Aquarium Private Dining
Private Dining at SEA LIFE Sydney
Make your special celebration truly memorable.
Private dining dates are sold out for 2023. SEA you again next year for more dining fun!
What better way to celebrate with your loved one than a private dining experience at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium?
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is one of Sydney’s most spectacular event spaces. No other venue delivers such an exquisite underwater backdrop.
The experience includes a self-guided tour, three-course dinner, drinks & intimate dinner locations in our Day and Night on the Reef zone. Dine in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef with a huge floor-to-ceiling window into the reef. This amazing Oceanarium will mesmerise you as hundreds of fish, turtles, sharks and sawfish cruise the reef before your eyes.
With six stunning locations, each with its unique view of the reef exhibit, this is truly a memorable experience.
This is an 18+only experience and children will not be permitted entry in order to maintain the exclusive date-night experience.
What's Included?
- 45-minute exclusive, self-guided after-hours aquarium tour
- Three courses of a set menu, served alternate.
- A two-hour free flowing Premium beverage package; including Sparkling, Whites, Reds, Beers, & Softs
- Memorable dining experience in your chosen zone
Availability
No more private dining dates will be released for 2023, keep an eye out for 2024 availability soon!
Private Dining dates go on sale every Wednesday 12:30pm, 3 weeks in advance. Private Dining dates are limited, and not all dates are guaranteed to go on sale.
If you have any questions, please contact our events team on:
Phone: (02) 9333 9245
Email: events@merlinentertainments.com.au or privatedining.syd@merlinentertainments.com.au
Our Events team is currently receiving a high number of enquiries. Please rest assured that we are doing our best to get back to you as soon as we can.
Thank you for your patience.
Please arrive promptly at the main entrance at 6:15pm with your tickets and ID ready for check-in.
Experience Times:
6:15pm: Main aquarium entrance opens for guest arrival
6:15pm - 7pm: Free time to explore SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium on a self-guided walk-through.
7pm: Day & Night on the Reef dining area opens
7:15pm - 8:30pm - Dinner & drinks are served in your designated dining location
8:45pm: Last drinks are served
9pm: Experience concludes.
GIFT VOUCHERS FOR 2024 ON SALE NOW!
Private Dining Gift Voucher (Platinum)
- Get up close to turtles, sharks and tropical fish
- After-hours tour & dining experience at the aquarium
- 3 course dinner with premium drinks
SOLD OUT FOR 2023
Turtle Beach
Dine under a wave frozen in time on Turtle Beach. This is the aquarium’s premier oceanarium vista and allows guests take in the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef as the sun sets around them. $650.00 per couple ($325 per person).
Heart of the Reef
Immerse yourself in the heart of the busy reef. Dining in our 360 glass tunnel, you will be mesmerised as hundreds of fish, sharks, turtles and turtles cruise the reef above and below you. $650.00 per couple ($325 per person).
Glowing World of Jellies
Enter a swarm of jellies that drift on the edge of the Reef, illuminated in the dark nighttime seas. Dine among beautiful, multi-coloured displays home to our graceful and memorizing moon jellies illuminated by changing lights. $500.00 per couple ($250 per person).
Rainbow Reef
Daylight on the reef brings a whole new spectrum of colour and creatures. Dining in front of three large windows you will experience the reef which is now thriving and growing under the bright sunlight. $600.00 per couple ($300 per person).
Reef at Night
Dine in the reef at night, with your table set against a huge floor-to-ceiling window, you will be able to search the shadows for marine predators that are active on the night-time reef. $600.00 per couple ($300 per person).
Moonlight Beach
Dine next to moonlight beach, where you will be transported to a reef island under the moonlight. Splash through projections of bio-luminescent waves and marvel at the glowing corals and nocturnal creatures that call the reef home. $600.00 per couple ($300 per person).
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Frequently Asked Questions
There are 6 dining locations available for you to select. Your chosen dining area will be visually private, allowing you to enjoy the reef alone with your special someone. However you may see other guests throughout the evening. Once you are seated we ask you to be respectful of other guests and remain within your booked location.
Cancellation with a full refund will be permitted up to 5 working days prior to your experience date, if cancellation for a booking occurs less than 5 working days prior to the experience date the full payment will be retained.
As the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium will be closed to public arrival is strictly required between 6.15pm – 6.25pm, when your dinner host will open the main entrance to admit couples for this experience. At 6.25pm, the entrance doors will be closed. In the circumstances guests are running late we are unable to extend the experience beyond the booked finish time.
We aim to cater to all dietary requests, please contact us with any requirements at least 48 hours prior to confirmation of your booking. Unfortunately, any requests made on the night may not be able to be accommodated.
Our packages include 1 x Shared entrée, 1 x main meal per person and 1 x shared dessert platter. This is a set menu - additional food items cannot be arranged for this experience.
This is an 18+ experience only.
Additional guests may be added at an additional cost on some evenings. To book more than 2 x guests, please contact the Merlin Events team directly.
Contact the Merlin Events team on (02) 9333 9245
Our number one priority is the wellbeing of our guests & our team. Merlin Entertainments is working closely with the Department of Health to ensure we remain aware of updates and best practice throughout the changing Covid-19 situation. On top of our usual high standards for cleanliness we will be implementing a number of additional measures to ensure the protection of you and our team, this includes additional hand sanitiser stations, signage throughout the venue to help you follow social distancing guidelines, ample space given between guest seating for dinner, all staff to wear gloves throughout the evening, as well as a dedicated cleaning team to ensure the venue is cleaned to standard prior to your booking and that all high touch-point areas are cleaned regularly throughout the experience.
In line with government advice, the wearing of masks is no longer mandatory in our attractions. We ask you respect the other guests who may wish to continue wearing face coverings.
Need some help?
You can reach our Functions and Events team the following ways:
TEL: (02) 9333 9245
events@merlinentertainments.com.au
Visit the Merlin Events website
