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Delfinario, Varadero

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#1 of 10 in Zoos & Aquariums in Cuba
Zoo / Aquarium Nature / Park Must See
At Delfinario, see dolphins juggling basketballs, flying through hoops, and shooting goals in a large pool surrounded by lush vegetation. Catch one of the four daily shows between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm. After each show, you can swim with the intelligent mammals, rub their bellies, and take pictures with them. Let the dolphins take you for a ride, flip you into the air, and kiss you. Other residents you can spot roaming freely including pelicans, seagulls, and iguanas. Note that the dolphins here are kept here in captivity; if that upsets you, you may want to avoid the dolphinarium. To visit Delfinario on your holiday in Varadero, and find out what else Varadero has to offer, use our Varadero trip tool .
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  • October 2, 2017
    The function with the dolphins very entertaining and surprising. The place is very nice is have a good time in their spaces. Swimming with dolphins very entertaining although a little expensive. It does not include services of photos and videos, you must pay it separately at a high price
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  • September 8, 2017
    Swimming with the dolphins and touching them is by far the best activity that you can do in Cuba! The joy that this creature radiates is explainable! Not even one person was frowning! Everybody had ve...  more »
  • September 6, 2017
    Classic spectacle of dolphin that will delight children and that, for an extra fee of 5 cuc, allows access to the platform to photograph you with dolphins. Reasonable price. Monitor that takes part of the photographs is very nice. You pass a good late; the site allows you to drink.
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  • March 16, 2017
    🏊 the dolphinarium is really far out to sea so needs a long boat ride. The dolphins look really healthy and it was a fun swimming experience
  • October 19, 2016
    My first time ever encounter with dolphins. I know there must be much better place out there, but the show was great and the fact that they allow u to go pet/kiss the dolphins is great.
  • June 16, 2017
    Nice to visit once.
  • November 8, 2016
    The swimming was amazing, the only bad experience was the expensive video/photo at the end
  • February 3, 2017
    Very nice dolphins, doing tricks and all.
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