Dolphin Encounter

Experience the magic of bonding with dolphins in a family-friendly, small group dolphin encounter that’s exciting and educational for swimmers and non-swimmers alike. You will meet a friendly Pacific bottlenose dolphin in our safe shallow water lagoon and from there, it’s all about play!

For 20 wonderful minutes, you will discover so much about the Pacific bottlenose from the best possible teacher—one of our own cheerful dolphins. You’ll have plenty of time to laugh and splash with your new dolphin friend as you learn to communicate using hand signals—just like our marine mammal trainers. And when it’s time to say goodbye, chances are you’ll get a slippery dolphin smooch!

The Dolphin Encounter in Cabo for All Ages

Our knowledgeable specialists will watch over your group and guide you as you bond with a Pacific bottlenose through touch, talk, and play. Children as young as one can give a dolphin’s slippery skin a rubdown and shake a flipper in this encounter with dolphins, and older kids and grownups can even hug and play games with our dolphins.

Our dolphin adventure begins with a short poolside introduction to our family of dolphins. The trainers overseeing your encounter will tell you all about the Pacific bottlenose’s unique behaviors, fascinating anatomy, social lives, and history with humans. From there, you’ll be able to connect with dolphins as you slide into the shallow platform where a dolphin will be waiting for you to introduce yourself so you can have some fun with each other.

Communicate Directly with the Dolphins

As part of this adventure, a specialist will show you how to talk to a dolphin using the same hand signals used by professional dolphin trainers. From the comfort of our shallow-water platform, you’ll be able to concentrate on communicating with a member of another species—which is a truly magical experience. You’ll discover that these curious creatures are just as interested in communicating with you as you are with them. As you talk to your dolphin, you will feel the warmth and sense the intelligence of what may just be the ocean’s friendliest creatures.

Forge an Important Connection with a Bottlenose

Humans are making such a big impact on dolphin habitats and the only way to counteract that is with knowledge. People go on out exploring the pacific coast along clearwater beach in Mexico without really understanding the impact they’re having on the wildlife around them. Because these animals are so smart, friendly, and fun, they’re the perfect ambassadors of the ocean. Cabo dolphins give people a chance to interact closely with dolphins, and those who feel a bond with a bottlenose want to keep our oceans healthy and do everything possible to protect marine life around the world. Our dolphin adventure tours have even inspired young people to become marine biologists.

Our Dolphins’ Wellbeing Is Our Focus

At Cabo Adventures, our family of dolphins spends no more than two hours per day interacting with our visitors so they can enjoy plenty of downtime. The Dolphin Encounter is short so we can be sure our dolphins have plenty of time to socialize with one another, play freely and relax in a private and fun environment. They also work with trainers daily (an important part of their enrichment), get regular checkups and eat a specially curated diet.

Overall, we provide an exceptionally clean and stimulating environment for them to live and thrive in, while providing a safe and stable setting for their social community (pods) and family to reproduce and grow. For more information about why we take care of our animals so seriously, please click through to our Corporate Responsibility page.

The American Humane Association has granted Cabo Dolphins the Humane Conservation certification, which recognizes the high standards we follow in the care of our dolphins.