Virtual Shark Feeding Tour
This program is currently paused. Check out our in-person Shark Feeding Tour.
Experience a live virtual tour with the sharks that call Shedd home from the comfort of your home during this new, limited-time experience.
Join the ocean's most dynamic and misunderstood predators — sharks — and other marine predators for brunch on this virtual feeding tour. Start with a close-up view of the Wild Reef exhibit, which brings you to a Philippine coral reef. Then venture behind the scenes to the animal care area to witness mealtime. During this 40-minute virtual tour, You’ll learn how our aquarists prepare meals of restaurant-quality seafood. Discover how each shark and ray species in Wild Reef has been trained to respond to an aquarist’s signal for mealtime. You will discover what it takes to feed and care for these animals and how that work supports these species in the wild.
Whether you call Chicago home or live in another part of the world, we welcome you to join us and virtually meet the sharks. This experience takes place on Zoom and all questions can be asked live through the chat function and responded to by our program host.
Special Offer: Want to share this experience with a friend or family member from anywhere in the world? Add a second link that you can share for only $20 more!
pricing
$49.95 ($44.95 Members) / per zoom link
Special offer: Add a second zoom link to your experience for only $20 more!
Device sharing
We encourage you to share this experience with friends and recommend a group size of 4 or less viewing from the same device. Your unique link and password will give you access for just one device to login to the experience.
schedule
Virtual shark feeding tours are offered select Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (CT) through August 2021.
Virtual Shark Feeding Tour highlights
- Go behind the scenes and under the water into the 400,000-gallon shark habitat while you delve into sharks’ role in their ecosystem.
- Ask our experts all your shark questions in a live chat.
- Witness positive-reinforcement training with the sharks and see what’s on the menu.
Make your virtual tour private
- Reserve the entire virtual tour for a more intimate experience! With this option, you can make it a private virtual tour for you alone, you and a significant other, your family, or even your office! Please contact [email protected].
How to join virtual tour of Shedd Aquarium
The email address used to purchase the virtual shark feeding tour will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting no later than 30 minutes before your experience is scheduled to start.
If you purchased the virtual tour as a gift for someone and the participant has a different email address than the one used to purchase the virtual tour, please email us at [email protected] or call 312-692-3355 at least 1 day prior to the day of your virtual tour.
If you do not receive an email 30 minutes before your experience, please email us at [email protected] or call us at 312-692-3355.
Before the virtual shark feeding tour begins, change your Zoom username to one of the following options:
- First name only (Example: Susan)
- Last name only (Example: Smith)
- Group name (Example: Penguin Friends)
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Yes, your unique link and password will give you access for just one device to log in to the experience. We recommend up to 4 people per unique login.
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Yes! Our virtual programs have seen participants all over the world and we welcome you to join! If you have any issues booking please email us or call 312-692-3355.
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There are 20 slots reserved for each session. Each slot may contain any number of participants.
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Yes, the chat feature will be available for you to send in questions and we encourage you to ask them! Your Shedd host will work to incorporate your questions within the format in the order they appear. There will also be time reserved at the end of the experience for a question and answer session.
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No, each experience is unique. For animal care reasons, we cannot share in advance which animal will be present for the encounter.
Requirements
- Access to high speed Wi-Fi (>2 Mbps)
- Download Zoom app and create a Zoom account.
- Make sure your computer or device is compatible and ready for Zoom here.
Accessibility
We believe there should be no boundaries to your Shedd Aquarium experience. If you have an accommodation request related to a disability, please contact us at [email protected] or 312-692-3355.
Questions on your virtual tour?
Email us at [email protected] or call 312-692-3355 with questions. We are unable to take reservations by email.
Refund Policy
You may reschedule up to 5 days before your original reservation date. Please call 312-692-3355 (daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or email [email protected]
Attempting to reschedule in fewer than 5 days will result in forfeiture of the experience and no refund will be made, no exceptions.
If a participant needs to cancel their virtual shark feeding tour and is unable to reschedule, no refund will be made.
In the event that Shedd Aquarium needs to reschedule the virtual shark feeding tour the participant will be notified by email 24 hours before the virtual tour. Every effort will be made to reschedule the experience. If an alternate date and time is not possible, a full refund will be made to the purchaser.
Shedd Aquarium reserves the right to reschedule the program to prioritize the safety and health of the animals.
pricing
$49.95 ($44.95 Members) / per zoom link
Special offer: Add a second zoom link to your experience for only $20 more!
Device sharing
We encourage you to share this experience with friends and recommend a group size of 4 or less viewing from the same device. Your unique link and password will give you access for just one device to login to the experience.
schedule
Virtual shark feeding tours are offered select Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (CT) through August 2021.
requirements
Access to high-speed wifi (2 Mbps)
Download Zoom and create an account
Make sure your computer or device is compatible and ready for Zoom here.
questions?
Email us at [email protected] or call 312-692-3355 with questions. We are unable to take reservations by email.