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Aquaria Phuket and AR Trickeye Museum: Our Sandbox-Era Visit

Aquaria Phuket and the AR Trickeye Museum at Central Festival mall, visited free during the Phuket Sandbox with 890 baht tickets.

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Travel history: This episode records the rules and conditions of an earlier trip. COVID-era entry arrangements and other requirements described here are not current travel instructions.

The free tickets and 890-baht value described in this episode belonged to that visit during the Phuket Sandbox period. They are not a current admission offer. This video records travel during the pandemic period. Testing, quarantine and entry arrangements mentioned in the film belong to that trip and are not current instructions.

Aquaria Phuket and the AR Trickeye Museum, both inside Central Festival mall, made for a great family day during the Phuket Sandbox, and Dave and Kim got in free. This video tours both attractions and explains how they received two free admission tickets worth 890 Thai Baht each.

Two Attractions Under One Mall Roof

Central Festival mall in Phuket is home to both Aquaria Phuket, the island's aquarium, and the AR Trickeye Museum, an augmented reality trick eye attraction. Dave and Kim visit both in a single outing, an easy air conditioned day that works for families, couples, and anyone dodging Phuket's midday heat or rain.

Inside Aquaria Phuket

The aquarium section of the video shows what visitors can expect from Phuket's underwater world: tanks, tunnels, and the marine life displays that make aquariums a reliable rainy day choice. Seeing the scale and layout on camera helps viewers decide whether to add it to their own Phuket list.

The AR Trickeye Museum

The Trickeye Museum adds a playful second act: interactive, photo friendly exhibits built for optical illusion shots, upgraded with augmented reality. It is the kind of attraction that entertains kids and adults equally, and the video shows how the two stops pair into one convenient mall visit.

How They Got Free Tickets

The best part of the story is the price: the couple shows how they received two free admission tickets worth 890 Thai Baht each during the Phuket Sandbox period, when Thailand was courting visitors back to the island. The video points to the attraction's official site for current promotions.

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