Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

Shanghai Ocean Park is an amazing place to visit! The entire park is beautifully maintained and very well organized. The variety of marine life is impressive — from colorful tropical fish to huge sharks and playful penguins. The underwater tunnel is absolutely stunning and gives a real “wow” experience. It’s a great place for families, couples, or anyone who loves nature and the ocean. The staff are friendly, the facilities are clean, and the shows are entertaining. You can easily spend half a day here just exploring and taking photos. Truly one of the most beautiful attractions in Shanghai — worth every minute! 🌊🐠🐧

A great place to take children, the aquarium has 5 floors and it highly impressive. It is fully air-conditioned so if you need to get out of the Shanghai heat in the summer, it's an interesting activity for all ages

There are several sparse tanks with depressing conditions for the fish and most notably the seals. The two seals at this aquarium only have a small space to swim back and forth in with only a hard flat blue surface on the bottom. There should be an attempt to recreate their natural conditions, and give them more space to swim and play in. They looked so sad I cried the whole rest of the trip. Also the poor sawfish looks dead. The tickets are $22 USD, so I’m sure they have the funds. It makes me sad that this place only cares about money and not the wellbeing of the animals.

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is an amazing place to visit, offering one of the most impressive collections of marine life in Asia. The highlight is the long underwater tunnel where you can walk through and admire sharks, rays, and colorful fish swimming above and around you. The exhibits are well-organized, educational, and suitable for both kids and adults. The staff is friendly, and the atmosphere is both relaxing and exciting. A must-see attraction in Shanghai for anyone who loves the ocean and its wonders.

This aquarium was so crowded even at 9.30AM. I saw more people than fish! People would crowd around infront of the exhibits and wouldn't let others enjoy the view. When I did manage to squeeze myself to have a peek at the fish, people would shove their way infront of me, shove their cameras front of me or straight up grab my shoulder to push me away. I couldn't enjoy any of the feeding shows either because of a mountain of people blocking the view. I understand that it was more crowded than usual because I came on a Saturday, and I was ready for that, but that doesn't excuse the behaviour of the other aquarium goers with their pushing and shoving and shouting. The aquarium overall had a good variety of fish but I couldn't enjoy it due to the unsavoury crowds.

Nice place, and surely worth to visit while in Shanghai basis 2 days visit or more. Time to reserve about 2 hours. Tickets can obtain on site, no queue. All arranged at good level, you can see animals well, but supporting reading/interactive material is bit insufficient or in Chinese only. To rate the place highest I would expect something more, at level as whole Shanghai can and does offer.

Beautiful aquarium with lots of different fish. A good day activity if you have children. Well organized, clean, and the setup allows you to visit the entire aquarium.

Penguins staring at the painted mountains in their very empty cage, lonely swordfish in a tank smaller than a student apartment, those are just two sad examples. As much as the smaller species seem to be okay, the larger species have clearly not enough space. If we humans are to keep animals in captivity, we must do everything to make sure their conditions are at least good if not better.