Small but nice facility that, among other things, takes care of rescued animals. Reptiles in particular have found their way here in various ways. The highlight is definitely the almost blind sea turtle and the opportunity to hold a constrictor snake or a monitor lizard in your arms. The respectful treatment of animals is demonstrated here. You shouldn't let the queue put you off. They make sure that it doesn't get too crowded and that everyone has enough space and time to look at everything.

Read the reviews before we came and we weren’t disappointed at all. The owners/staff are caring and so informative. Loved the iguanas and tortoise’s just wandering outside. They even get the snakes out of the tanks. I would recommend getting there for 10am for the feeding and then at 10.30am the owner feeds the octopus who opens his own jar for food! The place is small but has plenty to see, took us about 1 hour.

I loved it, the interaction for people especially children was great. I think I describe it as a labour of live from which an aquarium and reptile centre had been born. The love of their mission comes through as you speak to the staff there and you never felt rushed or pressured into moving around. It's a small aquarium but we still spent about 3 hours there with the 4 year olds engrossed by the hands on reptile area all of whom were very well behaved and supervised (reptiles that is, 4 year olds are 4 year olds) The stories about how all the inhabitants of the aquarium arrived was added value. I found entrance fee higher than i expected but actually when you compare it to the value we got out of it it was well worth it. There is a small gift shop on site that supports the running of the centre and its one where you can take a top back and say yes I did a good thing by buying that

Me and my mother went there as we both love sealife and reptiles. Absoluetly amazing! Nice prices and really kind staff. There was alot of different aquariums and alot of information about the fish and I loved the beautiful seaturtle! They have loads of different reptiles and a reptile garden where some can go free. They are also really careful and makes sure that everyone is having a good time and I have to say that the animals loved the attention. It was on their own terms and not really forced, they had full access to their inclosures incase they wanted to be alone. When you come in there's also cute drawing that guests have made which they show off proudly. I highly recommend this place

Highlight of our holiday and totally worth the trip! I came here terrified of snakes and wouldn’t go near them to start, at the end I held the huge yellow one they had, ALONE! The men that work there are so passionate about the animals and are so knowledgeable, it’s a very relaxed atmosphere and the animals are very well cared for, it’s like a petting zoo for reptiles where they freely roam. The big tortoise is funny, one minute you’re standing there chatting the next you have a giant tortoise walking over your foot or barging you out of the way 😂 It’s a shame there arnt more places like this as it massively helped me overcome my fears of reptiles and I ended up petting and holding all that I could. The entry price is also very reasonable, a must if in or staying near Hersonnisos.

A small and perfectly formed aquarium and reptile garden. A lovely place to spend an hour. Suitable for kids of all ages and interesting for adults too. A very reasonably priced activity for the family and my children loved it. They went twice - once with me then felt they needed to bring their dad back the following day so he could see it too. Last entry is 3.15pm. We got here around 3pm on our first visit and it was alot quieter than the second time when it was very busy at 11am. We didn't feel rushed at all even though they where closing up at 4pm. Highly recommend.

Amazing experience. They take good care of the animals and the exhibits look good. Was a nice extra thing to be able to hold a Burmese python and a bearded dragon. One downside is that it's a tad small, so if you expect to be spending hours, you'll be disappointed.

This is a wonderful place to visit with lovely staff dedicated to dispelling myths about reptiles and some amazing specimens. The aquariums include two different octopus and other fish that can be found in the sea around Crete but it is the reptile garden that is really wonderful in my view. If you are on Crete and you want to do something other than sit on the beach I would recommend this to you.

Absolutely incredible. What these guys do is fantastic. The place is spotlessly clean. The tanks are crystal clear. The place is small but they have crammed so much in. It is very clear to see they love what they do and are really passionate about it. The reptile section was a treat. Bring able to interact with animals usually seen in a zoo was fab. Really educational too. Really rare this place. And for €10 per adult a bargain. We gave an extra donation because we thought it was deserved. We thought we might be there an hour tops dye to the size. We were there for nearly 3 hrs! Will definitely come back next time in Chersonissos

Very educational and informative, well worth a visit at €10 for adults and €5 for children. The reptiles are well cared for and you can see this in the staff especially Colin, he gave us lots of information on the reptiles as they are walking around your feet. You can even have the opportunity to have your photo with one of the enormous snakes. It’s only small but this didn’t put us off and can get busy so be patient. The aquarium is brilliant, the poor sea turtle is going blind and is hand feed every day at half ten. Check it out much better than the other aquarium in my opinion and if you can please leave a donation on your way out so much care goes into Aquaworld Aquarium & Reptile Rescue Centre. Thanks for reading.