SEA LIFE Busan Aquarium
A large underground aquarium beside Haeundae Beach, built around a 3,000-ton main tank, tunnel views, rescue activities and daily animal feedings
Sharks and rays, sea turtles, penguins and otters, rescue role-play, touch-pool encounters, animal feedings and a glass-bottom boat over the main tank
A multi-level underground aquarium with themed zones, a large tropical-ocean tank, a 270-degree underwater tunnel, hands-on rescue activities and optional paid experiences
The most convincing family feature is the link between the Turtle Rescue role-play and the aquarium's real rescue and rehabilitation work
The route changes how the water is seen
SEA LIFE Busan descends below Haeundae Beach and keeps shifting the viewing angle. The route starts with tanks at eye level, then reaches a 270-degree tunnel where sharks and rays pass overhead and across the visitor's field of view
The main tank holds about 3,000 tonnes of water. The tunnel gives the broadest underwater view, while the separate glass-bottom boat crosses the same tank from above. The boat is not motorized: a staff member moves it manually across the surface, explains the animals and lets passengers feed fish during the roughly 10-minute ride. The standard aquarium route still reaches the main tank without the boat
Children practice a rescue sequence
In the Turtle Rescue Zone, children move through a simplified rescue sequence: finding a turtle, using an X-ray activity, treating it and eventually releasing it back to the sea. The aquarium also runs rescue, treatment and breeding programs for marine animals, so the role-play has a direct counterpart in its real animal-care work
Shark Zone changes the interaction again. A submarine-themed route leads past touch screens about shark anatomy and behavior, a large round tank and a 360-degree transparent tank, before the shark tunnel. The Rock Pool is more tactile still, allowing direct contact with animals such as starfish and hermit crabs
Together, these areas give the route several different interaction modes: watching, touching and carrying out a simple care task
Feeding schedules can set the pace
Shark, penguin and otter feedings run on daily schedules, with the shark feeding taking place inside the main tropical-ocean tank. Visitors who want a particular feeding can time nearby zones around it; the rest of the aquarium can be followed continuously without waiting for a scheduled program
The aquarium sits directly beside Haeundae Beach, so the indoor visit also fits naturally into a larger Haeundae day
Before you go
The glass-bottom boat adds three things to the standard route: a moving top-down view of the main tank, a guide and fish feeding. It is an on-site, first-come extra rather than a required part of the aquarium; children who cannot board still see the same main tank from the tunnel below
- Hours
- Weekdays 10:00โ19:00, last entry 18:00. Weekends and public holidays 10:00โ20:00, last entry 19:00
- Admission
- Standard child tickets (ages 3โ12) are currently โฉ22,000โโฉ27,500 online for same-day admission; advance child tickets start from โฉ19,000. Children under 36 months enter free under the operatorโs stated conditions; adult pricing is shown dynamically at booking
- Access
- Online tickets use a selected entry time; late arrival can be refused. Re-entry is not allowed. The glass-bottom boat is a separate paid experience and requires age 3+ and height 100 cm+
- Transit
- Busan Metro Line 2 to Haeundae Station, Exit 3 or 5; the aquarium is about a 10-minute walk toward Haeundae Beach