Currently home to the following shark species: Sandbar, Tawny Nurse, Scalloped Hammerhead, Silvertip, Blacktip, Blacktip Reef, Whitetip Reef, Grey Reef, Bonnethead, Zebra Bullhead, Japanese Wobbegong, Tasseled Wobbegong.
Currently home to the following shark species: Sandbar, Tawny Nurse, Scalloped Hammerhead, Silvertip, Blacktip, Blacktip Reef, Whitetip Reef, Grey Reef, Bonnethead, Zebra Bullhead, Japanese Wobbegong, Tasseled Wobbegong.
Having 100+ sharks of 12 species must make for a spectacular underwater tunnel experience! On a side note, is the adjacent Maritime Experiential Museum an extra attraction with a separate admission fee? How long does it take to view both the museum and the S.E.A. Aquarium?
Having 100+ sharks of 12 species must make for a spectacular underwater tunnel experience! On a side note, is the adjacent Maritime Experiential Museum an extra attraction with a separate admission fee? How long does it take to view both the museum and the S.E.A. Aquarium?
No, you walk through the Maritime Museum after having paid for the aquarium. It looked pretty good, but I had a busy day (S.E.A Aquarium + Butterfly & Insect Kingdom + Underwater World) so didn't stop to look at the exhibits.
I spent about 4 hours at the aquarium, but fish enthusiasts could easily stay longer. This tunnel is perhaps less impressive than it appears, but the number of sharks is quite something.
Having 100+ sharks of 12 species must make for a spectacular underwater tunnel experience! On a side note, is the adjacent Maritime Experiential Museum an extra attraction with a separate admission fee? How long does it take to view both the museum and the S.E.A. Aquarium?
as said above, you actually walk through the entire museum to reach the aquarium. I would have loved to have spent time looking around the museum but the aquarium took precedence. I think that would probably be the norm for visitors unfortunately. It took me two hours to go through the aquarium once, then I went round again. I think for both the aquarium and museum combined, a minimum of four hours would be recommended.
To get to the aquarium you have to walk through the entire Maritime Experiential Museum which I found really annoying because I was visiting in the mid-afternoon and I wanted to look around the museum properly but I also wanted to just get straight to the aquarium! I decided I would be able to see the museum on the way back out but never did because the exit bypasses it and by the time I finished the aquarium it was getting late. My suggestion is to visit in the morning which would allow you ample time for both museum and aquarium.
I was halfway through the tunnel in the shark tank (the last tank in the aquarium) before I realised that this underwhelming tank was actually the famous Shark Seas itself! There were a lot of sharks in there but they were all fairly small – lots of white-tips – and the spectacle wasn't really there. I saw a few scalloped (?) hammerheads though which was cool. The viewing into the shark tank is actually best from the end of the tank where there is a big flat window showing the true depth and size of the tank, not from inside the tunnel with the distorted perspective.
Thanks for the information guys. An acquaintance recently had 3 days in Singapore and I believe that he saw these attractions:
Day 1- Singapore Zoo + Night Safari
Day 2- River Safari + Jurong Bird Park
Day 3- S.E.A. Aquarium + Butterfly & Insect Kingdom + Underwater World (now closed)
Thanks for the information guys. An acquaintance recently had 3 days in Singapore and I believe that he saw these attractions:
Day 1- Singapore Zoo + Night Safari
Day 2- River Safari + Jurong Bird Park
Day 3- S.E.A. Aquarium + Butterfly & Insect Kingdom + Underwater World (now closed)
Day 2 sounds rushed. For now at least, I'd be inclined to shift River Safari to Day 1 and leave a full day for Jurong. In an ideal world, of course, you'd add another day.
