Sea Life Benalmádena es un acuario situado en la Costa del Sol, España. Fue inaugurado en 1995 como centro conservacionista y proteccionista de tiburones y más de 5.000 criaturas procedentes del Mediterráneo, Atlántico y las zonas tropicales del Índico, Pacífico y Mar Rojo, y las más representativas especies del Amazonas.
The Sea Life Benalmádena is made up of 25 aquariums divided into 9 rooms. The aquarium is suitable for all ages, however, children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult over 18 years old.
Once inside, you will be amazed by the number of underwater species that the aquarium has. You will be walking among goldfish, seahorses, the enigmatic moray eels and the calm sea turtles, a whole new world for the little ones to discover from very close.
Aquarium areas
- The Island of Rayas: Ahora podrás darle de comer a las Rayas y vivir una experiencia inolvidable. Actividad con cargo adicional. Solo disponible la cantidad recomendada en la dieta diaria por el personas a cargo.
- Ranger Camp: Reptile areas, such as snakes and chameleons.
- Nursery: A unique possibility to see shark or ray babies.
- Jellyfish: Seeing jellyfish swim without the fear of being touched by these dangerous animals is a wonderful experience.
- Mediterranean Sea: All the wonders of the sea in one place.
The reef: Conocido como la selva del mar, es uno de los ecosistemas con más diversidad en el mundo. ¡No te pierdas el acuario de corales vivos y todos los peces payaso que puedas ver en él!.
- Amazon: The Amazon rainforest is the largest rain forest on the planet and the richest in species. In this area we can see from the dreaded piranhas to the poison dart frogs, which the Sea Life team have successfully raised.
Otters Oasis: Las Nutrias tienen una dieta muy variada, entre carne, pescado y hasta cacahuetes, que utilizan para limpiarse los dientes. Si visitas el acuario durante las 11:00, 13:00 y 15hrs verás como les dan de comer.
The aquarium has an Interactive Zone where people have the possibility of touching a starfish or a crab under the supervision of qualified personnel.
En caso de querer participar en la alimentación de las especies de este acuario, aquí te dejamos el horario en el cual algunas de ellas son alimentadas, cualquier duda consulta en recepción antes:
- Otters - every day at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.
- Seahorses - daily at 3:30 pm.
- Sharks and turtles - every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, hours: 12.30pm
- Piranhas - every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, hours: 12.30pm.
- Nautilus and octopus - every Monday, Wednesday and Friday hours: 14.00.
- shellfish, that is: Japanese Pacific crab (the world's largest crab), lobsters, prawns and others - every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, hours: 14.00.
How long does the visit take?
The average is 1 hour and 30 minutes, however it depends a lot on the interest of the visitor, the ticket is valid for the whole day and with a stamp in hand, you can come and go as many times as you want during the day and thus attend the different activities that are planned during the day.
Information of interest.
Web: https://www.visitsealife.com/
Schedule: Open every day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (last admission), closing of the center at 6 p.m. Closed on December 25th.
Prices:
Standard:
Online only 12€. At admission 16€
- All day entry ticket
- Daily activities & feedings
Fun Pack:
Online only 16.50€. At admission 20.50€
- Aquarium visit + Marina minigolf
- 9 holes of fun
Annual Pass
- 1 year of unlimited adventures!
- Marina Minigolf FREE
- Special discounts
Location:
El Sea Life está ubicado en el edificio de Eduardo Oria en la entrada al Puerto Deportivo de Benalmádena (PUERTO MARINA), frente a la torre vigía de Torre Bermeja y junto al centro comercial Marina Shopping.
If you come by car from Malaga you should take the Autovía del Mediterráneo or N340 towards Benalmádena Costa and take exit 222. Then, follow the indications to the coast, indicating signs at each step towards the Puerto Deportivo or Puerto Marina.
En el puerto, existe tanto aparcamiento subterráneo como exterior, ambos de pago.
The aquarium is adapted for disabled people.
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