Aquarium
Cairns Aquarium
🇦🇺 Australia
🐠 Aquarium, Australia 184 spp. present
Cairns Aquarium is a public aquarium in Cairns, Australia, that opened in 2017. It is home to more than 15,000 animals displayed in 10 ecosystems. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
16.919° S 145.774° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
184
speciesOpened
—
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–15:30
Getting there
- Address
- 5 Florence Street, 4870
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
LC
Spotted Tree Monitor
Varanus timorensis
EN
Pig-nosed Turtle
Carettochelys insculpta
Before you go
Where is Cairns Aquarium?
Australia
Cairns Aquarium is an aquarium in Australia, at 5 Florence Street, 4870. Its coordinates are 16.919° S, 145.774° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Daintree National Park, about 87 km away.
What animals can you see at Cairns Aquarium?
184 species
Citizen-science photos record 184 species at Cairns Aquarium, including Emerald Monitor, Freshwater Crocodile, Olive Sea Snake, Saltwater Crocodile and Spotted Tree Monitor. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Cairns Aquarium in the wild?
Emerald Monitor: Raja Ampat
Some of the animals photographed at Cairns Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Emerald Monitor (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Raja Ampat), Freshwater Crocodile (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Nitmiluk National Park) and Olive Sea Snake (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).
Does Cairns Aquarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Cairns Aquarium lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Cairns Aquarium open?
Every day · 9:30–15:30
According to its open map listing, Cairns Aquarium is open Every day · 9:30–15:30. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Cairns Aquarium open and how big is it?
0.4 ha
Cairns Aquarium, an aquarium in Australia, covers about 0.4 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 184 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)