Aquarium Programs

Shark Cage Experience

The Downtown Aquarium/A-1 Shark Cage Experience is the perfect opportunity to get an up-close panoramic view of an amazing 400,000 gallon exhibit with a large variety of cool critters including: Five varieties of sharks, 14-foot long sawfish, giant barracudas, sea turtles and more.  The best part……. you don’t have to be a certified diver to participate in this remarkable adventure!

Eco Diver Specialty

Our Aquarium Ecology Specialty Diver Course provides a unique underwater diving experience that will help you enjoy the diving experience and enhance your knowledge of the cool critters you often encounter while diving. During this four-specialty program you’ll apply information you learn while reading the Shark, Turtle, Fish and Coral digital specialty manuals, gain a better sense of how to identify a large variety of animals, observe their characteristics and behaviors, and identify their many shapes, sizes and colors.

Swim With The Fish

Come experience an incredible snorkeling adventure, right in the heart of Denver! Whether you’ve only snorkeled at the local swimming pool or in the tropics, you’ll love Swimming with the Fish at the Denver Downtown Aquarium, where you’ll swim with Stingrays, a school of Cownose Rays, Moray Eels, Drums, Grouper and hundreds of other exotic underwater animals.

Dive With The Fish

Dive With The Fish! Certified diver?

We offer an even more “in depth” experience with our 400 lb. Queensland Grouper, Stingrays, Guitar Fish, Potato Cod, Gentle Green Sea Turtle, Moray Eels, Red Drums, Nurse Sharks and 400 other exotic underwater animals in the Under the Sea exhibit.

Dive With The Sharks

Here’s the perfect opportunity to get up close and personal with a variety of sharks, turtles, barracuda, sawfish and so much more!

If you’re a certified diver, you can experience the adventure of a lifetime in the Sunken Shipwreck exhibit. You’ll swim with Sand Tiger sharks, Brown sharks, Zebra sharks, barracudas, Guitar Fish, Turtles and Saw Fish.

Underwater Proposals

Nothing is more romantic than getting engaged in an underwater exhibit with fascinating ecosystems from around the world and over 500 species of animals.

Great Pictures

We’re thrilled about our diver programs at the Downtown Aquarium. It’s a great experience, and there are so many different options from which to choose! Click the pictures to see some of our amazing adventures!