Ocean World Review - Swimming with the Dolphins in Puerto Plata

The Swim with the Dolphins program in Puerto Plata is for the person that is unafraid of deep water and can swim. Even if you are a poor swimmer you are aided in some sense because you do get a life vest on during your swim and the trainers are trained swimmers that can save you if you get into trouble. The life vest is only on to help you float while waiting for the dolphins in the water. You have a brief video training and debriefing before hand to help you understand all your behaviors with the dolphins and prepare you for your 30-minute water time. On most days, the dolphins will do one of the following behaviors, Dorsal Fin Ride, where you hold on to the fin and the dolphin pulls you for a ride. You really get to feel the power and speed of the dolphins. While floating in the water, the dolphin will jump over your head. You cannot help but sense the dolphin vibrations as they jettison out of the water. Then you have time to really appreciate the dolphins while petting, touching, and kissing them while in the water. Such interactions will make you an instant fan of Dolphins if you are not already one!

The Dolphin Encounter in Puerto Plata is for the young and the non-swimmer. You can say this dolphin experience is perfect for the whole family. Many young children, I would say for 8 years and younger are really nervous around the dolphins or any large animal for that matter. This could be said for the non-swimmer also. This fear of the deep water is eliminated in this program. The Dolphin Encounter is a perfect introduction to the dolphins, in calm, waist deep water. You or your child will have a blast playing, approximately for 30 minutes, touching, feeding, and kissing the dolphin. This way no one in your group will be left out.

Activities in Ocean World Dominican Republic - All Types of Dolphin Programs for Everyone's Taste

The Dolphin Trainer for the Day in Puerto Plata is a program for those who are looking for a career or want to change their career to the Marine Sciences. This program gives you a great slice of what a Marine Mammal trainer does during their day. For example, you will have hands on time figuring out the diet of the Dolphins – vitamins and nutritional instructions and making fish buckets for the animals. Then you and your personalized trainer will have a 30 minute Dolphin Encounter with the Dolphins to explain more about the Dolphins. You and your trainer will be involved in the Dolphin Show followed by a dolphin training session. To top it off, you get a trainer shirt, hat, and photos of you and your dolphin when you complete the program.

The Scuba Diving with the Dolphins in Puerto Plata is the most complete way to get into the Dolphin World. You need to do this under the water and really see how they behave and act. You can do this as a certified diver or get a one-day resort coarse to be able to participate in this program. You will be diving about 15 - 20 feet below the water and participate in amazing behaviors with the dolphins. My favorite behavior is when you hold onto the dolphins peck fins as they pull you under the water. You have the sense of a real connection and unity with these beautiful bottlenose dolphins.

If being with Dolphins is something you have always dreamed of, well Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic have many options for you. So do not get left out from this experience, make sure you make your reservations online early because the Winter, Spring and Summer months are extremely busy with tourist from all over the world and reservations in advance is a must. You will have a blast with the Dolphins in the Dominican Republic. When you experience this, I am sure you will say the same.