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Great aquarium! So much to see and do. Good food too. Perfect for a rainy day. Enjoyed seeing all the different animals.

While the Vancouver Aquarium is not massive, it is definitely worth spending 2 to 3 hours exploring its various pavilions. A major highlight is the 4D cinema, where you can experience a short movie enhanced with aromas, water splashes, and physical vibrations. For an additional 10 CAD, you can further upgrade your visit at the VR station (two shows available). There is also a small interactive lab where you can gently touch some of the marine life. Surprisingly, one of my favorite parts wasn't a marine animal at alI, the best was to enjoy seeing a sloth up close in the rainforest pavilion. The aquarium offers daily programs and shows. Ticket prices vary throughout the week and can be purchased in advance via various portals (with some you can get a small discount). Buying your tickets ahead of time is highly recommended, especially for weekends.

Excellent aquarium - minus whales and large sharks -- with an assortment of interesting fish, anemone, eels, small sharks, Jellyfish and octopus. Seals and sea lions are easy to view, sea otters always a hit. Different areas mean different type of sea creatures. Everything very well labeled. Chicken fingers were also good. And relatively inexpensive for an aquarium. Surrounding Stanley Park is a must visit. Recommended.

Give the „Dragon’s“ exhibit a miss: The enclosures were small, filled with fake plants, minimal hides, and evidence of stress, like the Gila monster pressing it’s head against the wall. We were given the excuse that it is a temporary exhibit. However, temporary or not, these living animals deserve bioactive environments with live plants and real wood like the amphibians have in the neighbouring exhibit. Choosing to bypass these standards for the "Dragons" exhibit felt like commercial turnaround was prioritised over animal welfare. But, animals are not props for entertainment. If a natural, enriching habitat for a temporary exhibit cannot be provided, then live animals shouldn’t be hosted. The educational goals of this gallery could have been achieved through advanced 3D models (like the ones that ironically were already in front of the enclosures), interactive digital media, or laser imagery (holograms). A few other things that were subpar during our visit: lots of freshwater aquariums with blue green algae (Cyanobacteria) including the new axolotl enclosures, (axolotls had very small gills frills—unclear if rescues or just stressed), scale loss and sluggish behaviour of fish in the huge tropical exhibit aquarium including the arapaima, eye injury of one of the large fish in the octopus enclosure and unusual behaviour of one of their sloth residents, when we inquired, we were told she was just „weird“, even though her behaviour might have had something to do with the injury in her back foot, or something else that is hopefully being investigated. Finally, I truly think the tubular tank under the sea lion enclosure where the fish swim in small never-ending circles should be closed down. Despite all of those things, we had a nice family day out. We appreciate what the aquarium does for its rescues and so we go to support that; my family that lives in BC even have memberships. We really enjoyed the informative session about the stellar sea lions. The commentator was very knowledgeable and seemed to really enjoy her job, as did the other trainers. The bathrooms were clean, the food was a bit expensive but good and there were other exhibits that were beautifully maintained. We also enjoyed looking around the gift shop on our way out. They have some very creative merchandise, so if you visit, plan some time for that.

Well laid out and informative aquarium with some added highlights of sea lions, sea otters and seals and a sloth! Staff were engaged and gave good talks. Enjoyed the 4d film. Lovely walk through Stanley Park to the venue and on our way back we saw wild sea otters in the harbour

Easy to get to from the park on the walking trail. Good for people in a wheelchair, loved the rainforest area but could be bigger. The gift shop was very big with lots of jewellery and other small items but no iron on patches. The whole area is going cashless

There were a myriad of exhibits at the Aquarium. Although all of the fish exhibits were nice, I enjoyed the rescue exhibits the most. The sea lions, the seals and the otters were my favorite. The arctic ice display posters were very informative too!

Loved the overall experience in a great part of the city. Fabulous exhibits and animals - much more than just fish. We thoroughly enjoyed the visit, which was a couple hours in length. One tip: don’t buy your tix through TripAdvisor. Unfortunately the aquarium doesn’t recognize them as pre-purchased tickets for some reason, so we ended up waiting in line with everyone else who was purchasing their tickets.

I enjoyed watching the seal feeding. It's very family friendly--there's an indoor playground for the younger kids/toddlers. For early elementary, there's a tidepool type experience you can do. It can get quite crowded during peak times.

We took the bus from downtown Vancouver to Stanley Park and then walked to the aquarium from there. The location is a bit of a walk from the bus drop-off, but the walk through Stanley Park is very pleasant and makes for a nice lead-in to the visit. We spent about two hours exploring the aquarium and taking in the wide variety of marine life on display. I particularly enjoyed seeing the different species of fish and the beautiful jellyfish exhibits. The aquarium features many fascinating aquatic species. Watching the sea otters outside was also a highlight—they were very active and entertaining. The atmosphere was very enjoyable because it wasn’t busy when we visited, which made it easy to take our time moving through the exhibits and reading about the different species and their habitats. The displays are informative and give a good look at marine ecosystems from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We ended the visit by stopping at the gift shop and picking up a few souvenirs to remember the experience. Overall, it was a relaxing and interesting visit, especially for anyone interested in marine life.