Cairns Aquarium Admission Ticket

Where rare aquatic animals come to life,
Cairns Aquarium

Explore Australia's largest freshwater exhibit and a wealth of aquatic animals. Marvel at over 16,000 marine creatures from 10 different ecosystems and 71 habitats. In addition to animal viewing, enjoy ecosystem stories, presentations, live feedings, and marine/reptile touch and talk shows.

Cairns' unique attraction

We invite you to Australia's largest aquarium! Cairns Aquarium is an exciting Cairns attraction where you can see a variety of aquatic animals and enjoy a variety of experiences. You can see not only common aquatic animals, but also pythons, crocodiles, colorful reef fish, sharks, stingrays, and other wild animals that are usually hard to see up close.

Meet lovely turtles

Meet sea turtles on a 30-minute guided tour of the Turtle Rehabilitation Center! All of the turtles here have been rescued. Take some time to learn about the dangers sea turtles face, such as plastic ingestion, boat collisions, and habitat loss. Meet cute sea turtles when you purchase a Turtle Hospital Package ticket.

Turtle Hospital tours start at 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM every day. Please arrive 15 minutes early!
 

Largest coral biobank

The Cairns Aquarium protects all 415 species of Great Barrier Reef stony coral. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of becoming the world's first to protect all stony corals through a 30-minute guided tour. See the largest collection of stony corals at the state-of-the-art Coral Biobank.

Coral Biobank tours start at 11:30 AM every day. Please arrive 15 minutes early!