The "New" Underwater World

After the show at the Dolphin Lagoon, I went on to the newly renovated Underwater World. Although it has been ages since I last went there and then it was undergoing massive renovations for some time, the trip turned out disappointing.

 

Despite undergoing renovations for a few years, the place looks the same as I remembered. Even the variety of fish is the same. I would think for the amount and time spent in renovating, the place would at least look different, or better, yet it remains the same. What exactly have they renovated, I wonder?

 

The variety of fish is about the same as the oceanarium, namely fish found in Asian waters. Furthermore the place is very small, hence it was quite crammed with people when I went there. The only thing that is still good is the conveyor belt that goes under a round tank, as well as the long vertical round tank at the entrance.

 

When I entered the place, I saw a diver cleaning the vertical round tank, as well as seeing some of the fish swimming round and round inside.

 

Just next to the vertical round tank is an open space where one can see the stingrays inside, as well as putting your hands in to touch them.

 Can you see the stinkgray?

 

After that, one will enter a dark room where there are varieties of fish on display.

 



 Seahorses

 

 Catfish swimming towards me

 

 Another octopus

 

 This fish looks like it was smiling at me!

 

 Nautilus

 A large crab

 

 This is another type of Nemo fish

 

 Jellyfish and more jellyfish

 

 

Then it was the start of the conveyor belt going through the tunnel below, where there were sharks, stingrays and more fish swimming above us.

 Big shark swimming above us

 

The conveyor belt would go one round, then it is back to the starting point, where there is a glass display of shellfish.

 

For that, it marks the end of my fishy adventures. I really cannot fathom why there are two aquariums in the same island, but between the Underwater World and the S.E.A. Marine Life Aquarium, I would highly recommend the latter, because it is much bigger and nicer. The Underwater World really pales in comparison!

Dolphin Lagoon

After the trip to the oceanarium, I made a trip to the Underwater World. I took the Sentosa Express from Waterfront Station to Beach Station, then took a beach tram to Siloso Beach. The Underwater World is located opposite the alighting point for the beach tram.

 

Since it was almost time for the dolphin show, I decided to go to the Dolphin Lagoon first, which is just straight inside from the Underwater World. Although the show would only start in another half an hour, the place was already almost full. I was lucky to be able to get seats on the first row, but not facing the actual stage.

 

The Dolpin Lagoon is famous for its pink dolphins. The pink dolphins are so called because they have pink hues all over their bodies, rather than the normal dark colours. The dolphins are so cute! They like to show off by putting their heads out, swimming in a flashy way and gaining the audience's attention any way they like.

 The hull of the pink dolphin

 

 The pink dolphin sticking out its head

 

The show started off with the pink dolphin's trainer talking to it and asking it to swim around and wave at the audience.

 Pink dolphin and its trainer

 

 Swimming and waving at the audience

 

However, the highlight of the show is the pair of very talented sealions, who can walk, swim, clap, bow and even cosy up to people!

 Sealion walking in

 

 Sealion swimming around

 

 Sealion clapping

 

 Sealion performing stunts

 

 Kissing each other

 

 Sealion bowing to the audience

 

One of the tricks performed by the sealions is that when the trainer threw a multitude of rings towards one of the sealions, and it caught every one of the rings perfectly without missing, while in water!

 



 Swimming while catching rings

 

 Coming up to bow after catching the rings

 

Of course the pink dolphins are not to be outdone. They performed stunts like catching a ball with their snouts and balancing the ball on top of their snouts, and even somersaulting through a hoop.

 



 Balancing balls on top of the noses

 

 Somersaulting through the hoop

 

 Balancing a ball on the body

 

 I finished my stunt, can I have my reward?

 

Once the audience's attention was fixed on the dolphins, the sealions tried to outdo them to win back the audience's attention. One of the sealions started posing together with its trainer.

 



 Posing with trainer

 

It was then a competition between the pink dolphins and the sealions, on who can captivate the audience's attentions more!

 



 Pink dolphin carrying a tub of fish on its back

 

 Waiting to be fed

 

 Sealion trying to "resuscitate" one of its trainers

 

 Pink dolphin waiting for instructions

 

Finally it came to the end of the show. The pink dolphins then bade their farewells by sticking their heads up and waving goodbye with their flippers.

 



Waving goodbye

 

If you make a trip down to the Underwater World, do go on to the Dolphin Lagoon and stay on for the show. It is really a great show and entertaining for both kids and adults alike. I much prefer this show than to explore the Underwater World itself.