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Subscribe to Events and Festivals BlogWhen it comes to the world of aquatics, everyone loves to observe marine life. Many of us don’t get the opportunity to dive in the ocean and watch these beautiful creatures. Why lament anymore, if you have a place to witness those creatures in convenience of Siam Ocean World. This aquatic arena covers an area of 10,000 square meters on the basement of a famous shopping mall. It’s not only just one of the main attractions in the city; it’s also a learning center for kids. It has over 30,000 marine creatures belongs to 400 different species.
The novel concept of dividing the whole area to seven different environments, gives visitors a novel experience of learning. ‘Weird and wonderful’, consists of rare and exotic marine animals like gigantic spider crabs, nautiluses and pineapple fish. The next destination, ‘Deep Reef’ as you may have already guessed, is all about the fascinating life that dwells within them. The environment ‘Living Ocean’ shows the survival of marine animals. The ‘Rain Forest’ showcase different creatures like blind cave fish, giant water rats and otters, which fascinates children a lot. When we talk about the ocean, how can we forget about the shore? ‘Rocky Shore’ zone gives visitors a chance to observe life on the shore. The star of the Siam Ocean World is the ‘Open Ocean’, the largest unconfined aquarium with sharks of various types which includes ragged-tooth, stingrays, black-tipped, giant groupers and leopard. You can witness how the hunters of the ocean really look like in this environment.
Visitors who are looking for adventure and gaining experience have the opportunity of swimming through the fish in the 2.8 million liter aquarium. But, for a person who is up for a little adventure they can take a ride in a glass bottomed boat to take closer look at the animals, guaranteed it’ll be an experience of a life time.
Not just dive in to experience the marine life, visitors are also given the facility of arranging their wedding ceremony under the water. This is a special opportunity for those who love to do everything in an extra-ordinary way.
There are more exciting shows that you shouldn’t miss, like Diver Underwater Talk, Penguin Feed, Animal Contact, Otter Feeding and Shark feeding. Don’t forget to stop by the Thailand’s first world class 4-D theater for the 25 minute virtual adventure. When it comes to souvenirs The Shark Shop allows you to buy anything related to aquatic you want from a range of gifts like T-shirts.
During your holiday at Bangkok visiting all these places, you can always find accommodation at a Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel. For a longer holidays Bangkok serviced apartments at Bangkok Grand President will be a good choice.