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Malta National Aquarium: Explore Aquatic Life and Enjoy Facilities
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653 Ratings
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The Malta National Aquarium features a public aquarium, a landscaped belvedere, a children’s play area at promenade level, and a multi-story car park.
The Malta National Aquarium features a public aquarium, a landscaped belvedere, a children’s play area at promenade level, and a multi-story car park.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Malta National Aquarium - The Malta National Aquarium has 52 tanks, including reptiles, insects, and amphibians, as well as Mediterranean fish, including fish that can often be found in Maltese waters, and historical artefacts that can be found in the seas around the Maltese islands.
The main tank inside the Aquarium measures 12 meters in diameter…
- Malta National Aquarium - The Malta National Aquarium has 52 tanks, including reptiles, insects, and amphibians, as well as Mediterranean fish, including fish that can often be found in Maltese waters, and historical artefacts that can be found in the seas around the Maltese islands.
The main tank inside the Aquarium measures 12 meters in diameter and contains a walk-through tunnel that allows visitors to see the fish much closer. A variety of Indo-pacific animals are housed here, including black tip sharks, zebra sharks, rays, and other exotic species.
An iconic curved shell structure resembling the shell of a starfish houses the Aquarium. The adjacent promenade provides pedestrians with additional recreation facilities, which include a children’s play area.
What's Included
- Parking fees included
- Access to Children’s Play Area
- Parking fees included
- Access to Children’s Play Area
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Malta National Aquarium
Triq It-Trunciera, St. Paul's Bay
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(653 Ratings)
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Robinj1181
Mar 17, 2026
Malta National Aquarium - Good Experience and well time spent with family
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Slimmingworldmom
Mar 6, 2026
GO EARLY - We went today to the aquarium.
Great place, fish and others are very well cared for.
Note: it gets VERY busy so make sure you go early as possible.
Gets very warm in parts.
Get your tickets online if you can.
Fabulous cafe/restaurant, food is lovely.
Shop inside as well
Get your photos taken!
Highly recommend
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V9416yfbobc
Mar 3, 2026
Fun and informative - Great set up. Super experience
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Dreamer33440667416
Feb 28, 2026
Lovely experience - This was a very nice aquarium experience. It s very well thought out and looked after. The staff are pleasant and the entrance price reasonable.
You need to take your time and marvel at the creatures and read up on them. The information about sharks was fantastic- it it makes you think the place is doing good
Really enjoyed. Ps there is a cafe and shop too
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Kayleighs162
Mar 10, 2026
Good way to spend a couple hours on a rainy day in Malta - Decided to go here on a rainy day in Malta, very busy on the day we went which was obviously due to the weather.
Exhibits were good, lots of different species to see. People were crowding the tanks taking loads of photos or pushing in around you sometimes which was frustrating because we ended up missing some stuff because of it. It also got very hot down in the aquarium because of the volume of people but I'd say it's worth a look around if you are in the area.
I would say it's better to book in advanced especially if the weather isn't great that day, queue to get in to pay on the day left people standing out the door in the rain which wasn't great.
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Trek793796
Mar 5, 2026
See The Fishes In Quara, Malta - Needed to check if the entrance & facilities available were wheelchair friendly as I am a mobility scooter user, so contacted them via email & received a response very quickly to confirm I would have no issues at all.
Attended on a weekday as aware that would probably be busy at the weekend which it was, as this would cause issues getting round with my scooter.
Had a totally enjoyable experience, lots of the fish tanks are very big so easy for me to see the fish etc, even if i couldn't get close to the tanks.
Has a walk way tunnel so you can see the fish, shark etc for a more immersion experience.
Staff were very helpful & friendly, even when trying to access their shop & they moved displays etc, no trouble at al
Would highly recommend as we all really enjoyed it.
They also have a cafe inside for snacks, drinks & they also have the same facilities outside as well if you want to sit outside to enjoy the sun.
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Matyantad
Feb 28, 2026
Cool. - Cool was good but not. Egg
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Plymrunner
Feb 21, 2026
Delightful visit - Located on the coast, the building looks amazing. Filled with lots of fish, amphibians and snakes, there is a lot of information on each. Reasonable priced and with a gift shop and cafe.
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Journey783738
Mar 6, 2026
Shambles of a site - There was no control at the entrance just chaos. Staff just let as many people in as they could, far too crowded. Guess there are no fire regulations in Malta. Would not recommend visiting this site just want to squeeze in as many as they can to make money, not creat an enjoyable experience.
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D9981uqjamess
Feb 22, 2026
Good for being an indoor activity in Malta but that’s about it.. - I landed into Malta last week and went straight to the aquarium- hoping to enjoy going round (I’d read the reviews beforehand). The queing system makes no sense and it was so hot and chaotic. The actual exhibits are average but there’s only a few of them to see. I was done in 33 mins from once I’d eventually entered.
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