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Shark Reef

3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-632-7777
As featured in Las Vegas for young kids
Ranked #138 of 521 attractions in Las Vegas
4.0 of 5 stars 325 Reviews
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Type: Aquariums
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Fee: Yes
Traveller Description: Visited the Shark Reef Aquarium located in the Mandalay Bay Hotel on Friday July 17th, 2009.  If you are traveling with young kids this is a great... more »
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

kind of small, and underwellming....probably a good place to take the kids, nothing is hands on like someother aquariams but its always neat to see sharks and other animal life in their habit, just wasent really anything that exciting...

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uk south
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

For the price that we paid i expected more and i expected something different from the aquariums at home with it being in las Vegas! It was quite small, the last tank was a huge shark tank i am guessing this s where the name came from! Sharks galore and ones that i have never seen before! worth a visit... More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

The Shark Reef did well with the space that they have, but they really don't have very many sea creatures to look at. If you live in a city with an aquarium, save your money on this one and look at the fish at home.

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

This is a very small aquarium and takes about 30 minutes to view. If you have been to other aquariums do not waste your money.

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See 14 more reviews by MDS1960 for Las Vegas
Eagle Point, Oregon
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Loved this aquarium. Wonderful displays. A good variety of fish in beautiful settings.

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See 3 more reviews by Kathy B for Las Vegas
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33 reviews 33 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 via mobile

We enjoyed this attraction but found it overpriced for what it was. I thought it should be free or at least have some discounts available. It was not crowded but still hard to Gera good view around people. Only took about half an hour.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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32 reviews 32 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Located in Mandalay Bay, the Shark Reef has a separate entrance and parking lot, but we walked from Mandalay Bay parking lot past the restaurants and shops to arrive. The restaurants are quite posh with some well known chefs. You can see out the windows to an extensive watersports area, well-packed with humanity, with a river with people tubing down... More

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Burlington, Canada
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Nice aquarium with great displays. A little disappointed that there was a fairly hefty fee considering most hotel attractions are free.

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See 7 more reviews by Doug R for Las Vegas
Seattle, Washington
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7 reviews 7 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

My husband and I paid $18 each to get into this exhibit, and we both felt it was well worth the money. It is a pretty small exhibit, though, and we both wished there had been bigger sharks (most of them are small), but they did have a handful of big ones that we got to see close up, which... More

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Falkirk, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Good value for money. Initially when you walk round there isn't very much to see. Then you come to the petting tank which is really cool and then the big tanks start. Shark city hello could almost feel then. They also take two pictures of you when you arrive and stick a big shark on them really good.

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