DESTINATIONS

FIELD TRIPS

The Aquarium of the Bay is home to over 24,000 animals found all around the Bay Area and its nearby watersheds. Start your tour by seeing our school of sardines, moray eel, and our life size megalodon jaw in our Discover the Bay room. Travel downstairs to our 2 glass tunnels where you can see sharks, rays, sturgeons, and more swimming right by you and overhead. Join us back upstairs to interact with some of our animals where you can touch a juvenile bat ray, sea star, anemone, and more. Finish up your tour by watching our adorable river otters swimming and running around our exhibit.

supports classroom learning in:
Environmental Studies, Marine Life, STEM

topics covered:
Marine Animals, Otters, Sharks, Jellyfish, Northern California Aquatic Life, Conservation, Touchpools, Rays, Sturgeons

contact info
Name: Sean Hale
Phone: 415-623-5326
Email: sean@bay.org

INFO

Grade Level: All Grades Group Size: Maximum of 30 per group. If more than 30 split into smaller groups that are 20 minutes apart Program Type: Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities Recomm. Length of Visit: 45 minutes-1 hour Recommended Ratio of Youth to Chaperones: 10:1Recommended Ratio of Youth to Chaperones: 10:1Recommended Ratio of Youth to Chaperones: 10:1 Registration: Email, Phone, Website Food Options: Bring Your Own, Place for Picnicking outside aquarium Cost: Fee, Free, Financial Support

ABOUT

Aquarium of the Bay

The Aquarium of the Bay’s non-profit mission is to protect, restore and inspire conservation of San Francisco Bay and its watershed from Sierra to the Sea. The Aquarium provides immersive enriching and educational programs that allow students, campers, scouts and families to discover the amazing world of San Francisco Bay.

contact info

Hrs: Daily 10 am-5pm; last entry at 4:30pm