Aquarium
Ecomare
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🐠 Aquarium, Netherlands 16 spp. present
Duinen van Texel National Park (duinen = dunes) is a national park located on the North Holland island of Texel in the Netherlands. All dune systems on the western side of the island and the large coastal plains on both the northern and southern points of the island are part of the park. The park covers approximately 43 km2 (17 sq mi) and attained national park status in 2002. The visitor center is located in the natural history museum Ecomare. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
53.078° N 4.745° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
16
speciesOpened
1929
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–17:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +31 222 317 741
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Ecomare?
Netherlands
Ecomare is an aquarium in the Netherlands. Its coordinates are 53.078° N, 4.745° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 152 km away.
What animals can you see at Ecomare?
16 species
Citizen-science photos record 16 species at Ecomare, including Harbor Seal, Gray Seal, Northern Gannet, Great Cormorant and Common Gull. 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 Ecomare in the wild?
Harbor Seal: Kenai Fjords National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Ecomare also live in the parks and cities we cover: Harbor Seal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park), Gray Seal (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cape Breton Highlands National Park) and Northern Gannet (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cape Breton Highlands National Park).
Does Ecomare charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Ecomare 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 Ecomare open?
Every day · 9:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, Ecomare is open Every day · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Ecomare open and how big is it?
Opened 1929, 1.0 ha
Ecomare, an aquarium in the Netherlands, opened in 1929 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 16 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)