Ecomare - Ruijslaan 92

Ecomare is a beautiful museum and reservation for seals and birds. We decided to go here without any planning or expectations, but we were pleasantly surprised. The museum offered a lot of information about the animal population of Texel. We first entered the exposition about the Waddensea. Nearly all information points are interactive and offer interesting information about Texel and the sea surrounding the island. The exposition had a modern look and gave relevant, contemporary info. After this we went to the 'Wadden City'. The area was divided into different 'shops', each about a different animal/subject on Texel. This area was interesting, educational and fun to explore. Every corner was interactive and had a fun way of educating people about the animals, but also the consequences of environmental damage. I really enjoyed the 'phonecall with a sea gull', as it really gave the information a personal touch. While we were exploring this area, an intercom told us the feeding of the seals was about to start. Really appreciate the call, as I wouldn't want to miss this! The staffmember who fed the seals was very enthusiastic and gave a lot of information about each kind of seal. He also gave information about the rescue shelter where sick or hurt seals and birds were nursed back to health. The room which surprised us most, was the sea aquarium. We entered the aquarium through the door next to the sealtank, after which we were shocked by the size of the aquarium. The aquarium was beautiful and allows people to see the animals they had just read about from up close. I definetly recommend visiting Ecomare when you get the chance, it's a beautiful place where you can spend about 3 hours. Worth your time!

Lovely place with a lot of educative games for children. Plus sea lions ?

Very insightful museum, totally worth it! You even get to see the seals being fed!

The exhibition was a bit unclear and not too informative but the rescued and recovering animals were amazing! I love this initiative. It was the first sustainable aqua marine museum I have ever been too and I’d absolutely go again. Sadly a bit pricey but it’s for a good cause! I genuinely had the best time with my dad here, thank you so much for this beautiful day:)

it was really nice! there are a ton of seal shelters, there're fishtanks, and a lot to learn about the history of seals and other sea animals in the waddensea and north sea.

Best part is the seals outside and the aquarium. You can see this place in 1- 1 1/2 hour which was great as we had to catch the last ferry back to Den Helder at 16:00.

Amazing place! Seals are the best!! We even “adopted” Annie as these guys are doing an Amazing job and we felt that we wanted to support their efforts. People are really nice

This is a conservatory for the seals. You get to learn all about seals and most of the sea creatures found in the wadden sea. This is more of a museum and not an aquarium. So you don't find a lot of fish varieties here. It's definitely a great place for the kids to learn about sea animals.