Reviews of Aquarium of Quebec (Fish Shop)

Joyson Puvanasingham

Loved the environment and a lot to see. The polar bear exhibit was the highlight. There are many things to do and would highly recommend it for families and dates.

Melanie Griffin

Wasnt as cool as I thought it would be, but it was pretty heckin fun. I liked the deep sea part best of all. And they had pretty fish, and seals.

Ram Orquiza

This is 3.5 stars for me. The place is relatively small and the facilities are a bit low tech compared to other aquariums that I have been to. It is still a nice place though to see numerous aquatic species. My favorite part is the jelly fish room (felt like a meditation room). This is still a great place to visit but they should lower the fee a bit to make it reasonable for the visitors. I felt like ut should be within $12 to $13 only.

DarkLord Asylum

It was a nice afternoon sight seeing at the aquarium, the walrus' were awesome.e and the park staff friendly.

Joyson Puvanasingham

Loved the environment and a lot to see. The polar bear exhibit was the highlight. There are many things to do and would highly recommend it for families and dates.

Getachew

Really good place for family. Plenty of parking.

Joseph Delaney

A great experience with so many exhibits. The jellyfish are beautiful! Staff is really friendly and knowledgeable, everything is kept really clean, terrific place to bring the kids.

Rosetta Tucci

Amazing. Polar bears area is under construction but everything was great even with covid, it was very pleasant.

Yuqing Wang

Because of COVID, some activities are closed. The aquarium is well organized and maintained.

Simon G

The aquarium was super cool, really liked the jelly fish displays. Overall it was a good display of the fish and features lots from the Saint Lawrence River. Some of the stuff seemed a bit dated, but if you have kids this is a great experience. The outdoor play area is amazing, great play structures and the garden is amazing. Don't miss it if you're in the area

Ryan LaViolette

I had an amazing time, it was during the winter so at night they had lights set up along the paths. They even had live music and a fire pit. The best part was the seals, and petting the rays.

Lacey Benson

Had a lot of fun. Only issue is the biggest building has a LOT of stairs and as someone who is disabled it's hard to do that many stairs. I wish there was a way to accommodate this minor issue.

Lee Gurl

Everything is super cute and i loves every animals there! Also the beaver tails were delicious ????????????

Jason Proudman

We visited on a rainy day and they warned us that the park is 40% outside. Despite the drizzle it was an enjoyable experience. The value was good for a family of five. Active areas are available outside for children to blow off steam. Parking was free which was a really nice surprise. The animals appeared active and healthy.

rakesh sawarker

Just Okay at least in summer. Instead it would be good to spend more time to explore the city to experience the French heritage.

Abhilash Kunnatoor Margabandu

It's smaller than the ones I've seen. Well maintained and the animals look happy and well kept

Abuzar Khan

Aquarium: 09/10 Staff welcoming : 10/10 Staff knowledgeable:10/10 Trying to find dive area but not able to find Love the atmosphere Too crowded The Aquarium closing timing are very bad it must be more then 4pm at least on weekends All types of Sharks were missing in the Aquarium Good place for children

Tommy Tow

It's a nice aquarium, but it's small. It'll take 2-3 hrs if that to see the place, that's if you watch some shows. They do have some BBQ place to eat, but I didn't get a chance to eat there. The day we went, it started raining

Nicolás Sacheri

Do not go! I'll try to share the terrible experience I had. 1st of all: they advertise the polar bear exibition but they aren't there and won't be for the next year. 2nd. They don't tell you there are no polar beara, you just find out when you go and visit them. Few staff can effectively communicate in English. 3rd all the facilities tend to be old and lack care. I wonder how well they are treating the animals 4th during feeding exhibitions, they talk about 5 minutes in french and then say a couple sentences in English stating it's a bilingual show. 5 and last only because I'm too tired of writing about them, If you still want to go, grab some $5 discount coupons from a tourist booklet that can be found on la Maison Cafe or tourist info.

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Place was mobbed with children that I was constantly almost stepping on literally, and like water they would flood and fill in all spaces. They were cute though and hilarious as well. The tunnel under the tank was difficult to see as you had to constantly wipe the glass from the temperature variations. The cleaning of the tank show was fun, seeing the divers drop in and talk through full face masks in Québécois and in English. Wash you hands before and after the hands on marine exhibits! Come to think of it there are children everywhere touching things. Little stingrays that you were allowed to touch with 2 fingers as the swam by. There's a sweet spot to stand where they pop out and jump up and down and even headbutt your hand is by the counter where staff hang out... I assume its where they feed them ;-) Tide pools that were cold! Huge sea anemones, starfish. I was impressed with the stoutness and textures of these creatures. The outdoor exhibits felt sparse for the animals and strongly smelled of animal pee, I felt bad for the animals, but they didn't seem to care. They are beautiful to behold swimming around and pacing or hiding from the heat. Wow can I say we almost missed the Jellyfish exhibit? They were playing Icelandic alternative music and had colors cycling while the jellyfish swam in a dark environment. It was beautiful and greatly impressed me. Don't miss out on it! Owls that were facinating, sand castle exhibits that I found interesting, a small water park, more like setting and spraying park for kids, (but my adult self and accompanying lady made it a point to run through a few times as it was 94° Fahrenheit when we visited). They have a snack bar, popcorn candy soda's, the usual fare. I think sandwiches, but nothing that grabbed you and sparse to none on the vegetarian options. If you are patient and can relax in the surge and swells of chaos with large groups of children in the summer during camp field trips the exhibits are filled with exotic and interesting creatures. I'd go again even knowing there might be a gaggle of children running loose, and I mean 8+ school bus worth of them. Oh there are stands next to tanks built in so littles can peek into exhibits as well.

luiza lobo

Of course its beautiful but would not recommend it during this pandemic situation. It was very crowded and we had to wait 15 to go in.

Melissa MacNeil

The polar bear exhibit was closed while we were there but otherwise it was a nice day spent at the aquarium. Great place to spend if it's a rainy day. Lots of hands on activities and a little park for kids. I loved their jellyfish exhibit, a really cool set up to it :)

asma kamran

This place is worth visiting if you are in Quebec. Please don’t compare it with Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto as both offer different experience other than exhibits. Here, you also have a splash pad, play park and open air picnic spots. I …

Marcus Pence

The place is badly designed, the tanks in the aquarium exhibition have poor lighting inside, on top of the ceiling that blind you if you wear glasses and also throw reflections everywhere inclusive on the tank glass, making looking inside the tank more of an exercise of visual acuity rather than patience. Also they are raised from the floor for little kids to watch inside the tanks, with a narrow sidewalk that has some rocks on top of it making it impossible for someone in a wheelchair to approach the tank and look from close. Also the hallways are quite narrow for the human flow that circulates there. There is nothing really interesting to see at the 1st and 2nd floor of the fresh water and salt water exhibition tanks and there is no explanation of what you get at 3rd floor. What you get at the 3rd floor is the most exciting : a snake petting zoo and in a floor to ceiling cylindrical tank, well illuminated from inside : an octopus! This animal had me mesmerized : I spent a good 15 minutes in front of that tank and I was so absorbed by it's behavior that my family told me I completely ignored them even when they tapped me on the shoulder to let me know they were moving away. The animal in itself was not huge, I approximate mantle length at like 30 cm but the arms on the cylindrical surface of the tank and the shape distortion of the round glass surface made it look larger. I was so absorbed because it behaved intelligently, I put my hand in it's visual range and moved it slowly towards it and it came to investigate : was I a good food menu option or was it trying to communicate something? Anyway a lot more intriguing behavior than the distant fish. Also downstairs they have a petting zoo for rays and sharks, a really shallow 10m diameter pond where you have some 30cm rays and some 50 cm sharks to pet. The rays have no stingers. The mammalian exhibition has a pool where some grey seals swim 8n a relatively shallow pool, next to them are the walruses, and next to them 2 polar bears. The male is the more impressive animal to look at, and at 400kg and 18 years old is quite the specimen. In the wild, the polar bear, the largest land carnivore living on planet Earth, can reach 800kg in body mass and lives around 18-20 years. In captivity it can live at up to 25 to 30 years. The female was more mellow and was swimming nonchalantly in the pool like inviting the visitor to swim together. Their swimming pool has a deep portion with a glass wall where the visitors can see them swimming and meet them face to face. The same deep portion of the swimming pool with a wall glass was present in the walruses enclosure as well. Too bad that these 2 phenomenal displays are not accessible for disabled people, a flight of stairs is done to come down to look these magnificent polar mammals in the eye!

Dave Gélinas

Awesome place to leave your kids in awe! Discovery, outdoor playground, diverse activities, great animations and passionate people (never have starfishs been described with such love!). And the yearly pass (daily pass is 20.50$ and yearly is 50$) is a true incentive for locals to just go there for an afternoon.

Robert Lachance

Decent aquarium, best part is the jellyfish display where the lighting colors change in the tank. The polar bear exhibit is being remodeled so didn't see that. Small aquarium compared to the Baltimore or Atlanta aquariums. But if you love to visit them, make the time while in Quebec.

Andrew Laramee

We had a wonderful experience bringing our son here. The layout is nicely planned out making it easy to see everything there is to offer. The jellyfish tanks stood out as the most exceptional sight and we ended up learning a lot about them …

honeysunai

Love this aquarium so so much! Only thing that’s bothering me is the polar bears enclosure. It definitely should have more of them and have a better/colder(if that make sense) enclosure especially during the hot summer days.

Kyle Lalonde

The overall experience was great- everything was opened to the general public, we got to see seal training, the polar bears, and the fantastic Jellyfish. Very informative staff!

Taimaz Bahadory

I was expecting the aquarium and the tunnel to be bigger than what it is, but still you get to see many different marine lives in one place. Beside that, you get to see so many interesting fish types. The only downside is maybe the lack of any information board for each fish type. There are only boards with each fish name and picture, nothing more. You can also touch some underwater creatures in a designated area, which can be fun for some people. In the outside, the male walruses were fighting (or wrestelling) the whole time, and the female one was just ignoring them. We didn't see much more outside, plus if you checkin at 14:30, you only have 1.5 hours before they close.

Wei chen Yang

It's better to buy the tickets online,,, because of the covid-19,,, there's line up for tickets and indoor aqua.But the aquarium is clean and fun without crazy line up,,just feel a bit small,,,At the end ,i want to buy some souvenir,but the line up was crazy，feel a bit sad

Lewelyn Lee

What an amazing aquarium this is! The outdoor space is beautiful and the animals are even better! The seals and walruses were very active and we enjoyed watching them swim and play. …

Lord Walrus

Nice variety of animals but the enclosures/aquariums are depressingly small. Bought a ticket to see walruses but was left feeling quite bad for them. Only exception would be the polarbear enclosure which seema to have been recently upgraded and looks very nice.

Olufolabi Meshileya

Great place to visit in Quebec city. With a little patience you will have fun for sure. It was a little less entertaining with the absence of the BBQ and ice-cream areas, however, it has some fantastic views and animals. Seems they have shows too but every where was empty due to Covid. We had fun. PS there is a splash pad here so you can bring some water kits.

BA Q

Zoos are educational but sad at the same time. It was nice to see the animals moving around though and playing with their toys. The polar bears were the highlight. You can touch the sting-rays and make a donation to feed them a little fish. Surprisingly, they had a blue macaw too. They have a cafeteria on premises. The food was 7/10 and reasonably priced.

Anthony Sapichino

The aquarium here was fine. It was clean and easy to navigate. Unfortunately when we were there the polar bear exhibit was closed, which would have been amazing to see. It felt a bit on the smaller side compared to other aquariums I have been to as well. I enjoyed by time there, but I would not go back again. If you have about 3 hours to kill, it is worth the time to go. Just do not expect to be blown away. There are a ton of hands on exhibits for kids in the different buildings, so children would enjoy it much more than an adult.

Lunar Module

Great aquarium! +Polar bears, walrus, seals, nordic foxes. Great for kids. Lots of attendees on site. Lots of parking. 2h30 hours of fun.

Jennifer Lupachow

Great experience with kids of ANY age. It is the perfect size for a 2 hour experience and so reasonably priced. Highly recommend. Note, I was not aware a portion of it was outside and not dressed appropriately. So if you are going in the dead of winter like I did, dress for outdoor exhibition.

Michel Condoroussis

A really nice aquarium that has a nice mix of animals that all seem to be treated really well. The place offers nice indoor and outdoor areas and the polar bears are worth the visit alone. The main issues I had were that the restaurant was using plastic forks, hopefully this was just temporary due to Covid-19, I find these museums should be environmentally friendly as can be as they tend to show how animals should be treated with respect and care, which would extend to the environment as well. Secondly, the gift shop did not seem to support any local production. I find a big variance with museums, some really try to offer original, local items while others offer more generic stuff you can just by anywhere. Still overall we had an excellent time, just no souvenir to bring home.

LEONARDO BLENGINI

Its excellent place to live with the nature world!!!

Suchita Ganesan

I really liked the jellyfish exhibit in the aquarium. It was mesmerizing. The polar bear show was good as well although there wasn’t an English version of the show when I went there. There are a lot of aquatic animals.

Morphia32

We arrived late so there was not much activity happening. Since this is not my first time here, I am glad to see they reinvest to offer more and better exhibits. I definitely recommend a visit for the whole family to see and learn more about animals and their environments.

Stanislav Shakhov

The park in winter sleeping. Huge plus for this time of year - small amount of people. Doesn't matter which pictures likes your eyes, all pictures here - magic and relax. Just Fantastic. I recommend.

Guillaume Renaud

Very nice experience we've had. That day it was about 10 celcius but no matter what they were outside feeding the walruses and explaining the visitor lots of different things about walruses. Very interesting and a nice variety of fish and other sea animals.

Tommy Tow

It's a nice aquarium, but it's small. It'll take 2-3 hrs if that to see the place, that's if you watch some shows. They do have some BBQ place to eat, but I didn't get a chance to eat there. The day we went, it started raining

Rubaid Khan

As parents of 2 kids below the age of 8, and coming from Ontario, we were looking forward to this visit. It so happened that it was a gloomy, rainy day in June that we went. The best thing to see was the jelly fish exhibit which is right beside the entrance. The walrus show was nice, but the entire explanation was done in French, most likely due to the large number of school kids there that day. The main exhibit which houses the tunnel was a little underwhelming as, unfortunately we have been to bigger tunnels at Ripley's aquarium and the Dubai aquarium in Atlantis. Due to the rainy day, we were unable to explore the outdoor water park and the kids adventure place, which both of our kids were looking forward to. So it seems that if you are thinking of coming here for a rainy day indoors, you will only get 50% of your moneys worth. Overall our experience could have been improved if it was not raining.

Julie B.

The jelly fish room and the tunnel alone are worth the drive!

Brandon Gale

The staff were very helpful. The animals looked incredible and well-cared for. I definitely recommend anyone visit when they are in the area.

Tucker Harju

A very exciting place to spend a few hours. It was enjoyable, with lots of fun animals to see and interact with. My personal favorite was Borris the walrus, but all were amazing. At the time of my visit, the polar bear exhibit was under reconstruction, so I was unable to see that portion.

aLL x D

what a great day it was. been waiting to visit. the place is well maintayand the staff is friendly and helpful. easy to access, easy to park close to the entrance. many restrictions because of covid, but still well managed and easy to navigate. most of all, kids had most fun and want to go back!

Serpiente Emplumada TV

Nice place to go. It was very interesting animals and i loved to touch them. I Saw the instalations un good conditions to be sure that all of them could live happy. I just missed the polar bear which was actually my reason To go there.

CousinVinny

"Entry fee for two adults 43$". Try to go and book your time between 10-12 if you want the best chance to see the performances with the outdoor animal . If you take take your time it can last from about 1-3. Thé staff were incredible the way they treated and performed with the seals and walruses, it was really fun to see that everything was respected there by the staff. Great adventure for the whole family in my book. Check my photos for what to expect!

Georges Giroux

Beautiful aquarium, a lot more fun than expected!! You’re able to pet some of the sea mammals, my kids adores that. It’s a fairly big area, many aquariums that are just beautiful. Totally awesome family outing!

Whiskeyjack Explorations

Excellent get away for an experience like no other. I've been to quite a few aquariums, but this one out ranks all of them. I wish the polar bear exhibit was open when we were there, but now next summer during the Justin Bieber concert, we have somewhere to visit again.

James Davis

I actually would prefer to the Aquarium de Quebec 3.5 stars but since that option isn't available bump it up to 4 for friendly staff. Important to note is that it's an indoor and outdoor place, more like a Marine World type place than just …

Sarah Champagne

Loved the experience and the staff was all very knowledgeable

Bradley Ostheimer

Worth every minute. Reserve online, show up at your time, show your vaccine passport and enjoy the visit. Great overall setup with one direction through the exhibits. Lots to see and learn for all ages. Our Daughter and us thoroughly enjoyed the visit and everything there is to learn.

Kristyn Lindsay- Schrier

Nice place, a lot of activities are outside so be prepared to bring a coat and gloves and umbrella in case of rain. The fish tanks were nice and it is a nice stop on your way out or in to Quebec city. It was nice to be able to interact with some of the marine life such as touch starfish and rays. It however is smaller than expected.

Chris Ugolini

Loved every bit of it. It even made up for the polar bear exhibit being under renovations. The weather (cloudy and slushy) and wave of kids from school put a hamper on our visit, but that's out of the establishment's control. We'll be making a point of visiting again in the summer!

Daniel Moisés Gonzalez Clua

Very nice aquarium with beautiful expositions and landscape. The aquarium itself isn't very big compared to others and there isn't a huge number of animals. Also the polar bear area had been under repair for a very long time without opening. Nevertheless it's a very fun experience, especially for kids. There's a variety of food options, nice picnic areas and playground.

Syed Mushtaq Ali

Awesome place to be. It's a must that you should visit this place.. Dont forget to get your kids and girlfriend. As you will have an amazing experience in this Aquarium. Jelly fishes, Polar Bears, seals and lot more fun. Additionally it is beside the Quebec Bridge. So you can take beautiful pictures of the Bridge from the Aquarium.

Chantal Hawat

*Make sure to book your tickets prior to going there as they will not let you in* Went there two adults, it was raining outside so it was good activity to do for that type of weather. Aquarium was nice to see, nothing mind-blowing but its excellent for families and just generally to walk around. Enjoyed seeing the face that some animals acquired like the foxes and owls were rescues. Would recommend as an activity for families and for a rainy day.

Ari an

My family enjoyed our visit at the Aquarium of Quebec. They've got a quite large variety of large fishes. There's even a tunnel where you will see yourself surrounded by them. Surprisingly, they also had other animals (walrus, dolphins, wolf and owles). The best part was the jelly fish exhibit. It was breathtaking. The only shortfall is that the visit in the acquarium itself felt kind of short.

Samantha Rimes

Would give 5 stars if we were a normal family but my youngest is autistic and it was sensory overload for him, so we cut our visit shorter than we had planned. Our oldest enjoyed it, especially the tunnel.

Jeremy

When my friend told me we were going to an aquarium I thought it would only be fish like other ones. However seeing an actual polar bear, seals and walruses for the first time was amazing.

Karen Mak

Pretty good aquarium experience. The jellyfish and seahorse exhibits were amazing and absolutely worth visiting. I didn't expect that some of the exhibits would be outside though (the weather was freezing during the winter). Their polar bear exhibit was under renovation at the time of our visit (December 2019), so we didn't get to see polar bears. Their bistro cafe food is also quite decent. You can get a sandwich with 2 salad sides or soup for 12$.

Nicolas Haw Fan Lun

Love it, place very clean and lots of fishes and animals to see.

Abdul Mustafa

Good place to go with family. Lots of fish, including aquarium tunnel. Great place for pictures, and we really enjoyed the playgrounds with activities.

Laura Cantu Funes

I really enjoyed going here, it is definitely one of those tourist points you have to visit at least once. They give you a different experience for every area of the aquarium, but definitely some of the best are the starfish and rays …

C h R I S x K E E Z

If you're visiting Quebec City, this is a great place to see for the whole family. The aquarium is seperated in multiple sections and circulating through them is a breeze. My personal favourite was the deep sea section. They have a specific section dedicated to jellyfish and the colors are AMAZING. Something straight out of a Disney movey.

Jonathan Dubois

This place is fantastic. My son couldn't get enough of the jelly fish and petting the manta rays. A great place for any visitor in town. We were only disappointed we weren't able to see the polar bears as the enclosure was being renovated, nothing on the website mentioned it.

rassem chamaa

If u have kids or love fish uts amazing. Make sure u talk to employees. They re passionate nd u ll learn a lot if u re curious

Lyndsay Stuart

This place is Super Wow! We visited in late November and shared the whole place with maybe 10 - 15 other families. Fewer show times than in summer but there were no line ups and we were able to spend as much time as we wanted with each exhibit. This is an indoor and outdoor facility so dress accordingly if visiting while it's cold outside. There are many coat hangers in the pavilion Staff were all friendly, welcoming and interested to talk about, and show us the animals. The children were very engaged. We made an effort to parle en francais and the interactions and experience where hugely rewarding. All signs are in French and English but I recommend that you take an opportunity to try speaking in French, even if it's not good and you're embarrassed, it is very much appreciated. Got to see many of the animals being fed. Had a serious chat with the owls. Beautiful toys in the gift shop. The children LOVED riding around in a cart, didn't have to pay to rent it, was useful to carry around all the children's winter gear. Would recommend, especially to families.

Brandon

It is really a beautiful place, but all the animals live in habitats that do not belong. let's not support zoos!

Benjamin Homaii, P.Eng.

An amazing place to spend half a day watching gorgeous aquatic animals. I loved the polar bears, seals, walruses, arctic foxes, jellyfish fish, etc. I think I loved them all ???? There’s two buildings with sea creatures along with outside pools where you can see other animals which live in or by the water. Wonderful adventure.

Giacomo

Didn't have the best experience ever as the place isn't meant to accommodate lots of visitors at the same time. They let you in in batches of 40-50 people and we all end up clogging the things to see inside..It's definitely a family oriented attraction but the price you pay isn't worth the experience: dirty glasses, sad personnel, small spots where the fish can swim, no shows...I don't know, it wasn't thrilling and it lacked the 'wow' effect...I'm not an expert in aquariums but I'm sure they can do better than that..there are also two polar bears in the outdoor cage which I don't really know how they fit with the theme of an acquarium..in a nutshell: 25$ down the drain. Won't go back.

Athen B

A bit disappointing since there wasn’t that much to see. The jellyfish section was the best thing, because it was really beautiful. There is no information about the fish anywhere most of the time (a few exceptions here and there) and the app they make you download is not that great either and doesn’t add much. On top of it all, it was so jam packed with kids that you barely have space to move around. It doesn’t hold a candle to most decent aquariums. Even the aquariums in hotels in Vegas have more to explore.

Kevin Murphy

Nice aquarium. I've seen much better, but the exhibits here are the best they can be. Beautiful outdoor areas with nice views and well maintained landscaping. Well done exhibits for local fish. The Polar Bear display is getting expanded, so they aren't there at the moment. The kids enjoyed the Ray touching tank and the jelly fish exhibit.

Pradeepta Patra

Awesome place. Will have more practical idea about cold blooded animals, single cell organisms, fishes and variety of water lives. Helpful for kids to learn.

Rudi Erlemann

I love vision zoos and aquaria with the family - almost as good as going i to the wild itself. So some experiences on my side… admittedly the aquarium in Quebec City is worth the fee, which is reasonable. …

Kim McDonald

So much fun with little kids. More than just fishes ???? … ????????????????????????????. Free parking is always awesome. Plenty of bathrooms and a playground and splash pad ???? for kids. Can occupy a good half day of your time if your not racing through. They have space to eat your picnic close by. ???? and snacks available ????.

Mark-n-Mimi Wilkie

Great little aquarium - perfect for some family fun. Staff are very friendly, helpful & knowledgeable. Well laid out with both indoor & outdoor exhibits. Lots of interactive experiences as well. The summer sand sculptures were a nice addition too. Excellent value for the cost.

Jeremy “Soumins” Linton

Awesome place for a afternoon with the family or animal lovers.

Anna Nguyen

The place is great and the staffs are very friendly. One of my favourite spot is the jellyfish and seahorse. All of the animal are taken good care. Ticket is easy to book through website but, it is expensive comparing to the size of the aquarium. The variety of animals is small. If you have chance to go to Toronto, i recommend the aquarium at Toronto rather than this.

Bob Brennaman(REALTOR)

We went one afternoon. Great layout. Easy to access. Fun. Kids liked. We Ubered out and cabbed back. Great for kids.

Suhas Marathe

It’s must to visit once though most of glasses are old and not well maintain they need to upgrade …

Elisa O

It is interesting but short because of the restrictions. Well organized and they take care of security keeping everyone safe.

Amy Beauvais

What an experience! The fish are so beautiful! I didn't have enough time to see all that I would have liked to see, however I am going back once the polar bears are back. The little manta rays were my absolute favourite popping out of the water smiling so you can pet them... so adorable. You can also pet starfish and anemones there. The starfish were hard on the top and soft underneath. I was not expecting that. Try touching the anemones they will give you a little surprise too ????. The underwater tunnel was shorter than I expected but still a wonderful site. The little guys that poke out of the sand were really cute too. Even the food was delicious. I thought I would step out of my comfort zone food wise and was pleasantly surprised. I would highly recommend a visit. Oh...I almost forgot!...We found Dory!!!! ????

Amjed Khalil

Very nice aquarium, well designed and build on large area. Amazing for your kids to play while learning the sea animals. Highly recommended

Tareq Nasser

I have been in many aquariums around the world and this one was really good but I expected more polar animals such as polar bear and others but there was not many . The garden outside was amazing with a lot of sand sculptures and colorful flowers, and nice pools for the seals. Some of the animals inside need more space and better way of displaying. Something was amazing and I really like is the teaching and the scientific purpose of every thing inside, a lot of helpful information and fun facts all around which they deserve appreciation for.

Brian Suggs

This is a nice aquarium. It has indoor and outdoor things to see and do. Alot of walking so a stroller or wagon for small children is a good idea. We enjoyed our visit very much and would come back. It can get crowded on the weekends, but it's well organised and the flow of people moves well through the inside exhibits.

Heather Church

Awesome place to bring kidss

Melissa M

Lots of things to do! Kids loved being able to touch a sting ray, starfish, and coral. Tanks were in decent condition. Didnt feel there was as many animals as advertised. The underwater tunnel is very short. Overall good experience

Olexiy Tizenberg

Great experience! I liked the most Mors, seals and polar bears. We saw tricks done by seals and Mors. Kids enjoyed it a lot.

Shelby Leveille

We showed up a at 2:45 which gave us enough time to pay for tickets and enjoy an hour of the aquarium. They closed at 4:00 but their website stated in their access and operating process that they didn't allow entries after 3:00. NOTHING mentioned we had to pre register. If they would have asked us to leave 10 minutes prior to 4:00, no problem. They turned us away and two children who were looking forward to the aquarium. We were driving from NB and wanted to break up our 15 hour drive home and explore the area. They wouldn't even work with us and told me I was wrong even though I showed them their website was was clearly wrong. If I could give them no stars I would.

Cori SG

Everything one could ask for in an Aquarium. Well laid out, and a lot to see. The kids were happy with all there was to offer.

Diana -lou Rodopoulos

Very nice

Aubrie Johnson

Loved the variety of animals on display and thought there was a good amount of information posted to learn! Very educational and a fun way to spend a couple hours.

Noppadol Pringvanich

Great aquarium. nice fish and animals

Dominique R

We visited during the Ontario March break and spent almost 5 hours enjoying all the exhibits. We spent over 1 hour with the stingrays and were amazed over and over again by all the amazing sights to see. Because it was Ontario March break there were no crowds or lines.

François Bédard

This is a very nice aquarium with mammals present as well (Seals, walrus, the polar bears were on leave at time of visit because their habitat is being expanded but they will be back). Pricing is pretty much par for this kind of place.

Alexandra Shalakhova

I really liked visiting the Aquarium! Free parking and fairly quick ticket sale/ entrance (vs Toronto one). I found that going through inside exbihition was a bit uncomfortable- it was pretty tight on space, so I felt very rushed and missed some tanks because it was impossible to get to them (maybe it was a busy day, but I still found it a bit stressful and it definitely took away from my enjoyment). Maybe because it was crowded it got pretty hot in some places (or AC wasn't working). Overall good exhibitions, lots of space to walk through and lovely play parks! Probably my favorite for their seahorse exhibition.

Allan-Micheal Fyke

Honestly I felt it a tad over priced but the exhibits were great, the polar bears and aquatic mammals were fantastic to watch and the fish was amazing.

Emmer Alex

The Aquarium is very nice. It's very kid-friendly, but not boring for adults! The Tunnel, under the "Ocean" is just long enough, to be amazed, but not get claustrophobic. There are 2 areas, where one can touch, fish, seastars, crabs and small sharks. It is a bit on the pricey side, but I think it was well worth it!

An G

The staff are super knowledgeable in both English and in French. The layout of the exhibits should be a little more correlated with one another. The maps were placed with same signs. Would suggest using directional signs with the colour of each exhibit. But overall had an amazing time. Very informative.

Paul Wong

Try to book your visit as early as possible. We came at 9 and already line up for admission. Park is not big but enough for a family to spend a day. Staff did great job to control the traffic. (They count people in and out) Mask up and enjoy:)

Philippe M

Great aquarium! We went late October and if we had a amazing time! However, please be aware that there's no outdoors show at this time of year.

Wanda Cain Johnson

Was able to see all the aquarium and had a good time. Lots of great displays and information. Entrainment for a wide array of ages.

Alexandra Carligeanu Birtu

Respect for the species, very educational, clean and interesting.

Dawn Turpin

Informative signs about everything. Really enjoyed the two see-and-touch pools, where employees were there to answer questions. Definitely worth the price. I would definitely recommend going.

John McCain

Intersting place. Make sure you go when staff feeding animals and telling stories about them. You can touch stingrays there, they like to be touched.

b de

Small aquarium with just a few animal attractions. Large tank with both fresh and salt water fishes show casing the fish from around the area. What I can add is that if you are looking to see the seals, walrus, and polar bear shows, plan to spend half a day there and come when it opens. Only one show a day. Also the shows seam to demonstrate the animals behaviour in the wild.

Nigel Peters

This place has a lot of variety to offer from aquatic to even polar bears.2 lovely big polar bears. A lot of different fish, sea horses, dolphins and the huge walrus. It's well spaced out and there are different areas you can visit. They have icecream and light snacks on-site. Parking at this location is free and is tucked away in one corner of the city. We paid 75 dollars for a family of 4 which is reasonable I thought.

Mustafizur Rahman

Great spot to enjoy with the family, especially if you have little kids.

Mike is Smart

Wow! This place is soo cool. There is an outdoor trails with seals and walrus etc..and 2 indoor pavilions housing fish, rays, jellyfish etc.. There us even a glass tunnel through an aquarium. Amazing! Kids loved it. They got to touch the Rays. There is food onsite so you won't go hungry. Totally recommended!

Nawal Alotaibi

Very helpful staff. Great for a kids day out. About 40% was outdoors.

Hannah Jahanshahi

Couldn't have the whole experience since we visited there during Covid-19 (August 2020)

Patrick Amgar

The fish are so peaceful and calming to look at. Very nice walk, indoors and out.

John Girard

The best third world country aquarium........ However it is located in Quebec City. The first thing I noticed was cobwebs at the entrance of the primary exhibit. Three steps later I notice a cafeteria salad, with dressing, in a habitat intended for a turtle. Two habitats later a fish is stuck in a tube. Within 10 minutes of being there I blurted out, "This place is horrible", and it only got worse. The tanks are very dirty and the cleaning pumps are covered in algae. Was not sure if one of the polar bears was even alive, if it was, I am certain that it wishes it was dead instead of there. Many more negatives and no redeeming qualities. My girlfriend left in tears.

Dany Jay

Lots of fish species. Tunnel is pretty cool. Lots of mammals as well. Polar bears are amazing. Food restaurants and picnic areas. Water games for the kids. Free parking.

ryan truth

Great times with a family crowd as there is lots to be learned. Those that appreciate sea life will love their extensive displays of jellyfish species and an amazing treat was they have nautilus and leafy sea dragons. Loved petting the rays and was pleasantly surprised they’re extremely friendly! The underwater tunnel was smaller than I expected, though.

Dara Veillette

I went here for the day on a whim with a friend and it did not disappoint. We had so much fun and spent so much time looking at all the jellyfish!! I took so many nice pictures. We loved our day!!

Bharani Kolla

Worth visiting only once. A bit expensive. The only unique species we found that we could not find in any other Zoo/aquarium were Polar Bear, Sea Dragon, Arctic fox and Walrus. May be worth visiting only for Polar Bear.

Darren Kohl

Nice little family outing for the morning, good for 2-3 hours (depending on your food requirements). More of a zoo and less of an aquarium than I had anticipated, but very cool little outdoor adventures scattered throughout for the kids. Made for a good morning of hiking around! Wouldn't plan to make a full day of it, but worthwhile if you have the time.