South Buona Vista Road

Laid through the high ridges of Kent Ridge Park, South Buona Vista Road is a picturesque boulevard flanked by forest edges of Silver Back Trees (Rhodamnia cinerea), Tembusu (Cyrtophyllum fragrans) and Tiup-tiup (Adinandra dumosa), as well as planted Pelong (Pentaspadon motleyi), Spicate Eugenia (Syzygium zeylanicum), Indonesian Bayleaf (S. polyanthum) and Yellow Flame trees (Peltophorum pterocarpum). The notorious hairpin curves of this dazzling green tunnel links Dover to Pasir Panjang Road, and require careful navigation.

As its name suggests in Italian, the descending slopes of South Buona Vista Road used to offer drivers stunning elevated sea views. Constructed before World War II, the ridges were the site of the famous battle of Pasir Panjang, which took place in February 1942 between the invading Japanese forces and the Malay Regiment, led by Lieutenant Adnan Saidi.