If you want to have an extraordinary and unforgettable experience in life during your vacation, then Florida would be the right choice. Don't miss the three great spots in the state where you will swim in the sea water not alone but along with magnificent dolphins. The experience you gain is ultimately unique since you will be touching and swimming along with dolphins very closely.
Florida is the sunshine state of America, where each visitor has great things to do and have fun and enjoy. You have historical places, museums, theme parks, Disney land, and lots of beaches. With beautiful sunshine and great waters everywhere it is the right destination to have thrilling expedition with dolphins. Dolphin is the friendliest aquatic mammal which entertains the visitor from all parts of the world. You have lots of dolphin swim facilities and dolphin encounters around the state but the following three places are the ideal stop for dolphin swim.
Orlando
Discovery Cove is the most popular swimming destination and theme park in Greater Orlando. They have three different packages to suit the tourist of any age and certainly you will enjoy unique experience of swimming along with dolphins. Since this place is fully crowded in all seasons you have to book the tickets two months in advance to avoid disappointment. Discovery Cove entertains only 1,000 visitors per day so that each one of them has time to have good experience with dolphins. Now you can reserve the tickets through online reservations so that you can enjoy hassle free experience at Discovery Cove.
The package at Discovery Cove starts for $199 minimum which includes light breakfast, lunch and snacks and beverages plus snorkel gears, towels and lockers. Your child should be at least 6 years and above to swim with dolphins. Only adults of age 15 and above are allowed to swim with dolphins without supervision. You will be in water for half an hour and a separate training session for 10 minutes in which the expert trainer will be briefing with you about safety issues. Ultimately you will be taken to the deep water for one to one swim with dolphins for few minutes.
Apart from swimming with dolphins, you can watch and interact with exotic species of birds and thousands of tropical fishes.
Miami
You have plenty of dolphin swim locations in Miami, South Florida. At Miami Seaquarium have thrilling experience with dolphins for 30 minutes at the Dolphin Odyssey. To begin with you will have a friendly chat session with an expert where they will teach you how to touch, hug and interact with dolphins. The moments you experience at the Dolphin Encounter becomes memorable in life time where you can see and touch the magnificent mammals. Children of 5 years and above are allowed to touch dolphin. The third program at Miami Seaquarium is 'Trainer of the Day' where you can stay with an expert for full day to learn more information about dolphins.
Florida Keys
At Dolphin Plus, each visitor are allowed to touch, play and interact with dolphins and the structured dolphin swim programs accepts your child if he has completed 7 years and should know swimming. For those who have good experience in swimming there is natural swim program where you can closely observe the dolphins wearing snorkeling gear and swim suit.
Theater of the Sea is yet another popular destination in Islamorada, Florida where you can interact with dolphins for 20 minutes. For participants of non-swimmers they have separate programs outside water. In case you want more thrills take part in swimming with Rays and sea lions at this point. The ideal destination point to swim along with dolphins is the Key Largo area of Florida. For those who love water sports and deep water adventures Key Largo is the perfect choice with lot of opportunities.
In case you are planning to swim along with bottlenose dolphins in any part of the state it is necessary to plan and make reservations in advance since the places will be flocked by tourists on all seasons.
2011 Moira G Gallaga©
Florida is the sunshine state of America, where each visitor has great things to do and have fun and enjoy. You have historical places, museums, theme parks, Disney land, and lots of beaches. With beautiful sunshine and great waters everywhere it is the right destination to have thrilling expedition with dolphins. Dolphin is the friendliest aquatic mammal which entertains the visitor from all parts of the world. You have lots of dolphin swim facilities and dolphin encounters around the state but the following three places are the ideal stop for dolphin swim.
Orlando
Discovery Cove is the most popular swimming destination and theme park in Greater Orlando. They have three different packages to suit the tourist of any age and certainly you will enjoy unique experience of swimming along with dolphins. Since this place is fully crowded in all seasons you have to book the tickets two months in advance to avoid disappointment. Discovery Cove entertains only 1,000 visitors per day so that each one of them has time to have good experience with dolphins. Now you can reserve the tickets through online reservations so that you can enjoy hassle free experience at Discovery Cove.
The package at Discovery Cove starts for $199 minimum which includes light breakfast, lunch and snacks and beverages plus snorkel gears, towels and lockers. Your child should be at least 6 years and above to swim with dolphins. Only adults of age 15 and above are allowed to swim with dolphins without supervision. You will be in water for half an hour and a separate training session for 10 minutes in which the expert trainer will be briefing with you about safety issues. Ultimately you will be taken to the deep water for one to one swim with dolphins for few minutes.
Apart from swimming with dolphins, you can watch and interact with exotic species of birds and thousands of tropical fishes.
Miami
You have plenty of dolphin swim locations in Miami, South Florida. At Miami Seaquarium have thrilling experience with dolphins for 30 minutes at the Dolphin Odyssey. To begin with you will have a friendly chat session with an expert where they will teach you how to touch, hug and interact with dolphins. The moments you experience at the Dolphin Encounter becomes memorable in life time where you can see and touch the magnificent mammals. Children of 5 years and above are allowed to touch dolphin. The third program at Miami Seaquarium is 'Trainer of the Day' where you can stay with an expert for full day to learn more information about dolphins.
Florida Keys
At Dolphin Plus, each visitor are allowed to touch, play and interact with dolphins and the structured dolphin swim programs accepts your child if he has completed 7 years and should know swimming. For those who have good experience in swimming there is natural swim program where you can closely observe the dolphins wearing snorkeling gear and swim suit.
Theater of the Sea is yet another popular destination in Islamorada, Florida where you can interact with dolphins for 20 minutes. For participants of non-swimmers they have separate programs outside water. In case you want more thrills take part in swimming with Rays and sea lions at this point. The ideal destination point to swim along with dolphins is the Key Largo area of Florida. For those who love water sports and deep water adventures Key Largo is the perfect choice with lot of opportunities.
In case you are planning to swim along with bottlenose dolphins in any part of the state it is necessary to plan and make reservations in advance since the places will be flocked by tourists on all seasons.
2011 Moira G Gallaga©
Recently resigned civil servant from the Philippine Foreign Service. Specializes in Protocol and served 3 Philippine Presidents as Presidential Protocol Officer. Assigned along with her diplomat husband and son in Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. for 6 and a half years.
Article Source: Moira_G_Gallaga
Yes, that is what makes Florida so special. Its one of the few states, maybe Hawaii is the other one, where there so many choices to do this activity. My favorites are the swim with the dolphins Miami and the swim with dolphin Key Largo program. Nice Blog!
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