Melbourne Aquarium

Melbourne Aquarium Details

Melbourne Aquarium Address

Cnr King St & Flinders St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Map
Melbourne Aquarium Website

Melbourne Aquarium Contact Info

Phone (03) 9923 5999
Fax No (03) 9923 5925

Prices

Admission Fee $33.50
Child (3-15yrs, children under 3 yrs free) $19.00; Concession $22.00; Family (2 adults & up to 2 children) $89.50; Single Family (1 adult & up to 2 children) $63.00 Additional Children $14.50 per child
Prices last updated: 05/2010

Hours

Mon to Sun 9:30am - 6pm
Open on Christmas Day
Open on Christmas Eve
Open on New Years Day
Open on New Years Eve
Open on Public Holidays

Classifications

Aquariums
Local Attractions

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Overview of Melbourne Aquarium

Melbourne Aquarium is a marine life attraction that's also dedicated to sustaining the environment. The animals featured here serve as education resources for the public about the animals biology, status and conservation. The displays are amazing and innovative and recognised by industry award giving bodies for excellence.

User Reviews of Melbourne Aquarium

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9 Highly Recommended

Quality 10 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 10

What a great place. It isn't huge but it's extremely well done. There are four areas..Antartica, Reef and River, Coral Atoll and Sharks Alive. We could have watched the Emperor Penguins for hours. My four year old has only ever seen a Little Penguin before and he was completely enchanted. They have glass domes built into some of the display tank bases (see pictures) that small children can easily access.

All the exhibits offer something for young and old. It was not a busy day when we went and I think I would deliberately avoid peak times as very large numbers could impede your viewing. There is a daily timetable of activities/feeding/ talks and they are interesting and engaging, not so dry that you become bored rigid!

I agree that it could be an expensive day out for some families but you have to travel to the Barrier Reef or further afield to see some of these animals which puts the entrance fee into context. I noticed that a child is $19.00 but an annual child's pass is $38.00 which is great value for locals. There are also the usual range of concession tickets and carers are free on presentation of their carers card/companion card when visiting with the person they care for.