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Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 207 attractions in Vancouver
Traveler Description: This aquarium can arrange for visitors to meet exotic sea creatures, from belugas to sharks.
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Attraction type: Aquarium, Educational site
Activities: Leisure education, Viewing wildlife
Address: Stanley Park
845 Avison Way Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Tel: 604-659-3474
Fax: 604-659-3515

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Reviews of Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

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3 of 5 stars
Ottawa, ON
Oct 10, 2008

Our friend highly recommended visiting the Aquarium during our visit to Vancouver. Compared to the New England Aquarium, I somehow prefer this one. Probably because it was less crowded. In terms of fish, mammals and other animals too (NEA's big and almost only attraction was the huge tank with all kinds of fish). There's even a small forest where you... more

2 of 5 stars
Northern Cal
Aug 10, 2008

Difficult to write a favorable review after having visited other great Aquariums like the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was actually DISTURBING to see how small some of the areas were for the animals like the SEA OTTERS more

2 of 5 stars
Broken Arrow, OK
Jul 31, 2008

It's small and crowded, and basically like every other aquarium you will visit in North America; however, they do have the Beluga's, so that is something worth seeing. more

3 of 5 stars
Regina, Canada
Jul 8, 2008

I'm also not impressed with the cramped size of the aquarium for both the animals/mammals and the visitors. There are long lines and waits. If you can get beyond this the site itself is really quite interesting with the baby beluga and mother, the dolphins, seals, sea lions. Inside you can see the sharks, bats, etc. The price is about... more

4 of 5 stars
Toronto Ontario
Jul 4, 2008

It was our last day in Vancouver on vacation, and pouring rain, but we decided to head out to Stanley Park anyway. We found our way into Vancouver Aquarium and spent a happy day keeping dry, and enjoying all the fish and animals the Aquarium has to offer. Despite the rain, they still hosted their outdoor shows featuring the Baluga... more

4 of 5 stars
regina, saskatchewan
Jun 27, 2008

The Vancouver Aquarium is a great place to view sea creatures and things of that nature. All though the viewing areas can get somewhat congested with children and families and strollers ect. on busy days, the layout of the facility makes it easy to get around. The price wasn't bad when i attended and they have student prices which is... more

4 of 5 stars
Coventry, United Kingdom
May 23, 2008

This aquarium has quite a range of species, and the most popular attraction is the beluga whale, though I wasn't quite sure if their tank should have been larger, though the show was quite informative. The other species were really good to see, and it was entertaining watching sea lions spitting at people! It was a good day out and... more

5 of 5 stars
Reading, England
Nov 8, 2007

This is a very good aquarium, lots of interesting exhibits, well worth spending half a day or more. We booked for the sea otter tour which was really worth it, after learning more about these creatures, we got to go and actually feed them pretty close up which was amazing. more

5 of 5 stars
California
Oct 8, 2007

We visited the Aquarium because of the Beluga Whales, its just a fantastic place and a definate attraction to visit with the whole family. We thoroughly enjoyed the day there. The Beluga Whales are something else, there are also Dolphins, Sea Otters, Seals and many more animals that we did not expect to see. There are all the aquariums with... more

4 of 5 stars
Charlottesville
Sep 21, 2007

The Beluga whales are the main attraction - haunting ghost like whales who seemed to smile a lot at us. Otters were very cute. I learned a lot about the sea life in BC. Very educational more

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Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre Address

Stanley Park | 845 Avison Way, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tel: 604-659-3474 Fax: 604-659-3515