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Aquarium La Rochelle

quai Louis Prunier - BP 4, 17002 La Rochelle, France
33-5-46-34-00-00
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Ranked #2 of 21 attractions in La Rochelle
Type: Aquariums
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW via mobile

This aquarium is a colourful, cleverly designed treat with wonderful variation of fish and other marine life. Only quibble was the fact that they wanted an extra 3 euros for the audio guide on top of the original 15 euro admission. We did without which was really no loss.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

This was a superbly presented aquarium where we comfortably spent two and a half hours looking at fish before heading out to a restaurant to eat some. Well presented, goes through different oceans. Some sharks and stuff, but the real attraction is the variety of fish on view. Definitely one of the best aquariums I have visited and the whole... More

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Cambridge, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

Where ever I travel in the world I always try to visit the local aquarium. I can honestly say that this is one of my favourite one. After the visit you can enjoy a drink at the cafe on the top floor overlooking the tropical forest.

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Thouars, France
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2013

It is well worth a visit even if it's a little on the expensive side. The hot house experience at the end was fantastic :)

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 18, 2013

Great place to take the kids or indeed just for the adults....the the run of mill aquarium and it has a ton opf history but you have some really helpful staff who all speak perfect english....GO ENJOY PEOPLE!

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Leiden, The Netherlands
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 13, 2013

Conveniently located and a nice modern building. Big enough and a good tour around the different waters/oceans in the world. (Luckily didn't focus on sharks and other Discovery Channel hype.) Nothing exceptional though, nothing that I didn't see at an aquarium before. All tags were French as well as English - appreciated yet with lots of grammer mistakes... The 'tropical'... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 5, 2013

New and nicely laid out. BUT...the Shark Tank was very disappointing. We LOVED the zinc-lined, steam-punk lift you enter at the beginning and the smells of tropical plants in the outdoor jungle section - with piranhas!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2013

Great and abundant sea life educational to say the least so children will be more than interested ,nothing to dislike

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 16, 2013

A modern, high-tech attraction that superbly blends atmospheric layouts and aquaria with some dramatic fish, including some seriously large sharks. Fun for all the family! Excellent audio guides that are available in a number of languages (we had English) and “link” to numbers on the tanks themselves, so each audio description is specific to a particular tank/scene. A nice touch... More

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2013

Love the shark tank that runs through the building and the pretend dive to start the tour. Que was quite long.

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