Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is located at No. 1388 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. It is the only aquarium in the world with a China exhibition area and a theme exhibition of aquatic life and ecology of the Yangtze River Basin. It is also one of the largest artificial seawater aquariums in the world.
The two main and auxiliary buildings of the aquarium are in the shape of a large and small pyramid, with a construction area of 20,500 square meters and an exhibition area of 12,000 square meters, divided into nine exhibition areas: China, South America (Amazon), Australia, Africa, Southeast Asia, cold water, polar, coastal and deep sea. On display are more than 450 species from five continents and four oceans, more than 12,000 rare fish and rare creatures on the brink of extinction.
Day trip planning
Ticket price
Online sale of alternate day tickets: children tickets about 105-110 yuan, adult tickets about 155-160 yuan.
Online same-day ticket: Child ticket 110 yuan, adult ticket 160 yuan.
(Note: Ticket prices may change over time, please refer to the official information at the time of purchase.)
Route planning
The recommended tour routes are as follows:
Entrance level (3 floors) : First visit the Marine classroom, touch activities, close contact with Marine life.
Second floor: Visit the Dream jellyfish area and enjoy the beautiful jellyfish. Afterwards, you can visit the aquatic life exhibition area of each river ecology.
First floor: Visit the most impressive undersea sightseeing tunnel and enjoy the beautiful scenery of various fish swimming overhead.
Other exhibition areas: According to personal interests, you can choose to visit tropical rain forest, sea animal area, deep sea area, polar area, etc.
Performance: Don’t miss the dolphin show, sea lion show and other exciting shows, the specific time please refer to the official announcement.
Exit: The end of a pleasant ocean trip.
Time planning
The entire tour takes about 3-4 hours, depending on personal interests and speed of tour.
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