Cairns Aquarium Admission: Enjoy Turtle Hospital Tour & Meet Rescued Sea Turtles

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Immerse yourself in the world of sea turtles at Cairns Aquarium. Take a guided tour of the Turtle Hospital, meet rescued turtles, and learn about the threats they face. Admission included.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Cairns Aquarium - The Cairns Aquarium showcases over 16,000 Great Barrtier Reef and Tropical Rainforest fish and aquatic creatures within 71 living habitats and 10 Tropical North Queensland ecosytems for visitors to explore and enjoy. Take a 30 minute guided tour behind the scenes to visit the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre.

What's Included

General Admission Entry
Turtle Hospital Tour

Additional Information

Meet our rescued turtles, and learn all about the threats and dangers Australia’s six species of sea turtles face in a guided Turtle Hospital Tour.
The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, located at Cairns Aquarium, is a Not-for-Profit, volunteer run, charitable entity, caring for rescued sea turtles.
Guests are taken on an exclusive tour of the onsite…

Location

Cairns Aquarium

5 Florence Street

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Audreyw942

Mar 19, 2025

Cairns Highlight - This was the highlight of our rainy few days in Cairns. The exhibits are in pristine condition and the layout, ob 2 levels, is easy to navigate. You def need a couple of hours here at least to appreciate all on offer. So pleased we paid add $20 for the Turtle Hospital Tour. It was very humbling to see how these graceful creatures are nurtured back to health. Go

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A3921fhtomp

Mar 18, 2025

Genuine Aussie heroes helping turtles - The team at Cairns Aquarium are clearly incredibly passionate about what they do, the aquarium itself is an absolute marvel. We truly loved the turtle hospital and the team there, the information shared was brilliantly formed and so interesting. Tommy the turtle is a true unit with a personality. Thanks to Cairns aquarium for being who you guys are.

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Ratters07

Mar 7, 2025

An Adventure ! - Whilst staying in Cairns during our recent trip to Australia, we pre booked the Aquarium including the Turtle hospital and were not disappointed. The staff were courteous and very knowledgable, the layout was flowers beautifully and the Turtle hospital was amazing. Would highly recommend !

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Diane_c

Jan 23, 2025

Definitely worth visiting - The exhibits are well presented and there is a good flow through the various areas. We didn’t expect to spend 2.5 hr there but we did. Thoroughly enjoyed it, MUCH better than we had anticipated.

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Destination112390

Jan 12, 2025

Great day out - Loved the whole experience. The exhibits were amazing, all the animals looked so well cared for and the staff were lovely. All so passionate about the animals in their care and very knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend for a day in Cairns that is out of the heat

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Curious45769750035

Jan 7, 2025

Great experience - I took my teen granddaughter to the aquarium waiting for our flight on our last day. We absolutely loved the experience. The facilities are very good. Information was all there and the displays were amazing. The turtle hospital was inspiring. We loved every minute of it. We spent four hours there and had lunch in the cafe where we sat and watched the fabulous fish swim by.

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Magdagd384ut

Nov 19, 2024

fantastis experience - wonderful experience, knowledgeable staff. Exhibits well displayed information imformative and current. Turtle hospital tour fantastic.

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Sochi12

Nov 3, 2024

Not to be missed - Wonderful place. The tanks were clean, and the animals looked healthy. There was a good amount of seating for the larger tanks. Good signage and information panels. We paid to do the turtle hospital and it was 100% better than the fitzroy island. It looked cleaner, the people were knowledgeable, and the whole experience was pleasant.

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Dave

Oct 13, 2024

Awesome experience ! Brilliant commentary and staff! - Brett and the team made our daughter Rosie’s birthday the most magical day. Such a great experience for the whole family

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Stace5112

Sep 20, 2024

A fabulous experience☺️ - What an amazing aquarium!! We loved this experience, especially the Turtle Rehab tour. Such lovely, knowledgeable, passionate staff, Also the various talks about the different environments, rainforest, reef, saltwater and freshwater. What we thought would take a couple of hours ended up being nearly 4 hours . Fantastic!! 🥰

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