There is no person who would not admire the beauties of the underwater world. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to scuba dive to the bottom of the sea and observe the inhabitants of the seas personally. Then water parks come to the rescue. One of the largest is the Sentosa Aquarium in Singapore.
A beautiful city
The Republic of Singapore is associated among the inhabitants of the entire planet with a high-tech power, which has reached unprecedented heights in the technical field and has introduced computerized technology in almost all areas of its life. At the time of independence, Singapore was one of the poorest countries in the world with unemployment, low oil and fuel turnover. After the country's leadership announced that Singapore would not depend on oil, the most difficult years began. The emphasis was decided on technical progress. At that time, not only the first persons of the state, but all the officials simply had to work in such a way as to attract investors to their land. For days on end, the leaders worked with large and not very large companies, did their best to come to Singapore and begin to establish there their own production, which they needed. Finally, things got off the ground. Today we see Singapore as a great technological power. It occupies the first lines even in the organization of attractions. And the aquarium in Singapore was no exception.
Marine Life Park
The Sentosa Island Aquarium in Singapore is one of the most visited in the world. In addition, he bears the title of the largest in the world, taking this title from the aquarium, located in American Atlanta. The center was opened in 2012 and is divided into two parts: the oceanarium itself and the center of water entertainment.
The oceanarium contains forty-five million liters of sea water. The entire territory is divided into several zones, according to habitats in the wild. Each zone has a different marine life. Here is a huge collection of different types of fish, sharks, stingrays and dolphins. It was even planned to keep tiger sharks here, but the plans could not be implemented due to the complexity of keeping sharks in captivity.
The second part, an amusement park, is a huge territory with all kinds of roller coasters, bays, water missiles, and is also divided into several thematic zones.
Treasure Reef Hall
All the inhabitants of the oceanarium in Singapore are divided into special zones, approximately the same as they live in wildlife. One of the interesting halls that should be visited first of all in the Underwater World is the Reef Treasures hall, and it is dedicated, as the name implies, to the inhabitants of reefs and reef beds. Entire coral colonies live here, which share space with numerous species of fish. These fish peacefully exist with coral ecosystems and even help them by cleansing corals of harmful microorganisms.
The oceanarium works without breaks and without days off, from nine in the morning to five in the evening. A special condition is that you can not bring photos and video equipment with a flash, as numerous bright flashes injure marine life.
Shipwreck Hall
Photos of the aquarium in Singapore attract attention with an unusual composition: a real shipwreck. From the outside it seems that this is impossible, but the area of this zone allowed architects and space designers to recreate an exceptionally real picture of the shipwreck. Among the skillfully laid out wreckage of a ship, utensils scattered along the bottom and as if powdered with sand, you can meet unusual inhabitants. Indeed, it is in the mossy wreckage that sea horses, lobsters and crayfish adore hiding. The shrimp here is a cloud. And all the inhabitants can be considered in detail.
Open Ocean Hall
Here the name speaks for itself. Those wishing to see the wildlife of the ocean close by are welcome. There are several species of sharks, including white, swordfish, known for their unusual snouts in the form of edged weapons, stingrays, as well as small fish, which is a direct companion of giants in the open ocean. Some fish follow their so-called host everywhere and help them get rid of adherent organisms and pieces of food stuck in their teeth. If there are none, marine life can be affected and die. The leadership of the Aquarium in Singapore carefully monitors such vital details.
Hall "Sea of Sharks"
Many travelers, when planning a trip, will undoubtedly wonder how many oceanariums are in Singapore and which is the best to visit to see all at once and not to miss anything. You need to go to the largest - Marine Life Park. Only one area with sharks is worth it! Here you can meet more than a hundred individuals, each of which has its own character and may even come in contact with you.
Feeding the marine life
The entire zone is divided into several so-called departments, in each of which marine animals inherent only in this area live. And in Singapore's aquarium, such a seemingly mundane matter as feeding was turned into a real adventure that visitors can watch from the side. At the same time, workers tell a lot of interesting facts about how fish act in critical situations, which of them can change their sex throughout their lives, which have dangerous poisonous thorns, and how to beware of them. The feeding schedule for the Singapore Aquarium is shown below:
- Hall "Coral Garden" - daily at 12.00;
- Shipwreck Hall - daily, except Monday, at 14.00;
- “Open Ocean” - from Tuesday to Sunday at 16.00, experts go down to a depth of twelve meters to feed sharks, rays and deep-sea fish;
- Sea Sharks Hall - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 15.30 you can watch the feeding of more than a hundred sharks.
It is best to come to these events in advance, as the line of people who want to get to this kind of show can stretch for several tens of meters.
How to get there
To enjoy all the inhabitants of the oceanarium in Singapore, it is advisable to get up early to avoid delays due to traffic jams. There are several ways to get there. After you reach Sentosa Island, on which the Singapore Oceanarium is located, choose the best option for yourself:
- Monorail. Trains leave Harbor Front every three minutes and will be there in eight minutes. You can buy a monorail ticket at a special machine or at the box office. By the way, the entrance ticket to the park will already be included in this price.
- On foot. Singapore and Sentosa Island are interconnected by a large bridge. The crossing through it opens at seven in the morning and ends at midnight. Through the bridge, you can reach the Oceanarium in Singapore by car and taxi, as well as by a pedestrian road that runs parallel to the roadway.
- Car. For entry to the bridge, you will need to pay a fee of two Singapore dollars and parking. Parking is paid for the whole day, so you can safely leave the transport and move towards adventure.
- Transfer. This is the fastest and easiest way to get to the park, since all the work for you will be done by your hotel or tour operator. You only need to inform your administrator about your plans, and he will offer you a convenient time for sending the transfer.
An overview of the Singapore Aquarium is best started with an amusement park right here. But if you come with children, be sure to calculate the time so that you can have lunch, otherwise your strength will not be enough to see the main attraction entirely.
Underwater world. Unique place
The underwater world aquarium in Singapore is one of the largest in Asia. If you did not plan to visit this place - in vain, because it is one of the main attractions. The aquarium opened in 1991 and until 2009 worked daily with breaks for general cleaning. In 2009-2010, a general reconstruction was carried out in the aquarium, it was completely rebuilt and expanded. The list of inhabitants is very wide. The expanses of the "Underwater World" are divided among themselves by nearly 2500 thousand species of marine life. Among them - a huge number of fish, including those that are almost never found in wildlife. A unique feature of this aquarium is that you can pat on the back and even feed the stingrays. This attraction is popular with both children and adults. As a unique interior detail, there is a huge ship mounted on the ceiling, as well as about a dozen small ships and boats.