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Experience the best of Poema del Mar Acuario

Dive into a world of marine wonders at Poema del Mar, a modern aquarium in Las Palmas. Explore global marine biodiversity, from the deep sea to coral reefs. With extended validation and instant confirmation, get your tickets to embark on an underwater adventure.

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Slide 1 of 20, Visitors exploring underwater tunnel at Poema del Mar Aquarium, surrounded by colorful fish.

Visitors observing marine life at Poema del Mar Aquarium, featuring sharks and rays.

Family exploring Poema del Mar Aquarium's lush indoor jungle walkway.

Visitors observing a large shark at Poema del Mar Aquarium.

Large cylindrical aquarium with diverse fish and coral at Poema del Mar Aquarium.

Visitors exploring underwater tunnel at Poema del Mar Aquarium.

Seahorses swimming near seaweed at Poema del Mar Aquarium.

Red starfish at Poema del Mar Aquarium, Gran Canaria.

Stingray swimming with fish at Poema del Mar Aquarium, Gran Canaria.

Visitors viewing marine life at Poema del Mar Aquarium, large tank with diverse fish.

Colorful sea dragons swimming among seaweed at Poema del Mar Aquarium.

Clownfish swimming at Poema del Mar Aquarium, Gran Canaria.

Exterior of Poema del Mar Aquarium with illuminated whale shark design, Las Palmas.

Aquarium tunnel with rock walls and fish tanks at Poema del Mar.

Lobster in a tank at Poema del Mar Aquarium, Las Palmas.

Turtle swimming among fish at Poema del Mar Aquarium.

Crocodile resting by water at Poema del Mar Aquarium, Las Palmas.

Colorful marine life in a large tank at Poema del Mar Aquarium, featuring diverse fish and coral.

Underwater tunnel at Poema del Mar Aquarium with colorful fish and coral.

Chameleon on branch at Poema del Mar Aquarium, Las Palmas.

Poema del Mar Aquarium Tickets

Extended validity

1 hr

Come face to face with over 350 species of marine wildlife at POEMA del MAR.
Admire the colors and the biodiversity of life that thrives inside a giant cylindrical coral reef.
See the world's largest curved glass tank and spot hammerhead sharks and sand devils up close!

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Come face to face with over 350 species of marine wildlife at POEMA del MAR.
Admire the colors and the biodiversity of life that thrives inside a giant cylindrical coral reef.
See the world's largest curved glass tank and spot hammerhead sharks and sand devils up close!

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€29

Pro tips to help you make a pick

Standard dated entry is the core and lowest-price product. Choose a transport bundle only if you are staying in southern resorts and want coach pickup; combos and flexible-date products usually add cost or reduce flexibility.

Buy tickets online if possible. Pre-booked entry lets you skip the onsite ticket-purchase line, but you will still need to clear any security checks and join the turnstile queue at busy times.

Weekday mornings are usually the best time to book. Reviews report shorter waits then, while weekends, public holidays, and rainy afternoons tend to bring heavier crowding around the giant viewing window.

Plan for a self-guided visit of about 2–3 hours. The official site and major OTAs do not list a standard live guide, and no audio guide is mentioned, so the experience depends on your own pace and the exhibit panels.

If you are coming from Maspalomas or Playa del Inglés without a car, compare a standard ticket plus Global bus with a ticket-and-transport bundle. The bundle simplifies logistics, but the aquarium visit inside is the same.

Only choose a combo if you already want the second experience, such as a Las Palmas sightseeing tour or another island attraction. If Poema del Mar is your only priority, standard entry is usually the simpler option.

Check your ticket category carefully before paying. Current inventory includes resident and non-resident variants, and child or reduced tickets may require age verification, so carry ID if your ticket depends on residency or age.

If you are visiting with a stroller or wheelchair, book an early slot and allow extra time. The route is step-free and served by elevators, but reviews mention bottlenecks in narrower sections and around the main tank.

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About Poema del Mar

Poema del Mar Acuario is defined by a single flowing route through three ecosystems rather than scattered tanks. Visitors move from Jungla to Océano Profundo and Arrecife on step-free ramps, then stop at a giant curved viewing window promoted as one of the world’s largest curved aquarium windows. The darkened galleries and panoramic glass give the visit a cinematic feel noted repeatedly in visitor reviews.

Did you know?

The name “Poema del Mar” is a tribute to Canarian painter Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre and his work “Poema del Atlántico,” according to Hello Canary Islands.

Poema del Mar opened to the public in late 2017, making it a comparatively new large aquarium in Europe with modern tank engineering and visitor-flow design.

The aquarium stands at Muelle Sanapú in Puerto de La Luz on reclaimed dockside land that was later redeveloped as a leisure and cultural zone.

Poema del Mar belongs to the same business group as Loro Parque in Tenerife, but it operates as a separate attraction with its own ticketing and layout.

Its exhibits are grouped by ecosystem—freshwater and jungle habitats, deep sea, and tropical reef—rather than by a simple region-by-region layout.

Why visit Poema del Mar?

Three Ecosystems in One Continuous Route

The aquarium is organized as a one-way journey through Jungla, Océano Profundo, and Arrecife. That layout lets you move from river and rainforest habitats to deep ocean scenes and tropical reef tanks without backtracking, making the visit easy to follow even on a shorter half-day schedule.

Giant Curved Window in Océano Profundo

The deep-sea zone ends at the aquarium’s signature curved viewing window, where sharks, rays, and large schools of fish cross the glass in near-darkness. Poema del Mar promotes this feature as one of the world’s largest curved aquarium windows, and reviews regularly describe it as the main highlight of the visit.

About 350 Species Across Freshwater and Sea

Poema del Mar presents about 350 species from marine and freshwater environments. Along the route, visitors encounter sharks, rays, tropical reef fish, freshwater fish, amphibians, and reptiles, so the collection goes beyond a standard ocean-only aquarium format.

Walkable Waterfront Location Beside the Cruise Port

Poema del Mar sits at Muelle Sanapú beside El Muelle shopping center and close to Puerto de La Luz. Cruise passengers can often walk there in about 5–10 minutes, while visitors staying around Santa Catalina or Las Canteras can easily combine the aquarium with beach time, lunch, or other Las Palmas sights.

Step-Free Ramps for Families and Wheelchairs

The main route uses gently sloping ramps, and elevators connect levels where needed. Reviews describe the aquarium as broadly accessible for wheelchairs and strollers, with the added advantage of being fully indoors, though busy periods can create slower movement around the main tank and narrower corridors.

Plan your visit

Main Entrance — Muelle Sanapú

Located at Muelle Sanapú, beside El Muelle shopping center and facing the port area, this is the main and apparently only public entrance to Poema del Mar. All visitors enter here, whether arriving on foot from Santa Catalina or the cruise port, by taxi, or from nearby parking. The onsite ticket office and turnstiles are here; pre-booked tickets go straight to the entrance for scanning, while walk-up visitors may need to join the ticket-purchase line first. Bags may be checked before the turnstiles. Visitors report step-free access, with ramps and elevators inside for wheelchairs and strollers. Look for exterior signage reading “Poema del Mar.”

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