Night at the Aquarium Tour: Experience the Nighttime life of the Great Barrier Reef

Experience the captivating nightlife of the Great Barrier Reef on our Night at the Aquarium Tour. Discover the glowing corals, colorful reef fish, and predators on the prowl in the darkness.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cairns Aquarium - Night at the Aquarium gives you a glimpse into the unique world of the region’s nocturnal creatures and their behaviours as they move about in the darkness.
What's Included
  • 1.5 hour guided night tour with a wildlife educator
  • Exclusive after hours Aquarium entry
Additional Information

As the dawn ends over the Great Barrier Reef, a different realm comes to life. Corals radiate, vibrant reef fish find refuge, and hunters commence their nocturnal pursuit. Simultaneously, coastal woodlands buzz with activity, as reptiles, amphibians and insects depart their homes to look for nourishment under the protective cover of darkness.

Night at the Aquarium offers a peek into the unusual ecosystem of the area’s crepuscular creatures and their nocturnal activities.

Location
Cairns Aquarium
5 Florence Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kym_c
Aug 8, 2024
A Unique Sensory Blowing Experience - It was a totally different experience viewing the sea creatures by night, especially fish, crayfish, coral & anemones etc that have parts that glow at night. We had plenty of time to be mesmerised by the elegance of the movement of the fish, sharks & rays. The tanks were massive as was the knowledge bank of our Guide who told us many amazing facts such as sting rays are like a flattened shark & have similar anatomy.
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Lucass1395
Aug 5, 2024
Observe the water coming to life after the sun goes down! Perfect in prep for GBR tours! - Aquarium but different. Going in the evening allows you to see activity among the marine wild life that you cannot observe during the day. Our highlight was an eel trying to wake up, but not quite being able to - I feel you, buddy… Our guide was knowledgable and explained behaviour and fun facts of all the animals we saw with passion for the subject. We can recommend this tour!
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Karin_j
Aug 1, 2024
Brilliant! - Loved it and learned a lot. Lee was a great guide and very informative So many fish and reptiles . So good.
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Jonh897
Jul 28, 2024
Excellent tour with Bradley - This is a really great tour. The price is pretty substantial but for that you get a really educating and entertaining talk with huge detail on all the species in the aquarium, and broader context about the environments represented. Bradley was excellent.
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Ladybeetles
Jul 20, 2024
So glad we got this experience. - From start to finish this was such a wonderful tour. The commentary from our guide was great. She explained the animals that we saw in each of their different local habitats/enclosures. We loved the night tour and that it was a small group experience. I think around 20 people.
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1976mjays
Jul 6, 2024
Awesome evening/night tour - Night Tour with the amazing Rowan, this was our favourite outings in Cairns. I would highly recommend this to anyone, Rowan was an absolutely incredible & passionate tour guide. We learnt so much, and had such a great time. Thank you
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Charliekai
Jun 29, 2024
A must-do in Cairns - This was an awesome tour, I would certainly recommend it! Gaining access to the aquarium after hours is cool enough, but when it is empty and all of the marine life is coming alive at night it just makes it all the more awesome!
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Stephen
Jun 22, 2024
Fantastic Cairns Aquarium night tour. - We really enjoyed the Cairns Aquarium night tour with Sharlee. She is very knowledgeable and made the tour great. It's a amazing place to visit after dark and the exhibits and 1st class. Highly recommended.
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Paul
Aug 13, 2024
Great experience - Excellent tour but we feel the need to go back and visit again and move through the aquarium at a slower pace. Jack our guide certainly knew his stuff and was informative and friendly. I want to revisit to read the many information boards at each exhibit and to have the opportunity to simply sit and watch the many animals going about their business. Dinner at Dundees restaurant was delicious and delightful.
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Bacci159
Jul 13, 2024
Night at the Cairns Aquarium - The aquarium is spaced out on three levels. We had a great guide who provided lots of interesting information. The dish were amazing but eh highlight of the tour is huge fish tanks where the manta rays, sharks, parrot fish are swimming in. The tour was well worth it as it was not crowded and we got see all the creatures
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