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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Sharks overhead, penguins at eye level
- Age
- 3–12 yrs
- Duration
- Half day
- Price
- ≈ $28 per child
- Distance
- 1.1 km from centre
- Season
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Setting
- Indoors
- Opening
- Daily, 10:00–17:30
- Where
- Southbank — King St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Why kids love it
On the Yarra with a 2.2-million-litre oceanarium: walk through the glass tunnel as grey nurse sharks glide past, meet the gentoo penguins and time your visit for the 11 AM ray feeding.
- Glass tunnel under the oceanarium
- Gentoo penguin colony
- Daily ray feeding at 11 AM
- Crocodile lair with a 5 m salty
Take a peek2 photos
Sharks circling above the oceanarium tunnel · Placeholder photo via picsum.photos
Special Passes & Promotions
School Holiday Explorer Family Pass
Family pass (2 adults + 2 kids) with touch pool priority and kids activity book.
Sunday Early Bird Penguin Breakfast
Enter between 9:30 and 10:30 AM for quiet ocean tunnel views and keeper talk.
Hours & Operating Times
Daily, 10:00–17:30Victorian Spring School Holidays · 09:00–18:00
Daily King Penguin feedings and interactive Sub-Antarctic explorer trails
Season window: 2026-09-19 to 2026-10-04
Accessibility & Inclusion
Fully step-free layout with wide carpeted ramps connecting all underwater exhibits. Subdued lighting and sensory low-noise mornings monthly. Companion Card accepted.