Aquarium

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo

Q: Where is Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is an aquarium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates are 25.198° N, 55.278° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,653 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo?

118 species. Citizen-science photos record 118 species at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, including Sand Tiger Shark, Bonnethead, White-spotted Eagle Ray, Zebra Shark and Common Barn-Owl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in the wild?

Bonnethead: Padre Island National Seashore. Some of the animals photographed at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bonnethead (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Padre Island National Seashore), White-spotted Eagle Ray (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Galápagos Islands) and Zebra Shark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).

Q: When did Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo open?

Opened 2008. Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, an aquarium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, opened in 2008, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 118 species are photographed there.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🏙️ In Dubai

🐠 Aquarium, United Arab Emirates 118 spp. present

The Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is a public aquarium located in the Dubai Mall. It is the biggest aquarium in Dubai and one of the largest in the world. It has the largest glass tank viewing panel at 107 feet wide and 27 feet tall. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

25.198° N 55.278° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

118

species

Opened

2008

Size

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Visit

Getting there

Access: Wheelchair accessible

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Who runs it

Owned by: Emaar Properties

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Carcharias taurus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Sphyrna tiburo

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Padre Island National Seashore

Aetobatus ocellatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Galápagos Islands+ 2 more parks

Stegostoma fasciatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Ningaloo Marine Park

Tyto alba

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Berenty Reserve+ 32 more parks

LC Endemic

Pogona vitticeps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park+ 1 more park

Triaenodon obesus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Coiba National Park+ 6 more parks

Pygoscelis papua

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is an aquarium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates are 25.198° N, 55.278° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,653 km away.

What animals can you see at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo?

118 species

Citizen-science photos record 118 species at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, including Sand Tiger Shark, Bonnethead, White-spotted Eagle Ray, Zebra Shark and Common Barn-Owl. 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 Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in the wild?

Bonnethead: Padre Island National Seashore

Some of the animals photographed at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bonnethead (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Padre Island National Seashore), White-spotted Eagle Ray (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Galápagos Islands) and Zebra Shark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).

When did Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo open?

Opened 2008

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, an aquarium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, opened in 2008, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 118 species are photographed there.