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Redeem your Aquarium Private Dining Gift Voucher

Get ready to experience the Great Barrier Reef like never before

Private Dining at SEA LIFE Sydney

We're ready to make your special celebration truly memorable.

The experience includes a self-guided tour, three-course dinner, drinks & intimate dinner locations in our Day and Night on the Reef zone. Dine in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef with a huge floor-to-ceiling window into the reef. This amazing Oceanarium will mesmerise you as hundreds of fish, turtles, sharks and sawfish cruise the reef before your eyes.

With six stunning locations, each with its unique view of the reef exhibit, this is truly a memorable experience. 

This is an 18+only experience and children will not be permitted entry in order to maintain the exclusive date-night experience.

Redeem Voucher Below

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Availability

Private Dining dates go on sale every Wednesday at 11am 14 days in advance. Private Dining dates are limited, and not all dates are guaranteed to go on sale. 

If you have any questions, please contact our events team on: 
Phone: (02) 9333 9245
Email: privatedining.syd@merlinentertainments.com.au

Our Events team is currently receiving a high number of enquiries. Please rest assured that we are doing our best to get back to you as soon as we can.

Thank you for your patience.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 6 dining locations available for you to select. Your chosen dining area will be visually private, allowing you to enjoy the reef alone with your special someone. However you may see other guests throughout the evening. Once you are seated we ask you to be respectful of other guests and remain within your booked location.

Cancellation with a full refund will be permitted up to 5 working days prior to your experience date, if cancellation for a booking occurs less than 5 working days prior to the experience date the full payment will be retained.

As the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium will be closed to public arrival is strictly required between 6.15pm – 6.25pm, when your dinner host will open the main entrance to admit couples for this experience. At 6.25pm, the entrance doors will be closed. In the circumstances guests are running late we are unable to extend the experience beyond the booked finish time.

We aim to cater to all dietary requests, please contact us with any requirements at least 48 hours prior to confirmation of your booking. Unfortunately, any requests made on the night may not be able to be accommodated.

Our packages include 1 x Shared entrée, 1 x main meal per person and 1 x shared dessert platter. This is a set menu - additional food items cannot be arranged for this experience.

This is an 18+ experience only.

Additional guests may be added at an additional cost on some evenings. To book more than 2 x guests, please contact the Merlin Events team directly.

Contact the Merlin Events team on (02) 9333 9245

Our number one priority is the wellbeing of our guests & our team. Merlin Entertainments is working closely with the Department of Health to ensure we remain aware of updates and best practice throughout the changing Covid-19 situation. On top of our usual high standards for cleanliness we will be implementing a number of additional measures to ensure the protection of you and our team, this includes additional hand sanitiser stations, signage throughout the venue to help you follow social distancing guidelines, ample space given between guest seating for dinner, all staff to wear gloves throughout the evening, as well as a dedicated cleaning team to ensure the venue is cleaned to standard prior to your booking and that all high touch-point areas are cleaned regularly throughout the experience.

In line with government advice, the wearing of masks is no longer mandatory in our attractions. We ask you respect the other guests who may wish to continue wearing face coverings.

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Need some help?

You can reach our Functions and Events team the following ways:

TEL: (02) 9333 9245

events@merlinentertainments.com.au 

Visit the Merlin Events website

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