Aquarium de Paris - Cinéaqua

The Aquarium de Paris has over 10,000 specimens from 500 different species of marine animals. They live in more than 60 tanks, including a touch tank. Their animals come from all over the world, from delicate Polynesian butterflyfish to zebra sharks from the Indo-Pacific Ocean and spotted rays from the Atlantic ocean, plus fish from the Mediterranean and even the Rivier Seine. You should also make sure not to miss the Médusarium! It’s the largest jellyfish exhibit in Europe, featuring several thousand jellyfish in 15 tanks, and was opened in 2019. The touch tanks include goldfish, koi carp, and ides, all fish that are commonly kept as pets and which are used to being touched.

There are several opportunities every day to listen to an expert animator give talks about the fish inside various tanks, and there’s also the chance to watch the sharks being fed, while visitors can assist aquarium staff in feeding the fish in the touch pool. You can also occasionally watch aquarium staff dive in the larger tanks in order to clean and maintain them, or to feed the fish. The aquarium also has a cinema where documentaries and cartoons are played throughout the day, and these films are included in the price of your ticket.

On average, visitors spend between an hour and two and a half hours inside the aquarium. Your ticket is valid all day, so you can spend as long as you like exploring the exhibits, watching the various entertainments, or eating lunch at the Zen Café. You can also get your hand stamped at the door before enjoying a picnic in the Trocadero and returning later. If you have small children with you then you could spend up to three hours slowly exploring and watching all of the films being shown in the aquarium’s cinema.

You can take photographs and film inside the aquarium, as long as you don’t use flash. Flash photography disturbs the animals in their tanks, as well as the other human visitors. If you’re posting your snaps on Instagram, feel free to tag the Aquarium de Paris so they can see you enjoyed your visit!