Sydney Sea Life Aquarium
I’m back with more posts on my not-so-recent sydney vacation. haven’t been posting as often as i like, but i’m just thankful that i’m good and well now from that week long high fever that had plagued me for so long! viral infections these days are pretty lethal!
anywhow. if its your first time here, you might want to read my earlier posts on my sydney’s vacation:
– Sydney Maritime Museum
– Circular Quay
– Darling Harbour
– Sydney’s Fish Market
– Sydney’s Tower Eye & Skywalk
– Chinatown & St. Andrews Catherdral in Sydney
and if you are a fan, Ippudo Ramen Sydney
so, today’s post is about Sydney’s Aquarium, another must-see place for me based on cherieladie’s travel radar. simply because i love aquariums (if you havent already know), and since i’m at it, i will also attempt to review it.
we got our Sydney SeaLife Aquarium tickets as part of the package from the Ultimate sydney pass that we bought previously. we had 30 days to check out all the attractions (other than sydney tower eye and skywalk which had to be redeemed on the day of ticket purchase) and it was really great and flexible in our trip planning! Also, the Ultimate Sydney Pass is a money saver. I saved loads off the attractions’ tickets and the walk-in price for the aquarium is at a whooping AUD$38! If you buy the tickets online, its AUD$26. I paid $95 for 5 attractions, and that works out to be AUD$19. So, isnt that great? Still, i must say that the Ultimate Sydney Pass is not for everyone, because u may not want to visit the 4 attractions or have the balls for the Skywalk, so do do your research for your visit.
We had a lot to cover on the day we visited, so it was a little rush for us and we didnt stay for as long as we would have liked! Here’s the Sydney’s SeaLife Aquarium!
Sydney Sea Life Aquarium, just by the wharfs
I love the clear blue skies!
At first glance, i’ll be honest and tell you that i thought it was really small. It looked squashed even, sitting in a row together with Wild Life Zoo and Madame Tussauds but Cindy & me were both pleasantly surprised. we took much longer that we thought we would to cover the aquarium and we were so hungry that we had to scramble out for lunch. Cindy also bought a bar of chocolate to munch while looking at the seafood sea creatures (and that’s after stealing a chocolate bar from my bag). #truestory
Brightly colored, inviting entrance filled with pictures of sea creatures.
eel-tailed catfishes, or dewfish, natives of NSW.
aren’t they special? for a moment, i thuought i was looking at giant tadpoles!
green sea horses that looks like seaweed or thin leaves.
polka-dotted looking seahorses.
i always, always get fascinated by the seahorses. do you know that sea horses pair for life? So romantic. and their eyes on each side can work independently from each other. how cool is that – left eye look in front, right eye look at the back and all territory is covered! Do you also know that seahorses are under threat, worldwide? it’s so sad! one of the main reasons is the traditional chinese medicine trade that uses them for all sort of medicines. sigh. stop the buying, and help preserve these beautiful creatures. don’t make them more scarce than they already are.
We caught the dugongs next, but they only have a pair and our own S.E.A aquarium is a lot more impressive in this aspect. but, i was quite amazed that they eat lettuce! i took an instavideo of them eating lettuce so if you are keen to watch, follow me at @cherieladie.
me, ray watching. but what are all the rays?!
i love this shovelnose ray!
this shovelnose ray stole all the limelight for me at this stingray exhibit. isnt he (or she) special? the front part of the nose is semi-transulcent and with the sunlight shining down from above, it’s totally special. very different from all the stingrays that i have ever seen. at some point, i don’t know i got delusional and kept thinking it was a shark. i think its the fins on his back. haha.
cindy with my favourite stingray in the tank.
swimming sharks in the sharks’ caves
can you spot the blue star? the black spiral looking things at the sand bed are the sharks’ eggs.
viewing gallery
smalltooth sawfish – do you need a saw? heh heh.
Cindy with the Napoleon Wrasse (or Humphead Wrasse) behind her.
In summary, i do feel that the sydney aquarium isn’t that tiny a place after all and definitely worth a visit. I saw some really interesting marine species here that i haven’t seen anywhere else, but the place doesn’t have a lot of big fishes so if you are looking for those, you might be a little disappointed. Nonetheless, the visit really did open my eyes to some really interesting marine creatures!
Do come back and visit often! I’ll blog about the Sydney Wild Life Zoo next!
you could also read about my other aquarium visits here.
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Cherie
Hi there! Thanks for popping by. I'm Cherie, a ftwm (full-time working mum) to 3 lovely kids (2 boys & a princess) and my motto in life is to BE HAPPY. Sure, life isn't all that smooth but it's the mentality that counts, no? This blog documents my life. Or rather, snippets of my life that has passed me by. I love capturing life memories in the blog and being able to read back and laugh at myself (or anyone). I love to eat (A LOT), travel and paint my own nails so the blog is mostly about that. Is that considered lifestyle? Of cos, the family is also very much an integral part of me so there would be loads of memories about the husband and my kids - Jerry (9yo), Jerome (7yo) and Leia (2.5yo) and everyone else that's close to me. I like documenting the kids' milestones, their growing up years, their achievements (and sometimes, mine), and my struggles and battles with motherhood. It sure ain't easy. I love seeking out good food and travelling, is trigger-happy, love new gadgets, love exploring new places and strives to live life to the fullest. I aspire to travel the world as much as I can, to soak in the different sights across the various continents and visit all the Disneylands in the world (almost there!). Have fun reading and do drop me a comment to say hi! Love, Cherie Lim Find me on Instagram.
9 Comments
Anonymous
their aquarium looks gorgeous!
i’m fascinated by the underwater world, but i get the jitters when i visit aquariums! i didn’t watch much of JAWS, but the scene where the shark crash through the glass… every time i go into an aquarium, i keep thinking something like that will happen, especially those with the sharks!!!
i didn’t know that seahorses are under threat world wide! and i learnt about the pairing for life while watching ‘octonauts’! hehehe. i especially love the part where the daddies are the ones growing the belly during pregnancy. haha!!
and the gender-changing wrasse… amazing! that i didn’t know too!
thanks for sharing and linking up! 😀
mabel
http://amazinglystill.com/
cherieladieblogs
LOL. Do you know how thick the glass is at the aquariums? they are at least 20 or 30 cm thick or more to be able to within the water weight/pressure so you can be rest assured that there is NO WAY a shark will be able to crash through the glass. And by “glass”, all aquariums uses acrylic and not glass….
I was googling for some fact about sea horses and found out about them being under threat.
🙂 Looks like you enjoyed my enjoy eh? You read everything!! 😛
Anonymous
read blog post of cos must read from beginning to end la! hahaha! i can’t speed read for nuts also. cos if i do, i end up reading the same sentence 2-3 times cos i can’t connect the dots so fast. hahaha!
ya, i’ve read about the thickness of the acrylic (forgot what it’s called just now. hahaha!) but still scared! especially when it gets dark.. omg. i’m easily spooked!
Anonymous
read blog post of cos must read from beginning to end la! hahaha! i can’t speed read for nuts also. cos if i do, i end up reading the same sentence 2-3 times cos i can’t connect the dots so fast. hahaha!
ya, i’ve read about the thickness of the acrylic (forgot what it’s called just now. hahaha!) but still scared! especially when it gets dark.. omg. i’m easily spooked!
Anonymous
read blog post of cos must read from beginning to end la! hahaha! i can’t speed read for nuts also. cos if i do, i end up reading the same sentence 2-3 times cos i can’t connect the dots so fast. hahaha!
ya, i’ve read about the thickness of the acrylic (forgot what it’s called just now. hahaha!) but still scared! especially when it gets dark.. omg. i’m easily spooked!
cherieladieblogs
LOL. Do you know how thick the glass is at the aquariums? they are at least 20 or 30 cm thick or more to be able to within the water weight/pressure so you can be rest assured that there is NO WAY a shark will be able to crash through the glass. And by “glass”, all aquariums uses acrylic and not glass….
I was googling for some fact about sea horses and found out about them being under threat.
🙂 Looks like you enjoyed my enjoy eh? You read everything!! 😛
cherieladieblogs
LOL. Do you know how thick the glass is at the aquariums? they are at least 20 or 30 cm thick or more to be able to within the water weight/pressure so you can be rest assured that there is NO WAY a shark will be able to crash through the glass. And by “glass”, all aquariums uses acrylic and not glass….
I was googling for some fact about sea horses and found out about them being under threat.
🙂 Looks like you enjoyed my enjoy eh? You read everything!! 😛
Anonymous
their aquarium looks gorgeous!
i’m fascinated by the underwater world, but i get the jitters when i visit aquariums! i didn’t watch much of JAWS, but the scene where the shark crash through the glass… every time i go into an aquarium, i keep thinking something like that will happen, especially those with the sharks!!!
i didn’t know that seahorses are under threat world wide! and i learnt about the pairing for life while watching ‘octonauts’! hehehe. i especially love the part where the daddies are the ones growing the belly during pregnancy. haha!!
and the gender-changing wrasse… amazing! that i didn’t know too!
thanks for sharing and linking up! 😀
mabel
http://amazinglystill.com/
Anonymous
their aquarium looks gorgeous!
i’m fascinated by the underwater world, but i get the jitters when i visit aquariums! i didn’t watch much of JAWS, but the scene where the shark crash through the glass… every time i go into an aquarium, i keep thinking something like that will happen, especially those with the sharks!!!
i didn’t know that seahorses are under threat world wide! and i learnt about the pairing for life while watching ‘octonauts’! hehehe. i especially love the part where the daddies are the ones growing the belly during pregnancy. haha!!
and the gender-changing wrasse… amazing! that i didn’t know too!
thanks for sharing and linking up! 😀
mabel
http://amazinglystill.com/