With the increasing advancement of science in various fields, human ambition has increased to the point where it has explored space. However, there are still millions of mysteries in the universe that man hasn’t solved it yet. Even though it looks more reachable than space, a significant part of the oceans on earth is still a mystery to humankind. Almost 95 percent of the earth’s oceans haven’t been explored to this day, which leaves only five percent in the light. That being said, even though we only know about five percent of the ocean, we’ve found lots of beauty that will entertain the curious minds as well as people who enjoy the beautiful things in the world. Russia has always been quite active in the sea and ocean exploration, and that’s why you shouldn’t be surprised to see lots of museums and places about ocean and sea animals on your travel to Russia. One of the areas that allow you to see a collection of unique sea animals on your tour to Russia is the Oceanarium on Planeta Neptune.
Planeta Neptune is one of the shopping centers at the center of St. Petersburg on Mapata Street. One of the fantastic features of this shopping center is its Oceanarium. The Oceanarium on Planeta Neptune was established in 2006, and they’re claiming that it was the first Oceanarium in Russia. However, it doesn’t matter if they were the first Oceanarium in Russia or not. Still, by having a significant collection of sea mammals, fish, and other marine creatures, this Oceanarium can be identified as one of the major attractions of St. Petersburg tour, especially if you’re interested in the ocean and its animals. The St. Petersburg Oceanarium operates like a museum underwater with live exhibits, which makes it even more exciting. The Oceanarium takes up almost 5000 square meters of the Planeta Neptune complex. There are several expositions in this live exhibition, with up to sixty aquariums, which the largest one equipped with an underwater tunnel. If you visit this Oceanarium during your tour to St. Petersburg, you’ll find more than 2000 copies of about 200 species of fish, marine creatures, and sea mammals. The other upside of visiting this Oceanarium on your tour to Russia is that you can also plan to shop before or after your visit. There are seven expositions in this Oceanarium, which each of them dedicated to different parts of the ocean. You can spend hours inside this live exhibition, and since the exhibits are updated continuously, there is always something new to find in these aquariums.
Main aquarium
The main attraction of the Oceanarium is the main aquarium. It has a 35-meter long underwater tunnel with a volume of 750000 liters water. Although it’s completely safe to walk through this underwater tunnel, it’s both fantastic and scary. You can see the live underwater in a way that you have never seen before. You can find six various species of sharks, moray eels, and night predators groupers in this aquarium.
Fishes and mammals of the North-West of Russia
The north-west of Russia has incredibly diverse natural conditions. You can find various kinds of species belonged to the north-west of Russia water in this section of the exhibition. There are about 110 species of freshwater fish that belong to the Leningrad Region alone. However, it’s not possible to show all the species of fish and sea creatures in this section, but by visiting this exposition during your tour to Russia, you’ll get a good look at most of the sea life in the north-west of Russia. In addition to that, this section also houses the seals’ home, which because of their need to have a unique microclimate, they are kept behind the glass. However, you don’t need to worry about them since their condition is the closest thing they could have to the natural conditions and are quite comfortable.
Animals of temperate and tropical latitudes
The Animals of Temperate and Tropical Latitudes is where your journey through the mysterious underwater world begins. You can find various forms of freshwater fauna and flora from diverse areas in this section. Among the things that you can see here, we can mention exotic aquatic turtles, Japanese carps, Sturgeon fish, and Asian clawless otters. You can also find piranhas, freshwater stingrays, giant arapaimas, and other species from the Amazon in this part of your visit to Oceanarium during your Russia tour.
Road to the ocean
The Road to the Ocean exposition is where you can learn about the depth of the sea and its inhabitants. Besides several animal models, such as giant stingrays of manta rays, you can find a window through which you can see the technical room of the main aquarium and learn about how things work there.
Jellyfish world
Moon jellyfish is one of the most beautiful sea creatures that you can see during your visit to this Oceanarium. You can find them in the Jellyfish World exposition, wandering around a massive aquarium in the middle of the hall. That will be one of the memorable memories of your trip to St. Petersburg.
Rocky coast
One of the exciting things in our world, and inside this Oceanarium, is Sea coasts. There are various types of sea coasts around the world, which you can learn about each of them as well as the inhabitants on them on Rocky Coast exposition.
Inhabitants of the seas
If you visit this section of the Oceanarium during your tour to Russia, you’ll find an endless collection of marine life, including various species of fish, moray eels, crabs, fox fishes, multiple kinds of coral reef, and many other marine creatures.
Although Oceanarium is not quite large, yet, it can entertain and educate you and your family during your travel to Russia. You can learn about all sorts of things relative to tour to Russia, including the top shopping centers, best places to visit, and top attractions of Russia on our weblog. We recommend that our travelers read our guides to Russia, which will help them have a better, more comfortable, and enjoyable trip to Russia.
