Nausicaá - National Sea Center Shark Guided Tour

Explore Nausicaa's coastal sharks on a guided tour led by the Nausicaa team, focused on species, ecosystems, and myths.

Getting started

Arrive at Nausicaa and make your way to the Info Point located in the Nausicaa hall. Plan to be there 10 minutes before the guided tour starts so you can check in calmly. Once your group is ready, the Nausicaa team guide gathers everyone and leads you toward the shark areas to begin the visit.

What to expect

Nausicaa shark discovery tour

This guided visit at Nausicaa centers on coastal shark species and their ecological importance. You move through the shark displays with a Nausicaa team member, who frames each encounter with clear explanations and stories.

Features

• Viewing of Ocellated Epaulette Shark, Leopard Shark, Small-spotted Catshark, Zebra Shark and Blacktip Reef Shark forms the core of the experience, so you can compare how these species look, move, and behave up close.
• A guided tour led by Nausicaa team staff ensures you follow a coherent route through the shark zones while hearing context tailored to what you are seeing in each section.
• Information on diverse coastal shark species is shared as you go, highlighting how these animals live along coasts, how they differ from open-ocean sharks, and what makes each species adapted to its habitat.
• Insights into sharks' role in ecosystems explain how sharks influence marine food webs, what happens when shark populations decline, and why their conservation matters for oceans and for humans.
• Myths and anecdotes about sharks are discussed to challenge common misconceptions, using surprising connections between sharks and humans to make facts memorable and easier to recall after the tour.

Wrapping up

The guided segment ends back within the Nausicaa shark area, after which you are free to continue exploring the aquarium independently according to the conditions of your separate Nausicaa entry ticket.