Feel your heart beat for the Ocean

Beauty, abundance and mystery, but at the same time, such fragility

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Opening times

Open 09:30 to 18:30

Rates Rates, from:

Adult: 30,00€ Child: 23,00€

Events of the day

10:15 A la rencontre des Manchots

Dans l'Oeil du climat - N°5

11:00 De aanraaktank voeden

Mankind and Shores - N°17

11:00 Feeding on the High Seas

Journey on the high sea - N°12

11:00 Visite guidée "Les Requins de Nausicaá" (payant, sur réservation)

Rendez-vous dans le hall – logo Nausicaa

11:00 Backstage tour (fee payable, booking required)

See you in the lobby

11:15 Sea lion entertainment

Mankind and Shores - N°15

13:45 Lagoon & Channel Feeding

Mankind and Shores – No. 10

14:00 Visite guidée "Les Requins de Nausicaá" (payant, sur réservation)

Rendez-vous dans le hall – logo Nausicaa

14:00 Feeding on the High Seas

Journey on the high sea - N°12

14:00 Backstage tour (fee payable, booking required)

See you in the lobby

15:15 Sea lion entertainment

Mankind and Shores - N°15

15:30 Backstage tour (fee payable, booking required)

See you in the lobby

About your visit

The Lagon area is currently closed for renovation

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Come and celebrate Nausicaá’s 35th anniversary!

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New exhibition: Experience a tropical getaway

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In the depths of the Ocean
Discover & Marvel

Unforgettable emotions and sensations thanks to 3 immersive and playful visitor routes.

Journey on the High Seas

Live a unique experience around the biggest aquarium in Europe which reproduces Malpelo Island off the coast of Colombia.

+ 40 species
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Journey on the High Seas

In the Eye of the Climate

Climate change is real and is experienced every day: as you move through the exhibition, you will discover this phenomenon at its heart.

+ 7 species
Discover

In the Eye of the Climate

Mankind and shores

Passing through the North Sea, the Mediterranean, the Tropics, the coast of California…

+ 160 species
Discover

Mankind and shores

Enjoy a unique and personalised experience

Explor'actor visit booklet

€6,90

 

Here and there Meet & Support

Nausicaá is a truly unique conservatory of oceanic biodiversity and is home to over 58,000 animals

From the outset, the Nausicaá crew has always been dedicated to preserving the ecosystems of the oceans and conserving marine animals.

Discover our animals

 

Help us support those who take action in the field

 

More than 20 baby penguins have been born as part of a European conservation programme.

Dominique Mallevoy, Director of Aquariology
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For the blue planet Understand & Engage

Uncover all the secrets of the Ocean and discover just how fragile it is.

Read the Ocean Magazine to find out more about the Ocean and what is at stake...

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articles

The welfare of sea lions: our day-to-day...

Biodiversity 3mn

Medical training, enrichment, dynamic exercises – find out w...

A new adventure for the African penguins...

Biodiversity 3mn

The African penguins, which have been at Nausicaá since 2006...

Baby Banggai cardinalfish in the lagoon'...

Biodiversity 2mn

Young cardinalfish are hiding among the spines of a sea urch...

The colours and patterns of reef fish ar...

Biodiversity 2mn

Why do a Caribbean angelfish and its Indo-Pacific cousin loo...

What is parthenogenesis?

Biodiversity 3mn

Having babies all on their own! These females reproduce with...

Why do some fish live in shoals?

Biodiversity 3mn

Strength in numbers! The strategy of schooling behaviour in ...

Sound and hearing in marine animals: how...

Biodiversity 6mn

The ocean, a world of silence? Not at all! Beneath the surfa...

Did you know? Behind the scenes of repro...

Biodiversity 4mn

Fish, prawns, sharks, animals that reproduce or are bred at ...

Raie mante diable

Do you know about the rays at Nausicaá?

Biodiversity 5mn

Ten species of rays can be found in the three visitor areas ...

Beaching and rescue of a loggerhead turt...

Biodiversity 2mn

A young loggerhead turtle that had washed ashore was rescued...

Daily care for the manta ray at Nausicaá...

Biodiversity 4mn

The manta ray fascinates visitors with its majestic appearan...

Record survival rate for Mauritius coral...

Coral 2mn

Breeding techniques enable the reproduction of corals select...