- Address: Jaya Ancol Jakarta Utara DKI Jakarta 14430, Indonesia
- Phone : +62 21 6452976
- Website: www.seaworldindonesia.com
- Opening hours: 9: 00-18: 00
The largest aquarium in Southeast Asia was founded by the Mayor of Jakarta, Viyogo Atmodarminto in 1992. The institution began to function fully after 4 years. Today the aquarium offers children and adults a lot of educational and entertainment programs, designed for the whole day. The main aquarium of the complex contains more than 5 million liters of water and falls to a depth of 6 m. The entire aquarium contains more than 4 thousand species of marine and river inhabitants, which belong to 350 different species.
The main aquarium of the Sea World Aquarium
The Oceanarium in Jakarta offers a variety of programs that are interesting for adults and children alike. The 80-meter-high acrylic tunnel with a self-propelled path is the most exciting thing. It passes through an aquarium in the size of 24x38 m. Directly above the head one can consider large marine dwellers, such as:
- sharks;
- skates;
- dugongs;
- sea turtles.
If you come to the aquarium during feeding, you can see a spectacular sight, as scuba divers hand out food directly from their hands. In addition, you can climb to the observation deck to view the life of the aquarium from above.
Entertainment for children in the aquarium
Children especially like interactive programs, where they can directly contact with underwater inhabitants. In special aquariums, they will be given the opportunity to feed sharks and alligators, touch the children of stingrays and sharks. You can go to the cinema, in which there are films about the life of the ocean. There are impressions in English.
According to the schedule, you can get to various shows, see how the trainers cope with terrible crocodiles or piranhas. Programs are held daily, at 13:00 you are waited by a show of crocodiles, and at 9:30, 12:00 and 16:00 shows with piranhas.
Older children will be interested to visit the Maritime Museum, located on the territory of the oceanarium. Here you can get acquainted with all the living and already extinct species of fish and marine animals.
Features of visiting the aquarium in Jakarta
The operating time of the aquarium is from 9:00 to 18:00 every day, but it's best to come on weekdays, as there are a lot of visitors on the weekends. This is one of the favorite vacation spots not only for tourists, but also for local families with children. Navigation in the aquarium is very simple, but for tourists it was even easier to navigate, in the corridors were placed beautiful models of fish and animals that are waiting for you in the next halls.
The oceanarium is located in the territory of Jakarta's entertainment park Ankol Dreamland , and together with it you can visit the water park, an amusement area, a cinema showing films in 4D. There are also equipped beaches, a full golf course, bowling, cafes and restaurants.
The price of a ticket to the oceanarium on weekdays is $ 6, and on weekends and holidays $ 6.75. Each zone of the park has its own entrance ticket.
How to get to the oceanarium in Jakarta?
Sea World is located on the shore of the Jakarta Bay in the northern part of the city, 10 km from the center. Getting to the park is most convenient by taxi, it will take no more than half an hour.
From the center of Jakarta to the park and the oceanarium there are buses 2, 2A, 2B, 7A, 7B. The journey takes a little less than an hour. The ticket price is about $ 0.3.