Aquarium of the Bay VIP Experience

Overview

Visit Aquarium of the Bay for an interactive introduction to the fish and other marine life that live in San Francisco Bay and its surrounding Pacific waters. This VIP ticket includes a guided tour by one of our amazing educators, which features more than 20,000 animals BEFORE the aquarium is open. You can observe creatures like sharks, rays, sea stars and river otters.

City: San Francisco

Sun 27 Jul

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Starting at $61.50

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Sun 27 Jul

Starting at $61.50

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Admission to the Aquarium of the Bay

Watch biologists prepare animal habitats

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San Francisco
Embarcadero & Beach St, Pier 39

Aquarium of the Bay - The Embarcadero at Beach Street, Pier 39, San Francisco, Ca 94133
Current operating hours are 10am-5pm. VIP Tour begins at 9:15am.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
The aquarium is open every day except Christmas Day
Free admission for children ages 3 and under
Wheelchair and stroller accessible

What To Expect

Aquarium of the Bay

The VIP Experience is a one of a kind visit at Aquarium of the Bay. Be our guest in a personalized tour led by an expert through the Aquarium before we open the doors to the public. Along the way, you will see first hand, and have the opportunity to ask about the various projects our Animal Care team works on as they ready exhibits for the day. To finish each experience, we send you off with a video presentation showcasing our river otter training. The VIP Experience is available each day, with a minimum requirement of 3 guests to run and a maximum of 25.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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RebeccaA_P

Aug 2024

This was a special trip for me, because it was to celebrate my 3 grand daughters August birthdays. They wanted to revist the Aquarium as adults with me. The VIP tour I thought would be a special way to do this. The info said it would be special access to the aquarium before it opens to the public and a personalized tour led by an aquarium expert. Claire was great, we could tell she loved the creatures great and small. Then the info said see first-hand how the Animal Care team prepares exhibits for the day and get up close to animals like sharks, rays, and otters. Unique opportunity to ask questions and go behind the scenes. When I asked Claire about the behind the scenes things mentioned she said that wasn't possible. We were very disappointed since that was what the info had said. We did enjoy the info shared by Claire, and her expertise was very much appreciated. However, I suggest the tour start earlier, we didn't get to the first tunnel before being over run with auarium vistors. And ither change the info given when purchasing VIP tickets , or even better include the behind the scenes experiences. All in all, I was with my grand daughters and it was a special and memorable time.

Sightsee58404397860

Jun 2024

It was a amazing experience getting to go inside an hour before they open our tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful in answering any question we had we were able to see the driver go inside and tanks and feed the fishes definitely would do it again

Birgit_H

Mar 2024

It was a really awsome experience! Our guide was very friendly and told us so many things and stories about the Aquarium. We also had enough time for everything.