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August 27, 2014

Hippo Haven Now Open at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ + Ticket Giveaway!

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I received complimentary tickets to the Adventure Aquarium to facilitate my review. The opinions in this post are 100% mine. You can read my full disclosure policy here.

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Just before summer ended we took one last day trip to the  Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, just minutes from Philly. We had never been before and we had the best time!  The Camden Waterfront is such a pretty place and the Aquarium is just awesome. There is so much to see but the interactive exhibits were hands-down our favorite.  Another favorite? Hippo Haven! This is a new permanent exhibit at Adventure Aquarium and it is just something to see in person. WOW!

hippo Haven

As the only aquarium in the world with hippos on exhibit, Adventure Aquarium’s Hippo Haven offers guests an unparalleled hippo viewing experience, allowing them to come nose-to-nose with Button and Genny both above and under water.

“We’ve invested more than one million dollars in Hippo Haven to ensure it offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our guests – hippos are big animals with big needs and a big home – we wanted the guest experience to be equally as big and impressive,” said Kevin Keppel, Executive Director of Adventure Aquarium.  “We’ve created an incredible marriage of sight and sound that will leave guests with amazing memories.”

hippo Haven

We’ve never seen anything like Hippo Haven. It really feels like you’re walking into the African Safari. There’s a high deck you can go up on to get an overhead view of the hippos, and then you can walk around the perimeter of their 60,000 gallon pool and get right up close to them.  We were SO close! And these girls were doing a little dance with each other while we were there, putting on quite a show. Check it out:

Wild, right?! These girls were pretty awesome and we watched them for quite a while. See that little hand on the glass in the video? That’s my daughter’s hand. That’s how close you can get!

Hippo Haven is reason enough to make a trip to Adventure Aquarium, but there is plenty more to see there. My kids loved the interactive exhibits that are everywhere.  They got to pet sting rays, sharks, sea stars, a sea urchin, and even a sea cucumber. Oh, and a blue lobster! I’m sure I’m forgetting some.  There were places everywhere that allowed guests to really interact with the exhibits instead of just walking through as an observer which  is awesome for kids that don’t do well with ‘look but don’t touch.’

Adventure Aquarium Interactive

Some of those sting rays are GIANT! We all got a thrill out of being able to reach right in and touch them, and the amazing part for me is that they seem to like it. They swim right along the perimeter where all the people can reach them instead of staying toward the interior of the pools. The staff there are really informative and always offering some extra information about the animals. My kids LOVE to learn about stuff like this, nature and animals, so they soaked it all right in.

Adventure Aquarium

There’s something neat around every corner at Adventure Aquarium. We sat and watched a variety of sea life swim around in a giant shark tank. It was like a movie screen sized aquarium. Much better viewing than what’s on TV!  We saw the coolest frogs, penguins, turtles, and so much more.  The jellyfish were also a big hit. They’re beautiful as long as they’re behind glass, right?

If you’re within driving distance of Camden (right near Philadelphia) or planning a trip to the Northeast, Adventure Aquarium is definitely worth a visit. It’s so fun, interactive, and very educational. A winning day-trip for the entire family!

Adventure Aquarium is open 365 days a year from 9am-5pm. General admission is $24.95 for adults (and children over 13) and $18.95 for children 2-12. The ticket lines can get pretty long, so I’d suggest buying yours online ahead of time and printing them at home. And if you think you’ll visit more than once, their annual pass would be a great choice and would pay itself off in just two visits!  Plan on $10 for parking, too. Be sure to follow Adventure Aquarium on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

 

Adventure Aquarium is generously offering one of my readers a family four-pack of tickets to visit and see all this and more for yourselves! This giveaway will end at 11:59pm ET on September 5, 2014.

Good luck!

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Lindsay is the Owner/Editor and Content Creator at See Mom Click, a family travel and lifestyle blog based in Central Pennsylvania. She is a wife and mom of two kids and a handful of fur babies.

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  1. kristin Macfarland says

    August 27, 2014 at 12:18

    I think the new Hippo exhibit would be amazing to get to see!!! This place looks awesome!!!

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  2. Allison Lane says

    August 27, 2014 at 15:21

    Definitely the shark tank.. Love how they look in the tank

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  3. allison wolff says

    August 27, 2014 at 16:04

    we love to the penguins

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  4. Kelly says

    August 27, 2014 at 16:27

    Well since they made me replay your hippo video 3x I’m gonna say the hippos, haha!

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    • Lindsay Frank says

      August 28, 2014 at 20:15

      ha! Yes, the hippos are definitely a highlight. Good luck!

      Reply
  5. Ashley Kolpak says

    August 27, 2014 at 16:47

    We definitely want to see the hippos!!

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  6. Maureen says

    August 29, 2014 at 22:42

    I would love to see the hippos! They are fascinating to me! The starfish, jellyfish, and sting rays are other exhibits that we would love to see!

    Maureen
    maureen.tenney@gmail.com

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  7. Stephanie B. ( says

    August 30, 2014 at 10:03

    I would love to visit with my kids to see the ocean realm and the creature feature!

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  8. Jaime Freese says

    August 31, 2014 at 22:57

    We love the shark tunnel!!!!

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  9. Jaime Freese says

    August 31, 2014 at 22:59

    We love going through the shark tunnel!!!!

    Reply
  10. jessica w. says

    September 4, 2014 at 10:59

    Has to be the Hippopotamus’s!! They are just to cute!!

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  11. Lindsay S says

    September 5, 2014 at 22:36

    We would love to see the penguins!

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