| If you want to swim with bottlenose and spotted | | | | There are several facilities in Florida that offer the |
| dolphins, both trained and wild, the Florida coast is an | | | | opportunity to swim with dolphins, both trained and wild. |
| ideal destination. Bottlenose and spotted dolphins are | | | | One such facility is Dolphins Plus, a dolphin research |
| the most gentle and intelligent mammals next to | | | | and education facility located south of Miami in Key |
| humans and even more when you meet them. You'll | | | | Largo. Dolphins Plus houses 14 Atlantic bottlenose |
| be able to swim with dolphins when you visit them in | | | | dolphins. |
| the Florida, Key Largo, Key West area, and Miami, Fort | | | | In the Florida Keys, there are three legally registered |
| Lauderdale area. | | | | facilities that offer you the opportunity to swim and |
| You can choose from shallow-water swimming | | | | interact with dolphins - Theatre of the Sea, Dolphin |
| experiences with trained dolphins and deep-water | | | | Plus, and Dolphin Research Center. |
| encounters with wild dolphins. In shallow water enclave, | | | | There are structured and non-structured swims with |
| you can spend time working with a trainer from a | | | | the dolphins programs. In the structured program one |
| platform, as the dolphins perform tricks on command. | | | | can have an up front and personal dolphin experience. |
| You can also swim with the dolphins, as they will do | | | | You can swim, dance, kiss, and enjoy a dorsal tow |
| toe pushes and body rubs. You can enjoy dorsal fin | | | | with the dolphins. In this swim, contact is guaranteed |
| rides and snorkel with them. | | | | with the dolphins. |
| Once the trained dolphin swim in captivity gives you an | | | | Pregnant women are not allowed in the water. |
| understanding how the dolphins behave in a controlled | | | | The non-structured swim is only meant for snorkelers |
| environment, you can go for wild dolphin encounter. | | | | who are comfortable in deep water. Since the dolphins |
| You will need to go out in the sea in a boat with an | | | | in these sessions are not trained, contact cannot be |
| experienced guide and boat captain, to find pods of | | | | guaranteed. The dolphins set the pace, and contact is |
| wild bottlenose dolphins. | | | | up to them. |