Family in the Dubai Aquarium underwater tunnel with schools of fish and a scuba diver above them.
Visitor walking through the Dubai Aquarium tunnel as a stingray glides overhead
Eagle rays and shoals of fish above the sunken ruins display in the Dubai Aquarium tank
Stingray passing across the curved glass roof of the Dubai Aquarium tunnel
The Dubai Aquarium viewing panel seen from the shopping level of The Dubai Mall
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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Tickets

1 hour

Easy

Discover the wonders of Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo at Dubai Mall, home to diverse marine life and unique exhibits.
The Dubai Aquarium is the ten-million-litre tank you can see for free from the floor of The Dubai Mall - and this ticket takes you inside it. The 48-metre walkthrough tunnel runs along the base of the tank, so rays pass overhead and sand tiger sharks come within a metre of the glass; there are more than 140 species in there, including around 300 sharks and rays. Upstairs, the Underwater Zoo is a separate set of habitats rather than more of the same water: penguins, otters, piranhas, a UAE night-creatures section, and King Croc, a five-metre saltwater crocodile weighing around 750 kilograms. Allow about an hour for both, longer with children, who tend to stop at every tank. It is entirely indoors and air-conditioned, and because it sits inside the mall it is easy to combine with the Burj Khalifa or the fountain in a single Downtown afternoon. Feeding and diver-presentation times are posted at the entrance and worth timing your visit around.
What's included?
  • Entry or admission fee

Entry to the Dubai Aquarium and its 48-metre underwater walkthrough tunnel

Access to the Underwater Zoo habitats, including penguins, otters and the UAE night-creatures section

More than 140 species on display, among them around 300 sharks and rays

Exclusions
  • Parking fees
  • Food & drinks
  • WiFi
Please note
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Accessible for those with limited mobility
  • Public transportation nearby

The aquarium entrance is on the ground floor of The Dubai Mall, beside the free-to-view tank window - the ticket is for the walkthrough tunnel and the Underwater Zoo above it, which are behind the entrance gates. Allow about an hour, and longer with children. Feeding sessions and diver presentations run at set times through the day and are worth planning around; times are posted at the entrance. The whole venue is indoors, air-conditioned and level, with lift access, so it works for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Photography is allowed but flash is not, and the tunnel is dimly lit, so a phone camera will struggle - hold it steady against the glass. The mall is very busy at weekends and in the evening; a weekday morning is markedly quieter. Your ticket is delivered by email.

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