Cairns Aquarium Admission Ticket
Description
Cairns Aquarium is an exciting, new all-weather visitor attraction located in the heart of Cairns, open daily. Guests of all ages will have guaranteed interaction with the spectacular beauty of over 16,000 marine and land animals from two World Heritage listed areas; the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest. Follow the journey from the river to the reef to enjoy daily animal and eco-system talks, a ray and shark feeding show and a hands on experience at the marine touch pool.
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Itinerary
Follow the journey of a drop of rain as it travels from creeks and streams, into the rivers and down the tropical mountain range, through ancient rainforest to coastal mangroves before finally crossing the world’s largest coral reef, The Great Barrier Reef and entering the depths of the Coral Sea. Come face to face with over 15,000 animals, see live coral displays, diver shark feeds, marine and reptile touch tanks and enjoy informative, ecologist talks. Discover 70 different habitats showcasing the stunning diversity of the species found in the rainforest and the reef, some of which are rarely seen in the wild. Stand inches from sharks and stingrays, giant endangered sawfish, turtles, pythons and a kaleidoscope of tropical fish in the largest oceanarium in Queensland and the only Deep Reef tank in Australia. General Admission includes.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Cairns Aquarium open 365 days of the year (incl. Public Holidays)
- Operating Hours 9:30am-3:30pm. Last entry 2:30pm
Reviews(559)
Spent 3hrs at the aquarium in August. Quite a queue to get in, even just 30mins afrer opening, so we were glad of booking entry in advance. Reasonable cost for tickets, we had a voucher so just over £100 for 4 adults and 2 children which felt about right for the time we spent and what we saw. Aquarium is beautifully kept, very clean and welcoming with friendly helpful staff on the counter, in the talks and at the gift shop. Really interesting exhibits and themeing thought the site, finding out not just a out fish but other animals and plants in different areas of Australia. Talks were educational and interesting and we loved seeing the divers interacting with the fish during feeding times.
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Awesome staff, keeper talks very interesting- they have amazing passion for what they do. Fairly small aquarium but good spread of species. Was a touch overpriced but I enjoyed it
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This was a surprisingly good display tracingmarine life from the rivers to the sea cycle of fish and reptiles. Exhibits were well explained This was a display for all ages Certainly worth a visit but at $61 for adults or n$$171 for a Family, its not cheap
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Keep children under control. There should be an age limit on the turtle hospital, perhaps the age 10 and up only. Our instructor Michael did an awesome job today, considering he had to deal with one very problematic child. Well done Micheal.
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Very good aquarium with plenty to learn about the barrier reef and Australian wildlife. The talks that take place throughout the day are superb with very knowledgeable staff sharing lots of insights and details about marine conservation. Especially good on a wetter day. The big 10m marine reef tanks are just stunning.
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My husband and I paid a visit here recently and whilst we did enjoy it, especially on a rainy day outside, we did think it was way overpriced for what was there. It would be a a very expensive outing for a family. I was expecting a larger space, it was just all fish tanks basically. The only impressive thing was the overhead aquarium. The gift shop left a little to be desired as well. I found their opening hours a bit weird too. Didnt open till 9.30 and we had plans for the morning, so thought we would spend the afternoon there. So after having lunch, and around 2pm made our way down there, only to find out they close at 3.30. Planning would be required to visit there.
The Cairns Aquarium is privately owned facility which means that we rely completely on admission sales to operate! Thank you for supporting us because it allows us to care for over 16 000 animals and employ over 60 staff across many different positions! We have 11 different ecosystems for our guests to explore from freshwater creeks to rainforest and mangroves working your way out to the reef and the coral sea! We are home to the largest freshwater tank within Australia and the tallest deep reef tank in the southern hemisphere! Once again thank you for supporting our facility! We appreciate each and every single one of our guests!
Wonderful aquarium. Area where kiddos can touch starfish. Great interactive exhibits for kiddos too - ones they can crawl through and into an open circle in the middle, etc. Would recommend bringing a snack.
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Very interesting. The turtle hospital tour was great.
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This is a really high quality aquarium. Thoughtfully designed and showcases the incredible underwater life of a very special part of the world - the Great Barrier Reef and the tropical inland waters in the Daintree Rainforest and surrounds. We loved our afternoon visiting and highly recommend for adults and kids alike !
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Nice aquarium. We usually stop at one whenever we travel and this one didn’t have anything special except turtle hospital. I added the experience to our ticket and it was great! The hospital staff was so knowledgeable and we learned a lot. We could see injured turtles from up close and learn their story and progress. Loved it!
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