National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam

National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam

National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam
3.5
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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  • jajavalB
    Lampang, Thailand3,982 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good arrangement
    This museum is on the southernmost part of city , it’s beginning with Whale shark skeletons , then shark well , salt water croc. Further, it’s a bog tank with varieties of sea fish, then walking through transparent tunnel with flying shars, manta rays, sting rays . At the end , it’s the buiding with 3 floors with geology of vietnam, microalgae, plankton, sealife creatures and top floor : all marine species samples in displayed glass bottles , well organized on shelves.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written March 29, 2024
  • Tatyana V
    Moscow, Russia14 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A good place to escape the heat and pass the time
    We visited the aquarium with a small child of 2 years. During the heat. In general, it is possible with little ones, there is a cool tunnel and a building where you can take shelter. The child was interested in looking at fish and turtles. 1-1.5 is suitable for inspection. We were with a stroller, in general there were no problems, there were some inclines.
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written April 8, 2024
  • Алёна В
    Nha Trang, Vietnam3 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Interesting, educational place
    A very interesting place, many aquariums, fish, crocodiles, turtles, sharks, you can even see different creatures in jars in formaldehyde. But it's very hot! There are fans, but this does not help from the heat; there are no air conditioners. I don’t recommend going during the day; it’s better in the morning or evening when it’s not so hot. Overall I really liked it!
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 26, 2024
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TimandAnnNYC
New York City, NY49 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
I took my family here despite the mixed reviews. I'm glad I did. I think the issue is that people are projecting first world expectations for an aquarium experience and leave disappointed. Of course there can be no comparison given the much more limited resources of this museum. Notwithstanding, I think they did a pretty good job given what they have to work with. We saw really cool and interesting marine life that we've never seen in any other museum. The cost of admission is peanuts (not literally). I felt our kids learned a good deal. And we killed a couple hours there.
Written January 26, 2023
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AL
46 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Family
Surprisingly good and well-presented collection and aquaria for the most part, with an interesting array of live and preserved specimens. Well worth the entrance fee. Signage can be hit-and-miss, particularly in English but the site is still being actively developed.

Yes, the crocodile enclosures are very small but crocodiles are not renowned for their activity. The turtles seemed like possible rescues, some with damaged flippers. They and the sharks seemed to have plenty of room, with cleaning fish even included in their pool.
Written December 29, 2022
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Roy f
Newark-on-Trent, UK212 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
We saw fish with shapes and colours we have never seen before and in that respect it was very interesting and having descriptions in English gave us the information we wanted.
However some tanks seemed small as other people have commented upon and in one a crab was on its back and was distressed trying to turn over but there was nobody about to tell.
The room which was used to explain various fishing methods was closed and full of junk so that is unlikely to open again.
Cheap to get in at 40000 vdn and filled the time on a dreary afternoon.
Written February 10, 2020
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Max
Paris, France5 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2024 • Couples
Disappointment all around. The aquarium is extremely crowded, making it almost impossible to move around. We were also very disappointed with the value for money: few species to see and very little information about the local marine life, which we were specifically looking for. If you are hoping to learn about the region’s marine ecosystems, this aquarium will not meet your expectations.
Written September 5, 2024
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cliff1608
347 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Couples
Actually felt disgusted with myself when I left this place. We’ve visited aquariums and sea life centres all over the world and they all have one thing in common and that is CONSERVATION !!!!!
This place is grotesque, the size of the fish and turtles cramped into tiny little pools is horrible, even the tunnel they advertise is only about a foot wide either side and has lots of sad looking sharks and rays sat on the bed not moving.
Everywhere else is just plastic models of fish or dead ones which I presume have died there in their sickening tiny tanks.
We went here because we were on a tour but I had to get out because it was so sad.
If the owners of this place ever read the reviews people leave then please get a dictionary and look up the words MARINE CONSERVATION !!!!!
Written January 26, 2025
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Aus Traveler
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
Very small and dirty aquarium. The sea animals all live in very small tanks and looked quite unhappy. The first open pond had a fish floating on the surface gasping. The sharks and stingrays ponds were very small and over crowded. There was a lot of sea turtles in a very small space and one was dead on the bottom. There were workers in the turtle area adding sand, later we saw a worked carrying the dead turtle by its fin to a back area. Very sad. There are lots of varieties of sea creatures to see however they are living in poor conditions. There are also many skeletons, specimens in jars and creatures bodies on display.
Written January 12, 2020
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LorraineLavoie
Cowansville, Canada25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We spent slowly all the afternoon in the institute. All the inside aquariums at the view level ,you have the felling you are inside water with them! Lions’fish, Clowns’fish, sea horses, sea snake, it’s just like a rainbow of colors ! The soft Coral are really spectacular the beauty of the under water life in front yours eyes. I take more than 100 photos who already amaze my family in Canada!
Written February 26, 2020
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MortezaDK
24 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Family
I really don’t understand why people have given this place bad credit. We where there and had a great time with our two kids (4 and 7). The entrance fee is low and I think that you get quite a lot for that price. Sure some of the tanks are to small but they try there best with what they have of resources.
We spent almost an hour here and I am glad that we came. Our kids loved the place and that you almost could though (but of course we didn’t 😊) the fishes.
Our youngest was free so we paid 90.000VND which is around 30 DKK.
I can definitely recommend this place. Especially if you have small children.
Written February 13, 2020
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Jakob
Nha Trang, Vietnam6 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
The enclousures seemed way to small. It was depressing to see so many turtles and sharks in crowded pools with nothing resembling their natural habitats.
There were signs with information but the pictures were taken straight from wikipedia and one of the signs about the Stonefish in one of the aquariums ended with: ”Stonefish flesh is very delicious.” Which seems odd in this situation.
If you care about animals I don’t think you should go. We felt bad about coming there maybe 10 minutes after entering.
The animals seem depressed, this felt like borderline animal abuse. Would NOT recommend.
Written February 6, 2020
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Anne L
25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Family
From other reviews we were expecting a small and third rate museum. We were very pleasantly surprised by the size and quality of this place.
There is a very extensive aquarium with large variety of sea life.. Keep following the path past what may look like the end of the corridor where there is a large round tank .. It leads to another building which is fairly new
The turtles at the front had a decent enough enclosure with water though may have had trouble getting to their beach.
Written January 5, 2023
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