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Marine Life Encounter at Cairns Aquarium | Queensland

Zoos & Wildlife Parks
Digital
3 hours
English

Discover the ultimate way to enjoy Cairns Aquarium! Go behind the scenes on a guided private tour, hand-feed cownose stingrays, and learn about sea turtle rehabilitation.

  • Experience an adventure-filled Back of House tour, including hand-feeding rays and visiting the Turtle Hospital
  • Hand-feed cownose stingrays in an exclusive and thrilling encounter 
  • Witness the excitement of the river monsters scatter-feed
  • Must-try for sea animal enthusiasts!

Options

Marine Life Encounter

Inclusions

  • Attraction tickets

  • Wildlife Educator Guided Back of House, Turtle Hospital Tour and Coral Biobank

  • River Monsters Scatter Feed

  • Exclusive Hand Feeding of Cownose Sting Rays

Exclusions

  • Other expenses not mentioned above

  • Personal expenses

  • Hotel transfer

  • Dining expenses

Additional Info

  • Please note that the group size will be a minimum 2 persons and maximum 4 persons per each booking

From$200.29Per Person
Available from 4th Aug 2025

What's included in Marine Life Encounter at Cairns Aquarium | Queensland

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

Itinerary

11:15

Guests Arrival at Cairns Aquarium

12:45

Meet with one of the passionate wildlife educators

Meet with one of the passionate wildlife educators
13:00

Handfeed the cownose stingrays with the curatorial team

Handfeed the cownose stingrays with the curatorial team
13:30

Behind the Scenes guided tour, feed the giant Freshwater species and visit the Cairns Turtle Hospital & Coral Biobank

Behind the Scenes guided tour, feed the giant Freshwater species and visit the Cairns Turtle Hospital & Coral Biobank
15:00

Tour concludes

Experience the exclusive opportunity to feed stingrays during a private behind-the-scenes Aquarium tour!
Experience the exclusive opportunity to feed stingrays during a private behind-the-scenes Aquarium tour!
Discover the secrets of the Aquarium on a private tour where you can feed stingrays
Discover the secrets of the Aquarium on a private tour where you can feed stingrays
Experience the excitement of the outback river monsters scatter-feed
Experience the excitement of the outback river monsters scatter-feed
Explore behind the scenes with a guided tour of the Turtle Hospital and Coral Biobank
Explore behind the scenes with a guided tour of the Turtle Hospital and Coral Biobank

— What You Can Expect — 

Unveil the ultimate VIP experience at Cairns Aquarium!

Discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes workings of Cairns Aquarium on this exclusive tour. Witness the fish food preparation room, innovative plant and equipment filtering millions of litres of water, coral propagation facilities, and a visit to the onsite turtle hospital, where sick and injured sea turtles are cared for and rehabilitated.

Get ready for thrills as you scatter-feed outback river monsters and hand-feed gentle cownose rays.

This marine life encounter includes admission to Cairns Aquarium, allowing you to explore the entire journey at your leisure.


Inclusions

  • Please arrive at the designated location 15 minute(s) before the scheduled departure time, as the tour will depart on time
  • Passengers that fail to arrive before the booking time will be classed as no-show without any refund

Meet

Meeting / End Points

  • Cairns Aquarium

Policies

Purchase Summary

  • Due to safety reason, children must be 12 years and more to hand rays (souvenir gift will be substituted for children under 12)
  • Cairns Aquarium is suitable for prams and wheelchairs
  • Smoking (including e-cigarettes) is prohibited anywhere on Aquarium property, including outdoor areas unless designated as a smoking area
  • Pets are not allowed in Cairns Aquarium's facility, except for accredited trained service and emotional support animals upon presentation of proper documentation and an identification jacket for the service animal
  • The following items are not permitted in Cairns Aquarium: clothing with offensive or vulgar language; alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, recreational drugs; rollerblades, roller skates, wheelies, skateboards, child scooters, hoverboards; laser pens and pointers; noisemaking devices; balloons and bubbles

Valid Period

The voucher must be used on the selected date and within operating hours; Invalid after expiration

Redeem

Ticket Redemption

Redeem your voucher at the meeting point