Istanbul Akvaryum
Istanbul Akvaryum
4.5
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This aquarium is home to 18 different themed zones covering various ocean and rainforest habitats over 2 floors, and home to over 1,500 species of aquatic creatures from around the world. Besides viewing and learning about marine life, catch live feeding sessions during certain hours of the day. You can also sign up for diving courses and dive with sharks in the main tank.
Istanbul Akvaryum is located just southwest of Ataturk airport—inside the massive Aqua Florya Shopping Complex alongside a hotel and retail outlets. Tickets can be bought online, and it is also available on some Istanbul City passes – Tripadvisor
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TommyGee25
London34 contributions
Aug 2020
Booked tickets online as it works out cheaper and quicker entry time in all honesty needn't have worried about that as due to the pandemic it was a lot quieter than usual. This place blows the London Aquarium "out of the water" pardon the pun.
A huge variety of sea life including but not limited to Sharks, eels, jellyfish, starfish, penguins, octopus, stingrays and amphibious creatures. Very large complex with plenty to see, based on oceans of the world such as Pacific, Mediterranean, Black sea, Red sea, Marmara, Aegean etc, take your time and marvel at various sea life creatures in all their colours, forms and guises, truly spectacular. The visit culminated in an Amazon jungle theme. The family and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Akvaryum and I would most certainly recommend this place to others.
As we were running a little short of time we took a taxi to the complex on our return we jumped on the Marmaray line from Florya Akvaryum station which is only a few minutes walk away from the Aquarium, this took us back into town.
A huge variety of sea life including but not limited to Sharks, eels, jellyfish, starfish, penguins, octopus, stingrays and amphibious creatures. Very large complex with plenty to see, based on oceans of the world such as Pacific, Mediterranean, Black sea, Red sea, Marmara, Aegean etc, take your time and marvel at various sea life creatures in all their colours, forms and guises, truly spectacular. The visit culminated in an Amazon jungle theme. The family and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Akvaryum and I would most certainly recommend this place to others.
As we were running a little short of time we took a taxi to the complex on our return we jumped on the Marmaray line from Florya Akvaryum station which is only a few minutes walk away from the Aquarium, this took us back into town.
Written September 5, 2020
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Husain M Husain
Manama, Bahrain317 contributions
Nov 2019
The ticket price was approx 100 TL when I visited the aquarium in November 2019 & and my son entered for free (1 year).
we enjoyed our time especially my boy. you may need around 4 hours to go through all sections of the aquarium, different animals were there not only from sea life.
There were too many school visits to the aquarium as I was visiting during the weekday, so you need to be aware of this thing when you plan to visit them.
Later we went to the attached shopping mall were many international brands available. plus there is sea side walkway with cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy the outdoor seating & the sea view.
we enjoyed our time especially my boy. you may need around 4 hours to go through all sections of the aquarium, different animals were there not only from sea life.
There were too many school visits to the aquarium as I was visiting during the weekday, so you need to be aware of this thing when you plan to visit them.
Later we went to the attached shopping mall were many international brands available. plus there is sea side walkway with cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy the outdoor seating & the sea view.
Written March 7, 2020
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Swaburah B
London, UK17 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
It’s unlike any other aquarium I have ever been to. It was massive, with different sections such as caves, the North Pole and the rainforest. Such an immersive experience.
They take your picture at the door which is available to purchase at the end. Perfect for a day out with family and is even wheelchair accessible as well as having nice food shops all around. It also has a sea view which was really cool and for 1 Turkish lira you can look through the looking view into the sea.
We paid at the door, 109turkish lira which is roughly £13, and we spent 3 hours there.
It was a little far from the city centre but the journey was worth it.
They take your picture at the door which is available to purchase at the end. Perfect for a day out with family and is even wheelchair accessible as well as having nice food shops all around. It also has a sea view which was really cool and for 1 Turkish lira you can look through the looking view into the sea.
We paid at the door, 109turkish lira which is roughly £13, and we spent 3 hours there.
It was a little far from the city centre but the journey was worth it.
Written February 14, 2020
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Alex
Hong Kong, China458 contributions
Jan 2020
Really nice aquarium though the words of the displays are not in English.
1. The location is pretty far away from the city center, therefore, you are recommended to either take taxi (Use BiTaksi) or drive to there.
2. The rain forest section is pretty interesting, I have never been to an aquarium that has a rain forest section. When you enter the section, you can feel the moist immediately and it is like you are in Amazon rain forest.
3. Love the penguins, Cute penguins, gorgeous penguins. Wish I can contact them in a close range.
5. There are 5D movie house. In case you want to see interesting 5D movies, it is one of the place where you can go and see it.
6. The only downside is the displays boards are in turkish.
1. The location is pretty far away from the city center, therefore, you are recommended to either take taxi (Use BiTaksi) or drive to there.
2. The rain forest section is pretty interesting, I have never been to an aquarium that has a rain forest section. When you enter the section, you can feel the moist immediately and it is like you are in Amazon rain forest.
3. Love the penguins, Cute penguins, gorgeous penguins. Wish I can contact them in a close range.
5. There are 5D movie house. In case you want to see interesting 5D movies, it is one of the place where you can go and see it.
6. The only downside is the displays boards are in turkish.
Written February 12, 2020
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AsadKhan
Islamabad, Pakistan186 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
A Must Visit Place. It’s a huge double story aquarium located inside Aqua Florya Mall. Per individual ticket was 340 Turkish Lira. It is divided into various portions region/sea wise. There are total of 16 themes and one rain forest. It is Beautifully organised with thousands of water and land creatures. I especially liked the Rain Forest area. And off course the King Croc with its history was amazing to watch.
Written August 13, 2022
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Nuri Kayacan
Istanbul, Türkiye147 contributions
May 2021 • Family
This Aquarium is not giving the value of entering fee.
Other than big shark tank,nothing to see.
Area is in poor condition. They mentioned have Amazon park inside but it is just there to be there. No planning and good presentation
Other than big shark tank,nothing to see.
Area is in poor condition. They mentioned have Amazon park inside but it is just there to be there. No planning and good presentation
Written June 11, 2021
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Olya Zh
Istanbul, Türkiye95 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
Aquarium doesn’t cost the money they are asking for. It is tremendously expensive and you don’t get satisfaction after all. Not too many fish, no turtles, no dolphins and mammals, poor amount of fish.
Plus we have Turkish IDs and they still charged us as foreigners. Not recommended.
Plus we have Turkish IDs and they still charged us as foreigners. Not recommended.
Written June 24, 2022
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NABILAZZI
Ain Ebel, Lebanon37 contributions
Jul 2021 • Solo
I visited this aquarium at the end of july .u can go there with free transportation when u buy ur ticket with hop on hop off agency.it is within a mall so u can visit the mall after finishing the aquarium.it is big with vaious kinds of fish.Beautiful decor inside. Large spaces.u can see sharks penguin turtles crocodile sting fish and hundreds of others kind. It takes about 2 hours to visit it edpecially taking pictures.At the end there is a shop selling beautiful souvenir of good quality.Then u can enter the mall to eat or buy clothes .i recommand this aquarium very much.
Written December 31, 2021
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Carla S
New York City, NY123 contributions
Sep 2019
This is a great place to take a child for an adventure under the sea. Ours was 2.5 at the time we visited, and he was absolutely enthralled. Healthy fish of all kinds roam the waters; capybaras dot the rainforest landscape, and penguins entertain in the polar exhibit. A day of pure joy was enjoyed by all.
Written February 13, 2020
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Alaa Murad
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories43 contributions
Jul 2021
An amazing place for both children and adults.
Real-life experience with fish, sharks, and other creatures.
It was the first time for me and the kids to see real penguins swimming and playing.
Being close to the fish under and above you and the children was exciting and worth trying.
Real-life experience with fish, sharks, and other creatures.
It was the first time for me and the kids to see real penguins swimming and playing.
Being close to the fish under and above you and the children was exciting and worth trying.
Written September 6, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Алёна Б
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Будет ли аквариум работать 30 апреля? В Турции с 29 апреля локдаун
ayse
Nicosia, Cyprus
Merhaba engelli kartı gecermi birde 65 yaş ücretsizmi
SuleymanOzkaplan
1 contribution
birkaç indirim seçeneği var
1-internet işlemi %10 indirim
2-sıfır- iki yaş arası ücretsiz
3-iki-oniki yaş,öğrenci,engelli,65 yaş üstü ve gaziler ayrı ücret
4-yetişkin ayrı ücret
5- sömestre tatili 17 ocak-2 şubat özel indirim
tugica a
Nis, Serbia
What's the difference between this aquarium and istanbul sealife aquarium. Which one do you recommend?
cherriesfan_9
Cheltenham, UK6,776 contributions
hi we went to the very popular ISTANBUL AKVARYKUM. Lots to see but choose you time wisely as when we went it was packed, and made viewing difficult. Note that this is not a cheap day out. expensive admission and food. But still worth going. Not certain where the Sealife is
Здравствуйте! Есть вопрос по билетам для студентов, нужно ли предъявлять студентческий? Если мы студентки из Украины, нас пустят по студентческому?
How do we get ticket confirmation?
DrSpaceBoy
Vienna, Austria307 contributions
You should order them online, you will get a confirmation by email.
Litsa O
2 contributions
Amount of the entrance fee?
DrSpaceBoy
Vienna, Austria307 contributions
If you buy online it will be 76.00 or 72.25 Turkish Lira.
Istanbul Akvaryum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- Hotels near Istanbul Akvaryum:
- (0.69 mi) Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Florya, an IHG hotel
- (0.61 mi) Florya House Hotel
- (0.28 mi) Florya Konagi Hotel
- (1.23 mi) Elite World Istanbul Florya
- (4.15 mi) Titanic Port Bakirkoy
- Restaurants near Istanbul Akvaryum:
- (0.00 mi) Walkin 29
- (0.00 mi) Bigchefs
- (0.00 mi) Zamane Kahvesi Florya
- (0.00 mi) Bereket Doner Aqua Florya AVM
- (0.00 mi) Starbucks
- Attractions near Istanbul Akvaryum:
- (0.53 mi) Aqua Florya Alisveris Merkezi
- (1.29 mi) Safe Airport Transfer
- (0.33 mi) Florya Güneş Plajı
- (0.46 mi) Florya Ataturk Marine Mansion
- (1.80 mi) Fat Taxi