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Shark Reef

3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-632-7777
As featured in Las Vegas for young kids
Ranked #133 of 521 attractions in Las Vegas
4.0 of 5 stars 323 Reviews
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Type: Aquariums
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Fee: Yes
Traveler Description: Visited the Shark Reef Aquarium located in the Mandalay Bay Hotel on Friday July 17th, 2009.  If you are traveling with young kids this is a great... more »
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

The Shark Reef did well with the space that they have, but they really don't have very many sea creatures to look at. If you live in a city with an aquarium, save your money on this one and look at the fish at home. More

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

This is a very small aquarium and takes about 30 minutes to view. If you have been to other aquariums do not waste your money. More

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See 14 more reviews by MDS1960 for Las Vegas
Eagle Point, Oregon
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

Loved this aquarium. Wonderful displays. A good variety of fish in beautiful settings. More

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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

We enjoyed this attraction but found it overpriced for what it was. I thought it should be free or at least have some discounts available. It was not crowded but still hard to Gera good view around people. Only took about half an hour. More

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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

Located in Mandalay Bay, the Shark Reef has a separate entrance and parking lot, but we walked from Mandalay Bay parking lot past the restaurants and shops to arrive. The restaurants are quite posh with some well known chefs. You can see out the windows to an extensive watersports area, well-packed with humanity, with a river with people tubing down... More

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Burlington, Canada
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

Nice aquarium with great displays. A little disappointed that there was a fairly hefty fee considering most hotel attractions are free. More

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Seattle, Washington
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7 reviews 7 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

My husband and I paid $18 each to get into this exhibit, and we both felt it was well worth the money. It is a pretty small exhibit, though, and we both wished there had been bigger sharks (most of them are small), but they did have a handful of big ones that we got to see close up, which... More

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Alloa
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11 reviews 11 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

Good value for money. Initially when you walk round there isn't very much to see. Then you come to the petting tank which is really cool and then the big tanks start. Shark city hello could almost feel then. They also take two pictures of you when you arrive and stick a big shark on them really good. More

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London
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

I was a bit disappointed by shark reef, I thought it was overpriced for the size. The exhibits that are there are well done but it only takes a little while to get around the whole place. I have been to bigger and better aquariums. The highlight for me was the Komodo Dragon, he was huge! It was interesting to... More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

Family Friendly ***** Price for the Venue Size ** Overall Rating *** The Shark Reef was the perfect place for an afternoon in Vegas. I think the price is a little high at $25 for 1 adult and 1 child with the Locals discount! The sting ray exhibit was the best and allowed guests to touch with "1 finger with... More

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