Cairns Aquarium General Admission and Turtle Hospital Tour

This is a great aquarium with a wide range of animals. The one way route makes it easy to get around. The keeper talks were funny and informative.

Had a few hours spare so spent it at the aquarium. Some lovely exhibits. Also did the turtle hospital tour, which was excellent. Learnt so much and so pleased I found this an optional extra. 100% recommend if you are able.

This is a must-see activity in Cairns. Well worth every cent. The turtle hospital is a wonderful addition to the visit and that's what we key coming back for. You need 3-4 hours to see it properly. Accessible to everyone.

Marine biologist Michael explained to us about the role we can play in helping the turtles survival. We met 3 recovering turtles and Tommy was very social. We fed him lettuce and it was amazing to see his sonar response to find the food.

The BEST aquarium that I have visited. Fantastic layout and a real learning experience. The Turtle Rescue experience was very worthwhile. Cost was more than reasonable for the time we spent there. A world class experience right in the middle of the city. Better than Sydney, Melbourne, Noumea etc

What an unbelievable experience at the Cairns aquarium. We had 45 minutes in the 'turtle hospital' - brilliant, with a really knowledgeable marine biologist and then we visited everything else in the aquarium. The layout leaves you plenty of space to view everything and the aquarium tanks are bursting with fish, coral and colour. It is the vibrant colours of the fish especially that blow you away. Each tank is crystal clear and there is so much to see and take in. We spent 3 hours there and the time flew by. Truly remarkable and well worth a visit - but leave yourself plenty of time.

Lucky enough to visit for work and had a great experience. The highlight was the turtle hospital tour which was a fantastic example of real life learning in action and an opportunity to see the personalities of the amazing creatures being nursed back to health. If Brett's engaging and informative presentation this doesn't make you rethink your use of plastic bags, nothing will.

Really amazing experience, especially the turtle hospital. The guide was extensively knowledgeable and super friendly. We learnt a lot. As a small group, we could see the turtles and feed them. The Aquarium itself is worth spending time in. Great opportunity to see all the marine inhabitants. Very enjoyable. Definitely recommend it.

Excellent experience. The hospital visit was very special to see up close the turtles being cared for. Staff very friendly. We loved it!

We decided to do the turtle hospital experience as my son loves turtles and it wasn’t a lot extra on top of general admission. Safe to say it was more than worth the money. Brett was fantastic explaining things and showing us the hospital area and to get so close to the turtles was amazing!! I’d definitely recommend this to anyone in area looking for something to do and the admission costs are helping the cause as well.