Spain · AQUARIUMS
Prices, durations and what the last few hundred travellers actually thought, for 9 aquarium visits. Enough to choose in five minutes and get back to planning the rest.
Visit L’Aquàrium de Barcelona at your own pace with a one-day admission ticket. See 35 Mediterranean and tropical tanks, walk through the 80-meter Oceanarium tunnel among sharks and rays, and let children learn through hands-on exhibits in Planeta Aqua. The aquarium is wheelchair accessible and includes a café and shop.
“Really nice place to visit. Nice and cool inside. Enjoyed all the exhibits very much.”
Spend a full day following Palma Aquarium’s 1-kilometer route through Mediterranean, tropical, jungle, and jellyfish habitats. See Big Blue, one of Europe’s deepest shark tanks, watch scheduled feedings, and add the Aquadome 3D film for a short virtual swim with whales. The aquarium is wheelchair accessible and family-friendly.
“very beautiful place with variety of fishes and Theodore roosevelt”
Follow Magellan and Elcano’s route through five aquatic zones at Seville Aquarium. You’ll see more than 7,000 animals, including sharks, turtles, rays, jellyfish, piranhas, reptiles, frogs, and the rare axolotl. Allow about 90 minutes. The aquarium is wheelchair accessible, easy to reach, and especially useful on hot or rainy days.
“Amazing view of sea animals. The ticket barriers were a bit difficult and reception was not very helpful”
Spend a full day at Madrid’s 20-hectare Zoo Aquarium in Casa de Campo, where more than 3,000 animals live across habitats arranged by region. See pandas, gorillas, koalas, Iberian lynxes, sharks, birds, and sea life, with talks, animal presentations, IrenIA, and a virtual reality attraction.
“Madrid Zoo was extremely good. Great value for money. Lots of different species and the aquarium was excellent.”
Visit Lanzarote Aquarium in Costa Teguise for a self-guided look at more than one million liters of water, spread across 33 aquariums. You’ll see Canary Islands species, tropical fish, sharks, rays, turtles, axolotls, and a rehabilitation center. Allow roughly 40 minutes to two hours, depending on your pace and feeding times.
“Firstly the lady at reception was very friendly at at the end even gave my kids a couple of seahorse’s. It’s a great little aquarium and not too long so the kids don’t get bored. The only thing that wasn’t great was there were little pools that were empty so could do with more aquatic animals.”
Visit Sea Life Benalmádena for a compact route through Mediterranean tanks, a 180-degree tunnel with sharks and a green turtle, tropical fish, jellyfish, otters, and an interactive rock pool. You can touch selected creatures, join feeds and talks, follow a quiz trail, and see Spain’s unique interactive bio-beach.
“Lovely little aquarium but it is quite small and doesn’t take long to go through”
Use a 24 or 48-hour Barcelona City Tour bus ticket on two routes, with stops at Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Camp Nou, MNAC, Casa Batlló, and the coast. Add a single visit to Barcelona Aquarium, including its shark tunnel and Mediterranean habitats. Audio commentary is available in 16 languages.
“O Aquário foi espetacular. O autocarro foi muito bom, exceto a falta de sinalização nas paragens para o efeito. Quando descemos e queremos retomar noutro sítio, não é nada fácil.”
Spend a day at Atlantis Aquarium in Madrid’s Xanadú center, where 20 aquariums show 150 species from coral reefs, mangroves, Antarctica, and the open sea. Interactive tests, a walk-on digital beach, and a conservation badge make this a useful family stop, though the aquarium is small enough to see quickly when crowded.
“pues muchísima gente, demasiada. avalanchas dr críos. en media hora lo ves .. muchísimo calor .”
Visit L’Aquarium de Barcelona in Port Vell with a prepaid timed ticket. See 11,000 animals across 35 Mediterranean and tropical tanks, including sharks, rays, penguins, jellyfish, and moray eels. The 80-meter Oceanarium tunnel is the main attraction. Plan on about an hour, or longer with children.
“Many varieties of fish and they even had sharks and penguins! The aquarium was very nice, but I made the mistake of going on a rainy Saturday. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who decided to escape the rain by visiting the aquarium. The place was full of very exuberant children. If this is a problem for you, you may want to attend on a weekday when schools are in session. Buying the tickets online to skip the line only really allows you to skip the ticket purchase line. There will still be a line to enter based on the time slot you booked.”
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