Msmojo66 Posted February 20, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 20, 2016 We are heading to Mexico in October and looking at taking some things off of our bucket list. Has anyone ever done the swim with dolphins in Mexico??? Looking at the place in Cabo San Lucas as well as PV. Anyone with 1st hand experience, advice greatly appreciated!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted February 21, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Watched it done in several places and Mexico routine seems similar as many others. If the ethics don't bother you, a fun experience. They offered shorter touch, fully interactive with swimming/pulling. What really turned me off to this was the whole thing revolved around the pictures, theirs of which you had to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted February 21, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2016 It's a nice experience but agree with Shipmaster about the pressure on the photos and for those who don't like the ethics about this it might not be something they would want to do. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted February 21, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2016 About this eco (and animal) friendly tour in Puerto Vallarta: http://www.wildlifeconnection.com/dolphins-tour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTdreaming Posted February 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2016 About this eco (and animal) friendly tour in Puerto Vallarta: http://www.wildlifeconnection.com/dolphins-tour/ thanks for that link.. that looks great.. they don't have an online contact, but I could call. Just wondering if this works with cruise stop timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted February 22, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 22, 2016 thanks for that link.. that looks great.. they don't have an online contact, but I could call. Just wondering if this works with cruise stop timing. This is mentioned on their website for cruise passengers: CRUISE SHIPS: We arrange special later departures for cruise passengers. It will depend on the Cruise Line’s arrival time to port. Please contact us to check the itinerary that will apply for you. ** PICKUP AT CRUISE SHIP, we can offer you a private Van with City Tour included after Dolphin Tour, if interested ask us for costs and details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crAZytwinmomma Posted March 3, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2016 We did the signature swim in Puerto Vallarta when my twins were in kindergarten. My mil joined us. Everyone had fun. Just expect to pay the $100 for the pictures and that it is all very managed- not exactly free spirited. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divingbabe Posted July 10, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 10, 2016 We did the signature swim in Puerto Vallarta when my twins were in kindergarten. My mil joined us. Everyone had fun. Just expect to pay the $100 for the pictures and that it is all very managed- not exactly free spirited. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Did you book this one through the cruise? Or on your own? We are taking our 4 yr old grandson there in November , want to swim with dolphins Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crAZytwinmomma Posted July 10, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) So our experience was about 6 years ago. We booked the signature swim and a sea lion experience directly and thought it was set figuring if they bumped us for cruise passengers we'd know before sailing and then could just book through ship. Well as we were leaving port (and losing cell/email service) we got a notification we were rescheduled. The new time of course would mean we'd miss the ship. Under a lot of stress we did manage to keep the dolphin swim but could not fit in the sea lion experience. We called and tried to explain our time was limited without saying we were on the cruise ship. We decided at the end of the day we should have booked through the ship. It was our first cruise and I speak Spanish and have been to Mexico a few times so I am comfortable booking directly. But now if a provider specifically has a contract through the cruise we go through cruise. If not, we book directly. So this last cruise for example we booked our on own two of the port days. One of the day's my girls wanted to do the big zipline. Since Vallarta Adventures ran that excursión we booked that day through the cruise ship. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 10, 2016 by crAZytwinmomma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDiagram Posted July 10, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 10, 2016 thanks for that link.. that looks great.. they don't have an online contact, but I could call. Just wondering if this works with cruise stop timing. We used their Contact Us form and were pleased with their response. Once they'd contacted us via their email, we just emailed back and forth: http://www.wildlifeconnection.com/contact-us/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrealuv Posted October 17, 2017 #11 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Trainers wrestle dolphins into a sling in order to hold it underwater to the limits of it's breath. This asserts dominance over the wild creature to break it and allow for further training. Food deprivation and torture are how these dolphins learn to do tricks for your amusement. If you've ever spent money on a dolphin show or swim with dolphin program, you paid for this to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskanb Posted October 17, 2017 #12 Share Posted October 17, 2017 About this eco (and animal) friendly tour in Puerto Vallarta: http://www.wildlifeconnection.com/dolphins-tour/ This looks amazing. Thanks so much for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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