Sydney Sights

Sydney Aquarium

#30 of 963 things to do in Sydney

#4 of 390 sights in New South Wales

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  • Address
    • Aquarium Pier
  • Transport
    • Darling Harbour Aquarium
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 02 8251 7800
  • Price
    • adult/child/family $32/18/85
  • Hours
    • 9am-10pm, last admission 9pm

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Lonely Planet review for Sydney Aquarium

This place brings in more paying visitors than any other attraction in Australia – even with its hefty admission charges. Aqua fans enter through huge, kitsch, metallic shark jaws into 160m of underwater tunnels, looking at 11,000 happy Australian sea creatures. Highlights include clownfish, an intimidating array of sharks in the Open Ocean section, and the Great Barrier Reef exhibit’s swoon-worthy Van Gogh coral colours. Latest additions are dugongs "Pig"and "Wuru"in the Mermaid Lagoon section. Needless to say, kids love it. Arrive early to beat the crowds (but less chatter makes it harder to ignore the piped-in indigestive whale noises). Disabled access is good. Booking online will save you a few dollars. Discounted combo tickets are also available accessing Sydney Tower and/or Sydney Wildlife World.

 

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    good aquarium

    djebru recommends this,

    Sydney's aquarium is solid - it's not the best i've been to (that's Monterey Bay), but it has a good collection, well cared for and presented, and the oceanariums are great. Kids will definitely enjoy it. It's significantly better than the Melbourne aquarium, so if you're travelling the east coast and wonderinf which to visit, stick with Sydney.

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