Gulf World Marine Park is one of the few places nationwide where you have the opportunity to Swim with a Dolphin! You’ll experience the power and playfulness of this amazing mammal in waist to chest deep water. Your experience may include a dorsal fin pull around the dolphin habitat, a dolphin kiss, a dolphin handshake [...]

Trainer for a Day is the perfect experience for the ultimate animal lover. You’ll shadow our Gulf World trainers all day and go behind the scenes to work with our ocean ambassadors. During the day, you will assist in food preparation,training sessions and make an on stage appearance in the Dolphin Show. Make sure to [...]

Dolphin Day Camp! Spend the day at Gulf World Marine Park meeting our amazing animals and going behind the scenes in our animal departments. Learn more about marine life and discover fun facts about our animals training while participating in interactive activities and experimental games. A pizza lunch, drinks and a snack is provided. During [...]

Gulf World Marine Park has two species of dolphins so you can choose which one you would like to get up close and personal with.   Rough Toothed Dolphin Meet N Greet Gulf World is the only facility in North America that houses Rough-toothed dolphins. Learn about these rarely-seen off-shore animals up close! This once [...]

Gulf World Marine Park is proud to offer an up close and personal experience with our California Sea lions. This session will give you an opportunity to interact with one of our sea lion during a training session.  Availability is limited.  Reservations are required. Meet N Greet sessions are scheduled daily. This is a 10 to 15 minute [...]

Birthday Parties Celebrate your birthday with the ultimate party! You and your friends can celebrate your birthday in style with all the animals at Gulf World Marine Park and have the time of your life! The Birthday Party Package is available 7 days a week at the package price of $325 this includes 14 attendees (12 [...]

Snooze with the Sea Life Snooze with the Sea Life is the perfect get-a-way for any organization, club or large family group. The overnight program kicks off with a nighttime tour of the park, where you’ll learn about nighttime habits of marine animals and hear fun stories about your favorite flippered friends. Before bedtime, you’ll [...]

Animal Therapy for Special Needs Children. Gulf World Marine Park hosts researcher Dr. Janet Flowers, CCC-Speech Language Pathologist, and her program to provide communication therapy for special needs children. Dr. Flowers work is based on the concept of emotionally arousing experiences (marine mammal interaction) as a pathway to skill acquisition and long term memory. Requirement [...]