Dubai Aquarium: Tickets, Timings, Address, How to Reach and More!

• Located in: Dubai Mall
• Address: Downtown Dubai — Dubai — United Arab Emirates
• Opened: 2008
• Hours: 10 am–10:15 pm
• Number of animals: 33,000
• Phone: +971 800 382246255

The ticket price for Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is AED 145 (Rs 2756.18), Entry fee varies as per experiences at the aquarium and zoo. However, there is no entrance fee for children under 3 years of age and Children below 16 years of age must be accompanied by adults.

Annual passes are also available to treat visitors’ eyes with these marine beauties. The benefits include unlimited entry to the aquarium with many discounts on the adventures. Every place has its own charm. The underwater world is full of colors, shapes, life and immense splendor. It is a daydream come true to witness all colorful lives at one place and venture into the blue to experience life's greatest reward and underwater magic from a protected view.

• Don't miss visiting the Main Tank of Dubai Aquarium, which houses thousands of aquatic animals.
• Explore the transparent tunnel and click stunning photographs.
• For thrill seekers, indulge in Cage Snorkeling and Shark Dives.
• Meet and greet with penguins, Jellyfishes, crocodiles and more great creatures.
• Capture stunning underwater photographs and capture memories forever.

1. Aquarium Tank

The aquarium tank is the largest indoor suspended aquarium located in the ground floor of Dubai mall, housing more than 33,000 marine creatures. Observe the largest collection of sand tiger sharks, stingrays, etc. in contained habitats here on your Dubai honeymoon packages.

2. Aquarium Tunnel

Located on the ground floor of Dubai Mall, this 48-metre walk-through Tunnel presents a 270-degree panoramic view while being 11 metres below the surface of the tank. It is perfect for clicking pictures as the aquatic creatures will be swimming right overhead.

3. Underwater Zoo

Located on level two of the mall, the underwater zoo is divided into three zones – Rainforest, Rocky Shore and Living Ocean. You get to view a diverse number of aquatic life such as penguins, piranhas, African dwarf crocodiles, giant spider crabs, otters and much more in about 40 different display tanks The highlight is the viewing of King Crocodile which is 750 kgs and covering over 5m in length. This gigantic reptile is a native of Queensland, Australia.

1. Shark Feeding

From the safety of inside a cage, you will be just centimetres away watching certified, trained divers feed the deadly predators of the sea with buckets of fish. This 30-minute adventure will surely have your heart beating fast with fear and excitement as you watch closely to see the divers navigate their way to feed the sharks, giving you a glimpse into the shark feeding programmes in the zoo.

2. Shark Cage Diving

You do not require swimming skills or for you to be a certified diver to dive into the depths of this 10-million litre tank to face the largest population of tiger sharks in the zoo. This is an extremely exciting adventure activity for the thrill-seekers that is done under expert supervision.

3. Cage Snorkelling

Put on your snorkelling gear and get immersed into the waters of the aquatic tank while being trapped inside the safety of a cage to watch the marine life come to life around you. Watch turtles, stingrays, all kinds of colourful fish you might even recognize from the movie Nemo.

4. Scuba Diving

You can easily earn yourself an internationally recognized certificate and become a certified PADI diver with the 2-day PADI course offered here, where you will be deep-diving into the tanks and learning through an expert diver. If you’re already a PADI certified diver, you can opt for the 3-day course, where you will receive a card that adds to your PADI rating.

5. Underwater Zoo wonders

Meeting the King Croc has to be one of the highlights of the zoo which weights 750Kgs covering over 5m in length which has been brought in from Queensland, Australia to Dubai. Watch this gigantic predator in its habitat, which will surely give you chills. UAE’s Night Creatures is a 200 sq-metre attraction that is an educational tour of the creatures native to the UAE. Observe desert creatures such as giant camel spiders, bats, toads etc.

6. VRZOO

Enter the world of virtual reality which will transport you to view the whale sharks in the Maldives, natural forests of Africa or the tigers of India without having to move a muscle. You will be able to witness the world of animals in their natural habitats in this highly enriching and educational experience exclusively available to Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo.

There are plenty of way to reach the Dubai Aquarium, here are some comfortable and convenient ways to reach your destination: 

• By Dubai Metro: You can easily reach the Aquarium by boarding Dubai Metro Red Line and alight at the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station. From there you can walk to your destination. 
• By Bus: You can even reach the aquarium by buses. Have a look at the following routes with a 27, 28, 29, 30, 50 and 81 and easily reach your destination.