Aquaria
KLCC is located in the basement of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Built totally underground, exhibits are
arranged on two levels. It seemed to have been built like the Siam Ocean World in Bangkok, except on a smaller scale.
Educational Displays ・Signage
Upon
entering the facility, the visitor encounters many large and colorful explanatory
signs. One gets the strong impression
that this aquarium would be a useful destination for school excursions. One of the first large signs I encountered
was a call to action regarding the shark finning problem.
The
next set of colorful signs and the first live exhibit featured South American
piranhas.
This
type of educational signage continues throughout the facility:
Electric
eels exhibit
Sign
regarding survival of animals
Sign
explaining characteristics and habitat of Raccoon Butterflyfish
Other
signage
Exhibit
regarding sharks and shark finning problem
Close Encounters with
Animals
Besides the educational
signage, there were interactive exhibits that appeared to be especially aimed
at young visitors. The first of these
was a touch tank located immediately after the piranha exhibit near the
entrance.
Freshwater fishes
The below photographs depict
the area surrounding the large tubular tank located at the beginning of the “Freshwater
Journey” section.
Ocean Fishes
The following photographs show
various salt-water fish exhibits.
Shark Tank
Located on the lowest level 2
was the exhibit for Sand Tiger Sharks.
It featured an area where visitors rode upon a moving conveyor belt
through an underwater tunnel.
I
found that the slow moving conveyor walkway made me feel a little nauseous, so
I walked along the non-moving area adjoining the conveyor belt.
Souvenirs
Just as much as promoting
educational messages, the sale of souvenir trinkets appeared to be an important
priority of this facility. There was a sales
desk located midway through the exhibit course near the shark tanks featuring
small items. Closer to the exit, there
was a fully stocked souvenir store which even included fairly pricey jewelry.
The large size of this store seemed disproportionately large when compared to
the relatively small scale of the aquarium facility as a whole.
Getting There
As
mentioned earlier, Aquaria KLCC is located in the basement of the Kuala Lumpur
Convention Center. The convention center
is within walking distance from many downtown hotels and is located near to the
world famous Petronas Twin Towers.
Entering
the convention center from the south entrance, visitors will see stairs and
escalators going down to the basement.
Once
downstairs, the entrance to the aquarium should be easily seen.
Admission
for foreigner adults was 65 ringgits.
(Note:
All photos in this post were taken during a visit made on September 4, 2018. The comments in this post are based on
observations made at that time.
Conditions may have since changed.
Please check it out for yourself!)
