Cairns Aquarium Admission (Turtle Hospital Tour & Foodie option Available)

• Open 365 days from 10 am to 3 pm.
• All per-person prices quoted are in Australian dollars and valid from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.
• Free of charge for children under 2 years old. All children must be accompanied by an adult
• Cairns Aquarium requires all guests to wear shirts and shoes during their visit and reserves the right to deny entry and eject any individual from the aquarium and aquarium property
• 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

— Dive with the Sharks —

• Divers must read and complete the Dive Medical Form (Download it from Cairns Aquarium's website before your visit)
• Minimum 1 guest, maximum 2 guests per dive.
• Dive with the Sharks (Monday—Friday): Begins at 12:00 pm
• The minimum age for diving is 14 years old. Any diver under 18 requires parental consent and attendance at the briefing
• Participators must speak and understand English
• Consumption of alcohol 8 hours before the dive is not permitted
• Aircraft or altitude travel within 12 hours of the dive is not permitted
• A reasonable level of mobility is required
• Participators must undertake a pre-dive briefing and pass a medical dive
• Late arrival or failure to attend the medical check and briefing will result in non-admittance and forfeit of the dive session. All dives are non-refundable
• If required, guests may need to obtain a dive medical certificate which states they are medically fit to dive. It must be obtained before the intro dive instruction and must not be more than 90 days from the dive date
• No drugs, alcohol, or offensive or uncooperative behaviour permitted
• Dive instructors are unable to handle guests' cameras while underwater
• As Cairns Aquarium cannot predict the behaviour of their animals, this experience does not guarantee each diver will be approached by a shark or other large animals