Discovery Cove is truly like no other place we have ever visited. It’s like stepping into a tropical oasis in the middle of land-locked Orlando. This is an experience we will cherish for years and fulfills a life-long dream of mine to swim with dolphins. Here is a detailed report of our day at Discovery Cove.
Contents.Attractions The main experience at Discovery Cove is swimming with a dolphin, where visitors can “talk, touch, play and swim” with bottlenose dolphins.The park contains a free-flight aviary, which contains over 250 tropical birds including parrots, toucans, and over 30 other species of exotic birds. The heated Tropical River runs through the aviary and circles the park, allowing guests to float past an assortment of the Discovery Cove’s beaches, waterfalls, and rainforest landscape. The Tropical River runs into the park’s freshwater resort pool.In June 2011, the park expanded with the opening of The Grand Reef. This reef was needed due to the original reef having a persistent salt water leak, which affected the ground water, and replaced the original reef with Freshwater Oasis.
The Grand Reef features a white-sand beach, palm-lined island and underwater grottos filled with moray eels, reef sharks and scores of other tropical fish. Activities range from snorkeling with eagle rays to crossing a rope bridge over a shark-filled lagoon. Admission Discovery Cove admission is and options include tickets to SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando, and Busch Gardens Tampa. Three different admission options are offered by the park, including the dolphin-swim, non-dolphin-swim and “Trainer for a Day” packages. Reservations for Discovery Cove are required and a maximum of 1300 guests can be present in the park at any one time.
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