Tulcea Aquarium

About Tulcea Aquarium

At a glance: Zoos and aquariums in Tulcea, Tulcea County. Opening hours: Monday closed, Tuesday–Sunday 09:00 – 18:00. Ticket: 30 lei. The visit takes ½ – 1 hours. Information verified on 10 October 2026.

Tulcea Aquarium is the everyday name of the Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Centre, a branch of the Gavrilă Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute in Tulcea. The building by the waterfront was put up by the County Council together with the institute, in a project funded through the Romania–Ukraine Neighbourhood Programme, and opened to the public in February 2009, with the official inauguration in April that year. It was conceived as a museum and public aquarium under one roof.

The aquarium side holds about 150 tonnes of water and, according to the official figures, brings together 24 species of fish from the Danube Delta and the Black Sea, 23 species of reef fish, marine invertebrates and corals. The reef tanks, two concentric cylinders, let you spend a few minutes "in the middle" of a reef, and the largest tank has a tunnel that takes you past sturgeon and eels.

Good to know before you go

Getting there

By car: from Bucharest it is about 280 km, roughly four hours, on the A2 and then on the national roads towards Tulcea (DN22), depending on the route you pick; from Constanța it is some 130 km. The centre is on 14 Noiembrie Street, close to the Danube waterfront, in the city's cultural quarter, next to other museums.

Public transport: from the railway or bus station in Tulcea you can walk or take a short taxi ride; the building is a few minutes' walk from the waterfront and from the landing stage of the boats to the Delta.

Where to park

We found no car park of the centre's own on the official site. In central Tulcea you park on the street, usually for a fee; at busy times you can walk from the waterfront.

Fees & discounts

The ticket for the main exhibition and the aquarium: 30 lei for adults, 20 lei for pensioners (with a pension coupon), 7 lei for pre-schoolers, pupils and full-time students (with a stamped ID). People with a severe or pronounced disability and their companions go free, as do children with disabilities and their companions; people with a medium or mild disability pay as pupils do. A guided tour in Romanian costs 150 lei per group of up to 30, in a foreign language 250 lei; professional photography 100 lei an hour, filming 500 lei an hour. Discounts and free entry are granted on the basis of supporting documents.

Rules

For a guided visit, groups book at least 4 days ahead, by phone or email, stating the number of people. Professional photography and filming are charged. The usual aquarium rules: do not tap the glass, do not feed the fish, do not use flash by the tanks, children stay in the care of adults.

Facilities

Children's play area · infotheque with computers and internet · Wi-Fi · access ramp, lift and toilet for people with disabilities · souvenir shop at the exit