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Dubai Aquarium

Financial Center Road, Dubai, Dubai

Description

The Dubai Aquarium is located inside the Dubai Mall. The centrepiece is a 50m long, 11m high and 20m wide aquarium tank containing over 140 species of marine life including 300 rays and sharks. Part of the tank is visible from the mall itself, but the best views are from the 48m tunnel crossing it at the bottom. There is also an "Underwater Zoo" consisting of three ecological zones: rainforest, rocky shore and living ocean. Finally, visitors can pay for various types of animal encounters and experiences such as penguin encounter, ray encounter and shark dives. This review is for the standard ticket called "Penguin Cove & Nursery Experience" that includes access to the tunnel, the underwater zoo, Penguin cove, a behind the scenes tour and some retail and F&B vouchers.

Access & Transport

The Aquarium / Dubai Mall are located within the Downtown Dubai complex which can easily be accessed by road (next to one of Sheikh Zayed rd interchanges) and by metro (it is connected to the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall metro station).

Instructions & Recommendations

Children below 15 yrs. of age must be accompanied by an adult. We suggest combining this activity with shopping within the Dubai Mall or the Dubai Fountains light show in the evening

Meta review

This activity is a popular one in the city, in particular due to its central location. Opinions are mixed with some visitors amazed at the massive fish tank and enjoying the underwater zoo whilst other find there is little incremental value in paying for the underwater tunnel. Another common complaint is not be able to take your own pictures with the animals and having to pay for professional ones to be taken.

Environmental & Social

The mall and aquarium are massive construction projects that entailed an intensive use of resources. Also, the question of whether animals should be kept out of their animal habitats.

Conclusion

The Dubai Aquarium main fish tank is quite impressive structurally, but the underwater tunnel and other experiences can be a little underwhelming in comparison with other top-notch aquariums around the world. Considering the high price charged for the tickets, the value is also debatable and you may want to compare with the Lost Chambers Aquarium at the Atlantis Dubai.

Key positive

Great location

Very impressive main tank

Key negative

Very expensive

The underwater tunnel doesn't add much more to the experience

Suitability

Suitable for all ages and accessible for visitors with reduced mobility

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

May 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:0h 20m

est. visit time:1h 30m

Regulated hours

Monday10:00 - 23:00

Tuesday10:00 - 23:00

Wednesday10:00 - 23:00

Thursday10:00 - 23:00

Friday10:00 - 23:00

Saturday10:00 - 24:00

Sunday10:00 - 24:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
AED 199
Adult
12 - 64
AED 199
Child
2 - 11
AED 199
Infant
0 - 1
AED 0
Price for the "Penguin Cove & Nursery Experience"

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