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