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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Taman Universiti
Johor, Malaysia · Asia
About Taman Universiti
Taman Universiti is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kampung Kangkar Pulai, 24km from Singapore Zoo.
Taman Universiti is in Johor, Malaysia, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kampung Kangkar Pulai, about 4 km away.
Taman Universiti is a neighbourhood in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is located between Skudai and Pulai.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is a 5-minute drive away from Taman Universiti, hence the name of the town. The town is dominated by civil servants (lecturers, office workers) andRead more
students from UTM. The university alone has 30,000 students who mostly live on campus but visit the town to shop.
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What is there to see near Taman Universiti?
Within an hour or so of Taman Universiti: Singapore Zoo (24 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (33 km), Haw Par Villa (33 km), Little India (36 km).
Where is Taman Universiti?
Taman Universiti is in Johor, Malaysia, about 4 km from Kampung Kangkar Pulai.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Johor
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 1.5331, 103.6155
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Worth the detour from Taman Universiti
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Haw Par Villa
A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Little India
Singapore's most colorful and aromatic neighborhood with Hindu temples, spice shops, flower garlands, and authentic South Indian cuisine.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Clarke Quay
A colorful riverside quay in Singapore transformed into a vibrant nightlife and dining hub with restored warehouses along the Singapore River.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Tiong Bahru Market
A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asia's largest visual arts institution, housed in two beautifully restored national monuments.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Singapore Chinatown
A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
38 km · about 45 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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