The National Aquarium of New Zealand...

The National Aquarium of New Zealand

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Organisation

The National Aquarium of New Zealand

Commercial organisation

Location

North IslandHawkes BayNapier

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Reviews

    • Great aquarium with many different animals.
    • Swim with the sharks is an amazing experience.
    • Had a good time with two kids here.
    • I really enjoyed our visit to the aquarium.
    • Cool stuff and animals to see but quite small.
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 4
    11%
    9/10 8
    21%
    8/10 9
    24%
    7/10 5
    13%
    6/10 4
    11%
    5/10 4
    11%
    4/10 2
    5%
    3/10 2
    5%
    2/10 0
    0%
    1/10 0
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  • 4.5/5

    Napier Aquarium is the best place to see Kiwi!

    They were running around, squawking! Well priced and the perfect size with a brilliant combination of information to read and animals to watch.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Claudia Hobbs's avatar

    Claudia Hobbs

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We had a good family fun morning here.

    Watching the sharks and penguins being fed. Staff put on a good show. Loved seeing the Kiwi birds too. Next door to a great playpark on the beachfront.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Suzannah Hill's avatar

    Suzannah Hill

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Unfortunately, the cafe was closed.

    More than only fish to see such as alligators.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    GERMANY
    Michael's avatar

    Michael

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great aquarium with many different animals.

    Nice to watch the penguins at feeding time.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    Selma Franke's avatar

    Selma Franke

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Even though it does not look to be very special from the outside, this place offers a lot of knowledge and interesting traits about the deep ocean, especially the consequences of environmental pollution

    . Thumbs up!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    GERMANY
    Thomas Michel's avatar

    Thomas Michel

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    I really enjoyed our visit to the aquarium.

    They had a great variety of aquatic animals - my favourites were the fire bellied newts!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    NEW ZEALAND
    Tim Ronke's avatar

    Tim Ronke

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    We spent almost two hours there primarily because of watching the penguins and marine turtle.

    There are quite a lot of things to discover for kids, but if you are still kids at heart, you will enjoy it here.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

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    Hana Rachfalik

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    The staff are really friendly.

    But too expensive for what you get. $82 for 30 minutes of snorkelling with really, really small sharks. Not enough space for the fish and other animals.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    GERMANY
    Michael Bley's avatar

    Michael Bley

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Interesting, fun to see some native fish.

    Can swim with sharks which is cool. Got to see Kiwi.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    CANADA
    Anita Wallace's avatar

    Anita Wallace

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    Disappointed, very small for a National Aquarium.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in April 2016

    FRANCE
    Benjamin Schyler's avatar

    Benjamin Schyler

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    The staff are really friendly.

    But too expensive for what you get. $82 for 30 minutes of snorkelling with really, really small sharks. Not enough space for the fish and other animals.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    GERMANY
    Michael Bley's avatar

    Michael Bley

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Napier Aquarium is the best place to see Kiwi!

    They were running around, squawking! Well priced and the perfect size with a brilliant combination of information to read and animals to watch.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Claudia Hobbs's avatar

    Claudia Hobbs

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We had a good family fun morning here.

    Watching the sharks and penguins being fed. Staff put on a good show. Loved seeing the Kiwi birds too. Next door to a great playpark on the beachfront.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Suzannah Hill's avatar

    Suzannah Hill

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Unfortunately, the cafe was closed.

    More than only fish to see such as alligators.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    GERMANY
    Michael's avatar

    Michael

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great aquarium with many different animals.

    Nice to watch the penguins at feeding time.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    Selma Franke's avatar

    Selma Franke

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Even though it does not look to be very special from the outside, this place offers a lot of knowledge and interesting traits about the deep ocean, especially the consequences of environmental pollution

    . Thumbs up!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    GERMANY
    Thomas Michel's avatar

    Thomas Michel

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    Disappointed, very small for a National Aquarium.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in April 2016

    FRANCE
    Benjamin Schyler's avatar

    Benjamin Schyler

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    We spent almost two hours there primarily because of watching the penguins and marine turtle.

    There are quite a lot of things to discover for kids, but if you are still kids at heart, you will enjoy it here.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    Hana Rachfalik's avatar

    Hana Rachfalik

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    Expensive, we saw our first Kiwi bird.

    Interesting.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    GERMANY
    Flora Kiessling's avatar

    Flora Kiessling

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    I really enjoyed our visit to the aquarium.

    They had a great variety of aquatic animals - my favourites were the fire bellied newts!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    NEW ZEALAND
    Tim Ronke's avatar

    Tim Ronke

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Interesting, fun to see some native fish.

    Can swim with sharks which is cool. Got to see Kiwi.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    CANADA
    Anita Wallace's avatar

    Anita Wallace

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Cool stuff and animals to see but quite small.

    Price was reasonable, only big highlight was that we got to see some real life Kiwi.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2016

    CANADA
    Brennan Jungling's avatar

    Brennan Jungling

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    Very expensive, not just only fish, we saw our first kiwi.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    GERMANY
    Maxim Motheus's avatar

    Maxim Motheus

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Fantastic aquarium, under the water viewing tunnel, very hands on for kids, informative.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Nice aquarium, met with the kiwi bird.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

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    Pavel Macek

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Good if you want to see New Zealand's Underwater World.

    Some animals had a bit small living spaces but mostly okay. Also really cool to see the kiwi bird.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    SWEDEN
    Mattias's avatar

    Mattias

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    We go inside to see the kiwi's at the nighthouse - very cute.

    But the fishes looked not very good and happy - not enough space for all the animals (sharks, penguins etc), price and info's good.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 1.5/5

    Old! But we have seen kiwi for the first time!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    FRANCE
    Maxime's avatar

    Maxime

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Had a good time with two kids here.

    A tank of real coral was an unexpected treat as was the blue penguins.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    DENMARK
    Lis Bon's avatar

    Lis Bon

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Really nice and interesting exposition with salt and freshwater aquariums, undersea tunnel with sharks and mantos, reptiles.

    Unfortunately second exposition with ocean mammals was closed.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2012

  • 5.0/5

    Swim with the sharks is an amazing experience.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    GERMANY
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    Johann Maier

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Swimming with the sharks - best thing we ever saw.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2011

    NETHERLANDS
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    Remco te Lintum

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Best to go at feeding time.

    Amazing experience to have sharks and stingrays swim above and around you.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2011

  • 4.5/5

    Very nice our experience.Fine rooms, fine fish and a good show from the fish feeding diver.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2010

    DENMARK
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    Wender Jakoleseu

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    Small but informative, and lots of different animals.

    Giant squid was cool - so was the big Sea Turtle. The kiwi exhibit is the main draw.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2009

    UNITED STATES
    Anna's avatar

    Anna

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    Small but interesting aquarium.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2009

  • 2.0/5

    Not value for money.

    Been to much better aquariums.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2009

    NEW ZEALAND
    Tanya's avatar

    Tanya

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great feeding of sharks with an amazing underwater view.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2009

    POLAND
    Marlena's avatar

    Marlena

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Great if you have kids.

    my nephew aged 3 loved it!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in June 2008

    NEW ZEALAND
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    Kellie Teichmann

    Customer

  • 1.5/5

    Small.

    Quite boring. Sushi train was good. Good for families.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2007

    SWEDEN
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    Linda

    Customer