Exploring Under the Sea without Going to the Sea

Manila Ocean Park Date

April 12, 2016

New Model of MANILA OCEAN PARK. HEHE

Since I am so fond of fishes, I asked my mom to visit Manila Ocean Park. During our visit, there is a Summer Promo Package:

• Deep sea Rush 6 (Oceanarium, Symphony Evening Show, Jellies Exhibit, Sea Lion Show, Sharks and Ray Dry Encounter, and Back of the House)
• Ocean Madness 4 (Oceanarium, Trails to Antartica- Penguin Exhibit; Snow Village, and Sumphony Evening show
• Sea Breeze Express 11 (Oceanarium, Symphony Evening Show, Jellies Exhibit, Birds of Prey Kingdom, Sea Lion Show, Sharks and Ray Dry Encounter, All Star Bird Show, Penguin Talk show, Fish Spa, Back of the House, and World of Creepy Crawlies)
• Marine Voyage 13 (Oceanarium, Symphony Evening Show, Jellies Exhibit, Birds of Prey Kingdom, Sea Lion Show, Sharks and Ray Dry Encounter, All Star Bird Show, Penguin Talk show, Fish Spa, Back of the House, and World of Creepy Crawlies, and Trails to Antartica- Penguin Exhibit; Snow Village)

And since it's summer vacation, I don't have a work, so we only got Deep See Rush 6. We came at Manila Ocean Park early that is why we enjoyed the tour without so much line in the cashier and people rooming around the park.

Here's the Guide Map of MOP, modeled by my brother.

Our first stop: Oceanarium

This is actually the very reason why I want to visit MOP. I want to see different species of fishes and animal creatures, plus I love the feeling that you were like in the aquarium. HAHA. 

Here's what you can expect seeing at Manila Ocean Park. (Of course, you can't expect us to be there, but the sights and species. hehe)

My mom, my cousin- Tin, and Me

Cute little Fishes. Sorry, I forgot its name.

This Sea Horse looks sad. :(

Angel fish

Unnamed Sea Creature, joke, that's my brother

Wiiiii. One of my favorites! Putting your hands inside the aquarium and then the fishes will eat you alive!! joke.  haha

Back of the House:

Here is where breeding of the species occurs.

Actually, there's not much here, only generators, and machinery, so I did not enjoyed this place. 

Jellies Exhibit:

We actually find it hard to look for this place, MOP was so huge, especially we don't have a guide and we just asked for directions. I hate the employee guy on the Fish Spa, I was asking him where Jellies exhibit was, but he just ignored me. Ugh. Nice talking kuya. 

Jelly fishing! Jelly fishing! 

I really got mesmerized by this wonderful creatures. 

Shark and Rays Dry Encounter:

I actually expect so much here, so I got a bit disappointed- it smells so fishy here, and you just got to touch the ray, and after that, nothing. 

It's me touching the ray.

Yes, they called it "encounter" yet, you can only see those sharks.

Sea Lion Show:

The Sea Lions, Icist and Aira, were so cute, it's just that Icist did not finished the whole show because she's not in the mood. hehe

We're not able to watch Symphony Evening show because it's showing time is 6:30PM. If we're going to watch it, we may got stuck at the traffic and arrive home late.

Overall, I enjoyed visiting Manila Ocean Park, there were just some flaws like the food- it was so expensive! In fact our bill was almost 300, though we only ordered LTB (Lugaw-Tokwa-Baboy). Also, the pictures, at the entrance of the oceanarium, the cost of the picture was 200!!!! Gosh! In addition, the Picture with the Sea Lion, I think it cost too much.

Somehow, I'm also sad for the animals who are not on their natural habitat, but, on the brighter side, though the animals at the park was not on their natural habitat, I know that they were carefully taken care of the MOP employees. :)