Rendez-vous at the Oceanographic Museum in Nha Trang
VOV.VN - The Oceanographic Museum in Nha Trang has a special quality allowing guests to discover the world of the sea.
It offers guests a mix of entertainment and education, undoubtedly filled with surprise and wonder. |
Founded in 1922 under the French, it remains one of the oldest scientific research institutes in Vietnam. |
Besides research activities, it is also a museum storing large marine artefacts, one of the largest collections in Southeast Asia. |
Guests will see first-hand more than 20,000 specimens of 4,000 kinds of marine and freshwater organisms that have been collected and preserved for decades. |
A featured artefact is the giant whale skeleton – 26m long, 3m high – discovered in the Red River Delta, estimated to be at least 200 years old. |
The institute also has a plethora of marine life at its research aquarium. |
Here, guests can enjoy a majestic marine ballet presented in a reef-filled scenes. |
Guests are introduced to a true-to-life replica of their natural East Sea home and the environment of the coastal waters and rich ecosystems including mangroves, coral reefs and sea grass. |
There’s nothing like being able to physically connect with the sea, as it raises everyone’s awareness of environmental protection of natural resources for the benefit of posterity. |
The museum is located on No 1 Cau Da Street in Nha Trang City of Khanh Hoa Province and is always eager to welcome guests through its doors. |
Today, the institute is considered one of the top destination for tourists in the central coastal city. |