Ningaloo Aquarium & Discovery Centre
Ningaloo Aquarium & Discovery Centre
Ningaloo Aquarium & Discovery Centre
4.4
What is Travellers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience nearby attractions
Are you currently on your trip?
Help us find experiences available for you.
The area
Address
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
28 within 5 kms
Attractions
11 within 10 kms
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.4
60 reviews
Excellent
36
Very good
16
Average
3
Poor
3
Terrible
2
DarylJ552
Carlsbad, CA3,568 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
The Ningaloo Aquarium And Discovery Center is located on the main road in the center of Exmouth, WA. There are exhibits on the growth of Exmouth from it's begining as an American Airbase in the 1960's. Then there is a huge aquarium with reef fish that swim in the waters around Exmouth. It's all very interesting and we spent couple of hours there.
Written 19 May 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Amber v
Brisbane, Australia19 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
I was surprised at how well this discovery centre was set out. I recall they said it was completed in 2017 so very modern compared to older museums.
It was the first thing we saw after arriving as there's not much else to do in town and it gave us an overview of its unique history and the surrounding environment.
Even though we were a couple, I appreciated there was lots of interactive displays to entertain kids.
They had such a range of displays:
> Indigenous info
> Maritime history
> Cyclone Vance
> American Military Base history
> Aquarium
> Creatures of the dark/cave system
> Creatures of the land exhibit
> Small art exhibit
Such value for money.
It was the first thing we saw after arriving as there's not much else to do in town and it gave us an overview of its unique history and the surrounding environment.
Even though we were a couple, I appreciated there was lots of interactive displays to entertain kids.
They had such a range of displays:
> Indigenous info
> Maritime history
> Cyclone Vance
> American Military Base history
> Aquarium
> Creatures of the dark/cave system
> Creatures of the land exhibit
> Small art exhibit
Such value for money.
Written 18 May 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
hervor
Schenectady, NY25 contributions
Apr 2024 • Friends
The Discovery centre is well put together and covers the town's history and local flora and fauna. The aquarium is absolutely fascinating and what made it 5 star was the aquarium manager came out to introduce us to the various fish (Miley, Gary and others), answer our questions and discuss their behaviours/personalities. It was fantastic and we easily spent half an hour totally absorbed. I would watch a livestream or follow updates on the daily happenings in that aquarium. Honestly, I need closure on how the clown fish eggs being laid at the time ended up. Were they safely collected? Did the Sargent fish get a nibble??
Written 15 May 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
fuzzytraveller
melbourne207 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Expectations were high as we were told how it’s great place to visit. Our first experience was our encounter with a “less than friendly” staff to purchase our tickets. We told her we were seniors and she asked to see our cards. I forgot to bring my card so I didn’t get the senior ticket whilst my husband did. I offered to show my drivers license to prove my age but she was cold to the idea. So don’t forget to bring your senior card if you visit this place. Exhibits within the Center were so so .. a few fishes in the aquarium and a few creatures in the land exhibit area, The cafe was closed (Sunday maybe).. great air conditioning if you need to cool down.
Written 19 May 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
DocRah6
Greater Perth, Australia1,358 contributions
Jan 2024 • Solo
A great look into the prominence of Exmouth as a town, its cyclone tragedy and the USA influence in the town with the existence of the Naval communications. Also a fascinating aquarium and a reptile area. Well designed. It’s $21 for adult entry and takes about an hour and a half depending on how much you want to read.
Written 3 January 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
shaz1662
Greystanes, Australia122 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
The Ningaloo Discovery Centre has all the information & help you need for tours & bookings in the Ningaloo area, not just for Exmouth where it is located. I would like to recognise & thank Christine for her help & guidance in securing us a sunset cruise, first in Exmouth then in Coral Bay when the first one did not proceed. She followed up all details competently & couldn’t have help3d more. We appreciated this greatly & had a superb & spectacular sunset cruise in Coral Bay. Thank you Christine & the Ningaloo Discovery Centre.
Written 7 May 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Theresa D
Perth, Australia1,308 contributions
Nov 2020
Centrally located in town. The museum, aquarium and gift shop all add to a visit to Exmouth with local information and specialties.
I loved the pretend aquarium wall inside the aquarium- good fun for all ages.
Worth a visit. Discounted entry for concession holders
I loved the pretend aquarium wall inside the aquarium- good fun for all ages.
Worth a visit. Discounted entry for concession holders
Written 2 December 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Weekend Wanderer
Perth, Australia43 contributions
Feb 2021
We were short of things to do as it was raining solidly for 2 days. Worth a visit and we thought the $19 entry fee per adult was ok. A small aquarium, some reptiles and history of the town plus a cyclone room and a gift shop. We were there for about 90 mins. Friendly staff
Written 3 March 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
AMGP
Perth, Australia117 contributions
Aug 2021
We learnt so much about the region and Ningaloo Reef. The aquarium was a treat with some of the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen. The historic exhibition was also worth seeing and loved the cyclone exhibit where you actually get to experience the winds! This whole place is a must see and kids will love it.
Written 29 August 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Paul B
Maylands, Australia364 contributions
June 2021
Great start to an Exmouth adventure. Loads of information and bookings from the tourist information centre,.Brochures galore , a great cafe to stave off the hunger pangs or coffee cravings.. The museum is a real highlight and loved the indigenopus side to the amazing rescue story in there.. Well worth a good look and entry fee
Written 15 June 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No questions have been asked about this experience
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing