The Destin Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park provides animal encounters including fun for vacationers and locals of all ages to enjoy. Make it a point, when planning your vacation, to schedule a day or two and come experience animals of all kinds, from dolphins to reptiles, penguins to seals. Be prepared to relax and enjoy your time because this park allows adults and kids to enjoy real animal encounters, an experience offered by no other zoo or aquarium. The experiences below offer you the opportunity for a unique vacation. Consequently, space is limited for animal encounters; we suggest booking early. Following you can view an array of experiences categorized by age.
Fun for All Ages
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Admission Tickets – This ticket is needed to grant access to training shows, demonstrations, exhibits and more! Truly, the ticket to the experience of a lifetime.
Fun for Ages 13 & Up
VIP “Trainer for a day” at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 13 and up. Experience the life of a marine mammal trainer. Specifically, you will get behind-the-scenes and experience hands-on access, working alongside Destin Gulfarium trainers, taking your part in caring for and training the dolphins and other marine mammals. Indeed, the most memorable excursion offered.
Fun for Ages 8 & Up
Discover Harbor Seals at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 8 and up. Get to know the gentle and playful Harbor seals as you feed, touch, and surprisingly, personally interact with them.
Discover Penguins at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 8 and up. Enjoy feeding and touching an African penguin while you learn about these lovable yet flightless birds of the sea.
Dolphin Splash Encounter at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 8 and up. Consider an unforgettable encounter that allows an up-close experience with dolphins. Consequently, you will be playing alongside an experienced trainer in shallow water where you can play with and even touch Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.
Discover Sea Lions at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 8 and up. Spend the day with trainers and interact with playful California sea lions for a fun and dynamic experience.
Fun for Ages 5 & Up
Discover Dolphins Encounter at Gulfarium Adventure Park – Ages 5 and up. This is a hands-on, dockside encounter with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.
Discover Turtles Encounter at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 5 and up. Spend your time meeting loggerhead sea turtles, fresh water turtles, and African spurred land roving tortoises. In addition, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the turtle rescue and rehabilitation program and a personal and up-close experience with the guests of honor.
Fun for Ages 3 & Up
Kids Reptile Safari at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park – Ages 3 and up. Anxiously and excitedly, meet the cold-blooded creatures that lounge around Gulfarium including alligators, lizards, turtles, and snakes!
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