Updated for September 2026
The Best Aquariums in Canary Islands
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every aquarium in Canary Islands that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Animal encounter
PALMITOS PARK
Aquarium in San Bartolomé de Tirajana
The park is owned by the Spanish multinational Aspro-Ocio. It is not a member of EAZA. Its exhibits include aviario, La casa de Mariposas and Casa de Orquídeas.
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Animal encounterGift shopTouch pool
Lanzarote Aquarium
Aquarium in Costa Teguise
Thirty-three tanks with a combined volume of 1,000 m³ show marine animals and plants. Blacktip reef sharks are among the larger animals kept.
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Poema del Mar Aquarium
Aquarium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Poema del Mar Aquarium, opened in 2017, is an aquarium in Spain.
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Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 3 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.