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: 24 hours
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.
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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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(73 Ratings)
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511maryjanes
Oct 14, 2024
Unbelievable night xx - The highlight of this tour was our host Jason. He’s personality and character made the tour a very entertaining and memorable one. My three teenage daughters learnt a lot due to his character and still talk about the facts he shared. They loved how he named the fish Shane and Kevin. Jason was the star of the tour xx absolutely loved the tour ❤️❤️
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Jessica
Oct 13, 2024
Great tour - The aquarium is amazing, the tour was great, recommended for families with little kids and teens. Very informative and the aquarium itself is fascinating!
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Lobna
Sep 29, 2024
Best tour guides ever. - Our guide (I think her name was Sharley) was fantastic! Passionate, knowledgeable and friendly, even my teen enjoyed the tour. I would definitely do this activity again. One of the best aquariums I have ever visited. The time flew. Also enjoyed the dinner afterwards.
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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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Darohath
Oct 27, 2024
Enjoyable visit 🐠 🦈 - We enjoyed our night tour of the Aquarium. Leyton was our guide and he did a good job of adding commentary to our visit. Mum loved it, she isn’t able to snorkel anymore (which she loved), so I was stoked about that. After living in Cairns for many years, it was my first visit, keep up the good work
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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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From $56
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).