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Oceanário de Lisboa

Aquarium

Oceanário de Lisboa

The Expo '98 aquarium in Parque das Nações: a central tank of about 5 million litres, four ocean habitats, sea otters and penguins.

experiences to book
2
typical visit
1.5–2 hours
lowest price
€27

Things to do at Oceanário de Lisboa

Tickets

Guided tours

  • Praça do Comércio with the Rua Augusta Arch and the statue of King José I

    24 or 48 hours · loop about 1 h 50 min

    Lisbon Hop-On Hop-Off Bus

    Board at any stop · first stop Restauradores
    Free cancellationfrom€27per adult

About Oceanário de Lisboa

Designed by Cambridge Seven Associates under Peter Chermayeff, the Oceanário was the Oceans Pavilion of Expo '98 and opened to the public for good in October 1998. Its central tank holds about 5 million litres and stands for the global ocean, with four habitats around it: the North Atlantic, the tropical Indian Ocean, the Antarctic coast and the Pacific kelp forests.

Look for the sea otters in the Pacific habitat, the Magellanic penguins of the Antarctic habitat, rebuilt and reopened in 2025, and the ocean sunfish, the largest bony fish. The Sea Building, added in 2011, has a tiled façade that looks like fish scales.

Know before you go

  • The price depends on the entry time band
  • Photos without flash or selfie sticks
  • Paid lockers on floor 0; very large luggage can't be stored
  • Ramps and lifts throughout, for wheelchairs and pushchairs