My son loves water and everything that has to do with water. That includes fish, jellyfish, sharks, sea lions, and crocodiles. So it was a no-brainer for me to bring him to Manila Ocean Park.
I have been to Manila Ocean Park once when I was single. I reminded me of Sentosa Island in Singapore. It was smaller but still impressive especially the big aquariums in the "Laot" (deep sea) section.
I, together with my son and mother, trooped to Manila City (2 and a half hours of driving because of traffic). Manila Ocean Park is located just beside Manila Bay at the back of Quirino Grandstand. It's a massive building that showcases an open park for the sea lion show and a closed park for the aquariums.
We were lucky enough to catch the first show of the sea lion show. My son was psyched! He was soooooo happy to see the sea lions dance and clap and swim effortlessly.
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| At the sea lion show |
After the show, we went into the indoor aquariums. My son didn't know where to start looking. There were fish everywhere and he loved it so much.
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| At the Jellyfish Aquarium |
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| Deep sea (Laot) Aquarium |
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| Big Aquairum |
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| Aquarium Tube with sting-rays and other fish |
After all the aquariums, we relaxed our tired feet by using the fish spa. I loved it but my mother was so scared of the fish so decided to just watch Jared as I had my feet exfoliated by doctor fish :)
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| Fish Spa |
My mom is firm believer in investing in experiences rather than material things. I believe that too and that is why I think bringing him to this park was a good birthday gift for him.
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My mom explaining the sharks swimming
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| Happy 2nd birthday anak (son)! I hope you enjoyed :) |
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