singaporecity360° Chek Jawa
Chek Jawa Wetlands sits at the eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, a 100-hectare stretch where six habitats — sandy shore, rocky shore, seagrass lagoon, coral rubble, mangrove and coastal forest — meet in one place.
6 things to know first
The guided Chek Jawa Wetlands Tour is suspended until further notice while the floating pontoon is repaired. If seeing the intertidal life up close is your reason for going, that access is not available — the boardwalks are.
A track at Chek Jawa is also closed for maintenance until further notice. Check the NParks Ubin notices before committing to the trip.
Everything beyond the boardwalk is tide-dependent. Come at low tide, ideally below about half a metre, or the flats are simply underwater. Midday low tides only happen in certain months.
A crocodile was reported between Pulau Ubin and Pulau Ketam on 23 July 2026. Stay on the boardwalk and away from the water.
It is a long way from the main jetty — about forty-five minutes on foot or twenty by bicycle, and bikes must be left at the entrance. There is no food or water here, so buy at the jetty first.
Very little shade on the Coastal Loop and none on the tower. Mosquitoes are heavy on the Mangrove Loop.
It is open daily from 7am to 7pm, entry is free, and no permit is needed as long as you keep to the boardwalks and trails. A boardwalk loops out over the shore and through the mangroves, and the 21-metre Jejawi Tower gives a view across the flats towards Johor.
From 20 November 2025 the Mangrove Loop and the tower are closed for maintenance into early 2026, though the Coastal Loop stays open. It is about a 40-minute walk east from the Ubin jetty and village where the bumboat from Changi lands.
The point of Chek Jawa is the marine life exposed on the intertidal flats, and that only happens at low tide — check a tide table and aim for a spring low of 0.5 metres or below, or you arrive to find the flats underwater and see very little. Those lows often fall in the early morning, which suits the 7am opening but means catching one of the first boats across.
Rain, heat, and what to do about it
Live readings and forecasts from NEA. Four days is the limit — past that, nobody is forecasting, they are showing you an average.
Southwest Monsoon
June to September
Short, sharp early-morning showers and occasional squall lines. Drier overall than the northeast wet phase.
The other good window. Rain tends to arrive early and clear, leaving usable afternoons. This is also when haze can occur, which is worth checking rather than assuming.
Plan your Chek Jawa stop
Straight-line distance from the three places a visitor has already heard of.
18km
north-east
19km
north-east
6.3km
north-west
What costs money inside
| What | Adult | Resident | Child |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bumboat from Changi Point Ferry Terminal S$4 a person EACH WAY, so about S$8 return — there is no return ticket, you pay again coming back, plus S$2 for a bicycle. Pay the boatman on board; no ticket is issued and you cannot buy ahead. The crossing takes about ten minutes. Critically there is no timetable: a boat leaves when twelve passengers have boarded, and a smaller group or a trip outside 6am to 7pm costs more by private arrangement. Agree the fare before you step on, every time. | S$4 | — | S$4 |
Chek Jawa, in every light
Nearby, on foot
In Southern Islands — close enough to collect on the same trip out.
Contains information from Tourist Attractions accessed on 2026-08-01 from data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0.