Kish Island is one of the beautiful islands of Hormozgan province and the Persian Gulf that has been considered one of the popular tourist hubs of Iran for many years. This island has attracted the attention of many people due to its location, sights, shopping centers and entertainment, and it makes a memorable trip for them. You should not miss the experience of visiting the underground city of Kariz, the ancient city of Harira, the Greek ship, as well as experiencing activities such as diving, water skiing, jet skiing, parasailing, safari, karting, bungee jumping, and camel riding. In addition to water and non-water sights and entertainment, another tourist attraction of Kish is its aquarium, that is one of the most popular attractions of Kish Island.
Kish Aquarium is one of the must-see places in Hormozgan province and is one of the most complete and well-equipped aquariums in Iran, which many tourists from all over the country travel to Kish Island to visit every year. For those who are interested in the underwater world and people who cannot dive, this aquarium has provided an opportunity to easily walk in it and enjoy watching the diverse aquatic life of the Persian Gulf.
Kish aquarium keeps all kinds of beautiful aquatic animals in different sizes, which are unique in terms of shape, color, scales and appearance. Most of the visitors of this aquarium are researchers, students and children.
Kish Aquarium is located in the southeastern part of the island and adjacent to Kish Dolphin Park. This beautiful aquarium is not far from the city center. To access this aquarium, you can easily get to this complex by taxi, minibus, private car and even bicycle and record a memorable trip in your memories. It is better to know that this aquarium is not part of Kish Dolphin Collection; but it is right next to it.
This large aquarium consists of two main parts. One with a volume of 50,000 liters, that includes large aquatic animals such as sharks and huge fish, and another with a volume of 20,000 liters, which is dedicated to freshwater aquatic animals, and more than 70 rare and unique fish are kept in it in addition to sharks and large aquatic animals.
One of the most important parts of Kish Aquarium is the paleontology section for the display of taxidermy aquatic animals.
Also, a section is considered as paleontology for taxidermied aquatic animals. In addition to fish, reptiles such as snakes, crocodiles, scorpions, etc. are kept in this aquarium. The huge two-meter turtle kept in this aquarium is one of the strange and spectacular parts.
