I took my 18mth old for the first time and he had the best time! We will definitely be visiting more often

My family visited us from India and they just loved kelly tarltons. From cute penguins to giant shark and sting rays, everything was adorable.

Excelente experiencia , recomendado para ir con niños pequeños 😃

It was nice to visit again. Some areas may need an upgrade but overall a great day with the kiddies

It’s good for a small country like New Zealand. If you’ve been to Singapore, USA etc and other countries with aquariums it’s going to look very small. There were people there not wearing masks and coughing close to my baby during red level when Omicron is in the community so it’s not recommended during this time as it’s in a small enclosed space. My baby enjoyed it.

We had a wow of a time with the interaction with all the displays. My family was treated famously by the friendly staff who were so informative. Nice family time for all ages

Fascinating King penguins.

A great morning, it was quiet and easy to remain socially distanced, all the staff were friendly and helpful. Kids absolutely love it. Highly recommend

Went there for school holidays. Kids love it! Will be back in a couple of years 😊

Happy staff & thank you Jenna for showing us the star fish and letting my daughter touch one. The turtles are so cute ❤️

Great experience. Haven’t been here since I was in primary school. It’s upgraded. Don’t rush thru. Take in what’s on display & all the different sea life.

It was amazing experience me and my son we loved it my son had so much fun highly recommend

The staff are very friendly and the aquarium itself is magnificent. It was a struggle looking for parking and I needed to park 500 metres away. There was also quite a crows on my visit.

My kids loved it. We will be visiting again. ❤️

Fantastic day out, friendly helpful staff and plenty to see. The white out tunnel was so cool!

Always fun to come back to the aquarium.

First time visiting this place and it was the best experience ever, definitely recommend x

Great experience! The kids loved it and worth going to see.

Penguins, octopus, shark ... what not... you can watch them so closely!! Great job team .... keeping the place tidy.

Easy going and very entertaining for kids

2yr old and 5 yr old really enjoyed their time at Sea Life. It was great to see their excitement at every exhibit

Excellent

Haven’t been for 14 years but can safely say nothing has changed. Fun and interesting as always and great for the family. If you haven’t been in a number of years don’t expect any change. Place does need a bit of an upgrade.

We loved it

Highly recommend for those whom have toddlers/kids obsessed with Finding Nemo/Dory. Twas my husbands first time visiting Kelly Tarltons too and he enjoyed it. Theres a playground n cafe fairly close to the entrance so be sure to have a light breakfast so you can have a heavy lunch whilst the kids run off all their energy 🤣

Was great to see how much Kelly Tarltons had changed and our some loved seeing the penguins and going round on the travellator looking at the sharks and stingrays- a bit expensive for a big family but a great day out and something different to do in Auckland

Negatives : the travelator tanks were very dark and gloomy. No coloured fish, coral or coloured ornaments/props, just Grey fish and dark tanks. The penguins really need a larger enclosure. We stood by a window which had a few next to it and they looked very sad - reminded me of the happy feet movie. We also noticed a beautiful turtle non stop hitting the edge of the tank, maybe hoping there would be an exit. :-( The octopus REALLY needs a friend. He's so tiny and alone :-( Positives: The staff were Very FRIENDLY, especially as we took our severely Autistic nephew with us. They were understanding when he would be loud or brushed past people. The divers in the travelator tanks - thank you for taking the time to stop cleaning and wave to the kids! It was a highlight for my 5yr old. Great to see all the animals healthy and well looked after. All in all, it's a great cost effective place to spend a day with family, especially learning about our sea life. All Though i personally do not agree with animals in captivity, you can clearly see these animals are well looked after and cared for. Hopefully the next upgrade will be a big loop around tank, so the penguins and turtles can swim/play more freely, rather than being met by walls.

Great place to visit. We all loved seeing the fluffy penguin chicks. Friendly staff. The sharks and stingrays were cool to watch and all the beautiful tropical fish.

Very educational and many interactive activities for all ages. Very friendly staff! Awesome work Kelly Tarltons!

We had a great time here. Such a variety of sealife and the ability to be so close is an experience like no other We will definitely come back

Exhibits were logical and some great artwork and information boards Diversity of exhibits has improved. Lots of things to support for struggling species. Penguin group looked great with 2 babies in exhibit. Lots to read, look at and interact with. Staff when on the floor seem disinterested and not friendly but keeping the facility clean with their rubbish sweepers.