Zaragoza Aquarium

Zaragoza Aquarium

Wanna visit something different in Zaragoza?
There is an Aquarium in the city. But it is not an usual aquarium indeed. It is an aquarium with only river fishes (no sea fishes or other sea animals).
In fact, it is the biggest River Aquarium in Europe.
It was opened when the International Exhibition in 2008 and it remains open to public everyday (365 days per year).

It will take about two hours visiting this aquarium and, maybe after visiting monuments, museums and that stuff... be sure it will be a quite different visit!.

How can I arrive to Zaragoza Aquarium?

You can arrive in tramway (Pablo Neruda stop going from city centre and Clara Campoamor, just the opposite avenue, to go back to centre) or by the Circular bus lines (Ci1 and Ci2) stopping at Ronda de Rabal avenue.
Zaragoza Aquarium is just in the centre of this map
https://maps.google.es/?ll=41.669081,-0.896909&spn=0.003398,0.018883&t=h&z=16
(and sorry, google maps is not updated in this area yet and it will appear under construction)
And... in summer, if Zaragoza Ebro boats are operating, one of their stops will leave you very close to the Aquarium (and maybe you can get a discount if using it)

If you got a Bike pass, there are stations near it.

And... there is a Touristic Bus stop besides it. If you are using it, take a look to the map because you can get off near it.

In summer it is possible to arrive by vessel. Ask for timetables

When can it be visited?

EVERYDAY.
Aquarium opens everyday from 10:00 to 20:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday while all the year and also everyday in July, August and September.
From October to June, Monday to Thursday it will open 11:00 to 19:00
In Christmas' eve, Christmas, New Year's eve and New year's day ask for special timetable... but it remains open.
If you are going to stay several days in Zaragoza take notice that Mondays will open because several sites will close on Monday and it is the best way to plan your visits.
Adult fare without any discount is 14 euro. There are discounts for children, senior citizens and other advertisments with discounts.

What will I find at Zaragoza Aquarium?

It is based over a "world river" in the centre of the Aquarium (without taking notice, a huge, huge, huge fish tank with fishes from any river of the world will be visited eight times from different points).

And around the World river there is one river per continent. In each river you will find information (translations into English and French are available) about flora and fauna. You will get wrapped by an atmosphere that will remember you the area of the river and will find several fishes or other animals of every year.

You will start in the Nile river in Africa. All the fishes and also Egyptians crocodiles. Aquarium responsibles are happy to say that they suceed with these animals when they got new baby-crocodiles, not very often inside an Aquarium.

Next stop is for Mekong river in Asia. It will be interesting looking about differences between rocky mountains in this river and later the rice grounds near the ocean. You will have different atmospheres in each ones.

Continue with the Amazonas river in America. What can you find there?. Almost all varieties of fishes and other animals, incluiding piranhas, snakes and caymans.



Keep on with Darling river in Oceania and finally, Ebro river in Europe (just the river you have 100m ahead) and... you can be sure that almost all Zaragoza citizens who have visited the Aquarium have discovered something new there.

You can walk as fast or slow as you want. Is something like a little zoo, but only river fishes and so on. You will not have too many visitors at the same time and you can make a nice tour inside

Of course children are welcome and the Aquarium prepares all kind of activities while the year for children if booking. Children will enjoy looking so many animals in this building.
Just take notice that it is a River Aquarium, not a Sea Aquarium. For instance you will not have Whales nor sharks. Animals will be smaller. Maybe crocodiles are the biggest ones.
It is not better neither worst than Sea Aquariums. It is just... different

What about around the Aquarium?

Aquarium was opened while 2008 International Exhibition and remains opened since there. There are a lot of things to have a look in the nearby. Just have a look to any post with the tag "Expo" because you will be able to visit all of them at once, avoiding to go several times to the same corner of the city.


Are there other things to visit around?

Of course:
- all walking area from old international exhibition centre, refurbished for citizens
- Pabellon puente (Bridge pavilion), an unique brigde
- Parque Metropolitano del Agua Luis Buñuel (Metropolitan Water Park, Luis Buñuel)