Night at the Aquarium Tour & 2 Course Dinner

Experience the magic of the Great Barrier Reef at night with the Night at the Aquarium Tour. Discover the nocturnal creatures and their behaviors, then enjoy a delicious 2-course dinner at Dundee’s Restaurant.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cairns Aquarium - Night at the Aquarium gives you a glimpse into the unique world of the region’s nocturnal creatures and their behaviours as they move about in the darkness. Complete your evening at Dundee’s Restaurant with a perfectly matched 2 course dining experience while you enjoy a stunning sea life backdrop.
What's Included
  • Exclusive after-hours entry to Aquarium
  • Gourmet dinner included
  • 1.5-hour guided night tour by wildlife educator
Additional Information

As the sun sets over the Great Barrier Reef, an entirely different world comes to life. Corals illuminate, vibrant reef fish find refuge, and predators commence their nocturnal hunt. Simultaneously, coastal forests come alive as reptiles, amphibians, and insects emerge from their hideouts to forage under the cover of darkness.
Night at the Aquarium…

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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Faraway47123038862
Jan 9, 2025
Night at the Aquarium - thoroughly recommended! - This experience way exceeded expectations. Jordan, the Marine Biologist who ran the tour was brilliant - the additional knowledge imparted massively contributed to the experience. Booking through the Aquarium meant that our table for dinner was right next to the aquarium
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Beckahc
Dec 13, 2024
Amazing combo deal! - Absolutely amazing combo deal! The tour and our tour guide, Makayla or Kayla I think her name was, had an amazing vibe and explained everything really well. This is one of the best aquariums I have visited, so much to see. The dinner at Dundees Restaurant was amazing too, the meals were small but I don’t eat much so that’s okay, but they tasted amazing! We will be back!
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Pauldial
Dec 3, 2024
A Night at the Aquarium. Where all of the exhibitions are already alive. - It was great to have the whole place for such a small group. Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgabe (sorry forgot her name. Tour was 2/12/24) Then to have such a stunning meal afterwards capped off a great night
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O6427yaivanap
Oct 22, 2024
Best night out - Cameron was so knowledgeable he even taught me a few new facts about the marine life on the Great Barrier Reef and I'm a local and thought I knew it all. The dinner was scrumptious and Brendan our waiter made the night a memorable one.
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Tricrafter
Oct 17, 2024
Fabulous aquarium! - A really great look at the entire Queensland ecosystem, from freshwater to the Coral Sea! The guide was knowledgeable and passionate. She conveyed the science in a way that was scientifically accurate but not too weighty and jargon laden. My only disappointment was that there was not more information about nocturnal activities. Food at the restaurant is good quality too.
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Kerrycandy
Aug 1, 2024
See Cairns Aquarium at night - Innovative experience having a guided tour of the aquarium at night. Jack was very informative and easy to listen to. Followed by a lovely meal at Dundee’s Restaurant, seated by one of the aquarium tanks.
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Michellewe4061bz
Jul 19, 2024
Highly recommend - The aquarium is great it’s the only one I’ve ever been to that also had reptiles, mostly our tour was great because of the tour guide she was amazing!! Super bubbly and funny (punny) she was great with our children and super informative with the tour, would definitely recommend, the dinner was great too
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Narn1948
Jun 27, 2024
Tour & dinner - great value by - A personal guided tour of over an hour & a half through the aquarium then a sumptuous two course dinner at Dundee's restaurant - just sensational! I would recommend this tour to everyone.
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Glochidion
Jun 12, 2024
Overall a great experience - This was a great tour! The tour guide was incredibly passionate about her job as an ecologist which took the tour a whole new level. One suggestion I would like to make - has the Cairns Aquarium considered offering a tour for adults only? We had a very excitable young child on the tour who asked *HEAPS* of questions which was nice to see, but after a while it started to become slightly repetitive and we noticed that the other members of the group started to drift off and do their own thing in an effort to "create space".
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Debiana2018
May 18, 2024
Night at the Aquarium - The Night at the Aquarium was great. It was a small group tour and Cameron the guide was passionate and knowledgeable. Cameron gave a fun and interesting commentary throughout the tour. We had a combination tour and dinner ticket…..dinner was incredibly delicious and well worth the additional cost for our meal at Dundees.
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From $100
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).