Toronto aquarium offers world-class experiences

Who knew that an aquarium could be so fascinating?

It would be easy to spend several hours taking in the many exhibits at the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, which is located in the city centre next to the imposing CN Tower. 

The aquarium has 5.7 million litres of marine and freshwater habitats from across the globe, ranging from sharks to colourful tropical fish.

The various exhibits hold more than 20,000 exotic sea and freshwater specimens from more than 450 species.

As far as I could see, all the marine life had plenty of space in which to lead a normal existence. There are no dolphins or whales in captivity. 

Among the highlights are: The Canadian Waters exhibit that features animals from all the bodies of water surrounding the country. The gallery has 17 habitats.

The Rainbow Reef features animals from the Indo-Pacific water regions and is the most colourful gallery in the exhibit, hence its name.

The Dangerous Lagoon is an underwater tunnel with a moving conveyor belt, which is the aquarium's largest tank. Some of the featured animals in this exhibit include variuous sharks and green sea turtles, while The Gallery exhibit, also known as Mother Nature's Art Gallery, features some of the most delicate underwater species from all over the world. 

The Planet Jellies exhibit has colour changing displays with five species of jellyfish and the Ray Bay area is focused on three distinct species of stingrays.

You'll find all the details here: https://www.ripleys.com/attractions/ripleys-aquarium-of-canada The facility has flexible pricing, but admission is currently around $C57.70 per person.

* The writer was hosted by Ripley's Aquarium of Canada and the centrally located and newly refurbished Novotel Toronto Centre. See https://novoteltorontocentre.com/ 

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# The writer was a guest of Novotel Toronto Centre. See https://novoteltorontocentre.com/ 

He flew via Doha with Qatar Airways. www.qatarairways.com