Review Author: Emma

Review Date: 10 Jun 2023

Review Body: My daughters & I had a brilliant day with nautilus-they loved the facts & insights rockpooling & also the responsibility of helping do a beach clean up & categorising the debris. The highlight was the squid disection-which I was impressed they really got into. Excellent friendly team thanks so much!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jansen

Review Date: 26 Mar 2025

Review Body: I recently had the absolute pleasure of joining an intertidal walk led by Young Nautilus, and I cannot recommend them highly enough! From the moment we set foot on the shore, the experience was nothing short of eye-opening. The guides were incredibly knowledgeable, sharing fascinating tidbits about the diverse marine life that thrives in Singapore's intertidal zones. I was amazed by the sheer variety of creatures we encountered – from delicate sea stars and elusive crabs to unique mollusks and resilient sea cucumbers. The guides' passion for their work was infectious, and they patiently answered every question, fostering a genuine sense of wonder and discovery. They didn't just point out the wildlife; they explained the intricate relationships between the different species and their environment, making the entire experience incredibly educational. The walk was perfectly paced, allowing ample time to observe and appreciate each discovery. It was clear that Young Nautilus prioritizes both the safety of their participants and the preservation of the delicate ecosystem we were exploring. Their respect for the environment was evident in their careful handling of the creatures and their emphasis on responsible interaction. If you're curious about Singapore's hidden wildlife and want to gain a deeper appreciation for the wonders of the intertidal zone, look no further than Young Nautilus. This experience was truly unforgettable, and I'm already planning my next walk with them. Highly recommended for anyone, regardless of age or background, who seeks a unique and enriching adventure. Thank you, Young Nautilus, for such a fantastic experience!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jimmy

Review Date: 25 Jan 2026

Review Body: Unforgettable Wildlife Experience – A Rare Sighting! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We had a truly fantastic guided tour of the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. It was a massive highlight of our trip and an experience we won’t soon forget. Our guide, Alya, was wonderful—so welcoming, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable about the local ecosystem. She pointed out so many details about the plants and animals that we would have completely missed otherwise. The wildlife we saw was mind-blowing: • The Rare Rhinoceros Hornbill – An absolute miracle to see, considering they were thought to be extinct in Singapore for 80 years! • Owls, Bats, and Snakes • Crocodiles and Huge Monitor Lizards • Spiders and various exotic insects Alya’s expertise turned a great walk into a world-class experience. We give this tour our highest recommendation to anyone visiting Singapore!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Stella Khu

Review Date: 19 Jan 2021

Review Body: We loved everything! Our guide, Ryan was attentive to the young ones, exceedingly knowledgeable and very engaging. The trip started near my 3 year old toddler's bedtime but the trip managed to keep him interested and focused. What's more, on the next day, when asked about the trip again, my son was able to name and describe most of the things he saw. It is a most weather event and, though unlikely to see nothing as the guide was very experienced and knew what to look for, stations were set up to ensure that the children would get to see a vast variety of marine life like sea stars, peanut worm, various species of crabs, hermit crabs, sea pen, sea anemone, etc. The most interesting thing for my son was witnessing how crabs scurry away and quickly burrow into the sand to camouflage. We would definitely try other such trips from them.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Harpreet Kaur

Review Date: 17 Mar 2021

Review Body: It was a fun trip not only for the kids but us adults too. The rain was abit of a dampener but Siying engaged us with interesting artefacts including an egg case/sac and a sea horse. Siying was constantly checking in on our comfort thruout the 2hrs and also the Q&A sessions were so informative. The kids started off our little adventure by telling Siying that they would love to see horse shoe crabs, mudskippers and a crocodile and guess what we saw all and alot more. I had actually organised this experience more for my dad and the kids, dad was scheduled for a major op on Tuesday and our experience at Sungei Buloh really got his mind off the surgery and that means alot. Thank you Seek Sophie & thank u Siying for this memorable trip. Will be getting intouch again for the Changi Beach walk :)

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Nadya

Review Date: 18 Jun 2025

Review Body: Had such a lovely midweek morning at Changi Beach with Navin from Young Nautilus! 🌊 He was not only super knowledgeable but also really engaging — we learnt so many cool things about marine life, like how to tell if a crab shell is just a molt or… an actual crab that didn’t make it (yikes!). 🦀😅 Plus, the way he explained the different types of crustaceans made it all so easy to understand. What I really appreciated was how well-organised everything was — while the facilitators guided us around, other educators were already busy scouting and spotting sea creatures ahead for us to see up close. It felt seamless and so thoughtfully planned out. Such an eye-opening and wholesome way to spend the morning. I’d totally do this again! 🐚✨

Review rating: 5

Review Author: JX Lim

Review Date: 20 Apr 2019

Review Body: Blown away by the amazing experience I had with my preschool aged child at the changi intertidal walk. Didn't expect to see THAT MANY amazing creatures within the two hours. Guides were incredibly knowledgeable and professional. Somehow, they managed to make the experience equally enjoyable for children (of any age) and adults. I appreciated the fact that they also cared for the animals eg. Not letting us lift the hermit crab up too much in case it gets scared and abandons its shell. Appreciated how they also weaved in practical advice on conservation, pollution etc. Definitely going back again for more trips!! Also, I'm glad that there's a wet weather plan (although we didn't need to use it.) - Ong Shu Min, 21 April 2019

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Lina

Review Date: 06 Aug 2026

Review Body: A really educational and fun experience. We hopped across the border from Singapore and were transported to a different world. Was really cool to explore the mangroves with a local Orang Seletar who could tell us about the importance of this ecosystem from their community's perspective and how essential it is to them - they are leading the efforts to try to protect it against development. Support them in their cause by going on this trip!! It was also really interesting to learn about this community that have lived almost completely on the water only until about a generation ago. And they had to choose between Singapore and Malaysia when the two countries were formally separating. What fascinating history!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Liz

Review Date: 29 Dec 2021

Review Body: Enjoyed the guided tour out to Changi's inter-tides with my 5yo. Spencer our guide-educator was very knowledgeable and passionate about the sea creatures and besides teaching us how to identify them, he taught us how to handle them sensitively and how to be a responsible beach-goer (by not bringing home seashells as they could be homes for hermit crabs). We spotted a puffer fish, squid eggs, sea cucumbers, anemones, sea stars and many more marine life - didn't realise we have such a wide diversity of sea creatures here in SG. Best to wear appropriate footwear as you'll be walking on rocks, shells and sand, so boots or aquashoes (from decathalon) would be most ideal.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Mitsuye Foo

Review Date: 03 Feb 2020

Review Body: We’ve enjoyed ourselves so much that our upcoming walk will be our 4th adventure with Young Nautilus. All the educators and facilitators have been insightful and engaging, patiently answering all the questions about the environment and each organism. Every walk is an eye opening experience about the unique and essential organisms that are found right in SG that we might not have known had we not started on these walks. Highly recommended as a family activity and to educate children on the importance of being considerate to the environment.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Yeo Zi Yi

Review Date: 20 Dec 2021

Review Body: Definitely a very interesting tour to see things that we never knew existed. We were very late because we went to the wrong entrance (because Google maps gave the East entrance as the West Entrance and that we didn’t read the instructions that were sent to us) but the folks from Young Nautilus were so patient with us and had made arrangements to meet us and have us catch up with the group. Saw quite a bit of sea animals and learnt a lot of interesting facts from our guide Mao. Wonderful learning experience for the whole family!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Mon MY

Review Date: 22 Mar 2019

Review Body: Our group was led by Leyon Wong. He was super patient with the kids and with us adults - shared many interesting facts - engaged every kid in the group. Even for us adults we learnt alot from his sharing over the 2 hrs. His team mates were also very enthusiastic and you can sense their passion and commitment to pass on knowledge to the children. Very good learning experience. Lets you see a new side of our little island! Who said we are a boring island? Join them for an evening tour and you would be amazed!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Joanne Yeo

Review Date: 23 Apr 2018

Review Body: We recently went on the Young Nautilus changi coastal walk and found it an excellent choice with really young children. I was surprised at how many different marine creatures we saw and that could be found in Singapore’s intertidal zone. The educators or guides were informative and interesting and clearly passionate about sharing their knowledge. The staff were well prepared and had set up stations with the animals they have found. Interactive and educational family activity. Thanks!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Mitra Ben-L'amri

Review Date: 27 Mar 2021

Review Body: We went on the intertidal walk on Pasir Ris beach with our 4 year old and 6 year old. Our guide Ryan was very knowledgeable and friendly. We found a number of sea creatures, including hermit crabs and sea slugs. My daughters were fascinated and learnt a lot about these creatures. As the walk was a birthday gift to my daughter, we all sang to her and she was gifted a present. Definitely a day to remember! Thank you Ryan and team for making this trip a memorable one 😊

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Adora Tan

Review Date: 25 Sep 2017

Review Body: This was our first experience with Young Nautilus. Our facilitators for that day, Chew Peng was a friendly young lady who was very helpful and patience throughout our whole session. She never fail to answer all our questions. We had so much fun and also gained some knowledge of the sea creatures. It was indeed a very good experience for all of us ! Once again, a big thank you to Chew Peng, Marcus and the rest of their team ! You guys are amazing !

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Nadia Ng

Review Date: 30 Sep 2018

Review Body: It was truly an eye opener after visited Punggol promenade last night , led by captain Rachel! My girls enjoyed the tour so much and they can’t wait to join the next tour. Great teacher inspires . Thanks to Rachel 💕, the tour was informative and felt as if we were in real life science lesson with interactive and load of fun 😃. Didn’t imagine we have discover so many marine creatures at our backyard having staying in punggol for 3 years .

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Sharon Su

Review Date: 22 Aug 2020

Review Body: Thanks Young Nautilus for the very interesting and informative evening at the Changi intertidal night walk. Our guides Momoka and Charmaine are very engaging and knowledgeable. My kids really enjoyed asking them all about the various species we saw. It’s amazing what can be found on our Singapore shores. Truly unexpected. It’s great that they also get everyone to spend a bit of time cleaning up the beach after each session too!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Felicia Soh

Review Date: 20 Sep 2020

Review Body: What a fantastic time we had with Debra tonight! She was incredibly patient and is such a gem, dispensing all these nuggets of information abt Singapore’s surprisingly intertidal marine life! Who would have thought? It was drizzling, but the kids were so keen to explore what lies beneath the rocks with her. We learnt so much today. On a score of 1-10, my kids gave it a 20!!! They said best evening ever!!!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Joey Lim

Review Date: 04 Jun 2018

Review Body: We signed up for the intertidal walk at Changi and it was truly an eye-opening experience for the whole family. My son loves marine life so to see anemones, sea slugs, sand dollars, tube worms and sea cucumbers up close is truly an awesome experience! We learned so much from the guides (Rachel and Debra) and the walk was excellently prepared! Looking forward to join the Sungei Buloh walk next time!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Christabel Tan

Review Date: 05 Sep 2020

Review Body: Featuring our lovely guide from @youngnautilus Momoka who was very patient with the numerous questions and (wrong) answers the boys gave! She also shared her wealth of knowledge with us, half of which I cannot even remember 😂 but #tamsters were super engaged. The guides set up cute learning stations so we could see the creatures they had caught! Great way to start the holiday week! Thank you!!!!

Review rating: 5

Itinerary Day 1

Itinerary Summary: Outdoor Eco Exploration

Itinerary Description: Introduction & Safety Briefing Nature Walk (Intertidal) Hands-on Beach Clean Up Break Time (BYO Food) Squid Dissection Conclusion & Souvenirs