Kyiv Oceanarium “Sea Tale”. Ukraine’s largest underwater tunnel among sharks and rays

A sea turtle at the Morska Kazka oceanarium
Visitors in the underwater tunnel of the Morska Kazka oceanarium
A clownfish at the Morska Kazka oceanarium
A shark swimming over the tunnel of the Morska Kazka oceanarium
A diver with a turtle and children at the glass of the Morska Kazka oceanarium
A sea turtle at the Morska Kazka oceanariumVisitors in the underwater tunnel of the Morska Kazka oceanariumA clownfish at the Morska Kazka oceanariumA shark swimming over the tunnel of the Morska Kazka oceanariumA diver with a turtle and children at the glass of the Morska Kazka oceanarium

Kyiv’s only oceanarium, where thousands of sea and ocean creatures live in more than 50 aquariums. The first gallery is styled as an upturned wooden ship, and beyond it guests find Ukraine’s largest underwater tunnel, with sharks and rays overhead. A place where you can forget the big city for a few hours and find yourself in the depths of the ocean.

Why visit

  • Ukraine’s largest underwater tunnel lets you see sharks and rays right over your head.
  • The first gallery is styled as an upturned wooden ship, with a legendary corsair at the entrance.
  • Thousands of sea and ocean creatures from all over the world live in more than 50 aquariums.
  • A real coral reef can be seen through the portholes of a sunken ship in the first gallery of the exhibition.
  • Every Wednesday and Saturday there are feeding demonstrations for rays and reef sharks – a real show.
  • The oceanarium has been open since 2012 and remains the only venue of its kind in Kyiv.

Good to know

Ticket prices
Adult (15+) – UAH 449, child (ages 3–14) – UAH 389. Children under 3 – free.
Free admission
Children aged 0–2 get in free with an adult and a document confirming their age.
Children must be accompanied
Children aged 3–14 may visit the oceanarium only with an adult; bring a document confirming the child’s age.
Opening hours
Monday – 10:00 to 15:00, box office until 14:30. Tuesday–Friday – 10:00 to 19:00, box office until 18:30. Saturday–Sunday – 10:00 to 20:00, box office until 19:30.
Feeding shows
Every Wednesday at 15:00 – ray feeding demonstration. Every Wednesday at 16:00 and every Saturday at 15:00 – reef shark feeding demonstration.

The Sea Tale oceanarium has been open since 2012 and is located in the Dytiachyi Svit mall in Darnytsia. Its roughly 800 m² hold more than 50 aquariums of different shapes and sizes, a real coral reef with its inhabitants and open pools where rays and catsharks swim almost right up to visitors. The exhibition begins with an upturned wooden ship, where guests are greeted by a legendary corsair. The route then leads past the portholes of a sunken ship looking onto a coral reef, through the Amazon zone and into Ukraine’s largest underwater tunnel, where fish, rays and sharks swim right over your head. Besides fish, the oceanarium is home to reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates – several hundred species in all. Feeding demonstrations are held regularly: rays on Wednesdays, reef sharks on Wednesdays and Saturdays.