In an attempt to escape the tourists, I hid in an aquarium. I sprawled on a bench, accompanied by ambient music, and hypnotically observed the underwater forest created by the Japanese artist Takashi Amano. Just as I felt my soul leaving my body and entering Amano's world, a pack of Spanish children burst in, shattering my zen. I took a deep breath and went down a floor, among the penguins. "This is it, peace," I thought. But soon, I was surrounded by a sea of Portuguese retirees. They were quiet, but everywhere. I headed towards the sharks, but there they were again! Blocking the view. I quickly rushed to Nemo and Dory, only to find four grannies already forming a living wall. I fled to the restroom, but even there, there was no escape – I was caught by a generation with prostate problems. Realizing there was no escape, I hurried to the gift shop. "Surely, given their pensions, they won't follow me here," I concluded. And indeed, they gave up. I picked up a cap, but the price – 30 €! "This must have been set up by that old man Jorge with the cane, whom I had pushed aside near the seahorses." I put the cap back under the security guard’s stern gaze and sheepishly exited. Of course, they were waiting for me outside. Smiling, waving at me. And I could swear that Jorge, as he passed by, gave me a conspiratorial wink.

I love aquariums and visit them all over the world. This was one of the best . More natural settings than just tanks. Loved it

Very amazing and unique experience.Everything was great.We realy enjoyed the day.Great place for families with kids.

This was okay. There was not an octopus so my daughter was very upset, as it was advertised this way. Short and sweet, in my opinion not entirely worth the money, but we appreciated their clear dedication to conservation.

While it was wonderful to see the Oceanarium, we purchased our tickets the night before to avoid the lines. The following day, we entered without having to wait in line.

If you wanna see real under the sea life this experience for us . One of the huge things for us we love it 😻. Sharks a lot of kind of fishes we love .

We (my 12 years old son and I) have visited the Ocenario in a guided tour this late June! We had Rita as our guide. First of all I want to concgatulate the Ocenario for making possible and so accessible as costs such a guided visit. I was amazing. Then, congratulation for such a committed, lot of knowlegde, responsible and pleasant employee, guide Rita. I spent some amazingly enjoyable hours with her. Lots of explanations, she answered to all our questions, passed a lot of value. Thank YOU, Rita and Lisbon Ocenario!!!!

There is a two story tank filled with many different species including on of the largest rays that we have ever seen in an aquarium. However, having been to many aquariums in the US, I was really a little disappointed with this one. The main tank may be the "largest in Europe" but if you're from the US, save your money. We have much better aquariums here.

My experience was spoilt by the amount of people taking photos. Will never visit another aquarium again because of this.

Wonderful aquarium with a variety of ocean life. Giant glass tank which was very cool. The grounds are nice and there is a reasonably priced cafe inside if you want lunch.

A must visit when travelling to Lisbon. Huge area with great variety. Different ticket choises depending on your wishes, average is 25 euro per person. Souvenirs area as well as coffee shop at the exit.

nice place good to spend a day as this area has a big mall n exhibition venue lots of food around after or before u go in can have a meal. souvenir not too expensive

This is one of the best aquariums we've been to. There is a great variation of animals including Sea Otters and Puffins. The main central aquarium is fantastic with lots to see with a nice and reasonably priced restaurant on site. It took us around 3 hours to visit and would recommend it to anybody visiting Lisbon.

It does have a depth of aquatic life, but it’s horribly overcrowded. The main exhibits have crowds 6/7 people deep, meaning it’s very difficult to see. We visited with a two and four year old who found this distressing too. There are much better aquariums to visit we have founde.

Stopped there on our cruise , managed to get to TimeOut Lisbon ...great food and atmosphere....we need to return at some point , a real foodie destination which requires a few visits to fully enjoy...alas on a cruise you don't get enough time