This place is a money-grubbing factory. From the blatant “your tip is appreciated” sign on the back of the shuttle driver’s seat to the $15 photos available for purchase (such is the price for memories when you’re not allowed to bring your own camera to the dolphin pool!), it’s a nonstop money machine. Our shuttle driver picked us up from... more

This was 1 of the best days of the holiday. Got a boat over from Cancun to the Island where you are greeted by a small show with the dolphins. then an introduction and tour is given for lockers etc. you are then told your times to swim with either dolphins, sea lions or mantees or all 3. On the... more

We took my 73 year old mom and 9 other family members ranging from 13 to 53 years old to swim with the dolphins at Dolphin Discovery. I had taken my kids years ago to the Dolphin Discovery at Cozumel and this trip was equally as good. Puerto Aventuras is a wonderful village with the Dolphin Discovery right in the... more

One fact before i tell you about my experience is that the Dolphins that are in Puerto Aventuras are treated very well and would not be able to survive in the open sea as they are born and bred in Puerto Aventuras, the Dolphins tend to live longer as they have a better lifestyle, alittle like us really. Our experience... more

I have done the Puerto Vallarta dolphin encounter before, so I have something to compare this to. I think the overall program in PV was better. That being said, I did enjoy the dolphin portion of this tour very much, especially the foot push, which I did not previously get to do. They split everyone up into groups according to... more

I have swam with dolphins before but have never seen a manatee (except on tv) and have only seen see lions at an aquarium so I decide to go with the full package called Sea Life Discovery Plus and it was well worth the $199USD. Last week I was picked up at my hotel at 7:30am and and a Puerto... more

I went to swim with the sea lions. More of a encounter really. Left my hotel at 1045, Swim at 1200...over and out of the wate, ready to return by 1pm...left to wait for a ride back to the hotel 3pm. Wasted day. Swim with the sea lions fun...you get to hug the sea lions etc...lots of photos taken which... more

We loved PV and swimming with the dolphins but we did the sea lion encounter and there was major problems. They are alittle pushy with the photos but I brought my own disposible underwater camera. I bought it at walmart before we went to the sea life park . I felt wierd using it but they never said I couldnt.... more

I would have had a great time with the dolphins if the whole process wasnt so driven towards making as much money as possible off of visitors. ..or at least if it wasnt so obvious. The jokes are recycled...you can tell all the staff have been saying the same things to each group all day. Once you watch the video... more