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SEA LIFE Kelly Tarltons Aquarium

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Visit Auckland's #1 attraction to see and learn about the amazing array of colourful sea life!

Visit Auckland's #1 attraction to see and learn about the amazing array of colourful sea life!

Highlights

  • Visit Auckland's #1 attraction!
  • Discover an amazing array of colourful sea life including turtles, stingrays, seahorses and more
  • Get amazing up close views of King and Gentoo Penguins
  • Experience the sharks swimming above you in the famous Shark Tunnel
  • Get hands on in the Tidal Touch Pools
  • Learn and interact as you explore over 30 exciting exhibits

Get the family together for the best day out at Auckland's top attraction - SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium!

Located on the waterfront of Auckland City at Ōkahu Bay, Kelly Tarlton's is home to thousands of marine animals including the world's largest Sub-Antarctic penguin colony exhibit, sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, seahorse, turtles and more.

Showcasing over 30 live animal displays and hands-on exhibits there is plenty to learn and see making this a fun day out the whole family will enjoy.

Enjoy amazing views of the majestic King Penguins and be entertained by the playful Gentoo Penguins at the Antarctic Ice Adventure. This is New Zealand's only colony of Sub-Antarctic penguins allowing you the rare opportunity to get up close to these magnificent birds.

Take a stroll through the Shark Tunnel where you will have 4 different shark species swimming above and beside you. This is the first curved aquarium tunnel in the world which has now been replicated in aquariums across the globe.

Your kids will love the hands-on experience at the Tidal Touch Pools and the Amazing Creations room where they can draw their own sea creature and have it come to life on a screen. The indoor playground Shipwreck Shores is a big hit with children providing a safe and fun play experience.

Dive in to explore this magical underwater world!

Adult $49.00
Adult Online Discount $45.00 (GA Online Pre Booked Discount Rate $32.80)
Adult Late Entry Deal $45.00 (Only Valid for Entry After 3pm. Last Entry 4pm for 5pm Close.)
Child $36.00 (Aged 2 - 15 years and accompanied by an adult)
Child Online Discount $32.00 (GA Online Pre Booked Discount Rate $23.20 Ages 2 - 15 years and accompanied by an adult)
Child Late Entry $29.00 (Valid for Entry After 3pm. Last Entry 4pm for 5pm Close. Ages 3 - 15 and accompanied by an adult)
Infant $0.00 (Aged 1 and under)

What's included

  • General Admission Pass

Location

  • 23 Tamaki Drive
  • Orakei
  • Auckland 1071
  • New Zealand

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Open Hours:

    Thursday - Monday (During School Terms)

    9:30am - 5:00pm (last entry is at 4:00pm)

    Open 7 days (During New Zealand School Holidays)

    Accessibility: We are wheelchair accessible (there are two sets of stairs, which each have a wheelchair lift) and disabled access is provided throughout the attraction.

    Children must enter the attraction with an adult(16 years and above) and be supervised by an adult at all times for safety reasons.

  • Admission tickets are non-transferable, non-exchangeable, non-refundable and void if altered. They are not valid for special events that require a separate admission charge.

Available Bookings from 31 Aug to 13 Sep 2026

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  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20 Less than 6 at this price!

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20 Less than 6 at this price!

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

  • Adult Late Entry Deal$23.20

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  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

  • Adult Online Discount$32.80

Bookings close in 2 hours...

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Child Online Discount$23.20

  • Adult$43.00

  • Adult$43.00

  • Adult$43.00

  • Adult$43.00

  • Child$32.00

  • Child$32.00

  • Child$32.00

  • Child$32.00

Bookings close in 4 hours...

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Family outing
Family outing
Summer Hamuera from NZ
Family outing
Family outing
Summer Hamuera from NZ
Family outing
Family outing
Summer Hamuera from NZ
Holiday
Holiday
Brett Goodchild from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
iains2 from NZ
Underwater Adventure
Underwater Adventure
Brooke Witana from NZ
Underwater Adventure
Underwater Adventure
Brooke Witana from NZ
Underwater Adventure
Underwater Adventure
Brooke Witana from NZ
It's ok.
It's ok.
Nely Maria De Souza from NZ
It's ok.
It's ok.
Nely Maria De Souza from NZ
Super
Super
Lyana TURI from French Polynesia
Amazing Experience
Amazing Experience
raj66 from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
atit from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
atit from NZ
Fascinating penguins
Fascinating penguins
javs from Malaysia
Beautiful
Beautiful
Jana from NZ
Beautiful
Beautiful
Jana from NZ
Satisfied fantastic
Satisfied fantastic
mounikab from NZ
Satisfied fantastic
Satisfied fantastic
mounikab from NZ
Satisfied fantastic
Satisfied fantastic
mounikab from NZ
Aquarium
Aquarium
Mere Puamau from Fiji
Aquarium
Aquarium
Mere Puamau from Fiji
Kelly Tarlton
Kelly Tarlton
Jonelle Pomare from NZ
Sea life kelly
Sea life kelly
Poonam Vandana from NZ
A joyful family experience
A joyful family experience
gauravp4 from NZ
A joyful family experience
A joyful family experience
gauravp4 from NZ
Aquarium
Aquarium
gianninac1 from NZ
Aquarium
Aquarium
gianninac1 from NZ
Baby outing
Baby outing
Carlijn Dieleman from NZ
Great customer service ( front counter)
Great customer service ( front counter)
rosiei2 from NZ
Very good experience
Very good experience
Cooper Farrant from NZ
Very good experience
Very good experience
Cooper Farrant from NZ
Very good experience
Very good experience
Cooper Farrant from NZ
Fun time
Fun time
Ladislava from NZ
Fun time
Fun time
Ladislava from NZ
Fun time
Fun time
Ladislava from NZ
Epic!
Epic!
Steve Millar from NZ
Epic!
Epic!
Steve Millar from NZ
Epic!
Epic!
Steve Millar from NZ
Still the same.
Still the same.
pauld6 from NZ
Cute penguins
Cute penguins
richardk from NZ
Inspirational
Inspirational
cheriee from NZ
Nice day out at Kelly Tarltons
Nice day out at Kelly Tarltons
Selina from NZ
Nice day out at Kelly Tarltons
Nice day out at Kelly Tarltons
Selina from NZ
Nice day out at Kelly Tarltons
Nice day out at Kelly Tarltons
Selina from NZ
Excellent
Excellent
Isha from NZ
Excellent
Excellent
Isha from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
manreetk from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
manreetk from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
manreetk from NZ
Review
Review
Devereaux TeKani from NZ
A day at Kellys
A day at Kellys
Shirlyn from NZ
Sea life at Kelly Auckland
Sea life at Kelly Auckland
Poovannan Jeyaraman from NZ
Family fun
Family fun
samanthag11 from NZ
Family fun
Family fun
samanthag11 from NZ
Family fun
Family fun
samanthag11 from NZ
Must Sea
Must Sea
Graeme McPheat from NZ
Great Family day
Great Family day
Danielle Maritzdanielle from NZ
Great Family day
Great Family day
Danielle Maritzdanielle from NZ
Cool
Cool
lavinya from NZ
UNDER THE SEA -life
UNDER THE SEA -life
sheilahk from NZ
UNDER THE SEA -life
UNDER THE SEA -life
sheilahk from NZ
Great Day Out
Great Day Out
vickyz from NZ
Great Day Out
Great Day Out
vickyz from NZ
Great Day Out
Great Day Out
vickyz from NZ
Enjoyed!
Enjoyed!
Vicki Spooner from NZ
Great
Great
victoriat2 from NZ
Great
Great
victoriat2 from NZ
Great for family and kids
Great for family and kids
ry from NZ
Great for family and kids
Great for family and kids
ry from NZ
Great for family and kids
Great for family and kids
ry from NZ
Wow...just WOW
Wow...just WOW
atajah thompson from NZ
Kelly torltons
Kelly torltons
Nasiah Haider from NZ
Kelly torltons
Kelly torltons
Nasiah Haider from NZ
Kelly torltons
Kelly torltons
Nasiah Haider from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
Mariam from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
Mariam from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
Mariam from NZ
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SinHooi Lee from NZ
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SinHooi Lee from NZ
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SinHooi Lee from NZ
Would go again.
Would go again.
shanika from NZ
Would go again.
Would go again.
shanika from NZ
Fantastic
Fantastic
Jean Zhang from NZ
Loved It!
Loved It!
tashc3 from NZ
Loved It!
Loved It!
tashc3 from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
Rachel Lui from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
Rachel Lui from NZ
Excellent time
Excellent time
Daniel Garthwaite from NZ
Auckland exploring Sealife at Kelly Tarltons
Auckland exploring Sealife at Kelly Tarltons
charliec9 from NZ
Ana Brown
Ana Brown
George Kuresa from NZ
Kelly's great fun
Kelly's great fun
Yeen Tan from NZ
Absolutely gorgeous
Absolutely gorgeous
tina-meit from NZ
Great for kids
Great for kids
Gracia C from NZ
Kelly Tarltons
Kelly Tarltons
tanyar2 from NZ
Kelly Tarltons
Kelly Tarltons
tanyar2 from NZ
Kelly Tarltons experience
Kelly Tarltons experience
Siya Thakkar from NZ
Wonderful experience
Wonderful experience
Paula Takiwa from NZ
Wonderful experience
Wonderful experience
Paula Takiwa from NZ
Daughter Enjoyed The Experience
Daughter Enjoyed The Experience
Randy Almarez from NZ
Kelly tarlton
Kelly tarlton
siupolumose22 from NZ
Awesome Experience
Awesome Experience
aldiec from NZ
Awesome Experience
Awesome Experience
aldiec from NZ
Great place
Great place
Nakita Graham from NZ
Great place
Great place
Nakita Graham from NZ
Pleasant
Pleasant
Sonja from NZ
Kelly Taltons
Kelly Taltons
Sue Nielsen from NZ
Looove the penguins
Looove the penguins
rachelp14 from NZ
Great place for families
Great place for families
joannej4 from NZ
An adventure!
An adventure!
vanessag6 from NZ
Awesome!
Awesome!
Marie Liguid from NZ
Awesome!
Awesome!
Marie Liguid from NZ
Awesome!
Awesome!
Marie Liguid from NZ
Choice place for the kids
Choice place for the kids
crystalw5 from NZ
Yes!
Yes!
wendyp4 from NZ
Fun day at Kelly Tarlton
Fun day at Kelly Tarlton
Meranda Davids from NZ
Fun day at Kelly Tarlton
Fun day at Kelly Tarlton
Meranda Davids from NZ
Fun day at Kelly Tarlton
Fun day at Kelly Tarlton
Meranda Davids from NZ
Quick and easy
Quick and easy
caseyk6 from NZ
Quick and easy
Quick and easy
caseyk6 from NZ
Fun day out!
Fun day out!
Nicole S. from NZ
Fun day out!
Fun day out!
Nicole S. from NZ
Wonderful family experience
Wonderful family experience
Alvin Eballa from NZ
Wonderful family experience
Wonderful family experience
Alvin Eballa from NZ
Great for the kids
Great for the kids
Sera from NZ
Great for the kids
Great for the kids
Sera from NZ
Great for the kids
Great for the kids
Sera from NZ
Lots to see and do
Lots to see and do
Diana Coker from NZ
Lots to see and do
Lots to see and do
Diana Coker from NZ
Lots to see and do
Lots to see and do
Diana Coker from NZ
Great for the family
Great for the family
Emma White from NZ
Great for the family
Great for the family
Emma White from NZ
Kelly tarlton
Kelly tarlton
Shaheen Hafeez from NZ
Kelly tarlton
Kelly tarlton
Shaheen Hafeez from NZ
Photographer should be professional
Photographer should be professional
KARANVEER Sidhu from NZ
Haven’t visited in years
Haven’t visited in years
leslien from NZ
Great for young kids but very expensive
Great for young kids but very expensive
Amy Paton from NZ
Great for young kids but very expensive
Great for young kids but very expensive
Amy Paton from NZ
Awwsome
Awwsome
Priyanka from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
medzr from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
medzr from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
medzr from NZ
Awesome morning
Awesome morning
joanao from NZ
My son just loved it!
My son just loved it!
Emma Shaw from NZ
Great interaction
Great interaction
Trevor from NZ
Short and sharp
Short and sharp
Andrew Bond from NZ
Great place
Great place
Anonymous from NZ
One of the unique experiences... must visit!
One of the unique experiences... must visit!
sravanij from NZ
One of the unique experiences... must visit!
One of the unique experiences... must visit!
sravanij from NZ
Kelly tarltons
Kelly tarltons
Rohini Singh from NZ
Kelly tarltons
Kelly tarltons
Briar Whitefield from NZ
Great Experience
Great Experience
Larnice TeWake from NZ
Great Experience
Great Experience
Larnice TeWake from NZ
Great Experience
Great Experience
Larnice TeWake from NZ
Loved it
Loved it
Valeria Bukateci from NZ
Very good and felt safe in these difficult times
Very good and felt safe in these difficult times
Beverley Paine from NZ
Very good and felt safe in these difficult times
Very good and felt safe in these difficult times
Beverley Paine from NZ
Very good and felt safe in these difficult times
Very good and felt safe in these difficult times
Beverley Paine from NZ
Great morning for the kids and me!
Great morning for the kids and me!
hello1 from NZ
Vaasili Family
Vaasili Family
Tusani Vaasili from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
Alexandra Custodio from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
Alexandra Custodio from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
Alexandra Custodio from NZ
Visit
Visit
Sakshi Wadhera from NZ
The Kids love it!
The Kids love it!
Kevan Ng from NZ
Sea life
Sea life
Qintao Wang from NZ
Sea life
Sea life
Qintao Wang from NZ
Many changes since our last visit
Many changes since our last visit
Sara Rastrick from NZ
Many changes since our last visit
Many changes since our last visit
Sara Rastrick from NZ
Many changes since our last visit
Many changes since our last visit
Sara Rastrick from NZ
Cool fish
Cool fish
Natasha Frazer from NZ
Cool fish
Cool fish
Natasha Frazer from NZ
Family time
Family time
davidz6 from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
vaidehiv from NZ
Poor Covid practice
Poor Covid practice
Qi Zhou from NZ
You deserve a star
You deserve a star
Ryan Raymundo from NZ
Visit to Kelly Tarltons
Visit to Kelly Tarltons
Said Husain from NZ
Visit to Kelly Tarltons
Visit to Kelly Tarltons
Said Husain from NZ
Visit to Kelly Tarltons
Visit to Kelly Tarltons
Said Husain from NZ
Fantastic
Fantastic
Yingjun Wang from NZ
Fun Family Day
Fun Family Day
lucym22 from NZ
Stephanie Pribicevich
Stephanie Pribicevich
Stephanie Pribicevich from NZ
Stephanie Pribicevich
Stephanie Pribicevich
Stephanie Pribicevich from NZ
Stephanie Pribicevich
Stephanie Pribicevich
Stephanie Pribicevich from NZ
Great place to spend a day at!!!
Great place to spend a day at!!!
Rustom Dubash from NZ
Fantastic
Fantastic
Sara from NZ
Fantastic
Fantastic
Sara from NZ
Fantastic
Fantastic
Sara from NZ
Day spent well
Day spent well
Shweta Awasthi from NZ
Day spent well
Day spent well
Shweta Awasthi from NZ
Kelly Tarltons
Kelly Tarltons
deannem from NZ
Kelly Tarltons
Kelly Tarltons
deannem from NZ
Kelly Tarltons
Kelly Tarltons
deannem from NZ

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Jared Churchward from New Zealand wrote on 28 November 2025

Worth the trip for sure

Kids loved it and even I learned more than a few things! Well worth it

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aimeev2 from New Zealand wrote on 28 November 2025

Good price through book me

We love the aquarium and found it a great price through book me

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SUE GRIMSHAW from New Zealand wrote on 29 April 2026

Delighted

Visited with my adult kids.You find yourself hit with amazing experiences almost immediately - the incredible rotating brain- teasing ice tunnel and then immediately come upon the penguins, which were such a delight! Other highlights were the walk-through tunnel and the tropical coral tank, which was absolutely stunning. We've visited Sea Life centres in the UK and Kelly Tarltons is not up to the same material standards but the penguins certainly made up for that!

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Te Taiawatea Wihapi from New Zealand wrote on 04 December 2025

Children loved

Two adults and 9 children totally loved. Appreciated the big discount. Loved penguins and the historic displays.

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hermanr1 from New Zealand wrote on 24 November 2025

Aquarium

Good family entertainment, pity about the renovation noises!

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