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Bergen Aquarium

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Bergen Aquarium

398 NOK
Bergen Aquarium
3.9

Rating

 3.9/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Nice habitats and good atmosphere
  • Nice range of species

Flyctory.com Cons

  • A bit of remote
  • High admission
  • Not that large

My wife is a huge fan of zoos and animal parks. Thus, when we visited the Norwegian city of Bergen in May 2024, the Bergen Aquarium (or Akvariet in Norwegian) was on her lists of places to visit. Here is my review of the attraction.

 

Bergen Aquarium – Location & Admission

Bergen Aquarium is located in the city of Bergen, a some twenty minute walk away from the city center. It is located on an peninsula-alike borough called Nordnes. If you don’t want to walk, you can either take an Uber / taxi or use public bus 86, which stops at Sjofarendes aldershjem nearby. There is just rather limited parking at the aquarium, so that I would not necessarily take a car there.

In summer season, May to August, Bergen Aquarium is opening daily from 9:00 to 18:00. In the remaining months, the park opens one hour later. There are a few closing days due to holidays. Adult admission is 398 NOK, roughly 34 Euro. The place does accept the Bergen Card, but the rules are a bit of strange. While between March and October, you just get a discount of 25%, admission with the Bergen Card is free in the remaining winter months.

 

Bergen Aquarium – The Visit

When you enter Bergen Aquarium, you are reaching a major square, from which all habitats are easily accessible. We first visited a part of the outdoor area, which features penguins and otters. At certain times (the program is given on the zoo’s website), there are also public feedings and talks with zookeepers. Around the main square, you also find seals and carps.

 

Indoor Sections

The major part of the Bergen Aquarium is indoors. At first, the place does feel rather tiny, but it does have quite a lot of underground space, so that our visit time was a little less than 90 minutes. The range of aquariums and habitats on the lower level is quite wide. There are not only fish, but also some reptiles in display. You can also explore some spiders. Most of the habitats felt rather reasonable to me. Somehow, nowadays aquariums just don’t get around without a tunnel. The one in Bergen is comparably short, but gives a nice view of one of the large basins.

Apart from the major habitats, there is also a larger number of smaller aquariums as well. The animals are shown in display screens, which are in Norwegian and English. However, some of the information was wrong (other fish in there). I just had my point and shoot camera with me. As you see in the pictures, the aquarium is really nice to explore the different species.

 

Bergen Aquarium- Services

Apart from the zookeeper talks, you can also educate yourself in different movies which are shown in a theater downstairs. The program is given on the website of Bergen Aquarium. We have been at the place rather late during the day, so that the nicely looking cafeteria was already closed when we arrived there at the end of the visit. There are a few souvenir spots, the main gift shop is right before you leave again.

 

Bergen Aquarium – My View

Bergen Aquarium is a nice place. It is more spacious than it initially feels – however, it is also not overwhelmingly large. The habitats are nice and well made to explore the different animals. Norwegian prices are relatively high, so that you should not be too shocked about the admission fees.

 

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