Manila Ocean Park, Manila, Philippines

Standing: High
Rank: Rank 94 of 2,185

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Manila Ocean Park

Manila Ocean Park is an oceanarium in Manila, located behind the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park on the Manila Bay waterfront. It opened on 1 March 2008 and is owned by China Oceanis Philippines, a subsidiary of a Singapore-registered firm. Its main attraction is the Oceanarium, which houses 14,000 sea creatures from about 277 species, all indigenous to Southeast Asia, in seven sections holding 3,000 cubic metres of filtered water drawn from Manila Bay. The highlight is a 25-metre, 220-degree curved walkway tunnel reached after a 55-metre walk-through. A hotel, Hotel H2O, sits on top of the Oceanarium.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

Beyond the Oceanarium, the park has a separate Jellies Exhibit, a shark and stingray viewing area on two levels and a Back of the House display on how the facility runs. Trails to Antarctica, the first penguin facility in the Philippines, keeps Humboldt penguins and has bred chicks on site. The Birds of Prey Kingdom features Brahminy kites, and the World of Creepy Crawlies shows frogs, insects, spiders and worms. A Sea Lion Show and an All Star Bird Show seat up to 1,900 people, and The Symphony is a fountain show shooting water 40 metres high with multimedia effects. Extras include a mermaid swim experience, a glass-bottom boat and the Ocean Park Aqua Adventure water park.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Address: Parade Avenue, 666, 1000, Manila OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 2008 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: China Oceanis Philippines Inc. OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Manila Ocean Park Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09