The mysterious and mysterious underwater world has long attracted people's attention. However, not everyone can, for various reasons, dive under water and enjoy communication with the inhabitants of the seas and oceans and enjoy the beauty of the underwater world. In addition, many of the marine inhabitants are quite dangerous, and close acquaintance with them can end tragically. Opened in mid-August 2012, the Aquarium in Antalya (Turkey), which has become one of the most famous attractions of this resort during this time, provides an opportunity for everyone, regardless of age and physical fitness, to observe the life of a variety of marine animals and fish.
General information
The interior decoration of the three-story building of this aquarium, as well as the design of all themed aquariums, was designed and designed by the famous sculptor from Italy Giulio de Benedetti and a team of specialists under his leadership. In front of the aquarium there is a rather large area, about 500 meters, for private cars and tourist buses. The total indoor area of Antalya Aquarium is 12,000 m2, and the volume of all the water in it is 7.5 million liters. The final cost of the entire project was more than 850 million Turkish liras.
In front of the entrance to this entertainment center, an unusual fountain is arranged in the form of a pool, with a full-sized whale sculpture placed in it, blowing water from the head. On the first tier of this three-story building, there is a detailed diagram of the entire aquarium, with information about all the entertainment and educational areas, as well as places of recreation. Here, visitors are met by a professional photographer offering their services. In the Antalya Aquarium, it is allowed to photograph both aquariums and interiors, but with only one condition - without the use of a flash, which can frighten marine life.
What is there?
Antalya Aquarium, one of the five largest world aquariums, consists of 36 thematic zones, which represent, in total, about 20 thousand species of inhabitants of the oceans, seas and rivers. The oceanarium in Antalya offers not only educational excursions, but also a lot of entertainment. On its territory there are paintball and exhibition halls, a cinema and a children's play area, restaurants and cafes, as well as a diving school. The children's playground is very large and equipped with the most modern entertainment and educational attractions.
The visitors are most interested in two zones: the Maldives, where you can swim in the outdoor pool with safe sharks and friendly seals, as well as the Snow World (Snow World). In this corner, created in rather hot Turkey, the temperature is maintained at -5 0 C, which allows you to ride a sled, play snowballs and run through snowdrifts. The oceanarium in Antalya is the only one in the world that has a Santa Claus house and an igloo built from snow (Eskimo dwellings). All visitors at the entrance to this thematic area are provided with special insulated suits. It should be noted that the outdoor pool "Maldives" is located just on the roof of the "Snow World".
The creators themselves note that the main attraction of this aquarium is the underwater glass tunnel, the length of which is 131, and the width is 3 meters.
Exposition
In the aquarium, all animals represented are distributed according to habitat. There is a zone of jellyfish and moray eels, sandy rays and coral reefs and their inhabitants, as well as aquariums with freshwater fish, including sturgeons. The Oceanarium in Antalya (traveler reviews confirm this) has beautifully decorated thematic aquariums - in various styles, with beautiful object decor, corresponding to both the presented region and its history. Here you can see a broken plane and a flooded car, antique ruins. The central aquarium of the exposition is a large one, in which there is a sunken 20-meter
pirate ship. The special LED screens located near each aquarium provide information about the animals and fish that live in it. It is displayed in Russian, English, Turkish and German.
Where is he located?
The Aquarium of Turkey is located in Antalya, in the Konyaalti region, on Dumlupinar Bulvari, where the most visited attractions of the city are concentrated: Dolphinarium and Water Park, Beach Park and Mini City (Museum of Miniatures), as well as a large shopping center “Migros-5M” (Migros 5M )
How to get there
Many of the tourists are wondering how to find the oceanarium in Antalya, how to get to it. If you are heading from Kemer, then you can choose any bus and take it to the Beach Park stop. Then you need to cross the road and move towards the Museum of Miniatures (Mini-City).
From other areas of Antalya, you can either take bus number 5 to the Aquarium stop, or take routes 6 or 8 to the Migoros shopping center and go down to the sea.
Working hours
This large aquarium in Antalya, reviews of tourists about which in most cases are positive, is open to visitors daily. In the period from April to November, that is, in the holiday season, it works from 9.30 in the morning until 11.00 in the evening. From December to March, the opening hours are slightly different: from 10.00 to 20.00. The last visitors are allowed into the aquarium in Antalya an hour before the end of work, and the ticket offices stop selling tickets 45 minutes before the complex closes. A superficial and cursory examination of the exposure takes about 50 minutes.
It is important to note that Antalya Aquarium is open to visitors with prams.
Issue price
When buying a ticket, you should remember that for children from 0 to 3 years, admission is free. For children from 3 to 12 years, the ticket price will be $ 27, and for adults - 35. This price includes visiting and examining the main exposition and the tunnel, but you will have to pay for visiting the terrarium, outdoor pool and Snow World. separately. Therefore, it will not be possible to accurately answer the question of how much the oceanarium in Antalya costs, as this will depend on the zones you have chosen to visit.
The exit from the aquarium is arranged through a souvenir shop, which parents rarely get through with their children “without loss”.