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Chek Jawa |
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For environmentalists and conservationists, Chek Jawa is a
gem of marine wildlife. Located at the eastern tip of Pulau
Ubin, Chek Jawa is a collection of six distinct habitats -
coastal forest, mangroves, sand bars, seagrass lagoon, rocky
shore & coral rubble. Some of these habitats can be found at
Pulau Sekudu, which is considered part of Chek Jawa.
Chek Jawa is teeming with a wide array of marine wildlife –
starfish, sea horses and octopi living in the sand and mud
flats, carpet and peacock anemones in the sea-grass meadows,
and sponges of all hues residing in the coral rubble. |
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Visits to Chek
Jawa are on a first-come-first-served basis and is only
possible at low spring tides. To book, call the National
Parks Board Ubin Information Kiosk at Tel: (65) 6542 4108.
Once at Chek Jawa, guides will be on hand to take visitors
on a 45-minute long walk through a designated route.
Visitors should wear proper footwear and should not
litter, touch or collect any plant nor animal specimens.
Admission
Free, but pre-booking is required.
Approximate touring time
2 hours
Location
Eastern tip of Pulau Ubin
Getting There
Take the MRT to Tanah Merah station (EW4). Then take SBS
Transit bus 2 or 29 to Changi Village bus interchange.
Then take a bumboat ride from Changi Point Ferry Terminal
(SGD 2 for a single trip, an additional SGD 2 if you are
bringing a bicycle). The boat ride takes about 10 minutes
and the bumboat will only depart when there are 12
passengers or if the whole boat is chartered for SGD 24.
The bumboat service operates from 6.00 am to at least 8.00
pm. Once on Pulau Ubin, either rent a bicycle from one of
the bicycle kiosks or take a local taxi to Chek Jawa. The
trip to Chek Jawa will take about 20 minutes.
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