National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
3.5 (575 reviews) Monday: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #20 in Nha Trang Speciality Museums • Aquariums
Worth the trip!
I took my family here despite the mixed reviews. I'm glad I did. I think the issue is that people are projecting first world expectations for an aquarium experience and leave disappointed. Of course there can be no comparison given the much more limited resources of this museum. Notwithstanding, I think they did a pretty good job given what they have to work with. We saw really cool and interesting marine life that we've never seen in any other museum. The cost of admission is peanuts (not literally). I felt our kids learned a good deal. And we killed a couple hours there.
Address
No. 1 Cau Da Vinh Nguyen Ward, Nha Trang 650000 Vietnam
Mobile
Website
http://www.vnio.org.vn
Working hours
Monday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 19:09
User Ratings
3.5 based on (575 reviews)
Reviews
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4AL 5:00 PM Dec 27, 2022
Surprisingly good and well-presented
Surprisingly good and well-presented collection and aquaria for the most part, with an interesting array of live and preserved specimens. Well worth the entrance fee. Signage can be hit-and-miss, particularly in English but the site is still being actively developed. Yes, the crocodile enclosures are very small but crocodiles are not renowned for their activity. The turtles seemed like possible rescues, some with damaged flippers. They and the sharks seemed to have plenty of room, with cleaning fish even included in their pool.
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3Roy f 5:00 PM Feb 9, 2020
Interesting
We saw fish with shapes and colours we have never seen before and in that respect it was very interesting and having descriptions in English gave us the information we wanted. However some tanks seemed small as other people have commented upon and in one a crab was on its back and was distressed trying to turn over but there was nobody about to tell. The room which was used to explain various fishing methods was closed and full of junk so that is unlikely to open again. Cheap to get in at 40000 vdn and filled the time on a dreary afternoon.
