Every time I see one of the amphibious one drives by, it always make me smile with a funny kind of feeling. How does a modern city like Singapore get these massive monster on the road. We have been told we are a land scarce nation; cannot have too many roads and cannot have too many cars. Yet we have this massive “Monster Duck?” on the road. My impression of amphibious vehicles are like the ones you see in the movies for marine to land assault.

每次我看到一两大型的海路车开过，它总是让我傻笑因为它给我种有趣的感觉。新加坡-一个现代化的城市如何会让这些大规模的怪物开在繁忙的道路上。我们总被提醒告知我们是一个土地稀少的国家; 不能有太多的道路，不能有太多的汽车。然而，我们有这个巨大的“怪物鸭子？”在路上。我对海陆车的印象就像你在电影中看到的军人从海洋进陆地袭击。

These photos were taken after this lunch at Marina Square from the bus-stop across the road.

这些照片是在这个午餐后在滨海广场对面的公车站拍的。

📷🍜It was a cold and rainy day - 在一个寒冷的雨天

Researching….| 搜索....

It was quite a long time back when I first saw started seeing these. I remembered it was a kind of tour that brings you from land to water. I’ve never been on one so it’s time I learn a bit more about these tourist attractions with an “s” because I understand there are two companies operating that now.

当我第一次看到开始看到这些的时候是有好多年前了。我记得这是一种带你从陆地到水的旅游经验。我从来没有在上过，所以该花点时间找点资料。据我所知是有两家公司经营这。

1. http://www.ducktours.com.sg/

2. https://www.citytours.sg/

Comparison | 比较

Looking at their different routes and the pricing, I cannot really tell which is better. Price is one thing but both routes differ quite a bit anyway. If you just look the adult ticket price, $37 for Duck Tour is more expensive then $33.90 for Captain Explorer DUKW Tour, plus the later has an online discount bring the price to $31.90. If you are from outside Singapore and plan to visit other attractions, you should also check their websites for bundle deals.

看看他们不同的路线和定价，我可以肯定哪个较好。价格是一回事，但两条路线有很多不同。如果你单凭成人票价，Duck Tour 的 $37算较贵，而Captain Explorer DUKW Tour 的 $33. 9较便宜，并且在网上订票价格实 $31.9。如果你从外地来新加坡，并计划去其他景点，你也应该查看他们的网站有配套票。

If you are savvy traveller, do more homework. For example, when I search online, there are other option to buy discounted tickets. There are ticket booth in town, travel agents and I even found on online here:

如果你是精明的旅行者，先做点功课。例如，当我上网搜索时，还有其他可买到打折票。在市区有些售票亭，旅行社和我在网上找到这个:

http://www.qoo10.sg/su/410719402

Note: Although the price is listed as $21, selecting the type as “Adult” will add $7 making it $28 which is still cheaper than getting it directly from Captain Explorer DUKW®Tour.
注意：虽然标价是$21，选择“成人”票将添加$ 7，这等于是 $28，还是比直接从Captain Explorer DUKW Tour 更便宜。

Lesson 1 learned | 从中学习-1

Browsing through the website from the two tour operators, I learned that both have them operate amphibious vehicles from Vietnam War era. I have to take closer look to see if they are the same next time I see them.

通过浏览两个旅游网站后，我了解到他们都使用的是越南战争时期的海陆车。下一次我看到他们必须仔细看看它们是否是相同的。

Lesson 2 learned | 从中学习-2

What I learned is to do your research and planning before your travel to save some money. Even if you are going your own local attractions, there should be cheaper alternative than queueing for tickets at the entrance. Plus, you save some time eliminating the queueing for sure.

我学到的是在旅行之前收集资料和做好计划，为了节省一些钱。即使你要去自己当地景点，应该有更便宜的选择，而不是在门口排队。反正，可省一些时间，免去排队的时间。

Joke | 笑话

Here is a joke to add to the funny after what I have learned this funny amphibious transportation around the city.

这是一个笑话，为了带点欢笑给大家在这里跟我从这有趣的海陆交通工具上了一小堂课。

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📷Funny amphibious one on road and today I learn something | 看到这海陆车觉有趣，今天我学了点东西 (by @ace108)