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Punta Cana Dolphin Swim Tour

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Language: Spanish, English, French

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Duration: from 2 hours to 4 hours

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Why you’ll love this…

Meet the dolphins
Great day out for all ages
Unique location by the water

What to expect

Put a big tick on the bucket list with a visit to Dolphin Explorer Park. You'll get to interact or swim with dolphins. And with a range of experiences to choose from, you decide just how close you'll get to the world's friendliest sea creatures.

Swimming with dolphins is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Dolphin Explorer Park brings you up close and personal to these fascinating, friendly mammals. You'll get the chance to see the dolphin trainers at work before your choice of a dolphin encounter or swim. With three packages on offer, you'll choose exactly what experience you'll tick off the bucket list.

Take your pick of these fantastic options:

Funtastic – 40-min dolphin encounter, 20 guests per group, 1 dolphin
Explorer – 50-min dolphin swim, 12 guests per group, 1 dolphin
Excellence – 60-min dolphin swim, 10 guests per group, 2 dolphins

What's included

Transport
Admission fees
Instructor
Equipment
Dolphin Encounter or Dolphin Swim, according to your chosen package

What to remember

Swimming with dolphins not included in the Admission or Funtastic programme
Children under 1 metre tall go free when accompanied by a paying adult in the Funtastic programme
Participants must be able to swim for the Explorer or Excellence programme and be over 1 metre in height
Pictures are not included, it is not allowed to bring your own camera into the water
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
Not suitable for wheelchairs
Not suitable for expectant mothers
Not suitable for guests who can't swim
Height, weight and/or age restrictions may apply

Provider

TUI DOMINICANA, S.A.S

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.4 /5

Based on 139 reviews from verified customers

Review categories

Staff

4.3/5

Value for money

4/5

Service

4.3/5

Safety

4.3/5

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Brad
Verified booking
4.2
December 24, 2025
Traveled as a couple
It was amazing getting to swim and interact with the dolphins, however when we got there they made us wait for about 45mins - 1hr just to get in the park. We also noticed some people only paid for interaction package however they got the full 2 dolphin experience like ourselves so we paid nearly double if not more for them to have the same experience! You’re not allowed to take your own photos and the rate they charge was quite high. But being with the dolphins I highly recommend for all ages
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Jo
Verified booking
5
December 13, 2025
Traveled with family
My father (he’s in his 70s) and I had an amazing time. We booked the Excellence Swim, and it really was excellent — it definitely didn’t disappoint. The dolphins all looked very well cared for and well fed, with plenty of space to swim. They were such gentle and intelligent animals. The instructor was great and made the whole experience even better. My favorite part was doing the “Supergirl” pose while the dolphins swam underneath me. It’s an experience I’ll never forget. Thank you so much!
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Great day out !
Verified booking
5
December 5, 2025
Traveled as a couple
Firstly we missed our 1st trip on Friday 28/11, as we stood outside our hotel and not at the outside gate by security. When the coach didn’t arrive , I went and saw the Tui rep ( Emanuel ) who did try to turn the bus around for us , sadly the driver couldn’t come back. But they texted us that day and we rebooked for Monday 01/12. Thank you ! We loved this experience, the photo guys wernt pushing us to buy. But we did get the video. Even the lady at the end informed us what time our bus was !
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Andrea
Verified booking
3.8
December 2, 2025
Traveled as a couple
I really enjoyed the transport and the experience with no wasting of time. We saw the parrots, the sea lion and the dolphins. We also fed the wee parrots. Unfortunately, you do not have the possibility to take pictures as you have to leave your belongings in the lockers and the price of the photos are crazy! 150 dollars for all the pictures and if you want to print one it’s 38 dollars. Crazy if you think how much we paid the ticket already. Monkeyland’s price for a printed photo is 10 dollars
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george.minea@yahoo.co
Verified booking
1.8
November 11, 2025
Traveled as a couple
I wish I could leave a 5 ?? plus review, but unfortunately I can't give more than 2 stars for the experience, especially since this vacation and experience was to mark 20 years of marriage.We bought the most expensive ticket option to fully enjoy the experience with 2 dolphins, but the instructor assigned to our group of 8 people was having a bad day and was more concerned with having various disagreements with one of his supervisors throughout the swim session, thus skipping more stages ??
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GH
Verified booking
5
November 10, 2025
Traveled as a couple
The guides were very knowledgeable and able to answer every question we had, the experience wasn’t just for money they genuinely cared for the animals. You don’t need to be a good swimmer for this trip but I’d definitely recommend the excellence package! It was amazing!

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