A place of historical significance, Boat Quay is sited on the southern bank of the Singapore River’s upstream portion. In the modern age, this place is most popular for its various entertainment facilities, bars and restaurants. With an ideal blend of unmatched natural splendour and bustle, the bay is surrounded by a large aquamarine area. A must visit place to experience Singapore’s dynamic nightlife, Boat Quay is home to an array of hang out spots such as The Penny Black, Harry’s Bar and Jazz @ Southbridge. Travellers seeking to make use of Singapore hotel offers, should consider staying at Studio M Hotel Singapore. Boasting contemporary comforts and dining facilities, this Singapore hotel is a popular choice among travellers.
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Explore the Underwater Marine Life of the Maldives
While the Maldives is known for its picturesque beaches and exciting water sports, below the surface of the water there is a fascinating world just waiting to be explored! The colourful reefs that surround the islands are home to a wide range of marine life and offer countless hours of exploration when engaged in such activities as snorkelling or diving. The country is home to over 700 marine life species including, Butterfly fish, sharks, rays, black and white snappers and turtles to name but a few! Offering truly unique holiday adventures, a Maldives cruise such as the one provided by Atoll Explorer can be enjoyed by the whole family. This liveaboard Maldives also offers diving and snorkelling and gives one a chance to experience firsthand the beauty that lies beneath the waves.
Newport Aquarium – Showcasing Many Marvels of the Underwater World
Cincinnati is home to a wide variety of attractions including botanical gardens, parks, the Contemporary Arts Centre and museums such as Taft Museum of Art, and more. Dotted with a large collection of historic architecture, the city is renowned for being home to the Newport Aquarium
Located in Newport, Cincinnati, Kentucky, the Newport Aquarium consists of 14 galleries and 70 exhibits among which are five acrylic tunnels adding up to a total length of more than 200 feet. Showcasing thousands of sea creatures from throughout the globe, the aquarium is an attraction suited for the whole family.
Among the various attractions within the aquarium, Penguin Encounters is loved by many. This twenty minute experience allows you to get up-close and personal with adorable Blackfooted penguins. Visitors get to touch the penguins and see them swim and waddle.
The Newport Aquarium also boasts the largest jellyfish gallery in the South. Among the other exhibits is the Ohio Riverbank, Rain forest which includes Swainson’s Blue Mountain Lory, Rainbow LorikeetOriental Small-clawed Otter and more, Shark Central which allows visitors to pet various sharks including Port Jackson shark and Lesser guitarfish, Amazon which houses Black arowana, Silver arowana and Redtail catfish.
Visitors can also marvel at the wide variety of species at Bizarre and Beautiful, including Spotted garden eel, Decorated war bonnets, Painted greenling, Umbrella crab, Lumpsucker, Grunt sculpin, Giant Pacific octopus, Eyelash viper, and Cardinal tetra.
The aquarium offers a unique setting for special events such as weddings, fundraisers, corporate outings, meetings, and more. The spectacular ambiance of the place is bound to make any event memorable. As you wander through the fascinating and exotic exhibits, you can enjoy charming vistas of the Cincinnati skyline.
Visit Dangerous and Deadly to marvel at some of the most lethal and fierce animals in the wild including the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Piranha, the venomous Stonefish, graceful Lionfish and Electric Eels.
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Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies – A World Class Family Attraction
Ranking among the top aquariums in the United States, Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies is home to over 350 individual aquatic species. The entire population of sea creatures at the aquarium amounts up to about 10,000. This world-class attraction is the ideal destination to experience the awe inspiring aquatic world up-close. You can marvel at the giant sea turtle, 12-foot sharks and playful penguins as you walk through the modern clear underwater tunnels.
The aquarium consists of several sections among which is the Tropical Rainforest featuring a display that recreates the lush, primeval world of a rainforest home to over 2000 aquatic species. Here you can catch a glimpse of two subfamilies of Piranhas; herbivorous and carnivorous. Among these two types, carnivorous is the most ferocious and fearless.
The Discovery Centre is yet another interesting section at this underwater world. A unique variety of educational programs on marine life and ocean environment are offered here. Kids get the opportunity to test their knowledge and solve puzzles in addition to enjoying the interactive displays at the centre.
The Gallery of the Seas is a distinctive section which displays certain marine species and environments which are so spectacular that they are often regarded as works of art. Some of these species are so extraordinary and beautiful, making us wonder about the creativity of nature. Corals, sea stars, jellies, octopus, creatures with strange shapes, bright colors and fascinating behaviors are some of the sea’s living marvels highlighted in this gallery.
The other sections at the aquarium include the Shark Lagoon, Stingray Bay, Touch a Ray bay, Penguin Playhouse and Ocean Realm. The aquarium offers four special experiences suited for the whole family: Penguin Encounter, Family Camps, Sleep with the Sharks and Splash with the Stingrays. A special line up of live shows adds to the visitors’ excitement at the aquarium.
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Siam Waterpark, a wet and fun filled day out for the family
The Siam Water Park is one the most popular water parks in Asia. It offers visitors a variety of thrill inducing water rides from high jumps to shrill inducing water slides.
In addition to the water themed rides, those who do not want to get their feet wet may have a go at the double decker merry go round, visit the open zoo or marvel at the colourful birds in the large aviaries.
Access to the park is easy thanks to a frequent bus shuttle service from the centre of Bangkok.
Ideally a Bangkok hotel is the best locale from which to visit this popular park. The Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok is a premier Sukhumvit hotel located in the heart of the capital
Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World – Encounters With Mysterious Creatures Of The Deep!
Offering a memorable holiday experience, Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World provides visitors with a unique view of some of the world’s most fascinating marine life. Launched in 1985, this popular family attraction was the vision of Kiwi adventurer and diver Kelly Tarlton. Sections one can visit here include Antarctic Encounter home to Gentoo and King Penguins, Underwater World where one can view giant stingrays and sharks and Seahorse Kingdom starring a Spiny Sea Dragon, presently the only one on public display in the world. For the truly daring there is the Animal Adventures with its Shark Cage and Shark Survival experience, featuring mostly misunderstood predators of the deep! Those searching for a hotel in Auckland city that is suited for a family holiday or a business trip can choose Copthorne Hotel Auckland City. An ideal base from which to tour the city, this hotel Auckland offers contemporary rooms and suites.
Dubai Creek – A special landmark
Also known as Khor Dubai, the Dubai Creek is a saltwater creek which extends to Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. The creek has served as a small port for numerous dhows coming from East Africa and India during the early 20th century. Regardless of various circumstances, the creek has played major role in the attaining of the current commercial status of Dubai. Various projects have been proposed to be built on Dubai Creek including bridges such as The Fifth Bridge, Al Shindagha Bridge and The Seventh Crossing. Those in search of a Dubai hotel, can consider Copthorne Hotel Dubai, a standout among Deira Dubai hotels offering supreme comfort and service.
Wild Wild Wet – Southeast Asia’s Largest Water Park
NTUC Downtown East, Singapore has the honour of boasting South East Asia’s biggest water park. Situated in Pasir Ris, Wild Wild Wet, as the name denotes, is fully equipped to provide a wild, wet and incredibly fun experience.
There are many rides which range from daring and adventurous and also family-oriented, child-friendly rides. The Ular lah is perhaps the parks most favourite and famous ride. This South Asia’s first raft slide and can take 6 people per raft. For all the adrenaline pumping thrill seekers this is the perfect ride. The Waterworks is an open and enclosed ride which consists of a winding and twisting course. This too has proved to be quite popular.
For the less adventurous there are still a lot of rides to choose from. These include the Shiok River in which one could walk or float, the Yakult Professor’s playground, ideal for a fun learning experience, The Tsunami, with simulated tidal waves, and Yippee which is mostly for the very young park visitors.
With many eating options available, safe lockers provided for personal effects, and baby water carriers and other facilities given, the Wild Wild Wet water theme park is an ideal option for a day’s outing. Transactions within the park are not made with cash and instead with a token called the fun key.
Visitors to Singapore should not pass up an opportunity to visit this park and have a rollicking time. If such visitor seeks to make a Singapore hotel reservation at a boutique hotel Singapore, then the Copthorne King’s Hotel Singapore with its elegant beauty and luxurious facilities will prove one of the best options.
Ocean Park – Hong Kong’s Spectacular Maritime Based Amusement Park
All those looking to enjoy a thrilling and exciting day of family fun must definitely visit Ocean Park which is a world famous marine based amusement park in the area of Kowloon in Hong Kong. With very much the same popularity as Hong Kong’s Disney World, the park is ideal for visitors of all ages and contains spectacular aquariums, rides and animal exhibits and shows that are bound to capture your heart.
Filled with countless land and sea water animals both large and small, some of the maritime attractions at the park include an Ocean Theatre where you can see dolphins and seals entertaining people and the Atoll Reef that is shaped like an elliptical fish bowl which is filled with hundreds of species of underwater animals. The Shark Aquarium is also another maritime attraction which consists of an underwater tunnel where you can observe these dangerous creatures move in silence. On the lighter side, kids will definitely enjoy having a look at the Panda habitat, the Goldfish Pagoda and the Butterfly House.
A trip to Ocean World will not be complete without sampling some of the park’s highly entertaining rides. The Dragon which is a thrill seeker’s rollercoaster ride will leave you on the edge of you seat, whilst the Abyss Turbo Drop is sure to make your hair stand on end as it suddenly drops you. Some of the other rides include the Flying Swing and the Crazy Galleon.
Guests wishing to visit this fun filled and magical maritime park would definitely want to come back for more and would need to stay at a Kowloon hotel for easy access. The Langham Hotel Hong Kong which is a luxurious hotel amid many of the hotels in Hong Kong provides a relaxing and elegant base from which to enjoy much of the city’s attractions as well as to experience the enchantment and wonder of Ocean Park.
Siam Ocean World: A Closer Look at the World Under the Sea
When 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.