Animal Encounter: Penguin
Sit next to a penguin as it waddles outside its habitat before the Aquarium opens! Join an Aquarium educator and animal care staff for this private animal encounter.
Animal Encounter: Penguin
Sit next to a penguin as it waddles outside its habitat before the Aquarium opens! Join an Aquarium educator and animal care staff for this private animal encounter.
Madeline Barger / Aquarium of the Pacific
Please note: our penguin encounters will be on hiatus during their breeding season March 15-May 15, 2022.
Spend time with a penguin as it explores the area outside its habitat. Learn all about our penguin colony and how this species differs from their cold weather cousins.
Important Information
- Due to the health and safety of our animals, staff, and guests, masks are required at all times during Animal Encounters.
- Guests must wear closed-toed shoes for this encounter.
Animal Encounter Confirmation Materials
Once you have booked your Animal Encounter, please have each paying participant complete the waiver and release form and bring it with you on the date of your encounter.
Animal Encounter Waiver and Release Form
48 hour required advance booking
$135.00 per Aquarium member
Aquarium admission included
Minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 participants per day from the same household.
48 hour required advance booking
$135.00 per Aquarium member
Aquarium admission included
Minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 participants per day from the same household.
The Shark and Penguin Encounters offer special options for those with accessibility needs. Service animals may not be present at behind-the-scenes animal encounters. In order that our guests with disabilities may enjoy the Aquarium to the fullest, Aquarium staff members will be made available to hold/walk or kennel the service animal while other Aquarium staff accompany the guest through the tour/exhibit. For more information, please review our service animal policy here. Please call 562-590-3100, ext. 0 to schedule a tour.
