Dolphin Discovery

This is way overpriced for what you get. The kids were in the pool for 20 minutes and that part was great, but $ 100 for 20 minutes is extreme. Then they charged to $ 40 to watch.
After I paid they told me no pictures! I could only buy from them??? Really???
Ok. I expected it to be expensive but $ 40 for a 4×6 print is absurd! The cruise charged $ 10 and I thought that was steep, but i’ve never paid $ 40 for a 4×6 print!
This is a rip off and I wish we had chosen a different tour option!

My son really wanted to swim w/​the dolphins and Discovery came highly recommended. We spent $$$$ for the dolphins for three and admittance to the park for one, which included the buffet lunch and drinks. The experience itself was fun and the animals are treated well and looked healthy from what I could see. The disappointing part is that they do not allow ANY pictures taken, other than by their photographer. They scurry you over to the monitors and push the pictures on you immediately after you come out of the water and of the dock. He started at $ 250 and was down to $ 80 in less than 5 min. I felt soaked (like jilted) and told the kids to take a mental pic. I’m not cheap, but hate feeling/​getting ripped off.

I had mixed feelings of swimming with Dolphins. When I was young I hung by the dolphin pool at Sea World hoping to get a chance to pet one daydreaming of being a dolphin trainer. I love to walk the beach and see Dolphins and have been intrigued by them. I’ve been on cruises and have seen the cement ponds with hordes of people swimming on them — a rather depressing site. I had wanted to do the dolphin experience in Roatan but they were booked for the day and we were cruise ship passengers. I knew Chankanaab had a nice facility where they are actually in the ocean with nets that keep them in. My husband drove me there and made me do it as I was on the fence. So glad that he did– it was my highlight of 7 days in Cozumel! I did the Dolphin Swim Adventure. It was $ 119. I loved when the dolphin would swim by and you could touch her. She played in my arms and that was so cool. She looked like she was smiling. The boogie board push was quite the experience as she put her nose on my foot and propelled me so fast I was airborne. I wasn’t so sure about grabbing her fins for the next ride as it seems a little mean but I rode on a dolphin and that was incredible. The guide said all the dolphins are born there. I loved this experience and I think Chankanaab is a great place if you want to interact with a dolphin. I could never go to one of those sad facilities with cement pools. We saw the sea lion show and it was cute. You can even get your picture with one. Pictures are expensive– $ 40 for one picture. It’s $ 20 to enter the park. Its great if you are coming to enjoy snorkeling or doing one of the dolphin tours– admission to the park is included in the dolphin. You can swim with a manatee too. The beach looked really nice and if I was a cruise ship passenger I think this would be a great place for a beach day.
One tip– book at your hotel or a tour group– you will save money on the dolphin experience and get a free lunch. I went direct and it was $ 119 and no lunch was included. We purchased lunch for our starving 19 year old.
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