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Bluewater Island Resort Aquarium

13 miles (15 Km) from Port Vila | at the mouth of the Rentapao river, Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
678 27588
Ranked #18 of 19 attractions in Port Vila
1.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Aquariums
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Tauranga, New Zealand
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 14, 2012
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The resort may be closed, but they still welcomed us in to pay 2000 vatu a head to feed their sharks and turtles. We were the only ones there, and there did not seem to be any official reception or person in charge. The drive there was quite long, along a very bumpy dirt road which made us more inclined... More

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Redland Bay, Australia
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
181 helpful votes 181 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2011
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I first visited BW some 10 years ago. It was very basic then, but in a beautiful spot. On my recent trip in January, I hired a van and driver to take me around the island, so asked him to drive into the "so called" resort to have a peek. Sad so sad. It was run down, with some of... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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144 reviews 144 reviews
Reviews in 82 cities Reviews in 82 cities
98 helpful votes 98 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 13, 2010
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We drove through this resort and I was competed disgusted with the look of the place....I cant believe that anyone would ever stay at this place. We were clever enough not to waste our money visiting the aquarium. You have to pity those that are sucked in by the tourist trap. You should pity the poor marine life that have... More

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Sydney, Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2010
4
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This place thought it was reasonable to keep turtles in what were essentially wooden or concrete boxes. The reef sharks and large pelagic fish in the so called tidal lagoons (blocked off fish traps) were not fed appropriate foods (e.g. meats) and did not look well cared for. The second stop took as to a lagoon with dead chickens left... More

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Wellinggton
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 2, 2010
3
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This was not at all what we were expecting. According to the Lonely Planet Guide you can swim with turtles and when we phoned ahead of time the staff confirmed this. But when we got there we only got to see turtles in a small concrete pool. There is a shallow lagoon to swim in but there's nothing to see... More

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Sydney
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed August 29, 2009
4
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We went on an overcast day but you couldnt really tell on the way there because you couldnt see out of any windows on the bus. The 'resort' itself looked very run down and neglected. The blue water minivan drives you around to the tidal pools to feed the sharks and turtles. You get a bag of fermented leftover bread/fruit... More

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Auckland NZ
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed June 23, 2009
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We were told we should go there, specially for feeding the sharks and turtles. I will admit it was an experience to fed the turtles by hand, but overall it was expensive and not worth the money. More

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Auckland
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed June 1, 2009
3
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I recently visited this attraction. Don't waste your time, it is expensive and a rip off!!! All the buildings are very run down, long way out of town for nothing. Plenty of other great things to see in Pt Vila. No food/drinks available out there. More

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queensland
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
67 helpful votes 67 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2008
10
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This Turtle / Shark "adventure should be closed down. The resort is a dump! The turtle and shark tanks are a disgrace and would be closed down by animal welfare in any other country. Even our Nivan guide seemed distressed at the state of the turtles which needed scaling and cleaning and some fresher environment to swim in. As I... More

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Brisbane
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2008
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My family and i ( 2 boys 2.5+6) visited bluewater in November 2006, we found it soo enjoyable. It wasn't very organised and we weren't sure what we could or couldn't do but it was great. My eldest loved feeding the turtles. You could also throw sausages for the sharks to eat!!! Most of all the surrounding were spectacular, there... More

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