Museum of Oceanography

The Oceanography Museum in Nha Trang is a quirky dive into marine life—think massive fish tanks and weird sea critters that fascinate! Some displays feel a tad dated, but the shark section is wild. Check out the coral exhibits for a colorful thrill. Snagged a guided visit via Joytime—informative, no fuss, and I was stoked to catch a quiet morning. Perfect for ocean nerds like me!

The Museum of Oceanography in Nha Trang is a fascinating stop, especially if you’re curious about marine life. Highlights include the giant whale skeletons, colorful aquariums with turtles, sharks, and coral species, plus thousands of preserved specimens. It’s affordable and educational, though some enclosures feel outdated. Best visited in the morning to avoid crowds—worth a couple of hours if you’re in the city

Was a nice morning out of the sun.. I really enjoyed the time in the museum. To cheap not to go and enjoy. Will go again. Looks like in the future they will have more exhibition. Love see the turtles.. They must have been rescued.

Must visit when in Nha Trang, can go earlier before the cable car operates since this opens at 6am. Features a wide variety of marine creatures, some relatively rare ones too such as sea turtles and sharks. While I do feel that many of the enclosures are currently very cramped, with many animals squeezed into a small space, I hope they are able to raise sufficient funds to expand their habitat. Ticket cost 40000 for adults and can be bought on-site. As we went very early, we are unsure if there will be a queue for tickets at later timings, but we did observe crowds building up at the entrance as tour groups come in.

I have been in November and there were four stray marine fanciers - including me - in the whole museum. Now is July and we have here four tourists per square meter, who mostly do not stop screaming on each other, to steam out excitement or just for fun. Three quarters of sharks from the open tank are gone, so are rainbow lobsters and few other species. Despite that, if you are fond of tropic aquatic biology, here you still can find quite something to feast your eyes on. Friday, 11 am

Interesting place. It was pretty crowded but I went on Sunday. It has lots of fishes, some sharks and crocodiles. Also has beautiful beach view. Four stars because crocodiles area was dirty and you definitely should clean it.😢

We went here on an afternoon. We bought our ticket here. No lines. No crowd. The area is not too big but you get your money worth. We got to see here different sea creatures. Have laboratory related to sea creatures. You can spend around 2-3hourd to explore. Not airconditioned rooms.

There is a reason why this museum is a staple in every single travel agency’s itinerary when it comes to Nha Trang. This is the place to catch a glimpse of which creatures lurk under Vietnam’s Eastern Sea. There are texts introducing them in their scientific names, common English names, and localized names, in both living form and preserved specimen form. Whether you care little about the biological significance of it all, or you are a die-hard nature loving nerd, this is the place for you. I only leave a four because I find the displays still a little bit lacking. I’m most interested about the wet specimens, yet that part is close off to the public.