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Two Oceans Aquarium

Alfred Basin, Dock Road | V & A Waterfront, Cape Town Central 8002, South Africa
27-21-418-3823
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Type: Aquariums
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Description: South Africa’s largest aquarium is an educational and dramatic collection of exhibits and galleries; the weekly shark feeding is a popular attraction.
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
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Bangalore, India
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31 reviews 31 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2013 NEW

This place was a real surprise!! The sharks and Jelly fishes are the best! The kids who came along just loved this place! There is so much to learn from this sea creatures! Loved the Penguins! They are so much fun to watch!! Must visit at V and A!

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Plymouth, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Worth a visit if wou want to kill an hour or so, but was no diferent to any other aquarium that can be found in most cities.

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

What a place to go. The amount of time spent can never be enough to see and really enjoy all the fish and shows available. Also the wonderful puppet show and the penguin shows for the children. Great value for money but plan it for the whole day. Restaurants are also on offer as well as curios shops.

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Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Very nice design and layout. Makes for some really gorgeous pics. Beware of the cute penguins... that bite :-)

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Hermanus, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

I took my grandchildren aged 7 and 4 there last year. They were fascinated by all the various tanks - 'nemo' was a favourite but I think, the sharks really impressed them.

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See 3 more reviews by Charleygirl936 for Cape Town Central
Berne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

The title says it all :-) The 2 Oceans aquarium is a great place for families on rainy days, but I - on a sunny day, travelling alone - also enjoyed it a lot. The atmosphere is very nice, and some of the displays are really cool. I really enjoyed the big free standing tank just when you enter the... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

This was a nice aquarium however nothing really outstanding from other aquariums I have visited. It did however, have African penguins on display with regular feeding times and also a touch and learn centre for the children. The displays were informative and well signed guiding you which way to go. There was a good variety of marine life on show... More

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Plymouth, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

This is hands down the best aqua exhibition in the world, and we've seen some pretty awesome places, both in the US and the Middle East. You get lost here, and we spent three hours that went by so quickly we wanted to do it again. Much better than the time we wasted at Robben Island (we won't even write... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013 via mobile

Kids will love it. It will easily fill a whole morning for the whole family. It's always great for kids to gain conscience of what cares with must have with the planet. Loving animals always changes a child's perspective. Beautiful item for your itinerary.

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Tipperary, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

this is well worth a trip to. my wife and i went there while on honeymoon. it was great. it was only €8 each approx. it is very interesting inside and lots of marine life to see. very enjoyable

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