A Visit To Poema Del Mar Aquarium In Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

a building with palm trees

We spent an afternoon at the Poema del Mar Aquarium in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria and walked away quite pleased with our experience.

Poema del Mar Aquarium – Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Kids love aquariums. So do I. I do find them generally expensive, but I suppose €67,50 for the four of us (€25 per adult, €17,50 per child, babies are free) wasn’t too bad and cheaper than many U.S. aquariums. You can buy tickets in advance here, though we bought them at the door.

a building with a palm tree and a white building

a boy sitting on a statue of a dolphin

Poema del Mar is located right in the heart of Las Palmas near the ocean. The aquarium is open daily between 9:30AM and 5:30PM and reachable by boat, bus, or car. There’s a restaurant (according to the menu, main courses are only available on weekends), snack bar, and gift shop, so you theoretically could spend the whole day there.

a room with tables and chairs

a room with a table and chairs and art on the wall

a menu on a paper

a coffee machine in a room

We spent about 2.5 hours here and were able to cover the entire aquarium, which includes underwater animals and some surface-level “jungle” creatures.

I’m not going to describe the fish or other sea life here, but do note that my kids (even my daughter, just one years old at the time) loved this place and were fully occupied.

Here’s a photo essay from my visit:

a group of tortoises eating leaves

a lizard on a tree branch

a frog in the dirt

a lizard on a branch

a child pointing at fish in an aquarium

a child looking at an aquarium

a large rock wall with plants and a fish in it

a child sitting in a stroller pointing at a large rock

a child standing on a rock ledge next to a fish tank

a crocodile on a rock

a group of fish swimming in a tank

a turtle and fish swimming in water

a group of fish swimming in a tank

a fish swimming in an aquarium

a fish swimming in a cave

a child in a blue dress in a tunnel of fish

a child standing in a tank with fish

fish in a tank with corals and fish

a group of jellyfish in water

seahorses in a tank with plants

a starfish in the water

a group of jellyfish in water

a child looking at a fish tank

a person looking at a fish tank

a group of corals in a tank

a boy lying on a round black chair in front of a large aquarium

a stingray swimming in the water

a group of fish swimming in water

a stingray swimming in the water

a group of fish swimming in a tank

a child looking at fish in a tank

a turtle carved into a rock

a group of fish swimming in a tank

a child looking at fish in a tunnel

a child looking at fish in a round window

a large group of fish in a tank

a group of red objects from a rope

a purple and pink sea creature

a group of fish swimming in water

a school of fish swimming in water

a large aquarium with fish and people

a child looking at fish in a tank

a child looking at a fish in a tank

a girl looking at a fish in a tank

a child looking at a shark in a tank

a child looking at fish in a tank

a child standing in front of a large aquarium with fish

a child standing in front of a large glass tank with fish

a child looking at fish in a large aquarium

seahorses swimming in an aquarium

a child standing in front of a fish tank

a fish swimming in water

fish swimming in the water

A shopping mall and large grocery store are within easy walking distance of the aquarium. If driving, you’ll find (paid) parking in the shopping mall parking structure.

a walkway leading to a building

a street with a fence and a building

CONCLUSION

If you’re in Gran Canaria, do stop at the aquarium. The collection may not be among the best in the word, but it will certainly be a hit with your kids.

This is part of my summer in Germany trip report. I spent the final of the week on the island of Gran Canaria on the Spanish Canary Islands.