Meditteranean Underwater World: Become familiar with unique sea creatures at CRETAquarium, Crete

Dive into the enchanting Mediterranean underwater world at CRETAquarium in Crete. Discover unique sea creatures, from immigrant species to impressive hunters and ghostly jellyfish.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • CRETAquarium - CretΑquarium is an expert in presenting the species and ecosystems of the Mediterranean, a sea of unique biodiversity that gave birth to ancient civilizations and welcomes millions of visitors to its shores every year from all over the world. Offering 60 tanks of different sizes, CretΑquarium is home to 2,000 sea animals…
What's Included
  • Admission ticket included
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Optional audio guide (3 euros)
Additional Information

CRETAquarium introduces you to an enchanting, extraordinary realm, one we’re so close to yet so alien from: The undersea domain of the Mediterranean, an ocean mother to numerous societies and magnet for millions of travelers annually. Journey through the distinct marine biomes, let us familiarize you with the denizens of the sea floor, transplanted…

Location
CRETAquarium Thalassokosmos
NEW 2019 OPENING HOURS: From 1st of April until 31st of October (SUMMER PERIOD) CRETAquarium is open daily from 09:30 in the morning until 19:00 in the evening From 1st of November until 31st of March (WINTER PERIOD) CRETAquarium is open daily from 09:30 in the morning until 16:00 in the afternoon. ADDRESS: Πρώην Αμερικάνικη Βάση Γουρνών Χερσονήσου, ΤΚ 71003, Κρήτη Former American Base, Gournes Chersonissou, Post Code 71003, CRETE
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Escape58919864444
Oct 8, 2024
Beautiful aquarium - Very nice place with sumptuous fish, shells, a beautiful turtle ... . Great to visit, very relaxing, relaxing more.
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Louisek241
Sep 2, 2024
A must visit place! - What an amazing place!! Nearly cried a few times at seeing such remarkable creatures, it was the turtle that got me! Magnificent! Very informative place, excellent was of getting some shade for a few hours. Fantastic variety of sealife! Very relaxing music all the way around (Enya) , was such a calming place.
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Jovitab816
Aug 28, 2024
Good museum for kids - Very good museum for families with kids (different age). Saturday was very crowded. Interesting and beautiful fish, sharks, jellyfish. Visited twice. Recommend.
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Harry
Sep 13, 2024
Beautiful aquarium for a small excursion - Very nice aquarium. Reasonable admission fees. Souvenir shop unfortunately extremely overpriced. Without children, you can schedule about 2 hours. Gastronomy on site. Information in Greek and English at the aquariums.
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H137ctangelac
Sep 12, 2024
Nice experience but a little expensive! - Pleasant aquarium with ambient music and beautiful fish highlighted by decoration in the pools. Small downside for the Award which is relatively high compared to what is proposed, for a family it costs quickly. 36 euros to 3 adults knowing that we are 2 hours from the closure of the site and that without presentation of a student title we apply you the highest rate, it is a bit excessive.
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Justinehresman
Sep 29, 2024
Good Aquarium - Good as far as aquariums go. It's not too big and I was hopping that there would be more "learning"-- more information on the local creatures around Crete and some interactive models. It was good for about an hour visit.
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Lovespiders
Sep 22, 2024
Octopus in tiny tank - The aquarium was perfectly nice and quite good value, but there was an octopus in a tiny tiny tank on its own. My understanding is that octopus are intelligent and social creatures. 😢
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Carlo
Sep 8, 2024
Aquarium with good potential - Highlights include grey sharks and turtles. The location is not bad at all. But it should be improved by proposing a few more sharks.
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Deliasimona
Aug 26, 2024
Nice place, a little too crowded - The Cretaquarium is small, compared to other aquariums I've visited (the one in Valencia), but is well- maintained, there are many species of fish and other marine life forms from Mediteranean sea, lot of information and facts about the fish living there. I didn't like the yelling and the fussing, many small kids constantly running, crying and hustling, trying to see everything all at once, their parents running after them, taking countless pictures. It felt really noisy and crowded. Maybe it's different on a regular day. We got there on Sunday.
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992adrienneh
Aug 31, 2024
Moderate aquarium - It's a regular aquarium. There's a box of rays, but you can't pet them. The size was a bit disappointing. There is 1 large aquarium with sharks and other fish. That was nice.
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