot to see along the way...

Flowers! This bugger was quite a pity as it got ants crawling all over.

I guess its a normal occurrence. Ants like sweet stuff anyways...

Giant trees! This tree is extremely tall and definitely older than Singapore itself (43 years old). It is quite surprising to see old trees growing quietly less than 1km away from Vivocity.

This animal is abundant in Singapore. You need not have to go to Mount Faber just to see this. Just check out the nearest group of trees at the void deck and there's one, surely. Gotta apologise for the blur picture as it kept moving around.

Through the opening in the thick canopy, we saw a colonial style building sitting atop. It was as if, we were British soldiers, climbing Mount Faber towards our barracks. And from there, we could monitor the whole of Singapore's southern approach.

We reached the end of the gravel path and went on to a wooden boardwalk. It leads up to Mount Faber and we were greeted by...

Magnificent views!

We can see ships in the distance...

Trees in the foreground...

As we marched towards the cable car tower, the ship too, was making progress...

Towards the North-East, we could see the Central Business District. The cable car tower wasn't that far, and the journey was only 30mins long from the start.

The Jewel Box, is the name of the Cable Car Tower and it has a restaurant within the compound. From here, you can hop on a cable car to get to Sentosa or Harbourfront. I've seen limousines and a bus going through the road and it sure looks like this restaurant serves a one of a kind experience.

Cable Cars rolling up to the Jewel Box...

If you're lost, they're plenty of signboards. The road on the left leads to Henderson Waves!

While we were walking towards Henderson Waves, there was this 'thing' which caught my eyes. It has sharp edges and definitely man-made. Look at the picture below...

It could be an underground tunnel or structure much similar to the ones at Alexandra Hospital and Labrador Park. I've outlined it in yellow to make it look obvious. I'd love to go down to take a closer look, but it was kinda steep, and I couldn't be bothered anyways... haha.

These trees remind me of fairytales... They look so sober and peaceful...

Stay tuned for Part 2!

Henderson Waves Pictures, Mount Faber Pictures, Alexandra Arch Pictures, Jewel Box Pictures