| If you had to guess what is the number one attraction | | | | the snorkeling experience. Instead of watching a film or |
| in Orlando you would probably say Disney World or | | | | movie about tropical fish, you can put on a snorkel and |
| Universal Studios, but you would be wrong. According | | | | fins and swim over a tropical reef, past shipwrecks |
| to a respected source of travel information, the | | | | and grottos and view all sorts of tropical fish as well |
| attraction with the most appeal is Discovery Cove, an | | | | as sharks and barracudas. You don't have to worry |
| ocean theme park that will let you get up close to | | | | about the sharks and the barracudas, they are kept |
| dolphins, tropical birds and other exotic creatures. | | | | safely away from you in a glass enclosed area of the |
| Discovery Cove offers a variety of activities including | | | | lagoon. |
| snorkeling on a coral reef and getting safely up close | | | | You swim with a dolphin and then snorkel up close to |
| to sharks and barracudas, but the standout attraction | | | | sharks. Is there anything else that can top this? Well, at |
| at this park is the chance that it offers you to wade or | | | | Discovery Cove you can also go for a trip up a |
| swim with bottleneck dolphins. | | | | tropical river and experience what it is like to visit a |
| The park, which is located right next to the more | | | | tropical rainforest. The rainforest at Discovery Cove |
| famous Sea World, features 30 bottleneck dolphins | | | | has waterfalls, a freshwater lagoon and underground |
| and you don't just look at them through a plexi-glass | | | | caves, and 250 tropical birds. The birds are quite tame |
| wall, you can hug, kiss and swim with them one-to-one | | | | and will even eat out of your hand. |
| in a special dolphin swim. | | | | If all that is not enough, you can get your snorkel and |
| Here is how it works. First you watch a video which | | | | fins on again and go into the ray lagoon and get up |
| explains what you need to know about dolphins and | | | | close to the very gentle cow nose rays. |
| how to communicate with them through hand signals. | | | | Visitors to the popular website Trip Advisor voted |
| You learn how to give them positive reinforcement | | | | Discovery Cove as the most popular attraction in |
| and you get acquainted with safety procedures too. | | | | Orlando, and as can be expected it is not so easy to |
| After the orientation video, you get a chance to get | | | | visit the park. You definitely have to reserve in |
| wet and meet the dolphins "in person." Groups of 6-8 | | | | advance and be prepared to pay a rather substantial |
| people wade into a lagoon where they play with a | | | | price. An admission with a dolphin experience costs |
| dolphin for thirty minutes. You can pet them, stroke | | | | $289 and admission without a close-up with the |
| them and get to know them, but the highlight of the | | | | dolphins costs $189. But, if you want the ocean |
| encounter is when you go on a one-on-one swim with | | | | adventure of a lifetime, then don't let these obstacles |
| a dolphin through the lagoon. | | | | get in your way and go find out why this is the most |
| The second biggest attraction at Discovery Cove is | | | | popular attraction in the Orlando area. |