Visited Manati Park on June 15th 2009. I visited Punta Cana for 10 days. During my trip we planned to stay at 2 resorts. 5 days at one and 5 days at the other. Since we would have to checkout of first resort at 11am and could not check into 2nd resort until 3pm, we decided to spend the day... more

My family and i went to Manati park when we was in Punta Cana in March, we had a great time the people was very friendly, the shows was very exciting to watch but the best thing was the indian dance, we met alot of really nice people who showed us around and taught us alot, like Jean Carlos and... more

The dolphin swim was really good and The big sea lion kiss was good for Vera. The monkeys, birds and the iguanas were very interesting. The horse show was a little disappointing. We missed the bird show and the Taino Indian show :( We got an extra little show because one of the dolphins got a little [--] and wacked... more

Do not let anyone try to tell you that this a place to spend the day. Unless your child has never seen an animal other than house pets, please save your money. They reel you in advertising as a dolphin encounter. The dolphin encounter is only done once a day, at 2 pm. At that time, dolphin braclets sit on... more

We went back in 2008, we went to swim with dolphins. The dolphins are kept in the SMALLEST pool ever its disgusting and upsetting. on the brochure it says have a walk through the stunning gardens hahahaha gardens?? there were no flowers they were sticks and dead flowers that park is a joke took us 5 minutes to look round... more

For us, this was a great outting. We took our two kids there, aged 3 and 7. Considering that it is a Dominican zoo, I went with limited expectations and ended up having one of the best days on our vacation. The day we went was gloomy, but there was plenty of shelters to wait out the rain. The price... more

We were there with our two grandchildren, ages 3 and 8. It was only 30 min. from our resort and we found the staff there very friendly. We enjoyed the shows. Our granddaughter loved swimming with the dolphins!!!! I was able to take pictures, and we also bought a dvd with their pictures for $25 to take with us. I... more

I've just returned from the Dom Rep, and visited Manati Park despite reading negative reviews here on trip advisor and being put off by our Thomas Cook Tour Rep who informed me that they simply will NOT book their customers on Manati Park trips because of the animal welfare. I actually wanted to travel from the East where I was... more

We have just returned from a week in the Dominican Republic, and we had a great day at the Manati Park. The pick us in the reception of our hotel in a private bus form the Manati Park, the park is in the Bavaro sector, and is 20 minutes from the Hotel (Cayena Golf at LTI), and then they take... more