The mysterious and mysterious underwater world has attracted people's attention since ancient times. However, not everyone can, for a variety of reasons, dive under water and enjoy communication with the inhabitants of the seas and oceans and admire the beauty of the underwater world. In addition, many of the marine inhabitants are quite dangerous, and a close acquaintance with them can end tragically. Opened in mid-August 2012, the aquarium in Antalya (Turkey), which has since become one of the most famous attractions of this resort, 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 decoration of all thematic aquariums,was designed and designed by the famous Italian sculptor Giulio de Benedetti and a team of specialists under his direction. A fairly large area, about 500 meters, has been allocated in front of the oceanarium for private cars and tourist buses. The total indoor area of Antalya Aquarium is 12,000 m2, and the volume of all water contained in it is 7.5 million liters. The final cost of the entire project turned out to be more than 850 million Turkish liras.
In front of the entrance to this entertainment center, there is an unusual fountain in the form of a pool, with a sculpture of a whale placed in it, which shoots water from its head. On the first tier of this three-story building there is a detailed diagram of the entire oceanarium, with information about all entertainment and educational areas, as well as places of recreation. Here, visitors are met by a professional photographer offering his services. In the Antalya Oceanarium, it is allowed to take pictures of both aquariums and interiors, but only on one condition - without using a flash, which can scare marine life.
What's in there?
Antalya Aquarium, one of the five largest world oceanariums, consists of 36 thematic zones, which represent a total of 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 is a paintball and exhibitionhalls, 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 latest entertainment and educational attractions.
Two areas of greatest interest to visitors are the Maldives, where you can swim in an outdoor pool with safe sharks and friendly fur seals, as well as Snow World. Created in rather hot Turkey, this corner is maintained at -5 0C, which allows you to 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 snow-built igloos (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 oceanarium is an underwater glass tunnel, which is 131 meters long and 3 meters wide.
Exposure
In the aquarium, all the animals presented are distributed depending on their habitat. There is a zone of jellyfish and moray eels, sand rays and coral reefs and their inhabitants, as well as aquariums with freshwater fish, including sturgeons. The aquarium in Antalya (reviews from travelers confirm this) has beautifully designed themed aquariums - in various styles, with a beautiful subjectdécor appropriate to both the region represented and its history. Here you can see a crashed plane and a flooded car, ancient ruins. The central aquarium of the exposition is a large one, in which there is a sunken 20-meter pirate ship. Special LED screens located near each aquarium provide information about the animals and fish that live in it. It is available in Russian, English, Turkish and German.
Where is he?
The aquarium is located in Turkey, Antalya, in the Konya alti 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 aquarium in Antalya, how to get to it. If you are heading from Kemer, 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 districts of Antalya, you can take the bus route number 5 to the stop "Aquarium", or routes number 6 or 8 to the shopping center "Migoros" and go down towards the sea.
Opening hours
This large oceanarium in Antalya, with mostly positive reviews from tourists, is open to the public every day. In the period from April to November, that is, during the holiday season, it is open from 9.30 am to 11.00 pm. December to Marchopening hours are slightly different: from 10.00 to 20.00. The last visitors are allowed into the aquarium in Antalya an hour before closing time, and ticket offices stop selling tickets 45 minutes before the complex closes. A superficial and cursory acquaintance with the exposition takes about 50 minutes.
It is important to note that Antalya Aquarium is open to visitors with prams.
Issue price
When buying a ticket, remember that for children from 0 to 3 years old, admission is free. For children from 3 to 12 years old, the ticket price will be 27 US dollars, and for adults - 35. This price includes visiting and viewing the main exhibition and the tunnel, but you will have to pay for visiting the terrarium, outdoor pool and the Snow World separately. Therefore, it will not be possible to accurately answer the question of how much the aquarium in Antalya costs, as it will depend on the zones you have chosen to visit.
The exit from the oceanarium is arranged through a souvenir shop, which parents rarely get through with children "without loss".
