1 / 3The Shore Oceanarium Melaka
π Kampung Bunga Paya Pantai, Melaka
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A compact, engaging aquarium inside The Shore Shopping Gallery. Best for toddlers and young kids, with a hands-on touch pool and 3D experiences that make marine life genuinely exciting.
π Family Action Verdict
The Shore Oceanarium is a great casual outing for families with young children, especially toddlers experiencing marine life for the first time. The hands-on touch pool - where kids can handle starfish, baby sharks, and even peek inside a shark egg - is a genuinely memorable highlight.
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mn h
9 months ago
βGreat place to go! Overall ok ! Any activity, many exciting mainan for children. Cume, no toilet inside, not so big area and if crowd no control it will became too sesak. Please repair and check maintenance each section. Nak tengok wayang unable due to place too small and need to quote too long.β
J Tan
4 months ago
βTruly enjoyed my time here with my kids. They love it. Took so many pictures! Will definitely return.β
Joey K
9 months ago
βEntry is RM40 per person, and we added RM10 for fish feed (which turned out to be raw fish chunks). The feeding happens at the very end of the route, right before the gift shop. Nothing really caught our eye there apart from oceanarium-themed souvenirs-mostly random toys and knick-knacks otherwise. We visited on a quiet Wednesday afternoon and had the first section almost to ourselves. The highlight was the touch pool, where staff let us handle starfish, baby sharks, and even mama and papa sharks. She shone a phone light through a shark egg to show the baby inside-that was awesome! She also explained how to tell male and female sharks apart by their underbellies. Super engaging and educational. The main tanks are limited, as many reviews mention-small oceanarium with some unlabeled exhibits, so about a third of the time we werenβt sure what we were looking at. Still fine for the price. Beyond sea life, there were insects, scorpions, hedgehogs, frog exhibits, and preserved specimens. The layout loops back to the start (u-turn and go right), with a short 3D show about a sea turtleβs journey from egg to beach that was interesting enough to watch fully. Iβm giving it 4 stars-room for improvement on labeling, empty tanks, insect area lighting, etc.-but overall satisfied for RM40. Huge thanks for the touch pool and shark egg demo; that made the visit memorable!β
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Overview
Located on the second floor of The Shore Shopping Gallery in central Melaka, this indoor aquarium takes families on an interactive journey through land and sea ecosystems. Highlights include a touch pool where kids can handle starfish and baby sharks, a 3D movie experience with added wind, bubble, and smoke effects, and a Magical Vacuum Aquarium billed as a first in Malaysia. Open daily from to , with free entry for children under 3.






