Swim With Dolphins At Orlando s Discovery Cove

O rlando is the place to          reinforcement to communicate with  take your family if you         your dolphin and various safety    want to provide them with       guidelines.                        adventures and thrills that can't                                        be experienced anywhere else. In      The orientation is followed by a   Orlando, adventures and thrills       wade in the park's Dolphin         are more than just roller             Lagoon. Groups of 6-8 people wade  coasters and fast rides. You can      and go up close to the Dolphins.   take your kids for a swim with        According to the park's website,   dolphins, a trip up a tropical        "You will meet and play with a     river, a swim in a lagoon with        dolphin for 30 minutes, getting    rays or snorkeling at a coral         to know each other through hugs,   reef, and do it all at one park,      kisses, rubdowns and, ultimately,  Discovery Cove.                       a one-on-one swim together                                               through the lagoon."               Discovery Cove is an attraction                                          that is adjacent to the famous        Wow, swimming one-on-one with a    Sea World park. It offers you a       dolphin! It is hard to top that    chance to talk, touch, play and       but the park offers still more     swim with gentle and exquisite        adventures. Have you ever been     bottlenose dolphins. The park is      fascinated by the scenes of        home to 30 of these marine            colorful fish swimming in a coral  mammals.                              reef?                                                                                                       The Dolphin Swim begins with an       Well, you can get closer to the    interactive orientation which         reefs than a TV documentary with   includes a brief video                a trip to Discovery Cove’s unique  presentation on dolphin               coral reef. Here, you can snorkel  characteristics, how to use hand      through the expansive colorful     signals and positive                  reefs, shipwreck remains and       enchanting grottos. You can spend     rays. These are gentle creatures   as much time as you like and          that grow up to four feet in       watch many species of exotic          diameter.                          fish. You can even get a glimpse                                         of a shark or barracuda, without      As you might expect, this          any danger, as the sharks and         attraction is heavily in demand    barracudas swim in glass enclosed     and admission is on a reservation  areas.                                only basis. The park offers a day                                        package, and in the summer         Another feature of Discovery Cove     months, an evening package as      is a chance to make a leisurely       well. At the present time the      trip along a tropical river. The      price for admission with the       trip takes you through a              dolphin experience is $289 and a   rainforest environment complete       non dolphin admission is $189.     with waterfalls, underwater caves     Visit their website                and a freshwater lagoon. On the       www.discoverycove.com for          way you can also take in the          complete details and schedules,    sights of an interactive aviary,      as well as for making your         which is filled with more than        reservation.                       250 tropical birds. These                                                colorful birds are tame and will      So if you love aquatic             come up and eat from your hand.       adventures, then pack up your                                            fins and snorkels and get ready    If you want another snorkeling        to meet the dolphins at Discovery  experience you can go to the Ray      Cove.                              Lagoon and swim among cow-nosed        About the Author: Mark Whichard writes frequently about Orlando Tourism. He and his wife Susan run http://www.disneyhomerentals.com and provide condo, vacation home and villa rentals for visitors to Orlando, Disney World and other attractions of South Florida. Published At: www.Isnare.com