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Port Elizabeth Oceanarium

Port Elizabeth, South Africa
+27 41 561 051
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Type: Aquariums
Description: The wide and deep dolphin lake, one of the largest in the world, is this aquarium’s most popular feature.
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2013

The oceanarium use to be our biggest attraction, especially having the dolphin shows. I would like to big fish tanks to back as well.

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Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2013

Having visiting Cape Town and Durban Oceanarium, we where expecting something similar in PE. However, what was our disappointment when we get there! No more fish or dolphins! just few pingouins and seals! We would not recommend it at all at this stage!

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Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2013

We were advised it closed down that day. There was no dolphins, few other fish. The museum was nice though. Has it re-opened?

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East London, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2012

We go to the PE oceanarium at least every 2 years and each time we have been, we have not been disappointed. Its lovely and the staff are very accommodating.

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Uitenhage, South Africa
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2012

bring our dolfins back they were the star attraction of our city port elizabeth

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Nairobi, Kenya
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2012

We understand that the dolphins are no longer there but neither is anything else. A few sea horses and fish in dirty tanks. Penguins and seals in small enclosures. Really sad to see, if they are not going to put the time in might be best to just close it?

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Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2012

One can learn so much here, just sorry the dolphins are not her anymore.

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Brisbane, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012

Hardly an oceanarium with a couple of seals and a handful of penguins!!

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

Too expensive, no shop to buy anything for kids to eat or drink or any souveniers etc.

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Centurion, South Africa
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012

We knew beforehand that there were no more Dolphins (ticket prices are reduced to compensate), but after entering we saw that there we no more Sharks either! They only have a few fish tanks left, but far from anything decent. The seal show (2 seals in total) was ok, and they have a few Penguins as well. At one stage... More

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