Date opened 1965 (1965) Phone +61 1800 199 742 Function Aquarium | Opened 1965 Owner Merlin Entertainments | |
 | ||
Location Manly, New South Wales, Australia Volume of largest tank 4,000,000 L (880,000 imp gal; 1,100,000 US gal) Website www.manlysealifesanctuary.com.au Address West Esplanade, Manly NSW 2095, Australia Hours Closed now Monday9:30AM–5PMTuesday9:30AM–5PMWednesday9:30AM–5PMThursday9:30AM–5PMFriday9:30AM–5PMSaturday9:30AM–5PMSunday9:30AM–5PM Similar Wild Life Sydney, Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Tower, Madame Tussauds Sydney, Manly Beach Profiles | ||
Manly Sea Life Sanctuary (formerly Oceanworld Manly) is a public aquarium located in Manly, Australia. Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary features sharks, giant stingrays, sea turtles, little penguins and other marine life. Manly Sea Life Sanctuary also allows guests to take part in Shark Dive Xtreme, where they can swim with grey nurse sharks over 3 meters long.
Contents
History
The sanctuary originally opened in 1965, as Marineland. It was refurbished and reopened in 1989 as Underwater world. It was purchased and renovated by Coral World International, and re-opened as Oceanworld in 1992. After its renovation, the aquarium boasted the longest aquarium tunnel in the world, at 110 metres (361 ft). The aquarium was sold to the Sydney Aquarium Company (later Sydney Attractions Group) in 1999 to be operated as a branch of the Sydney Aquarium. In February 2008, Village Roadshow Theme Parks acquired the Sydney Attractions Group. In December 2010, Merlin Entertainments acquired the Sydney Attractions Group division of Village Roadshow Theme Parks. On 28 June 2012, the attraction officially relaunched as Manly Sea Life Sanctuary following a renovation which saw the addition of the Penguin Cove exhibit.
Exhibits
Manly Sea Life Sanctuary is made up of three exhibits: Penguin Cove, Shark Harbour and Underwater Sydney.