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Dolphin Bay

Palm Jumeirah | Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
+971 4 426 1030
Ranked #8 of 83 attractions in Dubai
4.5 of 5 stars 128 Reviews
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

We'd just sold our house, so decided we'd spend the proceeds on visiting the dolphins. We went for the top-end shared dolphin encounter, so spent a good 20 minutes in the water with them. Some of the activities were a bit tacky, but it's an amazing experience. They cunningly prevent you from bringing in cameras, but will sell you the... More

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London, United Kingdom
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
60 helpful votes 60 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW
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There are about 5 type of Dolphin adventures available at the Dolphin Bay. One needs to be rich to afford these. We went for the cheapest one, which was a special in house offer for a Dolphin Photo shoot, merely a 5 minute encounter with the Dolphin , when one get to kiss and hold the fins in a dance... More

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW

We did the Dolphin Adventure package and really can't recommend it enough, it was amazing. The trainers were very good, have a very good rapport with the dolphins. The whole experience was very well organised. More

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012
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Book your tickets online in advance. There is a discount for 11.00 am Friday shows. Select ur seats from 3rd row to avoid splash water when dolphins are jumbing. Buy balls for kids to throw to the pool for dolphins to select.. More

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See 7 more reviews by Life_is_beautiful74 for Dubai
Limassol
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

my daughter was very excited when she was swimming and dancing with the dolphins. More

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London
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012
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Lovely to see the dolphins but very American loud and commercial More

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Toronto, Canada
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012
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1. Checkin - fast and curtious 2. Education Session - informative and simple for all 3. Body suits provided 4. The dolphin experience - well organized, interactive and photos provided (for an arm, leg and another arm). We did the little kid, beach experience with my 7 year old twins and they loved it. Everyone gets a chance to have... More

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London, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012
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Great for the kids and I quite enjoyed it too! Actually very well managed and slightly surreal being so close but very memorable. More

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Bærum
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012
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I had a great time there, but when I paid I didn't had a that good time. Over 100£. More

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012
1
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I loved it as I always wanted to have a close encounter with dolphins and this was really cute but I would never encourage this and deeply regret doing it after watching the award winning documentary 'The Cove' which reveals how these amazing creatures are captured, slaughtered and only the female bottle-nose dolphins sold for 6 digits to be in... More

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