Tampa Shore Excursion: The Florida Aquarium in Tampa Bay. When arriving at Port Tampa Bay, explore and learn about more than 20,000 sea creatures at the Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa. Touch a bamboo shark at Stingray Beach or a sea star in the No Bone Zone. In the Journey to Madagascar exhibit, discover the ring-tailed lemurs, hissing cockroaches and colorful chameleons, plus reef fishes, corals, giant clams, tortoises and more. And don’t forget to check out the two-acre, outdoor water fun zone for children called Explore-A-Shore. It’s all in a day’s play at the Florida Aquarium. Book and Save 8% Off Tampa Shore Excursion: The Florida Aquarium in Tampa Bay.