The Shark Reef

Shark Reef aquarium is the home of over 2,000 animals including the saw fish, giant rays, endangered green sea turtles, piranha, jellyfish and the rare golden crocodile. This unique exhibit gives you the chance to dive with a higher concentration of exotic sharks than you’d ever find in the wild. Become an Aquarist for a day and feed our stingrays, sharks or turtles in our Animal Encounters program.

Have you ever wondered how sharks eat? Are they ferocious eaters? Watch and decide for yourself during this interactive shark feed. Stand alongside Aquarists as they teach you about how the food is prepared, what kinds of food we use, how we feed them, and other myths and truths about shark behavior. Then grab a feeding tong and try your hand at serving lunch to our resident zebra sharks.

This unique exhibit gives you the chance to dive with a higher concentration of exotic sharks than you’d ever find in the wild.

Polar Journey

Venture to great depths of the unknown at the world’s first Polar Journey exhibit, now open adjacent to Shark Reef Aquarium. This new exhibit is the world premiere of Polar Journey, An Interactive Adventure. Developed by Attraktion! this interactive experience gives guests a glimpse into the Earth’s polar regions and the animals that call them home. Guests will be immersed through eight interactive scenes that include films, touch walls, teaching robot penguins, simulated ice flow and a 270 degree CGI film with motion simulator.

Experience

Shark Reef Aquarium is an exciting journey through a slowly sinking temple overcome by some of the most dangerous predators in the world. View a diverse cross-section of magnificent aquatic creatures, including 100 sharks, (15 species in all) along with exotic fish, reptiles and sea turtles. Featuring more that 2,000 animals, Shark Reef Aquarium is comprised of nearly 1.6 million gallons of water in 14 exhibits, including rare Golden Crocodiles, Piranha, a Touch Pool Experience and over 30 sharks in our 1.3 million gallon Shark Exhibit. Guests also experience two walk through tunnel exhibits giving a “diver’s view” of the underwater world.

Admission

SHARK REEF AQUARIUM AND POLAR JOURNEY PACKAGEAdult: $25.00Seniors (65+): $23.00Children (ages 4 - 12): $19.00Children (3 & under): Free

NEVADA RESIDENT ADMISSIONAdults: $22.00Children (ages 4-12): $17.00Children (ages 3 & under): FreePresent your Nevada issued ID at time of purchase at the Box Office

BEST VALUE PACKAGEAvailable at the Shark Reef Box Office.Includes: one admission to Shark Reef and one admission to Polar Journey, once 6x9 photo and a souvenir gift.Adult: $37.00Child (ages 4 – 12): $32.00

BEST VALUE FOR NEVADA RESIDENTAdult: $34.00Child (ages 4 – 12): $30.00

ANNUAL PASSAdults: $50.00Children (4-12): $30.00Children (3 & under): Free

ANNUAL PASS BENEFITSUnlimited entry to Shark Reef Aquarium & Polar Journey10% off Shark Reef Gift Shop Merchandise10% off Birthday Party Rentals10% off Cashman Photo EnterprisesAccess to the Dive with Sharks Guest Dive Program

Exhibits

A1/GOLDEN CROCODILE

Explore this 12,000-gallon freshwater exhibit and come face to face with the highly unusual Golden Crocodile.

A2/KOMODO DRAGON

View our most recent addition to Shark Reef Aquarium: the Komodo Dragon, joining our diverse family of reptiles.

A3/CICHLIDS

A 700-gallon freshwater exhibit is kept at a tropical 78-82 degrees Fahrenheit to house the beautiful and colorful cichlids from one of Earth’s most interesting lakes, Lake Tanganyika.

A4/BURMESE PYTHONS

These large constricting snakes share the exhibit with Fly River Turtles and Asian Arrowanas in the 960 gallon freshwater pool.

A5/AMAZON PREDATORS

Straight from the Amazon River, this 30,000-gallon freshwater exhibit is home to the giant arapaima, arrowana, pacu, and freshwater stingrays.

A6/CARIBBEAN REEF

An underwater paradise awaits in this 44,000-gallon saltwater exhibit featuring parrotfish, pufferfish and other beautiful tropical fish.

A7/INDOPACIFIC FISHES

A large exhibit for some of our larger residents. In this 144,000-gallon saltwater exhibit you’ll be surrounded by sharks, lookdowns and various butterflyfish, angelfish and tangs.

A8/TOUCHPOOL

Get up close and personal with stingrays and horseshoe crabs in this 2,500-gallon saltwater interactive touch exhibit.

A9/VENOMOUS FISHES

This 2,500-gallon saltwater tank is home to our most dangerous fish. Lionfish have beautiful feathery fins and can sting you with their toxic touch.

A10/MOON JELLIES

Be entranced by the graceful, slow movements of the moon jellyfish in this 2,500-gallon saltwater exhibit.

A11/ELASMOBRANCHS

View a variety of species of sharks and rays in this 30,000-gallon saltwater exhibit.

A12/OCTOPUS

Weighing up to 100 pounds, the Giant Pacific Octopus is the largest species of octopus in the world. See it for yourself in this 2,500-gallon saltwater display.

A13/SHIPWRECK

Swimming above you, below you, and all around you are several species of sharks, endangered sea turtles, stingrays, sawfish, and many other fish in this immense 1.3 million-gallon saltwater exhibit.

A14/PIRANHAS

This 2,000-gallon fresh water exhibit is home to the piranha, whose razor sharp teeth are actually sharper than shark teeth.

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10:00 AM - 10:00 PM9:00 PM9:30 AM – 10:00 PM9:30 PM

Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay3950 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas, NV 89119

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