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VIP Experience


Price: $475 per person. Includes all-day admission for participant. Includes one(1) additional all-day general admission for a parent/guardian or observer. Price does not include On-line Reservation Fee

Ages: 5 Yrs and Up.  A paying participating adult (18+ Yrs) must accompany children 5-9 Yrs

Participants must be 16 years or older to be left on a Dolphin Research Center property without supervision. If under the age of 16 one (1) adult must be present for the duration of the program.

For safety and liability reasons, pregnant ladies are unable to participate in this program

Guests with Disabilities: Do you or one of your group have a physical or cognitive limitation? Please contact our Coordinator prior to booking

Duration: Half Day (approximately 4 hrs)

Spend a fun-filled half-day close-up with our dolphin and sea lion family!

If your desired program is soldout, please check back the morning of to see if there are any openings.

To reserve more than four people for our VIP program, please call 305.289.0002, M-F, 9 am to 4 pm eastern time or email exception.request@dolphins.org for assistance. Thank you.

If your desired program is soldout, please check back the morning of to see if there are any openings.

DESCRIPTION:

  • Help one of your dolphin friends paint you a unique Dolphin Art shirt!
  • Accompany trainers out to the docks to observe dolphins in actual training sessions
  • Slip into the water and, guided by your trainer, experience meeting one of our dolphin family close up
  • Experience the lagoon tour of a lifetime when you join a dolphin for a dorsal pull!  
  • Take home fond memories with a complimentary digital photo package of your Dolphin Encounter, your dolphin painted T-shirt, and a gift membership to DRC.
  • Includes all-day admission for participant
  • Includes one(1) additional all-day general admission for a parent/guardian or observer

Please note: Wetsuits are recommended when the water temperature falls below 68 degrees. Dolphin Research Center does not have wetsuits available but they can be rented from local dive shops.

NOTE:  To provide the fullest experience possible for each participant, DRC prefers to limit each day's adventure to no more than four people.  To reserve more than four people for our VIP program, please call 305.289.0002, M-F, 9 am to 4 pm eastern time or email exception.request@dolphins.org for assistance. Thank you.


Payment:

  • Full payment required at the time of booking in US Dollars and will appear on your statement as Dolphin Research Center
    ** CANCELLATION POLICY**
  • Reservations are non-refundable
  • Dolphin Research Center will charge an additional re-booking fee of $20.00 per participant should you request any changes to a reservation. You will NOT be charged if the change has been requested by Dolphin Research Center for any reason (such as hazardous weather). For reservation changes, please call 305 289-0002
  • In the event of bad weather, DRC will make every effort to complete the program on the day it is scheduled
  • If a program is canceled due to hazardous weather, rescheduling, refunds or rain checks will be arranged at that time

  • No Shows:
    • Full charge applies with no refunds

    Dolphin Research Center reserves the right to cancel or amend program content and price without notice

Our Mission - Through education, research and rescue, Dolphin Research Center promotes peaceful coexistence, cooperation and communication between marine mammals, humans and the environment we share with the well being of DRC's animals taking precedence.
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