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 on the dolphin dock to touch and feed a fishy snack, while discovering how Spinnaker, Hana and Helen are teaching us more about the mysterious lives of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins in the wild. It is an amazing experience you will never forget!
Highlights:
- Go behind-the-scenes and into the Dolphin habitat!
- Enjoy a special presentation with the Encounter Team complete with displays and props!
- Visit the marine mammal kitchen and make up a fishy snack for the dolphins!
- Participate in a full, interactive training session alongside Aquarium trainers!
- Feed, touch and get splashy with the dolphins!
- Learn more about the Aquarium's research, conservation, and animal care projects!
- Receive a take-home CD of digital photos taken during your encounter!
Pricing:
Per Adult: $165
1 Adult + 1 Child*: $225
New rates begin July 1, 2010
All prices are subject to any applicable taxes; please note the HST change slated for July 1st 2010.
General admission is extra and will be charged upon booking.
Members receive a 20% discount on all animal encounters!
Children* under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult.
* Child = ages 8-12. Minimum age 8 years.
Dolphin Encounters require participants to stand and kneel for extended periods of time, go up and down stairs, walk on wet, slippery surfaces, and be above the water on an unstable dock. Please advise us of any disabilities, special needs, medical conditions or concerns you may have that could prevent you from fully participating in the program. No concern is too small. The more information you can provide about yourself, the better prepared we can be for your experience.
Dolphin Encounters book quickly so contact us early to reserve your spot!
To book by phone please call 604-659-3552 or 1-800-931-1186. To book online please e-mail programs@vanaqua.org. Please allow 24 hours notice for phone and email bookings. Within 24 hours, please book onsite at the Membership desk.
Programs are subject to change so please ask us about the current schedule. Group size is limited.
For phone reservations, payment by credit card is due upon booking.
For bookings made over the phone or by email, please allow at least 24 hours notice.
Within 24 hours, please book onsite.
