Searching for some unlimited entertainment and breathtaking amusements? Just relax, as your dreams are going to come true. The beautiful and fun-offering marine theme park uShaka is providing you the best opportunities of thrill and adventure thousands of times more than you desired. Marine World extremely heightens up the fascinations of its allurements by offering its beloved visitors the chances of infinite fun throughout the year. Having a wide agglomeration of aquatic life, the park presents its spectacular aquarium, penguin’s breeding grounds, seal amphitheatres and awe-inspiring dolphin shows which tempt thousands of tourists annually and they take cheap flights to Durban to explore the magnificence and magical ambience of the park.
At the edge of Golden Mile in Durban (South Africa) within the province of KwaZulu-Natal, there lies the bewitching marine world of surf, sun, thrill and ferocious water rides. It spans an area of about 40-acres and was inaugurated in April 2004. The Themed Entertainment Association awarded the park for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Thematic Creative Design’ in 2005.
The uShaka Sea world is regarded as the 5th largest aquarium of the world which contains approximately 17,500 cubic meter water. The below-ground aquarium is themed with 5 shipwrecks and is accessible through the ‘Phantom Ship’ which is the home of many luxurious restaurants such as the famous one ‘Cargo Hold’ and these dining areas provide a bird’s eye view of the gigantic shark aquarium and also the ‘Upper Deck’ from where you can have the panoramic view of the whole sea.
If you still in search of more fun just pop into the water park uShaka Wet’n Wild which has everything ranging from the passionless river ride that travels through the shipwrecks, to the wild and blood-tingling high slides as the park also houses the largest water slide of Africa. Besides, you will also find lush green grassland for relaxation and tranquillity. Various other activities can be carried out at the serene and sandy uShaka beach directly approachable from the park which possesses a large berth for ships. In the close vicinity, the tourists can find uShaka Village Walk which is a mirror-image of an African Village and is the home of various gleaming shops, cafes and restaurants.
The dolphin arena has the capacity of entertaining almost 12,000 tourists and the seal stadium provide seats to approximately 450 visitors. The aquarium provides habitat to many breeds of sharks such as hammerhead sharks, spinner sharks, local cat sharks and ragged-tooth sharks, it also contains a variety of large rays such as eagle rays and numerous breeds of local moray like geometric morays, honeycomb morays and local game fish. Besides some large fish like giant groupers, kingfish, cobia and potato bass are also kept here.
The rare Manta ray also lived in the waters of the aquarium, for a short time period, until it was moved to United State’s Georgia Aquarium. You will be mesmerized to eagle eye the venomous reptiles, arachnids and amphibians in the Dangerous Creatures section and also some exotic and local animals like Burmese Pythons, Rock Pythons, Black mambas, Nile Crocodiles, Gila Monsters, Scorpions and Tarantulas are being nurtured in various sub-sections.
There are many hidden surprises at this astounding theme park that you will be able to discover, once you land in the great Durban City so this time just plan up your holidays for the excursion in splendid South Africa.
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