Acuarium Poema del Mar

Gran Canaria is considered as a mini-continent and the sea world cannot be missing. As Canarian Transfer we will talk about the Acuarium Poema del Mar in Gran Canaria, a place that worth to be visited.

Where is the Acuarium Poema del Mar?

In order to visit the Acuarium Poema del Mar you have just to get close to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Precisely to the zone of the harbour Sanapú, where you can find this impressive installation. It’s located just few meters from the famous beach Las Canteras.

Zones of the acuarium

The wonderful Acuarium Poema del Mar count of 3 different zones.  
On one side there are marine surface ecosystems while on the other hand, deep sea ecosystems. Finally, we found the area of ??freshwater species.

The visit starts with a zone known as La Jungla, in which different landscapes of the 5 continents are reproduced.

Then  we arrive to the zone called Arrecife, a huge cylinder that allows to se several corals and colorful fishes.

At the end of the visit, there is the area called Deep Sea. Here visitors can admire the world's largest curved window. Its more than 36 meters wide and 7 meters high and it simulates an ocean hosting more than 40 different species. Among them also sharks.

Inside the installations, special attention is for canarian species. For instance El Veril, where it’s possible to admire green, brunette, old and pejeperros roosters…

Not only aquatic species

It might seem that it is just another aquarium. However, the Poema del Mar Aquarium, with its aim to reproduce different ecosystems, has also different animal species not belonging to the aquatic world.

For example in the zone La Jungla, the visitor will find parrots  that fly over the lush vegetation. Among the branches are hidden other animals such as chameleons.

The Acuriuam Poema del Mar, count also of an artificial beach that allows spawn the turtles. The young born  are reinserted in environments of the Canary Islands where they can help to repopulate their community.

Environmental protection

The mission of this acuarium is people let to known the different ecosystems of the world, learning to love, respect and protect them.

For this reason, thanks to the Loro Parque Foundation, there are conservation projects for different wild species and their habitats.

In this case, the Acuarium Poema del Mar participates in projects with animals like boba turtles, the hammerhead shark and the angel.

Educational visits

With the aim to teach children the love for nature, the acuarium offers the possibility to attend educational visits for schools. A very enriching tour that will show to children the characteristics of different species and their threats.

Other services

The acuarium offers to the visitor the Restaurant Néstor with acuarium view, the Café Lobby at the entrance and the snack bar Nemo, perfect to drink something during the visit. There is also a souvenir shop, where you can buy something to remember the visit.

Did you know this nice acuarium? Remember that if you are allocated in the south of  Gran Canaria, as Canarian Transfer we organize visits to discover  Las Palmas. We can help you also with your transfer  from the airport, so that you can start your holidays in the best way.