Dolphin Swim | Dolphin Academy

$194 p.p.
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2883 Reviews

Always wanted to swim with dolphins in Curacao? This is a great opportunity to touch, interact, swim, and enjoy your time with these lovable marine mammals.

What can you expect?

Swimming with dolphins in Curaçao is truly a magical experience.  As you swim in the natural lagoon, the Dolphins will allow you to gently pet and interact with them. You will give them different hand signals and see how they will react. A great opportunity to touch, interact, swim, and enjoy your time with these lovable marine mammals.

Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!

General information

Days
Days Every Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday
Duration
Duration 1.5 hours ( 30 minutes in the water )
Start-Time
Start Time 8:30, 11:00, 14:00
Age-Required
Min.Age Required No

What’s Included:

  • Experienced trainers
  • Swim with dolphins
  • Extensive knowledge about dolphins
  • Entrance to the Sea Aquarium
  • Free Wifi
  • Lockers

Meeting & Pick up:

  • This tour does not offer pick up service
  • Start time: 8:30, 11:00, 14:00
  • The duration of this activity is 1.5 hours, with a total of 30 minutes in the water

What to bring:

  • Towel
  • Dry clothing
  • Sunscreen
  • Bathing suit

Know before you go:

  • Entrance to the Sea Aquarium is included for participants
  • Children below a height of 1.30 m (4.27 ft) must be accompanied by a paying adult
  • For each child under 1.30 m (4.27 ft), there must be one paying adult present
  • Please arrive fifteen minutes before the program begins
  • Swim fins are mandatory and provided by Dolphin Academy
  • This experience is not accessible for pregnant women
  • All observers, including parents/guardians signing waivers for minors, are required to pay the entrance fee at Curacao Sea Aquarium
  • After your swim, you can visit the gift store to purchase your pictures or a nice souvenir
  • Family and friends are more than welcome to take photographs from our observer areas. However, participants may not bring a camera into the water
  • There is a limit of max of 6 people, per 2 dolphins
     

Additional information:

  • Dolphin Academy is one of the only facilities in the world that works with trained dolphins in the open sea.
  • The dolphins reside on the premises of the Curaçao Sea Aquarium in four primary lagoons interconnected by secondary basins and canals. The lagoons are in contact with the ocean, allowing a constant flow of fresh seawater and numerous fish and invertebrate species.

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

  • A cancellation up to 24 hours prior to departure of the tour entitles the guest to a 100% refund.
  • Less than 24 hours prior to departure, the guest receives no refund unless due to illness accompanied by a valid doctor's statement.
  • In case of illness, only the person who is ill will receive a 100% refund. Other participants within the same booking that cancel the tour will not receive a refund unless otherwise decided by the supplier depending on the circumstances.
  • No-shows, or if you miss the tour because you are too late, and cancellations made less than 24 hours before the scheduled activity will be charged the full price.
  • In case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances the tour will be rescheduled, if rescheduling is not possible or the new time is inconvenient for you, a full refund will be issued.

Learn more about cancellations.

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Reviews

Companion02513159316
January 2025

Dolphins were fantastic but ethical concerns linger

We did the snorkelling with dolphins package and had an amazing time in the water with 2 dolphins. The training is impressive and the animals seemed to be happy to tolerate us swimming around with them. The niggling feeling afterwards though was that we were processed through the aquarium as a cash generating commodity. I'm saddened there was no educational element to the experience - we were not informed as to the ages of the dolphins, their names, how they came to be there, their relationship with each other or the trainer. Are they rehomed and trained here, or are they bred on site to become performing animals? Some education around dolphins themselves as a species would have been very welcome too - anatomy, physiology, lifecycles etc. Doesn't need to be advanced biology, but I would have liked my children to have left with a better knowledge of dolphins, rather than having to ask me about them afterwards. Similarly, there was little to explain what the aquarium does to help the local marine flora and fauna. Maybe they don't do anything, which will make me feel even more uncomfortable about the visit, but in this day and age where the social license and acceptability of zoo's and animal exhibitors is under question, they should have been shouting more about the good they are doing. Instead, there seemed to be more interest in accosting us with an army of computer operators after the experience to encourage us to buy photos and squeeze the last few dollars from us. Overall, an experience of mixed feelings.
Jenniferannk1981
December 2024

Very disappointed. Not child friendly

Would not let us accompany our son to the experience, he was afraid to go alone to the waiting spot. They refused to let us take him there
Resort727882
December 2024

Awesome experience

The entire experience was amazing for our family of 9! The trainers were fun and entertaining. We had so much interaction with the dolphins! A highlight of our trip. Definitely worth doing!
SandyvanT
December 2024

Amazing Dolphin Swim Experience!

I had the most incredible experience swimming with dolphins yesterday! The way the staff treated the dolphins was truly heartwarming. It was evident that the dolphins were genuinely content and well-cared for. The dolphins were in a beautiful lagoon with seawater, rather than a pool. This natural setting made the experience even more special and authentic. Overall, I absolutely loved my dolphin swim. It was an unforgettable experience that I would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you for such an amazing experience!
TravellingFriend
November 2024

Incredible Experience

My husband and I had an amazing experience snorkeling with the dolphins here! We were able to spend 30 minutes with them which was an incredible amount of time to feel like we really were able to interact closely with them. The trainer was amazing and made sure that all of us in the water got our share of dolphin time. She also had them perform some tricks for us while we were in the water that were just spectacular. I will never forget this very special day interacting with these extraordinary creatures.