Nice aquarium in the heart of the waterfront district in Sydney. Lots of sea like to look at. The fun tunnel is a delight for many to see the sharks & fish swimming above and around you. We were not able to see any dolphin or penguin shows but there is the opportunity if you time your visit correctly. I enjoyed watching the manatees feeding on the lettuce.

Water is quite murky and exhibits look quite old. The penguin boar ride was closed. It's not worth the money from a visitation experience perspective. Hope the expensive entry fee goes to keeping the animals healthy and happy

Such a wasted potential! Dark, murky, rusty and outdated. Kids and adults were so bored! Fishes, turtles, one dugong, some sharks, jellyfishes and penguins. Did we learn anything? No. Was it interesting? No.

Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon for the 4 Adults and 5 children ( 3,4 and 8). The exhibitions were laid out and grouped in an interesting fashion. The tanks glass was generally so clear that you would bump your head against it to see the animals. The animals were all in good health and really active and entertaining.

As a visitor, it was a great place to see many types of marine habitats and marine life in one place. Especially enjoyed the sharks and the penguins and penguin ride. As others have said it was very crowded but it was still worth it to be able to see so much in one place. There were many happy kids trying to spot Dory.

While Sea Life itself is interesting and there is a lot to see, the experience was let down by several things. We had a 2 pm session and the queue was easily 100 people. As soon as you get in you are waiting to see things because the group in front are still looking. This is compounded by the 2.15 pm session that comes after, and presumably the group after that, etc. The whole thing is arranged as a continuous winding corridor, so backtracking is more difficult. Then there are timed events, so to see those you have to get through the crowds by skipping past things and then backtrack after the event. All in all, there are too many people in such a small area. The kids had fun, but we adults were frustrated and felt like herded cows. I suggest going in an off-season or trying to find a less busy time unless you enjoy being in a busy area with lots of people jostling to see exhibits.

We really enjoyed our visit. We arrived at 1.30 and it was fairly busy, but not crazy. We enjoyed the themed areas of the aquarium, in particular the penguins and especially the boat ride through the penguins. We lined up at the sign that said 30 minutes wait, at most it was 15. The employee at the touch pool was great with my children, sharing lots of information. I do feel like the entry price was fairly steep though $178 for 2 adults and 2 children is an expensive day out!

The experience, in general, was extremely great. We reserved tickets online so the entrance was smooth. Exhibitions were really nice with informative legends. The animals seemed to be well fed. We especially loved the dugong and the penguins.

A friend and I decided to go on impulse after a work lunch. It was her choice and I wasn't sure, although I remembered enjoying the underwater tunnel when I was in high school. It was really good and I'd recommend a visit even if you don't have children with you. It's a deceptively large venue so leave at least an hour but we took about 90min. We ended up spending a fair amount of time around the main tank watching the fish and dugong. It was super relaxing and my Fitbit thanked me for the visit.