- Address: 1-5 Wheat Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia;
- Website: sydneyaquarium.com.au;
- Phone: +61 1800 199 657;
- Open: 09.30-18.00;
- The cost of entry: 22 dollars - adults, $ 15 - children
Sydney Aquarium is a full-fledged complex that attracts tourists from all over the world. It is comfortably located on the coast of Darling bay , not far from the Pyrmont Bridge and has been receiving visitors since 1988. The aquarium complex was created especially in honor of the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Australia.
Many fish
Sydney Aquarium in the city of Sydney will enjoy an incredible variety of fauna and flora. In particular, there are more than six thousand fish and other animals inhabiting the sea and the ocean - about six hundred species, including two hundred species of amphibious creatures. No other aquarium can boast of so many different specimens, among which there are rare!
Thematic exhibitions
Sydney Aquarium in Australia is interesting in its history - it is constantly expanding and developing, two large-scale restructuring has been carried out. The first immediately three years after the opening, and the second in 2003.
Today, special attention deserves exhibitions and expositions, which include inhabitants of the open ocean, seals, residents of the barrier reef and others.
Among the first open exhibitions was the Cloister of the Sea Seals, in which it is interesting and in detail narrates about the various species of these animals that can be found, both in Australia and on the neighboring islands - subarctic or New Zealand. In order to admire at first glance phlegmatic, but lovely animals, special platforms and an underwater tunnel have been built.
The Aquarium in Sydney is an opportunity to tickle your nerves, for which you will need to visit the expositions devoted to the open ocean. Here there is a special underwater pavilion, above which literally at a distance of an outstretched hand swim sharks! Emotions are not just strong, but indescribable!
Back in 1998, a section was opened dedicated exclusively to the Great Barrier Reef . It covers more than two and a half million liters of water, in which there are several thousand fish and animals. In the exposition, the Theater deserves special attention - a special window through which visitors admire the corals that formed the unique canyon.
The last of the open expositions and exhibitions was the Mermaid Lagoon, created in 2008. It has several observation platforms and underwater alleys. In this part of the aquarium there are: rays, guinea pigs, zebra sharks, dugons, and others.
Special conditions for children
Sydney Aquarium, Australia - a territory that is friendly to children. Small visitors are allowed virtually everything - including, and touch the exhibits with their hands.
And what's nearby?
By the way, if you come to Sydney and want to visit not only the aquarium, but other attractions, then starting their review from this place is a good idea. There are many other interesting places nearby: the Maritime Museum (just three hundred meters), the Chinese Garden (about eight hundred meters), the Town Hall (about one kilometer), Hyde Park and its barracks (about one kilometer), and the Sydney Museum just over one kilometer)
How to get there and what are the features of the visit ?
The aquarium works virtually without days off - by the way, this is a unique feature of all the sights of the Australian continent. The entrance to it is closed only in the New Year and Christmas.
Visiting hours are from 9am to 10pm. The ticket price for an adult tourist is $ 22, for a child $ 15. There is also an "action" proposal - a so-called family ticket worth $ 60. It allowed a visit to a family of two adults and two children.
To get to the Sydney aquarium, you can either walk, passing from King Street or by public transport, coming to the stop number 24.
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