Please contact education@centralcoastaquarium.com with questions or specific program needs, including Spanish programming.
Tidepools On Tour
Wednesdays & Saturdays
Program Info
- Tidepools On Tour programs can be scheduled Wednesdays and Saturday* (*weekend dependent).
- Can accommodate 30 students per 30 minute interval.
- Access to an electrical outlet and shade (if outdoors) are needed to support our mobile aquarium system and animals.
- Please provide parking adjacent to the event site to facilitate the movement of heavy equipment.
- Contact us at education@centralcoastaquarium.com with special program requests.
2026-27 Program Pricing
- 60 minute – $600
- 90 minute – $650
- 120 minute – $700
- $50 per additional 30 minutes
Aquarium on the Move!
Tidepools on Tour brings the rocky intertidal to you! Our educators bring some of California’s most beloved seashore animals to you through our mobile aquarium program. This program introduces students to a selection of our tidepool animals including sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs in our mobile aquarium tank! The Central Coast Aquarium is excited to share this alternative program with you – near and far!
Cancellation Policy
To accommodate staffing and program preparation costs, cancellations made within 14 days of the program date will incur the full program balance.
Scholarships
The Central Coast Aquarium strives to offer scholarship assistance to schools seeking financial support. Through the generous support of local grants and private community donors, scholarship funds are awarded to schools on a first-come, first-served basis, as they are available. Schools with Title I status will be given priority when receiving scholarships.
Note: Some funds are reserved for SLO County Title I students. Applicants will be asked to provide information about their school, program of interest, and a statement of need describing how the desired program will enhance student learning.