Sunshine Coast's Most Unique Experiences
Are You Ready For an Experience of a Lifetime
Conveniently located in the heart of Mooloolaba, just an hour and twenty-minute drive from Brisbane, a magical underwater world awaits for you to explore. SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast also offers a number of incredible experiences. From swimming with our resident seals to tours behind the scenes at our aquarium, we've got the Sunshine Coast's most unique experiences.
Find out more about each of our fin-tastic SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast experiences below.
Behind the Scenes Tour
Get an exclusive look into what an aquarium looks like behind closed doors. Want to learn more about the local marine life, how we care for them and the turtles that call the Sunshine Coast home? Visit the back-of-house turtle rehabilitation area and see how we're helping to nurse sick and injured turtles back to health.
VR Experience
Experience the ocean from a whole new perspective with our Undersea Explorer immersive Virtual Reality experience! Choose from 5 different ocean and sea creature-themed experiences as you take a virtual journey below the surface!
Don't miss our VR pods inside the aquarium, located in our Lower Penguin zone.
Shark Dive Xtreme
The Sunshine Coast’s only cage-less diving experience where you are guaranteed an underwater encounter with enormous sharks and rays is back!
Penguin Encounter
Each one of our playful penguins has a distinct personality, which you can get to know as you feed the birds their banquet and watch up close as they waddle, swim and play!
In-Water Penguin Encounter
Now you can get even closer to these playful seabirds with our brand new In-Water Penguin Encounter!
Venture into the Little Blue Penguins’ pool where you’ll stand hip-deep in water as you hand feed the adorable birds their favourite fish.
Seal Swim
Dive in and take part in a seal swim experience at Seal Island with our resident seals and seal team. Includes a souvenir photo with one of our resident seals and all day aquarium admission. Click through to find out more.
Seal Encounter
Want to meet our beautiful resident seals but prefer to stay dry? Meet one, face-to-flipper with the Seal Encounter experience. Includes a souvenir photo and all day aquarium admission. Click through to find out more.
Ultimate Animal Experience
Dive into an unforgettable adventure with our 3 hour Ultimate Animal Experience, where you'll get up close and personal with some of the ocean's most fascinating creatures.
Swim with and meet with the seals, feed the penguins, and get an exclusive look at our seal and penguin back of house areas.
