Underwater World Langkawi
Underwater World Langkawi
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An exciting and educational journey awaits you at Underwater World Langkawi ('UWL'). Featuring themed sections such as the fascinating Tropical Rainforest, the spectacular Temperate World, the engaging Sub-Antartic Climate and the abundant Freshwater and Marine Life sections; be amazed by over 4000 animals and aquatics life forms on display. To further enhance your experience, UWL features Eden Cafe and a great duty-free shopping. In recognition of its achievements, UWL was awarded the 'Leading Tourism Product' in Langkawi by LADA and is also listed in the Malaysian Book of Records for being the 'Largest Aquarium in Malaysia' and for being the '1st breeding of Rockhoppers Penguins in Captivity'. So make a visit to UWL - When Adventure Becomes Experience.
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  • Mudcow
    Ferrara, Italy337 contributions
    Good aquarium, well presented.
    Pre-buy your tickets online and they are significantly cheaper. Overall this didn't actually feel much larger than KLCC Aquaria although it is apparently the largest in Malaysia. All the fish and animals appeared to be healthy. Having previously lived in the Falkland Islands it was lovely to see Rockhopper Penguins again. One real gripe was the series of shops that you have to go through at the end. Just perfect to turn well behaved children into monsters..... although the last shop had gin which helped. It would have been nice to have more information available on the exhibits, even if this was say QR codes to websites with more info. We visited twice. The first time we were there for 2-3 hours. The second visit was much shorter as it felt rather more crowded.
    Thank you so much for your kind words mudcow . We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We count ourselves lucky for guests like you. We look forward to get a visit from you again in the future!
    Written August 8, 2020
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    Visited July 2020
    Written August 8, 2020
  • MancJRG
    Warrington, United Kingdom159 contributions
    Mediocre aquarium
    Sadly this venue is looking tired and in need of renovation. I'm sure it's a good activity for young families who can enjoy seeing the feeding times and spend an hour or so. I felt that entrance fee was over priced (RM46) and have visited much better aquariums in other countries.
    Dear MancJRG, we are devastated to hear you had such a bad experience with us. We try to maintain the highest standards of service, but clearly that’s not what happened here. We are really sorry to hear about your experience. We will take this as the opportunity to keep on improvising the best service for you in the future. Thank you for your visit!
    Written February 26, 2020
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    Visited February 2020
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 26, 2020
  • DenHaagTraveller
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia161 contributions
    One of the best aquariums I’ve visited
    One of the best aquariums I’ve visited and I’ve been to quite a few. The “residents” are loved and cared for. The feeding sessions are fun. Not particularly expensive to go in and they give senior citizen discounts for 50 and over, so take your passport. Well worth a few hours of your time.
    Dear DenHaag Traveller, thank you so much for you kind words. We really appreciate your visit to our place. We look forward to get a visit from you again in the future!
    Written September 6, 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited February 2022
    Traveled with family
    Written February 17, 2022
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Swee T
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 contributions
Oct 2020 • Couples
Me and my husband just visited Underwater World Langkawi, we did not had high hopes at first cause it looks simple from the outside, you know what I mean if you been to KLCC Aquarium. We paid RM36 for each(if I remember well) and it’ll be only RM10 for the local whose IC address is in Langkawi. When we entered, it was ok. When we reached the part where the penguins are, the visit started to get more exciting, it followed by more sea species and also big fishes! That excites me personally cause I love sea creatures! The most exciting part is we get to take photo with the very laidback Iguana and a curious white dove by just paying 10bucks. Overall it was worthy cause inside the Underwaterworld it is actually HUGE😊
Written October 19, 2020
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Thank you so much for your kind words SweePersson. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We count ourselves lucky for guests like you. We look forward to get a visit from you again in the future!
Written October 26, 2020
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Enosis
Uttara, Bangladesh17 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
Nice place to go with kids. For the first time we met with penguins and that was the main attraction of this place. But we expected more from here! Except the penguins other underwater sections were not that rich as we expected to be! Aquaria in KL is far far better than Langkawi’s Underwater World. And as they have penguins they should arrange for penguins show and show with other sea animals like seals and dolphins. More it was not fully satisfying comparing the amount of ticket price!
Written December 26, 2022
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Daisy22doo
Nerja, Spain346 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
The enclosures are just way too small, I wish I hadn't visited but my partner likes this type of place but even he said the same thing. Seals and sharks just in tiny spaces, they shouldn't be there.

Way too many penguins in the space with not enough water to swim in.

Needs more education to give these animals space and if you cannot provide enough space use video. These animals shouldn't be put on lockdown for your kids pleasure.

I went to see for myself the state the animals are in and the small fish seem OK. The large fish and especially seals should be let go into their natural habitat.

Everyone being locked down recently should know how prison in a small space affects you. Please let them go our give them much more space and better living.

I wish I hadn't gone, it was depressing to see. A happy content shark doesn't sit on the bottom of a tank, we saw 6 of them!!!!
Written July 7, 2020
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Hi Daisy22doo we are devastated to hear you had such a bad experience with us. We are usually known as the biggest aquarium in Malaysia.. But we completely understand that our reputation is not something we should mention. We will take this as the opportunity to keep on improvising the best attraction for you in the future. Thank you for your visit!
Written July 12, 2020
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Ramaraj S
10 contributions
Sep 2020
Just an okay aquatic exhibit will certain animals - mostly penguins and seals. Some displays were not clean and well kept and hence soured the experience. Wouldn’t visit again until they improve on service and maintenance levels.
Written September 11, 2020
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hank you so much for your kind words ramarajs2016. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We count ourselves lucky for guests like you. We look forward to get a visit from you again in the future!
Written October 4, 2020
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Kiran Maheen
22 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The area is way to small to hold these majestic animals. They have reptiles in literally one foot glass cubes... Sea lions in a tiny aquarium. Sea lions which btw are trained!

I don't know what I was expecting.. I am horrified that I put money into this place. These babies need to be moved to a Sanctuary. They deserve more then these tiny glass cells!
Written January 13, 2020
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Dear kiranmaheen, we want to extend our sincerest apologies concerning all the issues you have face. We pride ourselves in maintaining the highest quality standards for our customers. We will take this as the opportunity to explain what happen from our side. From your point of view, you are thinking that the display tank were small for the seals, actually the display tank is specially design for three (3) seals. Besides the display tank, the seals also have quite large space at the back of display tank and everyday our keeper will bring them to the back of the display tank and feed them. I would like to thank you for visiting us!
Written January 13, 2020
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Ian A
Penang Island, Malaysia59 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Anywhere that contains animals outside their natural habitat is going to be open to criticism and Underwater World is no exception! The various enclosures are pleasantly done but not big enough for the animals inside! That being said, the animals are relatively safe, well fed and they bring joy to those who visit, when otherwise they might remain unknown, in danger and struggling to survive. Ethics aside, Underwater World is a pleasant couple of hours attraction and worth a visit, to see the joy on the faces of children as they come face to face with such majestic creatures, is priceless. Go see for yourself!!
Written February 24, 2023
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chuckyJellie
Gold Coast, Australia3,597 contributions
Mar 2020
When Underwater World was given permission to re open because of the CMCO we headed there. Face masks to be worn at all times. It wasn't crowded so we had many great photo opportunities. Many fish all sizes. Loved the penquins.
Also some birds.
You exit through one of the many Duty Free shops on the Island.
Written August 6, 2020
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Thank you so much for your kind words chuckyJellie. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We count ourselves lucky for guests like you. We look forward to get a visit from you again in the future!
Written August 9, 2020
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Nazeema K
Los Angeles, CA7 contributions
Dec 2019
there are different prices for foreigners and for locals. The underwater world was not well maintained. Very limited sea creatures to view. The area smelled. If you are deciding to come to Langkawi I would definitely give this place a miss.
Written December 31, 2019
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Jay 林
Singapore, Singapore181 contributions
Dec 2022 • Solo
Entry fee for foreigner is RM53/adult.

What I didn't expect to see was flamingos, peacocks, and some other creatures as soon as you step into the 2nd hall. As they're not caged in, you can see them quite closely.

Of course, you'll see many type of fishes and crustaceans. Jellyfish, sharks, turtle, stingrays, and one of their main attraction are the penguins.

The penguins enclosure or habitat are a unique one. There was underwater view where you can watch them swimming around and ground view where they stands around trying to keep warm. It was a unique experience.
Written December 25, 2022
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RazzakSorker
Dhaka City, Bangladesh63 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
We had family visit, not bad. My younger daughter could able to see Penguins. Upstairs have two more events to do, one is lost world another one is tsunami show. We enjoyed those two shows those are really makes different.
Written January 9, 2020
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Dear RazzakSorker, thank you for the great review! We’re so happy you enjoyed the tour at Underwater World Langkawi. We’re looking forward to see you again in future!
Written January 12, 2020
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