Discovery Cove® with a baby or infant
Discovery Cove is a tropical oasis where little ones can meet exotic birds, watch dolphins play and enjoy the water with mum or dad at this all-inclusive luxury day out. Whilst older kids (aged 6 years upwards) can enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime dolphin swim, the younger ones can enjoy splashing around in the crystal waters and playing in the immaculate white sands. Serenity Bay offers families tall shady umbrellas, lazy hammocks, sunning lounges, beach chairs and buckets and sand toys which are sprinkled along the beach for kids to enjoy. Life vests are complimentary and required.
Discovery Cove is truly a one-of-a-kind experience and a fantastically relaxing way to spend quality time with a young family. However, there is a strict limit as to how many people can enter Discovery Cove each day, so, if you want to go, make sure you book well in advance especially if you want to experience the dolphin swim. You have to be six years or older to swim with the dolphins.
Experiences at Discovery Cove
Dolphin Swim Experience
This is a truly incredible, one-in-a-lifetime-experience and something that will stay with you forever. Parents need to be aware that kids will be in water, at least 3 feet deep with animals. Life jackets are worn however it isn’t recommended for very small children or babies.
If you do have slightly older children, this is ideal; accompanied by a trainer, small groups of guests wade into shallow water and become acquainted with their dolphin through hugs, kisses and rubdowns. Then, taking the adventure one step further, guests interact with their dolphin in deeper water for an exciting dorsal fin tow ride back to shore.
Explorer’s Aviary
Venture beyond the beaches and waterfalls of Discovery Cove and enter a hidden treasure, the Explorer’s Aviary. An inspiring natural habitat will greet you with a myriad of feathered friends that will eat from your hand. This is suitable for small children provided they are comfortable with birds flying within close vicinity
The Tropical Reef
Enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of enchanting grottos. Explore for as long as you wish. Even a brief visit will give you a new understanding of why so many people are so very passionate about preserving coral reefs throughout the world.
Wade with rays and experience the awe-inspiring presence of these majestic, graceful, gentle animals. Wade among them. Or reach out and touch their velvety wings as dozens come to welcome you to their secluded, tropical home. Visitors can follow colorful schools of tropical fish in this spectacular coral reef. Swimmers will snorkel with thousands of the world’s most colorful underwater species, and within inches of barracuda and sharks, fierce predators safely housed behind clear acrylic partitions.
Wind-Away River
Ride the soothing currents of a tropical river as it winds past sandy beaches, through a dense rain forest, beneath the rocky terrain of cascading waterfalls, and through an underwater cave. Glance down as you travel and take in the wonders that exist beneath the surface of the crystal-clear water.
