Heeding some sage advice, we headed for Sentosa Island early to try and beat the crowds. The morning air was again heavy with humidity but the sunshine held out as we walked across the boardwalk linking Vivo City to Sentosa. Not that we needed to worry because with typical Singaporean consideration, the entire walkway was covered anyway and there were travellators to ease the 500m journey. It was good advice to pre-purchase our tickets online to the SEA Aquarium as the queue looked a bit scary.
The first part of the visit took in the maritime museum which included a specially constructed dhow delicately balanced on pillars so that it floated in space as if berthed at a pier.
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| Inside the maritime museum |
Perhaps the name, 'Typhoon Theatre' should have given it away but we still weren't quite prepared to be sprayed with water and blasted with cold air in the short immersive cinematic prologue prior to entering the aquarium. The film set the scene for our first glimpse of the magical underwater world: that of a shipwreck.
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| Shipwreck |
Shuffling along with fellow tourists and throngs of school kids, we were treated to so many different aquariums covering different species and underwater habitats. No wonder really that the SEA Aquarium holds the title for being the world's largest - it purportedly houses 80,000 animals from over 800 species in 42.8 million litres of water.
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| Walking through the underwater tunnel |
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| Coral reef pillar |
And if all that wasn't impressive enough, we were treated to one more wonder - that of the Ocean Gallery. Boasting the largest acrylic panel in the world, it measures 36m long by 8.3m tall. It was a shame there was no information about the thickness of the panel as it must have been formidable to hold back that weight of water. Needless to say it was utterly captivating to watch the elegant rays flap past, sharks emerge from the gloom, and so many different fish dance along in their schools.
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| The blue wall |
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