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Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 448 5200
As featured in Dubai for young kids
Ranked #21 of 83 attractions in Dubai
4.0 of 5 stars 508 Reviews
Type: Aquariums
Fee: Yes
Owner description: One of the largest tanks in the world, the Dubai Aquarium is located inside the Dubai Mall. The Dubai Aquarium is home to more than 33,000 living... more » Owner description: One of the largest tanks in the world, the Dubai Aquarium is located inside the Dubai Mall. The Dubai Aquarium is home to more than 33,000 living animals, including 400 sharks and rays and a close encounter via its acrylic walk through tunnel. The Underwater Zoo brings you face-to-face with piranha, giant catfish, otters and a penguin colony while walking through the Rainforest, Rocky Shore and Living environments. « less
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cumbria
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

Located in dubai mall, the same place as the burj khalifa so 2 birds, one stone etc. Worth a look especially for children, our 1 year old loved it. What you can see in the actual mall without paying to go inside is a huge glass wall of sharks and fish, this is probably the best bit. We paid and... More

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

The Dubai Aquarium is worth visiting. The underwater life with varied fishes contained in a huge aquarium is a sight in itself. The Underwater Zoo is a fun thing for the youngster where they can witness underwater life upclose. Should visit at least once.

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Perth, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

We really enjoyed our visit to the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Plenty of underwater creatures to look at and was quite bizzare visiting an aquarium in the middle of a shopping mall! The only downside was that we paid for the ticket that included the glass bottom boat tour - this wasnt worth the extra cost at all.

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Situated inside the Dubai Mall. Its huge. First the sight of such a large aquarium inside a mall leaves you in joy. The place is neatly and they have options for tourist to take a tour inside the aquarium and alternatively one can dive inside the aquarium with the help of professional divers. The fees are in the range of... More

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See 4 more reviews by TravelnShutterbug for Dubai
Johannesburg
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

nice enough but seen better. its not very big or interactive. child loved it though.

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See 2 more reviews by MargsCarte for Dubai
Swindon, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

A 3 in 1 experience. The Aquarium tunnel was wonderful, to be able to see so many speices up close. Then the glass bottom boat ride across the top of the aquarium. And finally the underwater Zoo which shows the amount of species that are in danger from man

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London
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
55 helpful votes 55 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

I decided standing outside the tank was ok but getting in with all the life would be better. You can actually dive in this aquarium with Al Boom diving. It costs about £120 which is a lot for one 40mins dive. I justified it by thinking of it as an experience like no other. You get all your equipment and... More

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Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

wow its truly amazing to see an under water aquarium and we saw lot of rare and coloured species

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New Delhi, India
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

enjoyable and informative place for both adults and kids . The facilty is huge and is extremely well maintained and organised .

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London, United Kingdom
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Although we didn't actually go into the venue(exhausted from walking in the heat all day), we were able to view the aquarium through the vast glass wall from within the Mall, where we were able to witness divers feeding the various species of fish. Cost to enter this attraction started at about £13.

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