AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia)

Frommer's Review

There are no performing dolphins, but there's plenty to see, including Australia's largest walk-through aquarium, where you are surrounded by 4m (13-ft.) sharks, rays, turtles, and hundreds of colorful fish. AQWA specializes in the various ocean ecosystems around WA, and has a touch pool, a great attraction for small (and bigger) kids; a lagoon full of stingrays; and the Seal Island underwater viewing area to watch endangered sea lions at play. You can come face to fin with pretty leafy sea dragons, and observe some of the ocean's deadliest such as blue-ringed octopus and stonelike stonefish. 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$100/UK£51) plus A$20 (US$16/UK£8.15) for snorkel gear or A$40 (US$32/UK£16) for dive gear (diving qualifications required), you can swim with the sharks (daily 1pm and 3pm). Advance bookings essential. Allow half a day here.

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