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Malta National Aquarium: Explore Aquatic Life and Enjoy Facilities
3.9
664 Ratings
Qawra
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
(664 Ratings)
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Peajoe79
May 17, 2026
Jelly fish!!! - Really good value for money not too big so children don’t get bored and run-off lots of different things to see. You can also eat in the restaurant that’s attached to it. There is also an aquarium play park outside so when it’s nice you can have an ice cream it’s very good. This is my second time visiting. I enjoyed it a lot and will be going again.
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Instantcalm
May 3, 2026
Small, neat and good with children - The Malta National Aquarium in Qawra is on the smaller side, so do not go expecting huge sharks or sea monsters. Taken on its own terms, though, it is a pleasant and well-presented visit, especially with children. The displays are neatly marked in English, and the explanatory text is readable, interesting and pitched well enough to keep younger visitors engaged without exhausting the adults.
It makes for an easy family outing rather than a grand expedition. If you are not too hungry after the visit, it is worth walking along the promenade towards Buġibba Beach, about ten minutes away, where there are cafés and small shops. Ubers and Bolts get you everywhere nowadays, no need to buy expensive tours.
We found La Nave, the restaurant attached to the aquarium, overrated and unnecessarily expensive. The outdoor café area was the better option for us: a more relaxed place to sit for a while with an ice cream, beer or coffee.
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856murielm
Apr 27, 2026
Nice experience but very noisy when there are groups of tourists: bad equipment - While we were looking for the tranquility of the bottom of the water, we met many school groups. Their companions were equipped with microphones to explain the different areas which was incredibly noisy: to review for equipment via audio guides to let people enjoy? Luckily we had received a discount through the Malta Heritage Pass otherwise we would have regretted our money.
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O5053htmelaniem
Mar 30, 2026
Cute place - The ticket exchange experience could be better. Lady selling the tickets was very short and did not seem happy at her job.
The aquarium was small but cute. Cool to walk through the tunnel and see sharks swimming around you. Took maybe an hour plus change.
The deep sea experience was cool but if you get motion sickness forgo getting on it.
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C_lineb364
Apr 24, 2026
Not essential despite the publicity that is made of it - Having seen large aquariums (without Sebastian, Monaco, La Rochelle), we imagined it bigger. The decorations on the other hand in the aisles are very well done. We visited it in 45 minutes. The city around is pretty depressing
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Jawsie1
Apr 3, 2026
A typical aquarium experience - This aquarium is much like any other, ie it’s over priced and over crowded. The exhibits are ok but nothing special, although we did find the iPads informative and helpful. One suggestion is that pushchairs and bags should be left at the start as there just isn’t room for them.
Tip: to avoid potential queues at the entrance and save a few Euro buy your tickets online
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Lotta
Mar 31, 2026
Good only small - It's a pretty nice made aquarium only little for the price and totally crowded (may also be on today's holiday). Caspar was especially funny!
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150nicin
May 17, 2026
Tanks are too small - The educational part may be good, but this aquarium is not animal-friendly.
The tanks are way too small and not all of them are built like a natural environment. Especially bad was the turtle enclosure.
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764ianisi
Apr 1, 2026
A scam national aquarium - Beside that it was 17 EUROS, I had to wait a long long long line and it was very populated there so I was suffocating and I couldn't breath. Beside from that it has not any fish or big one just some tablets and normal fishes. There's something about deep seek there but it's just a bad simulation very bad. There were like only 11 tanks. The staff were okay I guess. The length of visits were huge. This is the best for to lose money at a scam.
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F1166seemilya
May 22, 2026
Some tanks far too small - Tanks for sea life are far too small. The octopus tank especially, for an animal that’s so intelligent it’s cruel to keep it so tightly confined.
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