If you have long dreamed of being in the most beautiful aquarium in Turkey and seeing thousands of sea creatures with your own eyes in this place, you should definitely do Side Antalya Aquarium Tour.
The incredible Antalya Aquarium contains 40 themed halls. Each room is equipped with aquariums in which more than 10,000 species of marine life from the Indian, Atlantic, Black, Red, Mediterranean, Amazon, Nile and other waters swim. The Antalya Aquarium is now the fifth largest in the world. You will be interested in large and beautiful exhibitions and sea creatures of the underwater world!
You will also go through a panoramic tunnel where you will see stingrays, sharks, rare fish, giant turtles and dangerous scary looking moray eels swimming right next to you. You will be shown a terrarium full of poisonous scorpions and spiders, lizards and snakes and even crocodiles!
You will visit the snowy area on the territory of the aquarium. You are instantly transported from a hot summer to the world of snow and ice. A gaming area and cinema halls will work for you, where you can actively and meaningfully spend time for an additional fee. You will also have a unique opportunity to swim alongside sharks and seals. You will experience real extreme and unspeakable emotions!
Side Antalya Aquarium Tour will please you and your children. You will enjoy this trip to the fullest, you will feel real joy and you will want to come back here more than once!
📅 Tour Days: | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
⏱️ Tour Hours: | Between 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
✔️ Tour Includes: | Transfer, entrance tickets, lunch, guiding |
📌 Tour Highlights: | World’s longest tunnel aquarium, fish species, coral reefs |
Side Antalya Aquarium Tour price is 60 Euro. Child price is 55 Euro ( 3 – 9 Ages ). Under 2 years old free.
Please note that we have ‘no hidden costs’
Your excursion begins with a comfortable modern bus that will pick you up from your hotel around 12:00 PM. The journey takes about 1 hour. Upon arrival at Antalya Aquarium, you will immediately get acquainted with the sea creatures that live here in large aquariums. You will admire the unprecedented beauty of fish and many other sea creatures as you walk through the oceanarium’s themed halls.
You will also see an underwater tunnel, the length of which reaches 131 meters. Walking along it, you will see how thousands of different fish and inhabitants of the deep sea swim next to you, as if you want to get to know it better.
You will visit a huge terrarium inhabited by a large number of rare reptiles, visit the snow town, play snowballs there and remember your childhood! A cinema room will be opened for you, where you can finally immerse yourself in the sea atmosphere. In the evening, around 17:30, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Side after a fascinating walk through the Antalya Aquarium.
It will be difficult for you to take your eyes off the large and amazing aquariums and their sea creatures. This wonderful underwater world will amaze and amaze you! You will see about 40 stunning aquariums, varying in style and composition.
Walking through the Oceanarium area, you will take a small journey through the water depths of our planet: seas, oceans and ecosystems – all this will surely seduce you! The aquariums are decorated with various statues, palaces and other interesting attributes. Here you will also find a huge sunken ship with pirate jewelry. Information about the aquarium’s sea creatures can be found on the signs right next to it. The total volume of water in aquariums is 7.5 million liters. Imagine how big the scale is!
The Antalya Aquarium is home to 10,000 sea creatures. You will be impressed by the diversity of the residents here! You will meet moray eels, sharks, famous piranhas and lionfish. Walking through the territory of the oceanarium, you will notice how calm and peaceful it is: dim lights and melodic music will plunge you into the secluded atmosphere of this place. Wide corridors will lead you from one place to another, where you will gradually get to know the beauty of the underwater kingdom, enjoying the colors and decorations.
The Panorama Tunnel at Antalya Aquarium is unsurpassed in its extraordinary beauty. It is 131 meters long and 3 meters wide. Large sharks, giant stingrays, giant turtles and bright, wonderful jellyfish swim all around you within arm’s length.
As you walk down the winding corridor you will see divers feeding the fish and how beautifully the rays of light are refracted in the water – a strange sight! The surroundings make you feel like you are on the seabed.
The scenery inside the tunnel will also impress you! You will encounter chests with gold, statues from the well-known mysterious Easter Island, amphorae, ruins of ancient cities and a variety of sculptures at the bottom of the deep water.
The atmosphere in the tunnel resembles a fairy tale film: the lights are dim everywhere, soft, peaceful music is playing. You can capture the spectacle on camera without flash, supporting the comfortable life of the oceanarium’s sea creatures.
If you want to return to winter for a moment, the snow town will help you return the feeling of cold and joy. In the pavilion you will find snow slides, ice sculptures and lots of snow! You can play snowballs like in your childhood, build a snowman and just fall into a pile of snow and make a pair of snow angels. In the fairytale world of snow, 1500 square meters of fun activities await you and your children.
The temperature in the city is very comfortable! The thermometer reads -5 degrees, so you will not be confused by a sharp drop in temperature. It will be especially pleasant to visit the pavilion after the heat! Here you will return to childhood and ride a tube down a steep hill. You will also visit the village of Santa Claus, a springboard, and see the peaks of the Taurus Mountains featured here. Especially your kids will like the snow town!
One of the most visited exhibitions of Antalya Aquarium is Wildlife Park. This place is full of poisonous spiders, snakes, scorpions, lizards and crocodiles from all over the world. The atmosphere of such an impressive place is warmed by the sounds of nature and relaxing music. They will remain in the memory of all representatives of the Wildlife Park for a long time, leaving there with some kind of relief. A visit to this terrarium will enrich you with new knowledge about previously unexplored wild animals.
If you want to learn even more about the underwater world and its inhabitants, the Ozeanride XD Cinema is open for an additional fee, showing scientific and interesting films in multidimensional graphics. There you will visit virtual reality, where you can swim with a pod of huge whales and learn a lot about the underwater life of our planet.
There are many themed entertainment areas for the youngest guests. A play area and a diving school are open for your child. There you will also find an exhibition hall, a souvenir shop and even paintball, where your child can play enough.
The Maldives zone occupies a special place on the territory of the aquarium. It is an outdoor pool with fine white sand, typical of a tropical island. There you can swim with sharks and fur seals under the supervision of instructors.
After an informative and exciting Antalya Aquarium Tour, a comfortable bus will take you back to your hotel.
Side Antalya Aquarium Entrance Ticket prices are:
Adult: 60 €
Child: 55 €
Infant: Free
The Side to Antalya Aquarium Tour price includes a round-trip transfer from your hotel and an entrance ticket to the “Aquarium”.
Antalya Aquarium Tour from Side is from 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The total journey time is approx. 5.5 hours.
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