Oceanarium in Pattaya: Tickets, Zones and Feeding Schedule

Underwater World Pattaya, the oceanarium in Pattaya, can be included in a family itinerary for its transparent underwater tunnel, themed zones, touch pool and feedings. The adult ticket at the operator costs 550 baht, the child ticket 320 baht. When buying a child’s ticket, check the child’s height: the operator’s published conditions and the separate online offer differ.

If you are planning a family holiday in Pattaya with children, choose activities based on your child’s interests. You can focus on the tunnel or plan the visit around a feeding, leaving time for the touch pool.

Current as of publication. Prices, opening hours and the published schedule — based on data as of October 2026.

• Address on Sukhumvit Road: (22/22 Moo 11, Sukhumvit Road, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150).
• Adult ticket — 550 baht, child’s — 320 baht.
• Open daily: 09:00–18:00.
• Last entry: 17:30.

Tickets: prices and child’s height

Rates on the oceanarium’s official website are published separately for adults and children. As of October 2026, the table looks like this:

The child rate is tied to height, so age alone is not enough to choose a ticket. Before buying, compare your child’s height with the range of the specific offer, not just the category name.

There is a nuance at the adult rate boundary. The Thai page of the operator assigns a height from 131 cm inclusive to the adult ticket, while the English wording refers to a height of above 131 cm. This difference cannot be replaced with a general rule without qualification, especially if the child’s height is exactly at the boundary.

Terms of the separate online offer

The specific offer from the booking platform (Klook) has different height terms:

• child ticket — at height 90–130 cm;
• free entry — at height 89 cm and below.

These terms apply to the seller’s offer. They do not set the operator’s ticket office rules: from the 91–130 cm range you cannot work out on your own the entry price for a child who is exactly 90 cm tall.

When comparing an entry ticket and a tour, check what the service includes and the total cost for the whole family. Check whether transfer is included, which activities are listed and what is paid separately. The word “tour” alone does not confirm an included trip, and buying online does not mean a permanent discount.

For a borderline height, check the terms of the chosen ticket; confirm the current price when you buy. This way you will compare offers that suit your family, not just the big number on the seller’s page.

Opening hours and how much time to allow

As of October 2026, the oceanarium is open daily from 09:00 to 18:00, last entry — at 17:30. The operator states that it is open daily; the booking platform (Klook) also lists opening hours and last entry in 24-hour format.

Last entry and closing are different reference points. Arriving near last entry leaves less time for the visit, and the daytime feedings listed have already taken place by then. Planning a full visit around closing time is inconvenient: it is better to start with what you want to see.

For the visit, the booking platform (Klook) recommends allowing 1–2 hours. This is a guideline, not a promised duration of the full route for every visitor. Allow for waiting for the chosen feedings separately.

If time is short, choose in advance the zones and session you are interested in. For a family visit, add a margin for stops: a child may want to linger by the aquarium or, on the contrary, move on. You do not have to turn the visit into an attempt to see everything without pauses.

Underwater tunnel and oceanarium zones

The main part of the route is the transparent acrylic tunnel. According to the operator’s description as of October 2026, its length is more than 105 meters, the view is 180 degrees. It is convenient to watch the underwater exhibits through the curved walls.

The official description lists 3 tunnel zones:

• Coral Reef Zone.
• Shark and Stingray Zone.
• Giant of Siam Zone.

The zones help divide the visit into understandable parts. You can choose in advance where to linger, and use the names as landmarks when looking for the feeding you want.

The freshwater exhibit shows another side of Thailand’s underwater life. In the operator’s description, an artificial shipwreck serves as the habitat for the country’s freshwater and commercial fish. So the route is not limited to marine themes: it is a useful reason to compare the exhibits together with your child.

The operator also describes the Jellyfish Zone and calls it the largest collection and exhibit of jellyfish in Thailand. This is the oceanarium’s own assessment, which does not guarantee that the exhibit will be open on the day of your visit. The booking platform (Klook) describes the oceanarium’s overall collection as including more than 5,000 marine animals of the region — as of October 2026.

To get a sense of the visit format, you can watch a video of the oceanarium visit. Use it as an illustration of the walk, and choose tickets and visit times based on current conditions.

Feeding schedule and visit order

Session times are published in the schedule on the oceanarium’s official website. The table below is as of October 2026; local time. Times are written with a dot, as the operator gives them.

The order of the afternoon feedings differs from the morning one. If you follow the sequence of the published sessions, you can choose this plan:

• Morning: coral reef → open ocean → Giant of Siam.
• Afternoon: coral reef → Giant of Siam → open ocean.

This is a recommendation on the order of the visit, not a guarantee that you will reach every feeding. Choose the most interesting session as the basis of the visit, and include the others depending on the situation. This makes it easier to take your child’s pace into account and not rush them at every exhibit.

Earlier, the ticket seller (Pattaya Tickets) reported that feedings were suspended from August 25 to September 1, 2026 and expected them to resume from September 2, 2026. The notice refers to a past period; the expectation of resumption does not confirm that it took place.

Before your trip, check whether the chosen session is taking place. The published table helps with planning, but by itself does not confirm that a feeding will take place on a specific day.

Touch pool and additional activities

The operator describes the Touch Pool as a recreation of Thailand’s coastal rocky pools. It states that visitors can interact with marine animals by touch. Follow staff instructions: the description of the activity does not mean permission to touch every animal on your own.

For a child, this is another way to get to know the underwater world: after watching through the aquarium walls, there is a chance to interact. Leave room for this activity in your plan if it interests your family. The operator’s description does not list specific species available for contact.

The interactive aquarium Magic Tank is described by the operator through the Mystical Gravity Interactive concept of interaction with gravity. The oceanarium calls it the only one of its kind in Thailand. This is the operator’s claim, not an independent assessment of its uniqueness.

Third-party publications about tours (VIP Pattaya) and leisure in the city (PattayaTrip) describe feeding carp from a bottle with a nipple for 20 baht — as of October 2026. This is the price for a separate activity, not the official entry rate.

The current price and availability of carp feeding should be checked before your visit. When choosing a ticket, check whether the additional activities are listed as part of the service, so that you do not take a description of an entertainment as a promise that it is included.

How to get to the oceanarium

The oceanarium is on Sukhumvit Road in Nong Prue. Official address: (22/22 Moo 11, Sukhumvit Road, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150).

To plan a route, use the Underwater World Pattaya oceanarium on the map. The destination point is more convenient than a general search by district name: you can match it with the address when choosing a trip.

Ways of getting around are covered in our guide to transport in Pattaya. If you choose a taxi, set the oceanarium as your destination. For independent travel, match the chosen transport option with the route from your accommodation.

Travel time depends on the departure point and road conditions. So it is better to plan the feeding timing backwards from the session you want, leaving a margin for the trip and entry. For the return trip, also keep your accommodation address handy, so you can choose a ride after the visit.

Tips for visiting with children

The oceanarium in Pattaya is best included in a family day with a clear priority: the tunnel, the touch pool or the chosen feeding. You do not have to make every stop mandatory. Your child’s interest matters more than trying to get through the whole list.

Before the trip, prepare a short plan:

• Choose a feeding, around which you plan the visit.
• Compare your child’s height with the terms of the ticket you are buying.
• Leave time for the touch pool.
• Take into account breaks and your child’s pace.
• If you bring a stroller, include route accessibility in your questions when buying.
• When choosing additional activities, check that they are listed in the offer description.

For photos at the aquariums, try taking photos without flash. The ticket seller (Pattaya Tickets) recommends this because of strong reflections on the acrylic. This advice helps deal with glare; it does not establish an official ban on flash photography.

Do not overload the day with expectations of additional activities. If the main interest is the tunnel, you can leave more time for it. If your child is interested in the touch pool, it is better to plan it in advance rather than postpone it until everyone is tired.

To continue the holiday, you could consider Nong Nooch Tropical Garden. Another idea is a separate trip to Koh Larn island. Choose the continuation according to your family’s energy and remaining time, without any obligation to combine everything into one route.