Acuario Champney's West
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Come see what lives in our ocean! Viewing tanks, aquaria, and touch tanks display local marine life. Learn about ocean life sustainability, the impact of climate change, the inter-connectivity between species and the economic impact on our province. There is something for all ages, young or old.
Just 5 minutes off Route 230, nestled in a quiet cove adjacent to the Fox Island Hiking Trail, bring along a picnic and enjoy the scenery..
El Acuario Champney's West es un destino fantástico para familias y entusiastas de la vida marina por igual. Ubicado en un pintoresco pueblo, este encantador acuario ofrece una variedad de exhibiciones atractivas que brindan a los visitantes la oportunidad de aprender sobre especies marinas nativas. Los aspectos destacados de su visita incluyen:
- Tanques Interactivos: Los niños y adultos pueden disfrutar de experiencias prácticas con diversas criaturas marinas, haciendo que el aprendizaje sea divertido y memorable.
- Personal Conocedor: El amable equipo siempre está dispuesto a compartir datos fascinantes sobre la vida marina, asegurando una visita informativa para todos.
- Entorno Hermoso: La ubicación del acuario no solo es atractiva, sino que también cuenta con un corto paseo que lleva a una hermosa playa, perfecta para una salida familiar.
- Experiencias Educativas: Con un enfoque en la educación, el acuario ofrece mucha información que apoya una comprensión más profunda de los habitantes del océano.
¡No te pierdas visitar esta joya si estás en la zona!
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🗣️ Acuario Champney's West: Opiniones
Experiencia positiva: Great for kids
Experiencia fantástica: Must have on your list. It's too interesting aquarium, don't miss opportunity! Also check out Fox Island trail!
Thanks for visiting us, we are glad you enjoyed the Aquarium - the Fox Island trail is a treasure!
Experiencia fantástica: Cool spot for adults and kids alike!! The touch tank is super cool and the staff were very informative! No wait and fair prices.
Thank you for visiting the Aquarium and taking the time to write a review. We are very pleased you enjoyed your visit. Thanks
Experiencia fantástica: Beautiful aquarium with wonderful staff and interesting displays.
Thank you for visiting the aquarium and for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon
Experiencia fantástica: Beautiful aquarium in a very picturesque village. Super friendly and helpful staff, the kids loved being told all about the various creatures in the touch tank and getting the opportunity to feel and hold them!
Thank you for your kind review. We are very glad you enjoyed your visit and that your kids had fun
Experiencia fantástica: BEST, BEST, BEST space, location and hosts...
Thank you so much for your review and your visit Gloria. So glad you enjoyed!
Experiencia fantástica: Our 3-year-old loved the touch tanks and seeing the variety of marine life. It's a very nice set up with a lot of information. I appreciated the stools so that my daughter could see better and there were towels to dry your hands. There are also two clean public washrooms and picnic tables outside. Another bonus was a short boardwalk to a little beach behind the aquarium.
Thank you for your review Marissa and for your visit. We're happy you and your family enjoyed meeting our marine life. We try to ensure the aquarium is a fun and educational experience for all, especially young children!
Experiencia positiva: Great little aquarium. Touch tanks other tanks and a nice whale exhibit My grandchildren enjoyed the activity center
Thank you for your review Ken. We're glad you and the family enjoyed the visit to the aquarium - hope to see you all again!
Experiencia fantástica: Great place to see many species native to Newfoundland waters. The staff is excellent!
Thank you for visiting and for your review Scott. So glad you enjoyed!
Experiencia fantástica: This is a great little spot! Tanks are very clean and show an array of different species. The touch tanks are a hit with kids. The price is very good and well worth it to support this small but informative community aquarium.
Thank you for your review Jay and for your visit!
Experiencia fantástica: A must stop place if you are in the area! Great place for kids to learn about creatures from the sea.
Thank you for your review Dave - and for coming out to meet our fascinating marine animals!
Experiencia fantástica: Amazing place
Thank you for visiting Bradley. We're glad you enjoyed meeting our fascinating sea animals!
Experiencia fantástica: The kids loved the touch tanks, and the staff were great at explaining what everything was.
Experiencia fantástica: Awesome little gem. The guy working there was very informative and knew his stuff. The interactive displays where you can touch stuff is pretty cool.
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Experiencia fantástica: Friendly staff and many touching tanks. The kids had a great time here.
Experiencia fantástica: This place was awesome!!! The employees there were so great and so informative! Any question we asked they had an answer! They took their time with you and you didn’t feel as they were rushed. We had a very personal and informative visit! My son and I absolutely loved it and before we even left , he asked to go back! Can’t wait until next summer! Thanks!!
Experiencia positiva: Absolutely a must!! Loved the hands on (that was an amazing experience) the staff know thier ocean creatures inside and out and make the experience totally over the top!
Experiencia fantástica: Interesting hands on place. Really interesting for children with activities for them.
Experiencia fantástica: We had such an amazing time while visiting. We were lucky enough to have Sabrina and Micheal to show us around and they were extremely informative and friendly.
Experiencia fantástica: Very interactive. Great place to visit.
Experiencia fantástica: Loved the open fish tanks where you can touch the small sea animals.
Experiencia fantástica: Excellent little touch tank and aquarium place to pop into if you're in the area! Super great for kids and adults alike. The staff are super knowledgeable and friendly!
Experiencia fantástica: Lovely aquarium with great staff and programming for children. Interesting for all ages. Well worth a visit.
Experiencia fantástica: Great little aquarium with touch tanks, fish and colourful lobsters. Helpful staff help you learn about what you are seeing. Well worth the short drive into into the pretty community.
Experiencia fantástica: This was a fabulous experience. A gorgeous community housing a lovely building with excellent displays of local, native ocean species complete with live speciments and touch tanks. Great hands on experiences for young and old alike. A very knowledgeable staff. I learned a great deal. Also a lovely gift shop selling several locally made art and crafts!
Experiencia fantástica: Lovely aquarium! We had a great time! The gift shop is great, and the people working there are so knowledgable! Lots of information and activities for kids too.
Experiencia fantástica: Informative and interactive! Kids and adults will learn something... You will not be disappointed!
Experiencia fantástica: Great place for the kids! Informative friendly staff.
Experiencia fantástica: Awesome experience. Great for families.
Experiencia fantástica: All local, what a great community!
Experiencia fantástica: Once spot
Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful little aquarium with friendly and informative staff. Worth checking out if you're in the area, especially if you have kids. Great variety of sea life to check out!
Experiencia fantástica: My favourite aquarium in the world. The friendly, knowlegable staff is so helpful. And their blue lobster is pregnant as of this time!
Experiencia fantástica: Super fun! Staff were knowledgeable and friendly. We were all able to learn about, and handle sea creatures. Would recommend.
Experiencia fantástica: Fun small aquarium with touch tanks and very informative staff!
Experiencia negativa: Small and unimpressive
Experiencia fantástica: beautiful setup, lots of variety and knowledgeable staff. the town itself it gorgeous and worth looking at
Experiencia fantástica: Very clean and some cool fish
Experiencia fantástica: Amazing finding, a jewel! I have to say, the community of Champney did a wonderful job. Thank you Daniel for taking the time to show us everything. The open tanks give us the opportunity to experience specimens of the region, also little cameras and microscope to see specimens up close. We love it!
Experiencia fantástica: We stumbled upon this gem an aquarium. We went with our children ages 7 and 10. This place is very charming with touch tanks featuring local sea creatures and guides to provide you with interesting facts. There's also a pebble beach in the back great for skipping stones. The aquarium also sells a variety of prints from some local artists. Champney's is definitely worth the five minute detour off highway 230. Thank you, Valerie.
Experiencia fantástica: Prepare to fall head over heels in love with lumpfish and sea peaches ❤️
Experiencia positiva: Interesting
Experiencia fantástica: Plenty of fish and crustaceans to see. All the tanks are well spaced and the staff are willing and knowledgeable to help out. Two touch tanks are also a great hit for the kids.
Experiencia fantástica: The kids had a great time, and so did the adults
Experiencia fantástica: there are 2 touch tanks with sea urchins , sea cucumbers, star fishes of all sizes and colors, clams all different crabs and so much more
Experiencia fantástica: Very informative and fun for family
Experiencia fantástica: We showed up too early to see the exhibits but the place looked really nice from the outside. Also, if you plan to visit here you should also plan on doing some pretty run down roads because this place is a bit off the beaten path.
Experiencia positiva: Great place to take the family. Staff was friendly and knowledgeable.
Experiencia fantástica: Magnifique petite aquarium avec beaucoup d'espèces à prendre. Les animaux sont relâchés chaque année, ou retourné à st-John.
Experiencia positiva: Cute little spot. Loved the touch tanks. Even got to hold a sea cucumber!
Experiencia positiva: Brand new facility...neat and interesting aquatic life.