Sydney Aquarium

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Sydney Aquarium

  • April 26, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by shazza's from Gold Coast, Australia
This is an awesome experience to get up-close and personal with the marine life. Lots of fun for all ages--there were families, couples, and lots of single people enjoying the marine life. There are plenty of staff members who are willing to answer any questions. This is a must for anyone.

From journal Exploring Sydney

Sydney Aquarium

  • April 7, 2005
  • Rated 3 of 5 by txblue from Carrollton, Texas
One of the biggest tunnels was under renovation, so maybe that (and the fact that we'd flown in at 8am that day) made this less than expected. I'd read that it was the best aquarium in the world, and I've been to many that I thought were a bit better, including the one in Denver. It was still pretty nice, just not the best I'd expected.

From journal 10 Days in Australia

Sydney Aquarium

  • December 2, 2004
  • Rated 2 of 5 by panda1 from ., California
Sydney Aquarium offers displays of mainly water-based life forms that we might not otherwise run into, on a series of different ways of viewing. Allow at least a couple hours, minimum, and more if you're going to be reading all the signs and boards to look through it, else you'll shortchange yourself. There are large tanks sealed from the public, tanks open to the public, and walkways through tubes in the water tanks that display larger collections.

There are different prices, depending on what you want to see. The bottom line price for just this attraction is $22.50 for each adult.

From journal SYD

Sydney Aquarium

  • March 19, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by kimbis from Lansing, Michigan
Sydney Aquarium

Yes, you will find references to "Finding Nemo" all over the Aquarium. The film is, after all, set in Sydney. Nemo and his buddies swim just off the shore.

The Aquarium is open until 10:00pm, so you can do this as part of a longer day of seeing the sights ... most things close down at 5:00. You will get up close looks at many creatures you usually won't see without scuba tanks. (Since my trip to the reef got rained out, I saw things I didn't get to see with scuba tanks.)

There are a couple of places where you walk *though* a glass tunnel in the middle of a larger tank, with sharks and other creatures swimming above, below and beside you. I don't have kids myself, but every kid I saw there was just delighted.

From journal Australia 2004 - Sydney

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Sydney Aquarium

  • July 3, 2003
  • Rated 4 of 5 by jessdoughty from kettering, United Kingdom
You walk around looking at all the tanks, which have been made up. You get to see seahorses, starfish, tropical fish, techno glow in the dark coral, a huge alligator, massive sharks and stingrays, tuna, and loads of bright coloured fish darting around. The Pacific is renowned for its bright and beautiful sealife, and you really do get a good view of it all here.

It was strange to see the famous blue bottle jelly fish too! It showed you pictures of what this deadly jelly can do to a human -- it paralyses and can kill you within an hour if you're not treated in time. So you learn as you go along too.

I wouldn't take kids under five years old -- they may get a little scared by the huge sharks. I got some great photos of the sharks -- they looked really scary!

It only took a few hours to walk around and I went alone on an overcast day.

The gift shop is great -- I brought some presents there for my family.

When you walk out of the aquarium, you are in the heart of Darling Harbour and a new area that has trendy bars, cafes, and a brilliant shopping centre too, so you can walk around that area after.

You can get to the aquarium by ferry from Circular Quay, which takes about 10 minutes. You have to go to check out the Pacific sea life -- it's a must for everyone.

From journal Smashing times in Sydney

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