Things to Do in Sharjah · Landmarks & Attractions

Sharjah Aquarium & Maritime Museum

Gulf marine life and pearl-diving heritage by the old Al Khan harbour

Family Landmarks & Attractions ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed

📍 Location Al Khan waterfront, beside the heritage village

🕒 Timings Roughly 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Friday afternoons — verify day schedule

🎟️ Entry Fee Around AED 25 (combo with Maritime Museum)

⏱️ Duration 1.5–2 hours

🌅 Best Time Weekday mornings; feeding times posted at entry

🚇 Getting There Taxi to Al Khan — 10 minutes from central Sharjah, 20 from Dubai border

📖 About

Sharjah's aquarium keeps its focus local — and is better for it: 250+ species of Gulf and east-coast marine life across 20 tanks, from reef sharks and rays in the walk-through tunnel to seahorses, moray eels and the mangrove and harbour ecosystems visitors swim past without knowing.

The ticket pairs with the Maritime Museum next door, where pearl-diving history gets its due: real dhows, diving gear, weights and nose clips, and the story of the trade that built these coastal towns long before oil.

It's an honest, uncrowded, family-priced counterpoint to the mega-aquariums down the road — and the old Al Khan district around it, with its abandoned coral-stone houses, rewards a wander after.

⭐ Highlights

250+ Gulf species — reef sharks, rays, seahorses
Walk-through tunnel at kid height
Maritime Museum's real pearling dhows and gear
Family pricing a fraction of the mega-parks
Historic Al Khan quarter at the doorstep

💡 Insider Tips

The combo ticket with the Maritime Museum is the right call — the pearling story completes it.
Check the day's feeding schedule at the desk first.
Wander Al Khan's old houses after — quietly one of Sharjah's most atmospheric corners.
Fridays open later; verify before a morning plan.