One of the most popular cities in Southeast Asia is the bustling and exciting city of Bangkok. Serving as the capital and most populous city of Thailand, Bangkok is a vibrant city known for its cultural fusion of east and west. Bangkok is also a great destination amongst tourists owing to its thriving hospitality industry, thriving shopping districts, and amazing cultural attractions. For a comfortable stay in a luxury hotel Siam Bangkok, stay in one of the stylish rooms or suites of the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel.

One of the most iconic and truly remarkable family attractions of Bangkok is the Siam Ocean World. Siam Ocean World, now known as the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World, is Bangkok’s premier aquarium. In fact this extraordinary aquarium has the reputation of being the largest aquarium in South Asia. Providing edutainment and excitement for the whole family, the Siam Ocean World is definitely one of the must-see attractions of Bangkok.

Opened to the public in October 2005, and located two storeys beneath the Siam Paragon shopping mall, the Siam Ocean World is an aquarium quite unlike any other. The aquarium is home to over 30,000 creatures from hundreds of different species of marine life. The aquarium is divided into several sectors; such as the Shark Walk; where you can actually walk in shark infested waters, Tropical Ocean; where you can learn everything about marine life that exists in tropical waters, Rockpool; where you can observe the surface of the ocean and check out the Pop-Up Tanks and Crawl Through Tanks, Jellies; showcasing a wide range of jellyfish of all sizes and colors, Penguin Ice Adventure; where you can observe the fascinating behavior of penguins, and the Ocean Tunnel; a large ocean tunnel giving 270o views of waters teeming with many fascinating fish. In addition to this there are many amazing highlights and educational programs, while the unique layout, brightly lit-up tanks, and beautiful set up of this aquarium make it that much more amazing and unique.

Umanga Kahandawaarachchi is a passionate travel writer who writes under the pen name, Maggie Tulliver. Her field of writing covers a wide array of content and articles related to travel and hospitality industry. Google+