River Safari at Singapore Zoo – Asia's first and only river-themed wildlife park – celebrated its soft opening on April 3.

The 12ha River Safari is the newest addition to Wildlife Reserves Singapore's portfolio of award-winning parks and will showcase animals from freshwater habitats inspired by eight of the world's iconic rivers including the Mississippi, Nile, Mekong, Yangtze and Amazon rivers.

The River Safari welcomed close to 1,500 visitors on the first day of its soft launch.