Took our children their because it was raining and we couldn't go to the zoo. It was so not worth the $83 it costed for the family. Lots of fish in a tank. The Penguins were cute but still not worth the price of the entry. should of went to the zoo in the rain. more

My husband and I visited the Melbourne Aquarium in November 2007. It was an okay experience. In my opinion, when it comes to aquariums, if you've seen one, you've seen them all, so I wasn't overly impressed, personally. Don't get me wrong, I think if you have kids or you've never been to an aquarium before, then this is a... more

Although I really enjoyed the Melbourne Aquarium, and it is really well set up. There just isn't enough to do and look at. It is a very small Aquarium that could easily be done in less then an hour, when I expected to at least spend a few hours there. Don't get me wrong, it is well worth a look,... more

The layout of the aquarium is very poor and it seems like you are always criss crossing attractions. The fish are excellant however the facilities and the feel of the entire area are in much need of a face lift. Definately worth the extra $13 to do the boat tour with the sharks. more

For the most part, it's pretty good - however, we made the mistake of going during the school holidays (didn't know Victoria school holidays were on!). BIG MISTAKE. We turned up to find a huge queue out the door and on to the bridge and decided we'd explore the surrounding southbank, federation square etc before trying again. 4 hours later,... more

Our family enjoyed a recent visit to the Melbourne Aquarium on a very hot summer's day. We arrived relatively early at 10am and there was a short queue. By the time we finished at 2pm there was an enourmous queue stretching out into the street. The aquarium was extremely crowded and we were not able to view all the exhibits.... more