Can you play with dolphins in Florida?

Get ready to become one of the pod at the best place to swim with dolphins, Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida! Once you arrive, you'll receive a time for your interaction with our dolphins leaving the rest of your visit to simply enjoy your day in paradise.



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Dolphin Encounter: $145 + tax (includes admission) The Dolphin Encounter program is designed for all ages, and to learn by having fun! Meet these fantastic animals as you interact with them in shallow waters. The interaction is performed on an underwater platform, so you don't have to worry if you're not a swimmer.

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Splash with the bottlenose dolphins at Dolphin Nursery. You'll get to touch and feed these playful guys while a photographer snaps away so you don't miss a moment.

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Family fun awaits!
  • Dolphin Research Center.
  • Theater of the Sea.
  • Gulf World Marine Park.
  • Miami Seaquarium.
  • Marineland Dolphin Adventure.
  • Discovery Cove.
  • SeaWorld Orlando.
  • EPCOT, Walt Disney World Resort.


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Pushing people into deeper water, head-jerking, and biting causing broken bones, skin abrasions, and other injuries have all been reported with direct contact interactions with dolphins. Injuries–many inflicted by captive-bred dolphins–occur more commonly in interactive programs than is reported or widely known.

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18 Best places to swim with dolphins
  • Aliwal Shoals, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  • Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
  • Bimini, The Bahamas.
  • Bunbury, Western Australia.
  • Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil.
  • Galapagos Islands.
  • Kaikoura, New Zealand.
  • Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt.


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18 Best places to swim with dolphins
  • Port Phillip, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
  • Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
  • Rockingham, Western Australia.
  • Sea of Cortez.
  • Socorro Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
  • Tamarin Bay, Mauritius.
  • The Azores, Portugal.


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