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Get to know the marine mammals of Blue Lagoon Island at Dolphin Encounters. Choose from two programmes, each preceded by a 15-min orientation session. During the Close Encounter, pet, feed, hug and kiss your new-found friends while standing on a special platform in waist-deep water. The Swim-with-the-Dolphins programme includes a 30-min interactive swim, the amazing foot-push, the Flipper dance and other exciting behaviours. Also, meet the island?s newest inhabitants?six sea lions from the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Four departures daily from the Paradise Island Ferry Terminal.
OUR TOURS
DOLPHIN SWIM PROGRAM
Price: $185 per person
Departure Times: 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM
Duration of Program: 1-Hour including orientation
Total Length of Tour: 3-3 1/2 hours
Overview: In the Dolphin Swim Program, you receive the unique opportunity for playful, educational interaction with these wonderful animals in the beautiful turquoise waters of our natural ocean lagoon. Your program to swim with dolphins begins with a fun orientation, briefly covering the natural history of dolphins, animal training techniques, ocean conservation and Watchable Wildlife Guidelines. Once in your lifejacket, experience the joy of a dolphin kiss and fall in love with their gentleness as you hug a dolphin in your arms. Dance and sing with our stars then marvel at the dolphin's strength as you are propelled across the lagoon in the finale behavior --- the footpush!
DOLPHIN ENCOUNTER PROGRAM
Price: $98 per person (Includes round-trip transportation by large catamarans to Blue Lagoon Island.)
Departure Times: 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM
Duration of Program: 30-minutes including orientation
Total Length of Tour: 3-3 1/2 hours
Overview: In the Dolphin Encounter Program, each guest can expect a unique experience that brings you closer to an Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin than you ever dreamed possible! Not only will you see the bottlenose dolphin habitat, but you will learn important information about dolphins and the ocean too.Your program begins with a fun, interactive, orientation briefly covering the natural history of dolphins, animal training techniques, ocean conservation and Watchable Wildlife Guidelines. On the Dolphin Encounter float, you will stand on a waist-deep submerged platform and experience a heart-warming kiss, a hug, a dance and opportunities to rub down the dolphin.
SEA LION ENCOUNTER
Price: $80 per person (Includes round-trip transportation by large catamarans to Blue Lagoon Island.)
Departure Times: 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM
Duration of Program: 30-minutes including orientation
Total Length of Tour: 3-3 1/2 hours
Overview: For the first time in The Bahamas, Dolphin Encounters is pleased to offer a thrilling Encounter with California Sea Lions on magnificent Blue Lagoon Island. Based on our highly successful and award-winning dolphin interaction programs, our new educational and entertaining Sea Lion Encounter is your chance to experience sea lions live and close-up like never before in our pristine all-natural marine habitat. One of the few programs of this kind in the world, it will be a unique adventure you will never forget! After a 20-minute scenic boat ride through historic Nassau harbour on our high-speed, double-decker catamarans to private Blue Lagoon Island and a short orientation upon arrival, you will kiss, hug, feed and play with these affectionate and humorous marine mammals and see the sea lions habitat too. Your sea lion interaction will take place from specially designed, waist-deep water platforms immersed in our calm, private island lagoon with ten or less guests in your program.
PROGRAM OBSERVER
Price: $25 per person (Includes round-trip transportation by large catamarans to Blue Lagoon Island.)
Departure Times: 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM
Total Length of Tour: 3-3 1/2 hours
Overview: Enjoy viewing native Bahamian Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions in their all natural habitat - without getting wet! As a native or a tourist in the Bahamas you are sure to enjoy the 20-minute journey on our high-speed catamarans that allows you to view many of the main attractions in the Bahamas. See Nassau?s historic and scenic harbour as you cruise by Paradise Island and Nassau to beautiful Blue Lagoon Island, a private island and home of Dolphin Encounters and the stars of Universal?s Flipper movie. As an observer, your program includes the fun interactive orientation, briefly covering the natural history of dolphins, animal training techniques, ocean conservation and Watchable Wildlife Guidelines.
Dolphin Encounters - New Providence Activities
Type: Eco-Tours & Adventures
GENERAL RESTRICTIONSVouchers purchased from tour companies must be redeemed at the time of check-in to be valid.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than 24-hours prior to the reserved program. Groups may require a longer cancellation period depending on size.
No refunds will be issued for guests that do not meet the program requirements for age, physical fitness, maternity reasons or who violate company policies.
We go rain or shine! No refunds for bad weather unless Dolphin Encounters cancels the excursion.
Dolphin Encounters reserves the right, under certain circumstances, to omit specific behaviors or interactions from the program.
Alcoholic beverages are not allowed on the property.
We will provide full assistance for manual wheelchairs including providing wheelchair access into the water (with our waterproof chair) for the Dolphin Encounter program. For boating purposes, motorized powerchairs and non-collapsible wheelchairs are not allowed on our boats.
Dolphin Encounters reserves the right to refuse service to any guest under the influence of alcohol or any illegal drugs.
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