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 The
Underwater World Singapore, located on 80 Siloso Road,
is the best place
to view rare marine creatures and exotic fishes.
Tourists will have the opportunity to admire the
amazing sea lives from this part of the world together
with endangered underwater animals. This place
offers visitors the chance to look at different
ocean creatures which are sure to captivate you
and you do not need to dive into the water and
get yourself wet. Regarded as a state-of-the-art
leisure and education
Photo: Singapore Underwater World
attraction, this popular
place of interest is recommended for both adults
and children.
 There are programmes
specially arranged for the adventurous which
will take them straight to where the action is
in which you can dive into the water for a
thrilling encounter with the sharks and gigantic
eagle rays or you can swim next to the dugongs
at the Dugong Cove. A uniquely designed tunnel
at this famous tourist attraction in Sentosa allows you to walk
under the sea and you will be surrounded by huge
eagle rays and schools of colorful fishes.
There are giant stingrays above you, schools of
colorful fish to your right and amazing bull sharks and sawfish awaits you as
move towards the Ocean Colony from the Reef
Colony. Children will definitely love the giant
groupers and shovelnose rays. From 7.00 pm
onwards, the Night Ocean is not to be miss.
Sharks can be seen hunting Photo: Underwater
World for their daily food while the
giant groupers become active at night. The
glowing corals will surely take your breath
away.
To feel the delicate
skins of the starfish, then visit the Touch
Pool. Here you can even stroke the
smooth-skinned stingrays and the rough-skinned
bamboo sharks. For those who love danger, then
do not miss the porcupine fish and the stone
fish. The lion fish and moral eels too is a
crowd attraction. At the Jelly World, watch the
gracefulness of the jellyfish as they move and
the sight of them glowing in the dark is
something that you do not see everyday. After
that, be thrilled by the rare leafy and weedy
seadragons which are close relatives of the
seahorse. After all the excitement, you can
relax and fill your stomach with delicious food
by dining at the restaurant which is surrounded
by sharks and different species of marine life.
The Underwater World in Sentosa is one of the
most famous
tourist attractions in Singapore for the whole
family especially for the children since they
would loved the experience to venture into the
ocean's depths via a moving travellator that
ferries them through an 83 meters long acrylic
tunnel which the fishes gliding past them.
Opening times:
9.00am to 9.00pm daily (last
admission at 8.30 pm)
Admission:
SGD
19.50
(Adult), SGD 12.50 (Child between 3-12 years old)
Free for child below
3 years old
(includes admission
to Dolphin Lagoon)
Getting there:
By monorail: From
Sentosa Ferry Terminal to UWS Station 2
By bus: Blue line bus
service from Visitor Arrival Centre
Red line bus service
from Dolphin Lagoon
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