• The Aquarium and Underwater Zoo are 2 different attractions, visitors needing to exit one in order to visit the other. It's important to note though that the Aquarium has 2 packages available - Here, we will discuss the standard 'Researcher Experience".
• The Aquarium Researcher Experience allows visitors to take a guided tour 'behind the scenes " at the Study the Sea Jelly Lab". This is where scientists simulate environmental changes to encourage breeding. As well as learning all about the habitat and mating/breeding behaviours, and watching the scientists at work, visitors will be able to see how a shark develops from an egg.
• Next it's time for the highlight of the trip for many with the opportunity to walk through the Aquarium Tunnel, watching the sea life swim overhead and around you with 280 degree views. You might even be lucky enough to get the opportunity to feed the sharks and stingrays.
• Exiting the aquarium you can then visit the underwater zoo which has penguins, water rats, crabs, jellyfish, seahorses and much more.
• For those booking the Adventure Experience, you will step onboard a submersible simulator instead of taking the lab tour. On the simulator you'll go on a virtual tour of the underwater world to see white sharks, and many more creatures before leaving the virtual world behind and going on a real-life glass bottom boat.

• Dubai Aquarium Entrance - Researcher Experience or Explorer Experience depending on option booked.
• Dubai Underwater Zoo entrance.

• Note the differences with the Researcher Experience and the Adventure Experience, they are both very different experiences.

• When leaving the aquarium don't forget to go upstairs for the Underwater Zoo which is part of your ticket.

• A great half-day out for the family - The kids will be enthralled by the creatures swimming above and around them in the underwater tunnel whilst parents can learn something new at the behind the scenes lab tour.
• The Researcher Experience is great for those who love learning whilst the Adventure Experience is more light-hearted fun.
• This experience may not live up to its price tag if you've been to lots of other aquariums around the world.

• Travellers talking about their visit to the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo on GetYourGuide, Viator, Tiqets and Trip Advisor give it very high ratings and mostly excellent reviews.
• Everyone agrees that it's a day out that the kids will love, a walk through the underwater tunnel being the highlight of the day.
• People who have visited lots of aquariums around the world think that this aquarium has a fairly high price tag for what you get to see, others thought the trip was fantastic and a great price point with lots to see and take photos of.
• People have said the following about the aquarium... "Amazing view of the sharks and other beautiful fish. A must do for Dubai visitors. "Had a really enjoyable morning here. The aquarium was not as big as I expected I thought as Dubai, it will be massive but it was totally the right size seeing as it is inside The Mall! and "Well worth the entrance fee, spent a good 4 hours at the attraction. Amazing work being done by the animal carers.
• People note that it's a bit difficult to navigate the aquarium and that the skip-the-line entry as advertised is not true as they had to queue-up with everyone else to be allowed entry.

Visit between 14:30 and 15:30 for fewer crowds, or at night for a visit without crowds of families!

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• Dubai Aquarium - Researcher Experience OR Explorer Experience.
• Dubai Underwater Zoo - See penguins, piranhas, crabs, water rats, sea horses, jellyfish, and more.

Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo counter at main entrance on Ground Level, The Dubai Mall.

The aquarium is not wheelchair accessible.

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