Dolphin Encounter

Price: $199 - includes all-day admission.  (Price does not include On-line Reservation Fee).  

Gift Certificates:  For details visit: http://www.dolphins.org/giftcertificates

Ages: 5 Yrs and Up. A paying participating adult (18+Yrs) must accompany a child 5-7 Yrs

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: Please plan to be at DRC for up to 2.5 hours from your check-in time.
Your actual program will take place within that time span.
Enjoy watching the dolphins, a theater presentation, our Sprayground, or a snack at the food cart until your program begins.
Your in-water experience will last 20-25 minutes.

Our most popular dolphin program! Includes a dorsal pull.

Individuals and families/groups up to 10 people can reserve online for Dolphin Encounter. For groups larger than 10, please call 305.289.0002, M-F, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time or email exception.request@dolphins.org for assistance. Thank you.

DESCRIPTION:

• Experience a unique thrill of a lifetime when you get an up-close look at the beauty and intelligence of our dolphins in this deep and shallow in-water experience. A memory that will last forever!
• Meet your new dolphin friend and see their personality shine through during a series of individual yet structured interactions including a dolphin kiss and handshake
• Leave the platform and join a dolphin for a dorsal pull
• Guided by your trainer, ask your dolphin for an interactive behavior through a hand signal
• No two Dolphin Encounters are alike. Each dolphin is unique in personality and enjoys to play in different ways
• Smile! A photographer will capture the big moments of you and your dolphin friend's experience, available for purchase. Please note: If you book within 24 hours of your program, you may not be guaranteed a photographer.

   

Individuals and families/groups up to 10 people can reserve online for Dolphin Encounter. For groups larger than 10, please call 305.289.0002, M-F, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time or email exception.request@dolphins.org for assistance. Thank you.

Private Encounters at your own dock are available at additional cost starting at $850 for 1-3 people. Call 305 289-0002 for more details

Program Observers: Anyone coming to observe family and friends in a program must pay General Admission

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 by Dolphin Research Center 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