For folks who are unaware, Chek Jawa is supposingly restricted of access after a surge of visitors that follows the announcement of the government to halt a land reclaimation project around the area, after a group of environmentalists found that Chek Jawa is in fact a marine gem in Singapore.
So, NPark organises limited numbers of visit to Chek Jawa, providing the necessary information, restricts the amount of visitors into Chek Jawa, and cornering off vulnerable areas from being harmed.
I have originally called NPB on 1 March, the so-called "first" booking day for 2006 to Chek Jawa, to secure 6 positions for a group of friends who are interested to visit Chek Jawa. It just happened that this year school starts that early, that we have to abandon the original plans, and supply with those interested a chance to visit.
To: sehsuan - I don't suppose NPB will allow exceptional cases to visit Chek Jawa, not really sure though. From what I construe, the only way to visit Chek Jawa legally is to join the NPark free tour to Chek Jawa.
To: onyx - Van, it should be S$2 for to/fro.
To: pai - As far as I understands, NPark chose the hours that coincides with times that are better to demostrate the true identity of Chek Jawa.
To: nicholas68 - Nope, I lived in the extreme North though, and I usually gets up at 4:30am to prepare for sunrise shooting at places like Mandai or Punggol.
To: dfstan - When I finally get through on the NPB Hotline, all weekend tours are taken.