Sea Life Park Hawaii Dolphin Experiences & Day Pass
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4.66
Fun - but Dolphins sale may be misleading
Reviewed by: Bryce, 2013/07/03This was advertised as a Adventure Package and looked like it was offering the Dolphin swim but we only got the Dolphin encounter - which was still fun but isn't 'swimming' with dolphins. I'm contacting Veltra about it now (whether it's misleading advertising or poor scheduling on their part) but may update this later. The activity definitely deserves 4 stars as it was all really fun - ray encounter is cool as you swim with fishes too but you don't do much with the rays other than touch the side of their 'wing'. Sea Lion encounter is way awesome though as you get to hold, hug and play with them a bit.
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| Activity Date: | 2013/06/30 |
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Best time of my life!
Reviewed by: R Garcia, 2013/07/01It has always been a dream of mine to swim and interact with dolphins, and this exceeded my expectations! I was absolutely in heaven during my entire time in the water with them. I got a "dolphin duo" dorsal fin ride and foot push, kisses, and plenty of hands on time. I then got to do hugs and kisses, feeding, and lots of hands on time with the sea lions. This was the highlight of my visit to Hawaii and I would LOVE to do it over and over again!
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2013/06/25 |
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Swim with dolphin programs and all day fun combo
Reviewed by: Sergio Delgadillo, 2013/06/30I did the the royal swim with my 15 year old daughter. It was awesome! Lots of fun!! I'm dying to go back and do it again.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2013/06/24 |
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Swim with dolphin programs & all day fun combo
Reviewed by: Sergio Delgadillo, 2013/06/30This was amazing!!! I have 4 daughters, a15 year old, 9, year old, 2 year old, and a 6 month old. Alan (customer service) did an awesome job in figuring out the schedules for all of us to enjoy this trip without having to get my 6 month old in the waters. We all had a great time, my kids loved all the activities that where do done. My kids can't wait to do it again!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2013/06/24 |
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Very fun
Reviewed by: Phil, 2013/06/27This was one of our highlights in Hawaii and our teenagers loved it. The royal package is pricey, but will create life long memories if you can do it. We did feel bad for lesser dolphin programs, as that group of 30 or so were on the other side of the pool doing their program while watching our group of 8 having the time of our lives having a much more interactive time with dolphins. The sea lion and ray encounter were fun as well. It felt like we were animal trainers for a day. You must purchase any photos they take, but the photos turned out great and will be life long keepsakes.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2013/06/15 |
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dolphin encounter
Reviewed by: Molly S, 2013/06/11It was fun enteracting with the whalphine- was not actual dolphin but a mix between a whale and dolphin. pics were pricy and not very good.
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Dolphin Encounter
Reviewed by: Molly S, 2013/05/16Very cool experience. The dolphin handler was very friendly and informative.
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| Activity Date: | 2013/05/14 |
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With with Dolphin Royal Swim
Reviewed by: Stacy, 2013/04/12Highly recemmend this activity!! Worth every penny. I went with my husband and twin 10 year old daughters. It was an experience like no other. If you have the money, don't miss out. You won't regret it!!
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| Activity Date: | 2013/03/25 |
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Awesome experience
Reviewed by: Daniel Gattiker, 2013/01/13Had a beautiful time with these animals. Tremendeous learning how they behave and how human beings should treat them.
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Disappointed with some aspects
Reviewed by: Michael Sharp, 2013/01/13I booked the Dolphin Adventure on-line prior to leaving Australia. We were notified by email that our activity was scheduled to commence at 2.30pm and that our transportation pick-up would be at 8.50am. However, a few days prior to the activity we were informed that out pick-up time was to be changed to 11.50am. This 3 hour change in pick-up severely reduced the time we had available to undertake our activity as well as see the many attractions at Sea Life Park such as the shark tank and sea lion show / feeding. After paying almost $800 (activity, photos, meals) we were very disappointed and felt as though we didn't receive full value for our money. The photos are very expensive - $40 for 3 large prints - I would also have liked to purchase the digital negatives of the photos that were taken so that we could have copies to give to grandparents. My family had a good day but it could truly have been an "unforgetable" day had things been a little different.
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It was an exhilerating experience
Reviewed by: Blythe Luetkehoelter, 2013/01/11It was a wonderful day for my family and myself, visiting with and playing with the Sealions, Rays and Dolphins. A day we will never forget!
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Fun Attraction for All!
Reviewed by: Lisa W., 2013/01/06My husband and I booked a tour to the Sea Life park and we had a great time! There was plenty for us to do there with just the general admission but they also have options where you can swim with dolphins or sea lions.
We spent the day watching the shows and checking out the different animals. We even got to feed the sea turtles and pet a 3 week old sea turtle which was really fun. There's great views of the ocean from the park, and there's a beach within walking distance if you have time to check it out too. We didn't have time to go to that beach but it looked nice and a lot less crowded than Waikiki.
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Sea Life Adventure
Reviewed by: Linda, 2013/01/03WOW!!!! Had a blast ~ I was the participant & hubby the photographer!! The staff were fabulous, so friendly & informative ~ so lucky to work with these amazing animals! The rays experience was a bit disappointing, the tank is pretty small ~ good thing there were only 3 humans & the staff in the tank plus there's not a whole lot you can 'do' with rays!! I did 3 activities, dolphins, sea loin & rays. I think here should be a price break on the photos & DVD when you do multiple encounters. Overall it was great fun & I would do it again!!
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Awesome!
Reviewed by: cindywriley, 2013/01/02My daughter got to swim with the world's only wolphin, a mix between a whale and a dolphin.. She had such a great time she's still talking about it a month later! We also really enjoyed the dolphin shows and the penguin exhibit.. Lunch was also yummy.. We would definitely do this activity again, fun for all ages!
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sealife park
Reviewed by: north, 2012/12/14Was ok...
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Dolphin Adventure
Reviewed by: Wanona Johnson, 2012/10/20The experiece was awesomwe. The only thing I would have liked is a smaller crowd and age seperation. In our group ages raged from 4 years to 60 years. My graddaughter could not see what was going on because she was so small and adults were i front of her. Overall a great experience.
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Nice locartion
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/10/14Alot samller than what I thought it would be. Pretty expensive for the short duration you get with the dolphins. The pictures and video are verypricey. Irf you are the type of person that only wants to go here to show off to your friends and family back home that you "swam" with a dolphin, and pay hundreds of dolars for it, then this place is for you. The dolphin and sea lion show are ok. Nothing like Sea World. If you really want to interact with dolphins in their natural habitat, I suggest you take either the snorkeling or scuba tour to see the dolphins. I believe it would be a lot cheaper.
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Hello Sea Life
Reviewed by: sigridrose, 2012/08/24Our family of three had a wonderful time at Sea Life. We enjoyed the attractions that we had ALREADY booked. Advanced booking is advised. This adventure is for pictures (that they take) and being able to touch the animals. One can have an other person with them to take family pictures and not participate. The swim with the sharks are for children that are not afraid of having a 75 pound helmet on their heads and going under the water with air in the helmet. The sharks are small and safe. The manta ray was more exciting in this tank. The dolphin experience of "kissing", "holding", and touching them was fun. although very short. The seal picture taking was also fun to be able to touch and hold the seal. The part where we interacted with the manta ray was extraordinary because the thought of being with this animal is educational. All in all -- a good experience that was worth all of the money we spent. The pictures were sold at a high price and when we tried to get a bargain to purchase
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Great
Reviewed by: Linda, 2012/07/31My husband and I took our 16 year old daughter for the Royal Dolphin swim at Sea Life Park and it was just amazing!! She absolutely loved it and I would highly recommend it. She still raves to all her friends back here in Australia how awesome it was. A real treat was having the Wolphin and the Dolphin as part of her ride which was great and the photos that were taken will be treasured. thankyou.
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awsome
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/07/17it was great
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Fun Experience!
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/06/21Lots of fun swimming with the Dolphin and Wholphin! Sorry to see the Sea Lion 'Puna' in such sad shape though...
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Sea Life Park Hawaii - Dolphin Prog
Reviewed by: Debbie, 2012/05/25My husband and I took our two grand-daughters aged eight and eleven to Sea Life.
We purchased tickets for a Sting-Ray encounter and a Dolphin encounter.
We were picked up from a local hotel around 11.30am. I felt this was a late pick up as the Park opens at 10 and we had to travel for nearly an hour. We arrived in time for the dolphin show which was fantastic. We then had to rush off to get ready for the Sting ray encounter. The girls were given detailed instructions and off they went with another couple and the instructor. They got to snokel around for about a half an hour with four sting-ray and many coloured fish. This was great value at $21.
The girls were hungry so off to get some lunch from the snack shack. Yum.
Having checked out the Sealions and penguins it was time to get ready for the dolphin encounter. We waited for some late comers and by then we were 20 minutes late in starting this. My grand-daughters enjoyed this as well.
When this was finished we only had a few mi
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Great!
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/01/08This was awesome! Love every moment of it!
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Good
Reviewed by: Erin, 2012/01/02This was a unique and fun experience, I did this to try and get over my fear of rays, and not sure if it worked but I did have a good time. Bit disappointed that they don't do photos for this activity as it would have been nice to have as a keepsake but taking into account everything I am glad I chose this one.
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Another day in paradisse.
Reviewed by: Mille Sass, 2011/11/28This was my second time in Sea Life Park, and it was amazing like my first one. This time I only swim with the dolphins, and it was the Royal Swim. I can only give my best recommendations for this trip. Just do it :-)
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dolphin encounter
Reviewed by: Hillary kostka, 2011/10/20This was a chance of a lifetime for me and my daughter. The staff experience and hospitality was some of the best on Oahu. Spoke english, Japeneese, and Hawaiian. Very informative. The only thing was that the price was pretty steep for the park as a whole if you didn't have any encounter activities planned. Would love to do it again.
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Better than expected
Reviewed by: Lars D, 2011/10/07The staff was very professional and everybodys individual needs were catered to. Everybody got the opportunity to pet the dolphins and ride on its belly. The dolphins did exactly as they were told (sometimes they had to be told two times).
This is a once in a lifetime experience and being so close to a big (because they were very big, bigger than I expected) mammal and seeing how gentle they can be, was fantastic.
There were also shows with dolphins, sea lions, turtles and penguins.
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Sea Life Park/Dolphin Swim
Reviewed by: CRJ, 2011/07/14Great program. Daughter and I really enjoyed interacting and swimming with the dolphins. The trainers are very knowledgeable. The various shows at the park were also great. Family really enjoyed the afternoon. Good use of a afternoon on Oahu. The only downside is the price - - - it is a little expensive.
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Dreamt of this my whole life
Reviewed by: Maj Juul, 2011/07/13Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamt of swimming with dolphins. The dream came true combined with a sea lion and ray encounter. The fascinating and fun dolphin and wholphin, the cheeky sea lions and the mysterious rays are absolutely worth a visit whether you are a family, an individual, a couple, grown up or child... Just do it.
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Dolphin Encounter
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2011/06/20My kids and grandkids loved the experience. They all said it was one of the best things they did while in Oahu. The 5 childrens' ages were 12, 10, 9, 6, & 5 and 4 adults. The photos and video were wonderful! The extra value of the free video with a copy of your web page ad was great. My family will be talking about it for years! Mahalo!
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