Varkala Aquarium

Entry fees Rs 30 for adults and Rs 15 for kids. Free for kids upto 5 years of age. The 3D theatre was closed when we visited. The children's park can be availed at Rs 10 per head. Overall a good experience for kids. Lots of fish and the mud crab on display with beautiful views and the acquarium overlooking the beach.

Visited the aquarium near Black Sand Beach and had a great experience. In addition to the wide variety of fish on display, the aquarium offers beautiful views of the surrounding area. It's well-maintained, and the entry ticket is quite affordable. There wasn’t much of a crowd, which made the visit even more enjoyable. A peaceful and educational stop worth visiting if you're in the area.

With limited experience this place offers, yet there are some surprise elements like jelly fish, turtle in this aquarium. There is a lot of scope to improve for a better experience. It is near to black sand beach and there are ticket charges of Rs.30 per head.

It has a very good infrastructure for a state of the art aquarium. But it looks like the place is running short of funds for maintenance. Mostly common fish species which could be found in a regular aquarium shop in town with a very few rare species. And many empty tanks which again reflect upon my guess on funds earlier. Entry fee is nominal and ample space for car parking. There is an attached kids play area which is quite big and has an amphitheatre kind of arrangement. Kids will love the play area. The play area is adjacent to the beach but is securely isolated. Felt safe to let the kids be on their own here. Hope the aquarium gets the required attention from the state to draw more crowds in the near future.

Varkala Aquarium is manged by Kerala Fisheries department . This building is built in a spiral structure with three floors. It holds only few fishes in aquarium. My suggestion is to add more fishes so that it will be more interests to see. Ticket charge is just 30/- per head The park behind this aquarium is so nice and we can enjoy the beauty of Thiruvambady beach. This aquarium is not a must go place in Varkala and you can choose this place to spend few time here.

The aquarium is not that great. So many species of fish were missing from the tank. But the play area outside was lovely. My kid had loads of fun playing in the swing,etc. Great place for kids. Also, there's an entry ticket for the aquarium. Overall, it was a good experience.

This was one of the attraction spot before in Varkala which is located near the black sand beach. I have visited it recently after couple of years. However the condition is very pathetic. Not properly maintained. Most of the fish tanks were empty. However the the place is located in place with scenic beauty and greenary around.. request the concerned officials to kindly take of this place since lots of tourist come to Varkala every day. They collect a very nominal fees with enough parking space available.

This place needs much improvement .It was hard to find the entrance looking at the google map.It is close to black beach Varkala. I loved the way it constructed.There’s a garden next to sea with kids playing area. Will give good view during sunset. The aquarium experience was somewhat underwhelming as it lacked a variety of impressive fishes.Very few exotic species, majority are common species. Too much reflection, difficult to see or take photos during day time. The place doesn't have a very large variety of fishes, but is a pleasant and calm place to visit and spend sometime there. The place could be so much better if it was only maintained better, especially since it's next to the sea you'd expect to see some stunning marine life. So many tanks and mini pools, just empty. Some with just one fish per tank, all in all just disappointing. Don't go in with a lot of expectations.