The Vancouver Aquarium is open 365 days a year

Hours of Operation

We are currently operating under summer hours:

9:30AM – 7:00 PM daily (Doors close at 6:45 PM)

Please Note: The Vancouver Aquarium will be closing early at 6:00 PM on Wednesday August 18, 2010 in preparation for a special event.

Check our special notices for more information on upcoming early closures, road closures and other announcements.

 

Summer Admission Rates
Effective July 1st, 2010
All prices subject to a 12% Harmonized Sales Tax 

	Admission Rates	Annual Membership Pass	General Group Rates**	School/Youth/Camp Group Rates*** (MUST PRE-BOOK)
Adult	$27	$58	$26	$14.50
Senior 65+	$21	$42	$20	n/a
Youth (13-18)	$21	$42	$20	$13
Student*	$21	$42	$20	$14.50
Child (4–12)****	$17	$32	$16	$11
Child 3 & under	FREE	FREE	FREE	FREE
Family	n/a	$138	n/a	n/a

 

An Annual Membership pays for itself in just two visits.   You can apply your daily admission fee towards an annual membership. This offer is valid on the day of your visit and must be done in person with one of our Admissions Staff.

 

Methods of Payments Accepted: Cash, Debit, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Traveller’s Cheques (with two valid pieces of identification; one must be photo identification).

* Students must provide current ID card. Student = Anyone 18 years and older with a valid student card from any post secondary education institution. Must show current student ID on first visit.

** Minimum of 10 paying guests. General Group Rates apply to all groups from the following markets: Corporate, Association, Convention, Government, Military, Religion, Film Industry, Social, Medical, ESL, Union, out of country, Senior, Local or Family Groups.

*** Minimum of 10 paying guests.  One free supervisor entry with every 5 paying students in Grades K to 12.  International School groups will be charged the General Group rate. Pre-booking is required. Please contact the booking office at 604-659-3552 or email programs@vanaqua.org. Group bookings must be made well in advance – same day bookings are not available.

**** Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a paying adult or guardian aged 13 or over. The Vancouver Aquarium reserves the right to verify the age and identity of any unaccompanied minor or young guardians.

 

 

Pre-paid Admission & Online Tickets

You can purchase Pre-Paid Admission Tickets in person, by phone, by email or online.

In person: Come to the Membership Desk located at the entrance to the Aquarium and purchase your pre-paid tickets.

By phone: Call our bookings office at 604-659-3552.

By email: Send us an email at programs@vanaqua.org to order your pre-paid tickets.

Online: Purchase and print tickets for a specific day at tickets.vanaqua.org.

Tour Groups

Note: This section is intended for tour operators. Information on school programs can be found on the School Programs page.

Your group experience will include:

• Exclusive tour group drop off area and meeting area
• Paid motorcoach parking adjacent to the Vancouver Aquarium
• Complimentary General Admission for the Tour Escort/Driver
• Complimentary snack voucher for Tour Escort/Driver
• Multi-lingual visitor map

Each day your group can experience:

• Amazing shows and programs
• The UpStream Café and SubShop serving West Coast favourites year round
• The Vancouver Aquarium Gift Shop offering groups a wide variety of fun gifts
• A wheelchair accessible attraction

Group bookings can be made Monday–Friday at (604) 659-3552 or 1-800-931-1186.
Volume incentives available. For additional information, please contact our Sales Manager at 604-659-3571 or lila.blair@vanaqua.org.

Gift Certificates

Membership

To purchase a gift certificate for membership please phone (604) 659-3526 or email: members@vanaqua.org.

Animal Encounters and Tours
To purchase a gift certificate for an Animal Encounter phone (604) 659-3552 or 1-800-931-1186. You can also email programs@vanaqua.org. Please allow time for tickets to be mailed. Certificates can also be purchased in person at the Membership Desk at the front entrance to the Aquarium.