S.E.A. Aquarium™

The S.E.A. Aquarium attracts visitors from all over the globe. And for good reason, as here you can enjoy seeing the 100,000+ sea creatures that the S.E.A. Aquarium keep in their magical marine. The aquarium contains over 45 million litres of water and you’ll be able to see everything from leopard sharks to squadrons of manta rays.

With over 800 species here, the S.E.A. Aquarium has grouped the animals into 10 different zones according to their habitat. Take a look at the colourful fish in the Bay of Bengal, the fascinating residents of the Straits of Malacca & Andaman Sea and the Great Lakes of East Africa. And you have to visit the Shark Seas, a deadly tank of over 200 fierce-toothed predators. In here, the S.E.A. Aquarium is careful to protect a number of endangered sharks including the Scalloped Hammerhead and the Silvertip - one of the most aggressive sharks in the world.

Finish your visit with the Open Ocean habitat which is located right in the centre of the aquarium. This enormous, all-consuming, tank makes you feel like you’re sitting on the ocean floor. While away the minutes staring into the watery abyss and take in some of our ocean’s greatest species.

There’s a lot to see and look out for here! The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf exhibition are particularly impressive. Here, you can see everything from blue-spotted stingrays to schools of glistening silver batfish. There are lots of semi-aquatic creatures too, like the eight-armed seastar which looks like an imposing spider and light-footed crabs that seem to dance rather than walk.

The coral reef displays are stunning, too, and the best parts are the underwater hanging gardens that are iridescent in colour and the fish are delightfully neon, darting around the tank like lights. You’ll also love the Red Sea display, which is warm and full of salt, giving birth to an incredibly beautiful and diverse ecosystem. Here you can meet warm water fish like the fairy basslet, yellow box-fish, fire shrimp, cowfish and orange striped triggerfish.

The S.E.A. Aquarium is so serene that we recommend you go after a few days of heavy sightseeing. It’ll be a well-deserved break from Singapore’s humidity as it’s completely air-conditioned and cool. It’s also a good idea to allocate an entire morning or afternoon of sightseeing time to the S.E.A. Aquarium as there’s so much to see. Going in the morning is a good idea as it can get crowded in the afternoon sometimes. The aquarium’s location is ideal if you want to incorporate dinner or lunch into your plans as there are many choices close by.