Tangsel is Happy, Has an Aquarium in a Mall with the Biggest Tunnel in Southeast Asia
Jakarta –
Adding one more attraction to spending the weekend in South Tangerang. There is a large aquarium in the mall with a diverse collection of aquatic animals.
The BXsea Aquarium is located in Bintaro Jaya Exchange Mall stage 2. With the tagline Extraordinary Xperience at Sea and Forest visitors are invited to see the diversity of marine animals with the concept of education and entertainment in the mall.
Even though it’s not the first mall to have an aquarium, BXsea has several attractions that indoor aquariums generally don’t have.
“Our aquarium has various unique features. Firstly, it has the largest tunnel in Southeast Asia, it is very wide, visible and people can go in and out freely. Secondly, we will also have an amphitheater which we will provide for various activities there, and perhaps there will be no other place ,” said Sri Agung Agus Putranto, BXsea Unit Manager, at the soft opening of BXsea in Bintaro, South Tangerang, Friday (15/12/2023).
The atmosphere inside BXsea (Syanti Mustika/detikcom)
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Agus added that later BXsea will also offer a program that invites visitors to find out about the ‘back world’ of the aquarium. This program is targeted at children where they can learn about water treatment, such as treating sick fish to making water suitable for fish to live in.
“BXsea has a visitor area of around 2,500 square meters and can accommodate up to 1,000 people at one time. Meanwhile, overall it is 7,345 square meters with a capacity of 3.5 million liters of water. We have 54 aquarium displays for 140 species of fish,” said Agus.
Regarding ticket prices, Agus explained that there are 3 categories of tickets that they will sell. Namely regular, VIP and group. However, towards the end of this year they only sell regular ones.
“For the first stage until December, we will only open regular tickets. Later there will be two regular tickets, namely short And long. However, in the initial stage, we only open the ones long trip,” he said.
Soft opening of BXsea inside Bintaro Jaya Exchange Mall stage 2 Photo: (Syanti Mustika/detikcom)
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As for the ticket price, for weekdays IDR 150 thousand and weekends IDR 175 thousand. Tickets can be obtained online via the BXsea website and you can also buy them directly when visiting. For operational hours, adjust to the opening of the mall, namely 10.00 WIB – 22.00 WIB.
“We will have a grand opening in March 2024 and ticket prices will remain the same in the future (no changes). Now we have 17 thousand animals and slowly our aquarium will be equipped until the grand opening reaches 25,000 biota,” said Agus.
Inside the aquarium, there are also several food and drink tenants that visitors can enjoy. There are also toilet facilities and places to buy souvenirs. At this soft opening stage, travelers cannot see the entire animal collection or enjoy the attractions. Some aquarium displays are still empty, with no fish yet.
Agus added that what differentiates BXsea from the others is that it has the largest Exotic Rain Forest area in Indonesia. Also, this aquarium has the largest dome and amphitheater panel in Indonesia.
“Later we will also launch a boat tour which will definitely be fun. Visitors can also enjoy various attractions and showcases,” he said.
Apart from the opening of BXsea, at the same moment too soft opening from Bintaro Jaya Exchange Mall stage 2. This mall with an area of 42,241 square meters pampers travelers with a variety of premium facilities. starting from fashion and retail, various restaurants, supermarkets, family and kid’s entertainment to premium cinemas.
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