Aquarium

Aquarian Experience

Duration: 30 minutes
Maximum number per tour: 6 people. Please note that this is a small-group experience. Reservations are highly recommended.

Join a member of the Alaska SeaLife Center's aquarium team for a feeding, and learn about the unique set of skills it takes to care for the nearly 200 species of fish and invertebrates housed at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Avian Experience

Duration: 30 minutes
Maximum number per tour: 14 people. Please note that this is a small-group experience. Reservations are highly recommended.

Join one of Alaska SeaLife Center's education birds and their trainer to learn how diving seabirds have adapted to a life below the waves.

Marine Mammals Encounter

Duration: 60 minutes
Maximum number per tour: 5 people. Please note that this is a small-group experience. Reservations are highly recommended.

Join members of our animal care staff and go behind the scenes and find out what it is like to care for and train our resident marine mammals. You will experience enrichment and training sessions on this popular tour.

Octopus Encounter

Duration: 60 minutes
Maximum number per tour: 5 people. Please note that this is a small-group experience. Reservations are highly recommended.

Shake hands with a giant Pacific octopus during a feeding session and learn more about these mysterious and intelligent invertebrates from a member of our animal care team.

Octopus Experience

Duration: 30 minutes

Maximum number per tour: 14 people. Please note that this is a small-group experience. Reservations are highly recommended.

All brain, no bones! Immerse yourself in a world of suckers, tentacles, and beaks. Participate in the hands-on squid activity, observe an octopus feeding, and learn more about these fascinating creatures.

Puffin Encounter

Duration: 60 minutes
Maximum number per tour: 4 people. Please note that this is a small-group experience. Reservations are highly recommended.

Meet our puffins and other resident bird species and participate in a feeding in the aviary. Learn how the extreme seasons in Alaska influence their behavior and appearance throughout the year.