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Get up close and personal with some of our ocean ambassadors

By Faith Tseriwa
- Blog, Penguins, Experiences, Diving
Get up close and personal with some of our ocean ambassadors

Do you love visiting the Two Oceans Aquarium? Have you ever dreamed about being up close with the animals? Well, we have just the thing for you! The Aquarium offers unforgettable animal experiences, such as penguin and diving experiences. Want to know more? Just keep reading this blog.

What is the penguin experience?

The Penguin Experience gives you the incredible opportunity to meet rockhopper penguins up close in a unique and intimate setting.

This experience:

  • Accommodates a maximum of two people.
  • Takes place at 08h30 from Tuesday to Sunday.
  • Is open to anyone aged 8 years and older.
  • Lasts approximately 75 minutes.
  • Includes general entry to the Aquarium.

Pricing:

  • Adults (18+): R945 per person.
  • Children (8 - 17): R760 per person.

It’s a fun and informative face-to-face encounter with these cute, birds, where you’ll learn about how they are cared for and discover their individual stories. For more information click here: Two Oceans Aquarium | Penguin Experience

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What is the diving experience?

Whether you are a qualified diver or have never dived before, our PADI Dive School has something for you.

For uncertified divers, we offer a DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) Experience, which allows you to dive for one day in the incredible I&J Ocean Exhibit at the Two Oceans Aquarium. It’s the perfect way to experience breathing underwater for the first time in a controlled, awe-inspiring environment. Certified divers can dive with the animals in one of our three large-scale exhibits: Choose between our ragged-tooth sharks in the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit, stingray’s and turtles in the I&J Ocean Exhibit or endemic sharks and in the Kelp Forest Exhibit. Seeing marine life up close has never been easier!

This course:

  • Is available to anyone aged 10 years and older.
  • Requires participants to be reasonably healthy.
  • Provides a safe, guided introduction to scuba diving.

Pricing:

  • DSD - R2 340 per person.

For qualified divers-

  • All equipment provided - R1 260 per person.
  • Own gear - R950 per person.

     

For more information click here: Two Oceans Aquarium | Adventure Diving

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All experiences include Aquarium entry

All experience prices include the activity itself plus entrance into the Aquarium, giving you the opportunity to explore everything the Two Oceans Aquarium has to offer before or after your adventure. And if you are a member, you get a 25% discount.

From diving to unforgettable penguin encounters, there’s no better way to connect with the ocean and its incredible animals than at the Two Oceans Aquarium.

Ready to get closer than ever before email: experience@aquarium.co.za.  Your adventure starts here!

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