Travel // Going Around // Asia // Manila Ocean Park
Manila Ocean Park is an amusement park located at the back of Quirino Grand Stand with state-of-the-art aquarium. Manila Ocean Park’s Oceanarium is the first and largest aquarium in the Philippines. The Oceanarium has a 25-meter long underwater tunnel providing visitors 360 degrees view of the variety species of sharks, fishes, stingrays and many other marine inhabitants inside.
I first heard about Manila Ocean Park from another Filipino blogger. I thought he was referring to Underwater World in Singapore because during that time I only knew of one amusement park showcasing marine creatures and that is the Underwater World at Sentosa Island in Singapore. Now, Philippines has its own version of Singapore’s Underwater World. A visit to Manila Ocean Park is very interesting and very educational. Sharks and stingrays were among my top favourites. I am sure my kids would love to see these creatures. Entrance fee ranges from 350 pesos to 400 pesos. The fee may be too high but I considered that amount worth its value. Using my digital camera I captured few still photos as well as short videos of these fishes and sharks to show to my kids. I arrived home yesterday and the first thing I showed to the kids were the photos and videos I took at the Oceanarium. My kids find those videos and photos very interesting especially the twins. As expected, I got hard times answering never ending questions from the twins. As they grew older, I noticed how rapidly their curiosity has become. Anyhow, I am not alone to give them answers; my wife is always on stand by for the rescue…LOL…
