Wildlings Adventure Camp at Batu Batu | An island holiday for Singapore families
- Claire
- May 4
- 5 min read
22 June to 5 July 2026 | Ages 6 to 12 | Pulau Tengah, Johor Marine Park, Malaysia
A holiday camp built for discovery, resilience and adventure
Across two weeks this June and July, Wildlings is bringing its full adventure camp programme to Batu Batu, a private eco-island resort on Pulau Tengah in Malaysia's Sultan Iskandar Marine Park.
Rooted in the Wildlings forest school ethos, the programme gives children the freedom to explore, create and challenge themselves, guided by the extraordinary island around them and our fabulous staff. Through water-based adventures, forest exploration, island challenges and hands-on creative experiences, children engage wholeheartedly.
What we learn with pleasure, we never forget. - Alfred Mercer
What to Expect
A new adventure every day with seven daily themes: Each day stands on its own, so children can join anytime without missing out, and based on the following principles:
Fun first. Always. Every session is built around children, adventure and challenge, with confidence, creativity and capability growing through doing.
Three sessions, with family time in between. Morning (9:30 to 12:00), afternoon (2:30 to 5:00), evening (7:00 to 8:30). The rest of the day is free for lunch, the pool, the beach, and family.
The island is the playground. Pulau Tengah's seagrass and coral reefs, forest trails, mangroves, gardens and turtle hatchery shape every session.
A community from day one. Each morning starts with icebreakers, so every child feels included. By day two, they have already found each other beyond the sessions.
Fully flexible. Join for a day, a few days, or the full week. Every day is a complete experience (but advance booking guarantees your spot).
Relaxed evenings parents can join. Parents are welcome on ghost crab walks, stargazing, UV night walks, campfires and nature documentaries (subject to maximum group sizes).
One coach to ten children. A 1:10 ratio, capped at 20 children per group, so every child gets the attention and support they need.
A peek at the week ahead
The 7-day programme runs Monday to Sunday and repeats once across the fortnight. Children can drop in any day.
Day 1, Ocean Explorers. They begin where the island begins, in the sea, discovering the life beneath the surface. Bodyboarding over seagrass meadows, intertidal treasure hunts, beach games. Afternoon turtle conservation experience: interactive talk, nest tracking, hatchery visit and turtle art. Evening ghost crab observation walk and campfire.
Day 2, Marine Biologist for a Day. A day with the people protecting the ocean. Meet a Tengah Island Conservation marine biologist, watch reef footage from baited underwater cameras (BRUVS), guided mangrove walk and tree planting. Afternoon beach cleanup with data collection becomes a large-scale collaborative artwork. Evening UV night walk for fluorescent scorpions, millipedes and nocturnal wildlife.
Day 3, Castaway. A high-energy day of survival, teamwork and hands-on challenge. Knot tying, shelter building (with a hose-down test), supervised fire striking. Afternoon lashing skills, raft building and raft races in the shallows. Evening stargazing by the sandbar.
Day 4, Expedition. A wide-ranging adventure across the whole island. Children get a compass and a hand-drawn map and navigate between named beaches, solving challenges at each waypoint to win the race. In the afternoon, they design and build their own raft from bamboo, lashings and recycled buoyancy, then race them in the shallows. The day finishes with closing awards and stories around the campfire.
Day 5, Island Heritage. A journey beyond the island, connecting with local culture and history. Boat excursion to neighbouring Pulau Besar for traditional Zapin dance, ketupat weaving, heritage games and local food. Afternoon beach foraging, then driftwood and sea glass sculpture using proper tools. Evening ghost crab walk.
Day 6, Wild Skills. Learning to see the island as a resource. Forest trail hike with nature bingo, garden foraging, coconut tree climbing with full safety gear, palm weaving, and an Island SOS smoke signal challenge. Evening UV night walk on a different route.
Day 7, Grow & Cook. From soil to plate. The Vietnamese Boat People once lived on this island. Children hear the story, forage in the garden, and cook Vietnamese-inspired food together. Afternoon composting, mini-beast discovery, planting in the children's garden, and a take-home bottle planter. Evening stargazing or ghost crab walk.
Every evening sits alongside campfire marshmallows and a nature documentary at the Children's Clubhouse. The team is on call for turtle nesting throughout.
Wonderful Discounts for your Family Holiday
For children aged 6 to 12, with older children welcome. 5-year-olds can join with an older sibling. The programme is built for both the eager explorer and the hesitant starter, each child joining at their own pace through shared adventure. A flexible camp shaped around your family stay
Camp fee: SGD 120 / MYR 370 per child, per day, regardless of how many sessions your child joins. You only pay for the camp days you select at booking when booking your villa through Batu Batu.
Exclusive Wildlings family villa rates for stays between 21 June and 9 July 2026:
Book two camp days: 10% off villa
Book three camp days: 15% off villa
Book four or more camp days: 20% off villa
Discounts apply to base villa rates only. Standard rates apply for boarded meals, boat transfers and applicable taxes. Cancellations more than 30 days before camp receive an 80% refund. No refund within 30 days.
About Batu Batu
Set on the pristine private island of Pulau Tengah, Batu Batu is more than a resort. It is a 22-villa eco-island retreat where nature, community and purpose come together.
The island sits inside Malaysia's Sultan Iskandar Marine Park, a designated marine protected area off Mersing in Johor. Eight white-sand beaches. Coral reefs and seagrass meadows in the shallows. Juvenile reef sharks gliding through the lagoon. Resident green and hawksbill turtles nesting on the beaches. Rich birdlife in the canopy. The Tengah Island Conservation Centre on site protects all of it, and your children will meet the marine biologists who run it.
Batu Batu was built plank by plank by the family who own it, with sustainability and the local environment at the heart of every decision. Staying there directly supports a locally-owned business committed to the island, the community and the unique culture of the region.
Getting there from Singapore is simple. A 2.5 to 3-hour drive or coach to Mersing Jetty in Johor, then a 20 to 30-minute private speedboat to the island. No airports and expensive flights required.
Island map of Batu Batu on Pulau Tengah
Meet Wildlings
Wildlings is a Forest School and outdoor education company in Singapore. Our home-bases are our own private nature spaces in leafy Dempsey Hill and West Coast Park, places that inspire the imagination and let children run wild and free. At the heart of everything we do is the world-renowned Forest Schools ethos.
We offer adventure camps, Forest School club, playgroups, events, corporate experiences and programmes for schools. Our excursion programme is enjoyed by some of the most well-respected names in education. Our events programme is anticipated by families across Singapore, year after year.
Wildlings has been recognised with multiple consecutive Expat Living Reader's Choice Awards for Best Outdoor Activity for Kids and Best Kids' Holiday Camp. Thousands of Singapore families have come through our weekly programmes, school holiday camps, schools programmes and overnight camps.
This is the first time we are taking the full Wildlings adventure camp programme onto a private island. We could not be more excited about who we are taking it to and where.
Ready for an island adventure your kids will never forget?
Two weeks. One private island. Seven daily themes. Spots are limited.
If you've been looking for a family holiday that gives your children a proper outdoor adventure and gives you back the calm of a quiet, beautiful island stay, this is the one to book.
Book your villa and your camp days through Batu Batu. Pricing, villa types and live availability are all on their site, and the family villa rates above are applied automatically when you select your camp days.
Got questions about the programme, your child's age group, or whether camp is right for them? Email us at hello@wildlings.sg and we'll come back to you fast.
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