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Daily 10am-5pm; sometimes later in Jan |
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Location |
Sorrento Quay at Hillarys Boat Harbour, Hillarys, |
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Transportation |
Train: Joondalup line to Warwick, transfer to bus 423. By car, take Mitchell Fwy. 23km (14 miles) north, turn left onto Hepburn Ave. and proceed to roundabout at entrance to Hillarys Boat Harbour; AQWA is at the western end of the harbor |
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Phone |
08/9447 7500 |
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Web site |
www.aqwa.com.au
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Prices |
Admission A$26 (US$24/£12) adults, A$19 (US$17/£8.50) seniors and students, A$15 (US$13/£6.50) children 4-15, free for children under 4, A$69 (US$62/£31) families of 4 |
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Closed |
Closed Dec 25 |
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There's plenty to see here, including Australia's largest walk-through aquarium, where you are surrounded by rays, turtles, and hundreds of colorful fish. You can also come face to fin with 4m (13-ft.) sharks and pretty leafy sea dragons, and observe some of the ocean's deadliest creatures such as blue-ringed octopus and stonelike stonefish. AQWA specializes in the various ocean ecosystems around WA; it has a touch pool, a great attraction for small (and bigger) kids, a lagoon full of stingrays, and a new marine-mammal gallery and deep-sea exhibit opening in 2008. Keepers feed the sharks and the touch-pool creatures daily, and a program of talks and movies on marine creatures runs throughout the day. For A$125 (US$112/£56) plus A$20 (US$18/£9) for snorkel gear or A$40 (US$36/£18) for dive gear (diving qualifications required), you can swim with the sharks (daily 1 and 3pm). Advance bookings essential. Allow half a day here.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
