Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay

Pros: Great way to spend a few hours in Vegas without gambling
Cons: Pricey, Can get crowded, Long walk from Mandalay Bay entrance

Are you looking to escape the casinos of the Strip in Las Vegas and find a quieter, more relaxing excursion? If you have any interest in sharks and other marine animals, The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay might be perfect for you. The Shark Reef is ...

Pros: Lots of predators - yay!
Cons: Not a particularly cheap way to spend an hour.

Ever since I saw Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef Aquarium on the Travel Channel and read j ps246’s excellent review of the place, I knew it was a Vegas must-see for a shark-lover like me. How could I resist ...

Pros: Impressive themed viewing areas, audio wands, touch pool, great variety of fish
Cons: Long walk from casino, high price (but worth it).

I visited the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay hotel in December 2006. GETTING THERE The Shark Reef is one of the many varied attractions that the Vegas casinos dream up to get you to visit their casino. I am not really a gambler, however I do go to ...

Pros: Unique location, comprehensive package, beautiful backdrop for a unique day
Cons: Maximum capacity (for guests) is 10, so not ideal for a larger wedding

For our recent Las Vegas wedding-moon (a honeymoon trip that also incorporated the actual wedding ceremony), we wanted to stray off the beaten path. While there's a multitude of glamorous (and not-so-glamorous) wedding chapels, to fit most everyone's ...

Pros: nice setup, clean, visible to all ages, benches for breaks, petting section
Cons: Expensive but Worth it DON'T FORGET THE CAMERA

I loved Vegas, and everything about it, Except all the Walking. We took the monorail to the hotel, walked all the way through the hotel and got to the Exibit. I had my mom, sister, and 3 year old with me. We paid $14.95 each to get into see the ...

Pros: Incredible design, beautiful sea animals
Cons: You have to walk forever to get there

The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay is an utterly fabulous aquarium that is one of the best entertainments in Las Vegas. Located at the end of a tremendously long corridor at the Mandalay Bay Resort, this family friendly entertainment has a lot going for it....

Pros: Big Sharks
Cons: a little expensive, but hey it's Vegas

I just returned from an incredible trip to Las Vegas, and one of the many great excursions we took was to Mandalay Bay at the bottom of the famous Las Vegas Strip.
To tell the truth I was there primarily to get a House of Blues tee shirt, (House of...

Pros: Unique Las Vegas Experience
Cons: Cost keeps increasing every time I go back, long walk through hotel/casino to get there

I've been to Vegas quite a few times. I have been traveling there about two to three times a year f ...

Pros: BIG sharks!, great audio tour
Cons: A little pricey, the queue, takes ages to trek across the hotel

My husband of two days has a curious fixation with sharks so we decided to explore the shark reef at MandalayBay. I must admit I didn't expect very much. How big can a shark tank inside a hotel be?! I was forgetting I was in Vegas where anything is...