Animal Encounters
Go behind the scenes and find out what it’s like to feed and train the animals of the Vancouver Aquarium alongside their trainers.
Animal Encounter opportunities include:
Dolphin Encounter
Come face to flipper with our Pacific white-sided dolphins! Join us for a brand new encounter program and get up close and personal with a dolphin in an interactive and hands-on training session. The Dolphin Encounter offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how charismatic and acrobatic Pacific White-Sided Dolphins really are. Join the marine mammal trainers (.. more)
Come face to flipper with our Pacific white-sided dolphins! Join us for a brand new encounter program and get up close and personal with a dolphin in an interactive and hands-on training session. The Dolphin Encounter offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how charismatic and acrobatic Pacific White-Sided Dolphins really are. Join the marine mammal trainers (.. more)
Beluga Encounter
Get up close and personal with our beluga whales! Join us for a Beluga Encounter and come face-to-face with a Beluga whale in a hands-on, interactive and sometimes splashy training session! The Beluga Encounter offers visitors an insider's glimpse at the amazing ways that Belugas are able to survive in the harsh Arctic environment. In this behind the scenes adventure, you will get the unique (.. more)
Get up close and personal with our beluga whales! Join us for a Beluga Encounter and come face-to-face with a Beluga whale in a hands-on, interactive and sometimes splashy training session! The Beluga Encounter offers visitors an insider's glimpse at the amazing ways that Belugas are able to survive in the harsh Arctic environment. In this behind the scenes adventure, you will get the unique (.. more)
Sea Turtle Encounter
Jump on board for a close encounter of the sea turtle kind! Join us for our brand new Animal Encounter program that takes you behind-the-scenes to get closer to the Vancouver Aquarium’s resident sea turtle, Schoona. Guided by an Aquarium interpreter, you will start in the Animal Encounter room to hear Schoona’s amazing story and other stories of sea turtle survival. Next, head (.. more)
Jump on board for a close encounter of the sea turtle kind! Join us for our brand new Animal Encounter program that takes you behind-the-scenes to get closer to the Vancouver Aquarium’s resident sea turtle, Schoona. Guided by an Aquarium interpreter, you will start in the Animal Encounter room to hear Schoona’s amazing story and other stories of sea turtle survival. Next, head (.. more)
Steller Sea Lion Encounter
Take a walk on the wild side with the Steller Sea Lions! Experience what it’s like to be a marine mammal trainer as you go behind the scenes to meet amazing Steller sea lions. Guided by an aquarium interpreter, you will begin by learning about how the Steller sea lions at the Vancouver Aquarium are helping researchers piece together why these majestic animals are disappearing. Then, visit to the (.. more)
Take a walk on the wild side with the Steller Sea Lions! Experience what it’s like to be a marine mammal trainer as you go behind the scenes to meet amazing Steller sea lions. Guided by an aquarium interpreter, you will begin by learning about how the Steller sea lions at the Vancouver Aquarium are helping researchers piece together why these majestic animals are disappearing. Then, visit to the (.. more)
Sea Otter Encounter
Have a wild adventure with the Sea Otters! Catch a glimpse into the life of a marine mammal trainer as you go behind the scenes with our Trainer team to learn more about sea otters. You will spend time in the Animal Encounter room learning about the what makes these animals so important before heading off to the marine mammal kitchen to prepare some otter "treats". Then meet with a member (.. more)
Have a wild adventure with the Sea Otters! Catch a glimpse into the life of a marine mammal trainer as you go behind the scenes with our Trainer team to learn more about sea otters. You will spend time in the Animal Encounter room learning about the what makes these animals so important before heading off to the marine mammal kitchen to prepare some otter "treats". Then meet with a member (.. more)