Excellent history, aquarium and terrestrial exhibitions. Story and experience of Cyclone Vance. Great tropical fish, and corals, snakes and lizards. Great for anyone who can't go out on the water. Cafe available too, although limited meal options.

Clean and well presented.
We don’t feel it was worth the $24 adult each.
Didn’t expect a huge aquarium but did expect more than what we saw. It was small and didn’t take long to view. It was catered more to little kids as there was a lot of animation for them to see.

Interesting Museum + reef fish aquarium + Australian Reptiles - great all around place Interesting little museum with a good mix Exmouth history, maritime ship wrecks, US Military in Exmouth, Australian Army in WW2 raids from here into Japanese held areas to the north, oil exploration, political demonstrations in Exmouth about fear of Russian Nuclear attacks, Navy communications tower display, early settlement artifacts, - not too much and not too little - just right to be interesting. Add to this a reef aquarium with some excellent living colorful coral and fish displays, some info on 32,000 year old artifacts found in area caves, examples of completely sightless insects/fish type animals that live in the vast underground cave systems in this part of Oz (never even heard of these before and the have some on display!!). Also a story of 2 men shipwrecked here who lived with area aborigines. One wrote a first hand account of this experience that details pre-contact aboriginal life. This manuscript was unpublished for 100 years. At the end there are live local reptiles on display - well done. Any kids along will love this and it is a great change to see what is hard to find in the wild! A great place with an interesting mix of interesting displays. Allow 1.5 hours. Also a great place to get out of the sweltering heat that can be present in Exmouth at times.

I had the best visit ever to a Western Australia Visitor Center thanks to Sasha! She asked all the right questions to understand what I was interested in. Sasha then reviewed the area map highlighting where I might want to visit according to my wants. She also helped me book a glass bottom boat tour after confirming its availability with the tour operator. Sasha was personable, engaging, knowledgable, and intetesting to speak with. Common experience in Canada was also a big plus! Thanks Sasha!

We absolutely loved our visit to the Aquarium, the kids loved the interactive fish builder & looking at all the beautiful sea life.
The upstairs Wildlife space was also super cool. We will definitely be back 🫶🏼

The whole experience was awesome. The aquarium was clean tidy and sooooo interactive. Surpasses AQWA in my opinion.

My kids loved designing a fish. Having the reptile exhibition upstairs was an awesome surprise also.

The cyclone room was another amazing addition.

Great way to spend the morning out of the heat!

Ningaloo Centre is a complex across the street from the RAC in the heart of Exmouth. In addition to research & conference centres and the Exmouth library, you will find a tourism Visitor Centre, Cafe as well as the Ningaloo Aquarium & Discovery Centre.

We visited and found helpful brochures for area tourism around the Ningaloo coastal area and Cape Range National Park as well as some interesting merchandise. Staff on hand seemed very helpful as well. You can arrange tours here and there are clean toilets. Tickets are required for the aquarium & discovery centre.

Ningaloo Centre is a complex across the street from the RAC in the heart of Exmouth. In addition to research & conference centres and the Exmouth library, you will find a tourism Visitor Centre, Cafe as well as the Ningaloo Aquarium & Discovery Centre.

We visited and found helpful brochures for area tourism around the Ningaloo coastal area and Cape Range National Park as well as some interesting merchandise. Staff on hand seemed very helpful as well. You can arrange tours here and there are clean toilets. Tickets are required for the aquarium & discovery centre.

If you’re looking for an aquarium experience, I would say that it isn’t worth the $24. The aquarium is just one room with about 10 tanks. Better suited to small kids than adults I would say but it was cool to see some of the fish we snorkelled with to put names to faces 😊

The centre itself has friendly staff and a lovely gift shop. Lots of brochures about the area and clean bathrooms.

Great place, everyone in our group loved it and would definitely revisit and recommend.
Front desk was a little unfriendly and unhelpful. This was made up for by the lovely guy feeding the lizards that gave us an impromptu info session on the reptiles while he was feeding them.

The staff here are unenthusiastic and don't seem willing to help you explore the area. Visitor centres tend to work best when there are locals, including volunteers, who know the area really well, not a group of people treating it like a retail job.

I asked about a whale shark tour and was just flatly told "they're all booked out for the next month". That's probably true, but there was no follow up question about how long we are in Exmouth for, whether we are interested in snorkelling, hikes, kayaking etc. I walked away not knowing what our options were. Yes, you can google stuff, but it can get overwhelming and a Visitor centre should be providing all the info you need.

There also aren't any pamphlets or brochures on display, only souvenirs for sale.

Loved all the aquariums.
Heaps of tourism brochures.
Price for the museum abit steep.

Must see Excellent displays activities and region history. A must see if you are visiting Exmouth. Stacks of information available for other tours etc

EXCELLENT MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM IN EXMOUTH, WA The Ningaloo Aquarium And Discovery Center is located on the main road in the center of Exmouth, WA. There are exhibits on the growth of Exmouth from it's begining as an American Airbase in the 1960's. Then there is a huge aquarium with reef fish that swim in the waters around Exmouth. It's all very interesting and we spent couple of hours there.

Ok to visit Expectations were high as we were told how it’s great place to visit. Our first experience was our encounter with a “less than friendly” staff to purchase our tickets. We told her we were seniors and she asked to see our cards. I forgot to bring my card so I didn’t get the senior ticket whilst my husband did. I offered to show my drivers license to prove my age but she was cold to the idea. So don’t forget to bring your senior card if you visit this place. Exhibits within the Center were so so .. a few fishes in the aquarium and a few creatures in the land exhibit area, The cafe was closed (Sunday maybe).. great air conditioning if you need to cool down.

Value for money - many displays I was surprised at how well this discovery centre was set out. I recall they said it was completed in 2017 so very modern compared to older museums.
It was the first thing we saw after arriving as there's not much else to do in town and it gave us an overview of its unique history and the surrounding environment.
Even though we were a couple, I appreciated there was lots of interactive displays to entertain kids.

They had such a range of displays:
> Indigenous info
> Maritime history
> Cyclone Vance
> American Military Base history
> Aquarium
> Creatures of the dark/cave system
> Creatures of the land exhibit
> Small art exhibit

Such value for money.

Fishy shenanigans are quality entertainment! The Discovery centre is well put together and covers the town's history and local flora and fauna. The aquarium is absolutely fascinating and what made it 5 star was the aquarium manager came out to introduce us to the various fish (Miley, Gary and others), answer our questions and discuss their behaviours/personalities. It was fantastic and we easily spent half an hour totally absorbed. I would watch a livestream or follow updates on the daily happenings in that aquarium. Honestly, I need closure on how the clown fish eggs being laid at the time ended up. Were they safely collected? Did the Sargent fish get a nibble??

Great exhibits, and the AC was very cool on a hot summer day.

Great in-depth look into Exmout’s prominence A great look into the prominence of Exmouth as a town, its cyclone tragedy and the USA influence in the town with the existence of the Naval communications. Also a fascinating aquarium and a reptile area. Well designed. It’s $21 for adult entry and takes about an hour and a half depending on how much you want to read.

Beautiful place to see the colourful fish and learn about the local area.

Visited on a Saturday in school holidays and went straight in.

Christine was so helpful with information about the local attractions and must see Exmouth locations. Christine also booked us in with Ningaloo Discovery for a trip on a catamaran out to Ningaloo reef where we got to swim with a whale shark. A fabulous experience!

Great place to visit and very informative. Kids love it, worth the look, and see the fish.

Very impressive aquarium. Worth a visit.

Very awesome aquarium- they clearly love what they do and are conservation minded. Tour was efficient and informative and you're free to spend as long as you like! The food is also awesome! Would go back.

Well worth visiting for young and old. Something for all to seee. Very interesting and informative place. Beautifully set out and the ‘tour’ is well worth paying the extra entry fee for. Stunning aquariums and historic information. The gift shop prices are quite steep. And be careful when you get to end of the discovery area. If you want to go back to see more of it, go backwards. Once you ‘leave’ that area, you can’t go back.

Really cool! Came here on our last day of our trip to burn a few hours before flying out and thought it was well worth checking out. Only $20 to enter and it had some great displays, exhibits and local history. Possibly a bit boring for kids (aside from the aquarium) but still interesting. Decent sized gift shop and I saw a cafe in there too. Give it a go!

$21 is the entry price for the aquarium and it’s just to expensive.
Its one big room with few tanks, most of them seems a bit to small for the animals.
Especially the terrariums for the lizards and snakes were just loveless.
No signs or informations about the fish’s in the tanks just like: who is in - that’s it.
So don’t expect to much and better grab your mask and fins, drive to the reef and have a look at the corals and all of their residents in their natural habitat.
We wouldn't have gone in, if we hadn't had to wait until 2pm for the special sale of the overflow campsites, which spends you up to half the day of your vacations.
This was very annoying! Because you stand approximately up to half an hour in the queue waiting and of course, for being early to secure a site at all.
Overflow camping is juicy 50$ 2p. unpowered. Just in a emergency -you have to explain the camp host your emergency - than you have the chance to get a 60$ powered site.
They put you on a large gravel area behind the football field, with toilets and showers in a container.
You can stay just three nights in a row, not longer and you can’t split it.
So after or before?
What can you do, if you didn’t suppose that all national park spots and all of the huge holiday parks and resorts fully booked, what when you already have booked a whaleshark and a humpback tour?
When we asked, they said you can drive 60km out of town, back on a normal highway rest area.
Thanks for that.
By the way, 30km out of the city there is a rest area too. It’s before the sign that says Camping is prohibited everywhere.
Anyway, the overflow camp is the only opportunity to stay in Exmouth, if you decided to come, without a year in advance booking.

All in all we were not happy with the informations we get and don’t feel very welcomed as international tourists in this town.

Two stars for friendly staff and clean toilets.

Good small aquarium and exhibition Nice aquarium and exhibition about the area. Fish well looked after and a good variety. Also some reptiles and an interesting exhibition on the history of town and the indigenous people of the area. Worth a visit probably needs no more that an hour.

We really enjoyed the aquarium especially all the small tanks with so many species to look at up close and the coral (or sponges) all the incredible colour they come in. The info on history of the town and other wildlife was also very well set out and informative. Would recommend a visit for anyone coming to Exmouth.

Looks quite impressive from the outside but my expectations were low. Not huge on the inside but definitely worth a visit. The history of Exmouth section needs an upgrade. Some great community videos included but hidden on a single touchscreen on the bus. Need more screens. Aquarium and reptile sections quite small by nice.

I would like to highlight the true customer service provided by Christine at the Visitor Center in Exmouth. Not only was she patient, but she was clear and gave us genuine advice about the different tours. An employee to be highlighted for her predisposition and kindness.
The facilities are also excellent.

Exquarium Small aquarium but packs a big punch. Cool exhibits, including other local flora and fauna info, along with plenty of interactive Exmouth material.

What an impressive gallery! I walked in not knowing what to expect and was completely blown away.
Not only does it covers the history of the town which was unknown to me and amazing, it covers the reef, the geology, the desert, the eco system.
I was very very impressed especially by the floor to ceiling aquarium where I could have sat for hours watching the underwater reality show unfolding in front of my eyes.
Great great job to the town that created this community hub and showcase.

excellent experience, modern premises, spent max of 1 hour, not much to see...

With so much going on regarding the SOLAR ECLIPSE, and so much information to share regarding activities and accessibility this was a most disappointing information exchange.
Govt spending this year alone for the eclipse was $19.3 million.!!
Accessing contact points for accommodation was not available.
Working my way through the QR was a confusing and useless waste of time.
Some of the young staff were saying attractions that were available last year have been closed for years, I understand trying to keep some foreign visitors safe, but don't lie to me!!
Overall the local businesses should be ropeable with the pitifully neglected share of information, there was now waiting anywhere, the place was empty. 10 months ago 60 Thousand were forecast, approx 16,000 had arrived two days prior to the eclipse and the Welch St. Overflow was not accepting any more campers , less than a third of a potential.

Don't waste your money As some have mentioned, this is not an aquarium, it has just a medium sized fish tank and a number of smaller ones. For us, it was very disappointing and a complete waste of money.

Use the money saved towards a snorkeling trip.

I cannot understand how others have given it such high ratings. These caused us to waste our money on the entrance fee.

One plus factor is the cafe in the same building. A good selection of food and probably the best place in Exmouth to enjoy coffee and a cake.

Big on History, Small on Aquarium We were surprised to find that this very good history and marine life information centre existed in Exmouth. It provided us with a very good synopsis of the region's history, plenty of information panels to read. We found the marine exhibits interesting, some we had sighted previously, many were unknown. We though the reef gallery was limited both in tank sizes and variety. The inhabitants of the reef tank provided a better spectacle.

We really enjoyed the Ningaloo Aquarium and Discovery centre! Interesting and informative history of Exmouth with interactive displays. The cyclone room was a great experience. The aquarium was beautiful. Kids got to design a fish and see it released onto a digital aquarium which was fun. We also found the land animal displays and tanks really cool too.
Highly recommend!!

Fantastic, great value for money, everything there clearly had a purpose and a story to tell.

2 stars for staff only as they were friendly,and had some useful info
However the town itself is a hole, an affront to travellers.
" RV friendly town" is actually laughable as there is literally signs everywhere saying fines apply for campers overnight and minimal amenities for day use..
Ok that's fine ( pun ).. why not open up a bit of the hundreds of kilometres of nothingness, have no amenities and say $10 per night for a Max 1 or 2 nights? Instead the overflow here is no amenities, makes people line up at 2pm like beggars or is closed on all sorts of random times and is $50??? LOL!
And ontop of that if you don't get a spot you must leave and drive an hour or you risk copping a fine from the rangers?! Even at a rest stop?! I can almost guarantee the people running the show in the shire here have a financial interest in the caravan parks..
BBQ left to rot, with no upkeep.. ( is that rates payers or travellers fault? ) pay water? ( some excuses that there's no water in the town.. yeah right )
People getting stung for resting at a rest stop? ( looking into the legality of that one ).
Didn't do the " aquarium " after reading multiple reviews regarding the size of the enclosure, So cannot comment regarding that.
The library has sign our front " no charging anything " LOL that's an absolute 1st after doing the whole lap around Australia and the through the centre ( we didn't need the power as we have solar but it's right there at the door next to the entry to the visitors centre and had a good chuckle ).
The people calling the shots in this town are either the owners or the caravan parks/ resorts, stuck in a timewarp, too stupid, or all of the above ( my guess is the latter), to realise the impression the place leaves on a lot of the travellers coming through..
If this town is a hub at a world heritage site and legit blames the tourists for coming and not being able to cope with it and not making it easier or coming up with reasonable solutions, but harder and more punitive you'd have to come to the conclusion that the local sea life is a darn sight more intelligent than whoever runs the show in this dump..

centre was clean but this was not an Aquarium. Fish tank not an aquarium. rated 1 as the company are obviously pumping fake 5 star reviews. Don't waste your money

Cruel conditions for animals A good centre for a quick trip out. however, the conditions in which they keep their animals in are questionable and rather limited.

Much of the larger marine life such as the lion fish and eels were in particularly small tanks which were bordering on cruel. Moreover, the reptiles were in equally small habitats, the blue tongued skinks kept in a floor enclosure very exposed to the public, leaving them with little room to hide.

Although a small building, the owners shouldn’t be keeping animals that they cannot provide adequate spacing for.

That being said, the information aspect of the tour was very interesting and done well by the organisers. It is a shame their standards of living for animals took away from this.

Something for everyone After a morning swimming with whale sharks, this was a brilliant place to visit. The staff were helpful. The aquarium is modest in size but entertaining. The gift shop has some wonderful relevant product. The history displays were excellent. And there was a great exhibition of contemporary indigenous art. For a small town, this is an impressive facility.

Excellent place to take the kids and for adults too This centre is right in town and was across the road from our caravan park.It is attached to the Visitors Centre.I think we paid $20 each and it was well worth the money paid.The experience of Cyclone Tracey was great.So many things for the kids to do and big kids too.So well done.Lots of live reptiles and everything you would ever want to know about the area and animals of the Ningaloo.Live fish in a huge tank.Make your own fish and watch it swim around.A must when visiting the area

The information at the counter was not clearly and exactly. Expencivemouth emergency camping 50 $ is a rip off, you have no choice, all full booked. In the center they don't charge a phone, not helpful at all, feeling is, that international guests not welcome. Expencivemouth doesn't have the infrastructure to host much people, not even their own Ozzies. Leave this area after 1 night. Thank you for nothing. You have no booking, don't go here. 1 star is to much.

Nice little aquarium and reptile display, with a lot of information on the history of the area. I also liked the cyclone room, which simulates the experience of being in a cyclone. Unfortunately when I visited there were some uncontrolled kids screaming and running all over the place. Not the fault of the venue though.

Excellence in service. The Ningaloo Discovery Centre has all the information & help you need for tours & bookings in the Ningaloo area, not just for Exmouth where it is located. I would like to recognise & thank Christine for her help & guidance in securing us a sunset cruise, first in Exmouth then in Coral Bay when the first one did not proceed. She followed up all details competently & couldn’t have help3d more. We appreciated this greatly & had a superb & spectacular sunset cruise in Coral Bay. Thank you Christine & the Ningaloo Discovery Centre.

Great little centre with lots of historical and marine information regarding the area. They have a large tank set up to show the coral and fish in the surrounding reef. They have a display of live reptiles. They also had a bus the American services used during the war, which the kids thought was wonderful as you could get on it and sit in seats with interactive screens you could watch. Lovely little Cafe next door with delicious food and toilets are also in the centre. The whole centre was wheelchair accessible too.