The aquarium entrance fee is 130 per adult, kids 1.0-1.4m are 90 rmb, and under 1.0m are FREE. Hours are 9:00-16:00, 7 days a week, with live shows at 11:00 and 14:00.
We did sit through the 11:00 show, but I'm not sure what was on display...the laowai or the dolphins. We were quite the attraction being the only foreigners in the crowd. The music gave us a laugh, as the soundtrack to the dolphin show included Madonna's "La Isla Bonita", played entirely too loud. As far as the show itself--underwhelming. Two dolphins, two trainers. The dolphins each did one jumping trick (hitting a ball in the air with their noses) and swam around in circles. At one point a trainer "rode" the dolphin for a lap, but fell off and seemingly struggled to swim to the side. At this point, I whispered to my husband that I thought the trainer couldn't swim. He agreed. After the dolphins did their thing, we were treated to a clown show. Balloon animals and spoofing on crowd members. We didn't understand much, and weren't sure if there would be more dolphin tricks to come, so we waited to see what came after. The answer? Nothing.
It took about an hour and a half to wander the aquarium itself. There were quite a few different types of fish, and we really enjoyed watching LG's eyes widen when the big ones swam by. There is a really cool underwater tunnel in the main aquarium tank. We were surprised to see so many scuba (and some free) divers practicing in the tank. Apparently, the aquarium offers diving instruction and practice for those who are interested. LG received many thumbs up and hand waves from the divers in the tank as we passed through the tunnel.
All in all, it was a good day trip and one to keep in mind for the dog days of summer or a rainy winter day.
Aquarium (Suzhou Ocean Aquarium) | 苏州海洋馆
Address: Suzhou Taihu Scenic Zone, 28 Taihu Lake Avenue, Suzhou
Address for taxi/地址: 苏州市太湖国家旅游度假区环太湖大道28号
Address for taxi/地址: 苏州市太湖国家旅游度假区环太湖大道28号
Tel: 0512 6938 0999 or 0512 6938 1000
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