Aquascene Fish Feeding
Aquascene Fish Feeding
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Aquascene is a popular fish feeding sanctuary in the heart of Darwin. Visit the fish at high tide when hundreds of friendly local wild fish swim to the shallow shoreline in search of a gratuitous meal of fresh bread. Over the course of this enduring 70 plus year tradition, the fish have shed their normal shyness and are willingly hand-fed to the delight of thousands of fascinated locals and tourists every year.
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Duration: 1-2 hours
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- Travel&DiveBan Pong, Thailand1,798 contributionsMullet madnessYou can pre purchase tickets online or just turn up and pay on the door, I would suggest getting there early as the fish get full with food and with quite a few guests even on weekdays, if you turn up later the fish may not be so active in looking for food. Inside there are steps and a slope to feed the fish from, good information given about the fish that are about. A small cafe serving soft drinks and coffees, maybe food too? An iced coffee with a scoop of ice cream is around $8. Around there is also a children's play area if your kids get bored of feeding the fish. Plenty of fish to feed and watch, certainly an interesting little place and nice to go and see if your in this area...Check out our favorite spots here: https://linktr.ee/TheLocalsList. Thanks for recommending and reviewing us! As a thank you, we’d love to return the favor by sharing some of the great places we love. Come back soon!WrittenThis response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited April 2024Travelled soloWritten 2 April 2024
- Tim WElimbah, Australia449 contributionsGood fun, heaps of fish!Saw some mixed reviews, but I thought it was good fun. Plenty of fish to see and the hosts did a good job spotting and pointing out different breeds as they arrive. Unfortunately we went on a day when the tide wasn't very high, so not many different species - mainly mullet and milk fish, but there were also some shovel nose rays, mangrove jack and a few others. Good timeCheck out our favorite spots here: https://linktr.ee/TheLocalsList. Thanks for recommending and reviewing us! As a thank you, we’d love to return the favor by sharing some of the great places we love. Come back soon!WrittenThis response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 20 May 2024
- Michael F19 contributionsWonderfulWow, this place was so much more than I expected and the kids loved it. There are actually lots of different kinds of fish that come super close and swim all around your feet. Staff are friendly too and they have a nice Cafe.Check out our favorite spots here: https://linktr.ee/TheLocalsList. Thanks for recommending and reviewing us! As a thank you, we’d love to return the favor by sharing some of the great places we love. Come back soon!WrittenThis response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 23 July 2024
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Lou Lou
4 contributions
Oct 2020
This place is a total rip-off. You pay $15 per adult to get in you then feed the fish with the bread which is not a natural food for fish to eat, there are huge signs up saying don’t over feed the fish even though that is how this organisation makes its money. There is a woman commentating who a/ you cannot understand and b/ is just plain vicious. When kids kept coming up to her to get more bread to feed the fish She barked at them and indicated that they can only have two pieces and that was it. If you are going to set up a tourism facility based on fish feeding you probably need to supply the food to do it with even though this whole thing is unethical and should be shut down. It was not an enjoyable experience at all.
Written 6 October 2020
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brijess
Melbourne, Australia213 contributions
Jan 2020
Husband and son are keen fisherman but we all enjoyed this activity. I highly recommend it, particularly if you have young children. Our older teenagers even enjoyed placing their feet in the water and bending down to hand feed the fish for the abundance of bread on offer.
The host was extremely informative and knowledgeable of the wild fish and seemed to be able to spot them quickly. On New Year's Day we were so lucky to see a huge variety of fish, diamond skull mullet, milkfish, batfish, golden trevally, baby shovelnose rays, mangrove jack and others .... many of which do not visit each day. In the swamp out the back there were crabs, garfish and archer fish. Have a chat to Jimmy Choo (cockatoo), he says "hello Jimmy".
At $43 for a family entrance, we gained so much enjoyment from the experience. They are only open a couple of hours around high tide time, most days. You really need to plan your day for this activity.
The host was extremely informative and knowledgeable of the wild fish and seemed to be able to spot them quickly. On New Year's Day we were so lucky to see a huge variety of fish, diamond skull mullet, milkfish, batfish, golden trevally, baby shovelnose rays, mangrove jack and others .... many of which do not visit each day. In the swamp out the back there were crabs, garfish and archer fish. Have a chat to Jimmy Choo (cockatoo), he says "hello Jimmy".
At $43 for a family entrance, we gained so much enjoyment from the experience. They are only open a couple of hours around high tide time, most days. You really need to plan your day for this activity.
Written 10 January 2020
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Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe, Australia755 contributions
June 2020
We enjoyed the walk through a short stand of rainforest on boardwalks to arrive here for fish feeding. Opening on the run in tide, this is a short burst of fun. At $15- AUD entry, it’s ok for what you get. Bread to feed fish is provided. The hosts were super friendly and families trickled in with the excitement of children seeing large milk fish and bat fish up close infectious. Mullet of good size predominate. All fish come along freely and leave with full belly’s and no threat of capture. Another Darwin hidden gem, if not a short one.
Written 19 June 2020
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Sigi
Switzerland288 contributions
July 2023 • Friends
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Once again traveling in Australia, I was able to benefit from the experience of the “Horizont” employees regarding the choice of vehicle, route recommendations, information on sights and dangers. During the trip, I was given the opportunity to contact the travel company, in my case Ricarda Jeromin, at any time. This gave me additional security on my trip through the wilderness of Western and Northern Australia.
The six-week trip was an absolute success for me, I was able to reach all of my planned travel destinations.
I can recommend Horizont Fernreisen Bochum without reservation.
Java Sigi, born in 1945.
Written 20 August 2023
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kazandmillieb
Wollongong, Australia118 contributions
Mar 2021
As others have stated, this place is a bit of a rip off to feed some fish. Think it cost me $25 for my 7 year old and I to throw some bread in, and we were done after about 15 minutes. I don’t think this would be worth it if you had more than one child.
Written 21 March 2021
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flyusthere
Adelaide, South Australia29 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Plenty of fish, fun feeding experience for most. The staff were horrible and rude. I was approached by other paying guests who asked if I was ok after being spoken to rudely by the long dark haired lady, the other guests were equally as mortified as I was that I was spoken to in such a way, all because I asked twice where we needed to sit. It is terribly disorganised and two seperate children fell in during the time we were there.
Written 30 September 2023
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ButterflyAussie
21 contributions
July 2022 • Friends
At $15 per person, it was way too expensive for quite a strange thing to do. Feeding fish chunks of stale bread doesn't quite seem like their natural diet. The fact that there were floating bits of bread everywhere also didn't seem too good for the environment.
Written 13 July 2022
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dmdem
Ballarat, Australia66 contributions
June 2022
Exciting, especially for kids and right in the heart of town. Fish arrive at high tide and you can stand amongst them. They don’t tough you or bite you just swim all around your feet. You can also feed and view out of water and hand fed if you wish. Mostly catfish but also rock cod, barramundi, stingrays plus others. Nice boardwalk back to town.
Written 22 June 2022
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Lauri P
2 contributions
June 2022 • Couples
The fish feeding was so much more than we expected. A planned 20 minutes turned into an hour, plus. The staff were knowledgeable, informative, enthusiastic, friendly and helpful. The fish were fun and plentiful. Stingrays too! Renovated, clean facilities. A must, not just for kids.
Written 2 June 2022
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Tim W
Elimbah, Australia449 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Saw some mixed reviews, but I thought it was good fun. Plenty of fish to see and the hosts did a good job spotting and pointing out different breeds as they arrive. Unfortunately we went on a day when the tide wasn't very high, so not many different species - mainly mullet and milk fish, but there were also some shovel nose rays, mangrove jack and a few others. Good time
Written 20 May 2024
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Do you need to arrive at the start of the feeding time or can you go say one hour in? For example if time are 4-6pm can you arrive at 5pm?
Written 23 September 2018
You can arrive at any time. Don't have to be at the beginning. The fish are wild and come and go as they wish.
Written 4 December 2018
Do you have to take your own bread to feed the fish or can you get some there?
Written 13 September 2016
All bread is supplied... And lots of it too!!
Written 14 September 2016
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