Fun and learning in Aquaria KLCC

KLCC (Kuala Lumpur City Center) is a prominent attraction located in the heart of the Malaysian capital. Famously associated with sights like the Petronas Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC mall, the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (Petronas Philharmonic Hall), this major sight-seeing hub has now come to be known for one of its relatively recent attractions, Aquaria KLCC, a world-class aquarium that showcases marine life from around Malaysia and beyond.

Designed by the New Zealand- based Marinescape Ltd, an aquarium construction and design specialist, Aquaria KLCC was conceived in 2002 and it was open to the public in 2005. This expansive aquarium, which occupies a massive 60,000 square feet area at the concourse level of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, hosts more than 5000 exhibits of aquatic and semi-aquatic marine life. The many exhibits of Aquaria KLCC are hosted within various themed areas like the Highlands, the Touch Pool, The Electric Zone, The Stream, Jewels of the Jungle, the Flooded Forest, The Coast, the Oceanarium, Weird and Wonderful, the Discovey Zone and so forth.

On display at Aquaria KLCC are several fascinating sea creatures like sand tiger sharks, green sea turtles, giant pacific octopoi, water rats, giant groupers and many more. The inhabitants of the aquarium are not limited to Malaysia alone but hail from faraway lands like South America and more. The themed areas containing then exhibits are arranged in a pattern so as to transport visitors on a journey of discovery through the oceans.

Some star attractions at the aquarium include areas like the Oceanarium, consisting of a 90 meter long underwater tunnel, which allows visitors to get up close and personal with residents of the ocean depths, like sharks, giant sting rays and green sea turtles. Yet another popular enclave is the aquariums interactive Touch Pool, Aquaria KLCC’s version of a petting zoo, where visitors can reach out and feel marine creatures like horseshoe crabs, horned sea starfish, bamboo sharks and others.

The aquarium’s periodic feeding sessions have an enormous appeal and visitors are actually encouraged to look up the aquarium’s various feeding schedules on its website so that they can enjoy watching marine creatures like sharks, turtles and eels congregating to receive their feed during their visits.

Aquaria KLCC is open daily. During the week, the Aquarium is open from 11am until 8pm though it operates for extended hours on weekends and public holidays.

Aquaria KLCC provides the ideal educational cum entertainment experience and must not be missed, especially if you are visiting Kuala Lumpur with your children.