Dolphin Discovery (Riviera Maya, Mexico)

BACKGROUND TO OUR SWIM In 2006 my boyfriend and I went on our first Carribean holiday. On my list of things to do was a dolphin swim - I was really really excited about it as it was something I'd always wanted to do. We booked our swim through Grey Line Tours in Playacar and they were faultless. A DOLPHIN SWIM, ISN'T THAT CRUEL? Now I know there is a lot of split opinions on Dolphin swims/encounters and if you disagree with them as a whole then you may aswell stop reading now as this review is based on the experience and not the morality. What I will say in Dolphin Discovery's defence is the Dolphins were not kept nor performed ...

One of the trips we went to on our recent holiday to Cancun. Before leaving, everyone who had been had said you must go and do the dolphin trip. Dolphin Discovery is based at Puerto Aventuras, Riviera Maya, around 50 miles South of Cancun, which meant around an hours mini bus trip which is included in the price and you are picked up from your hotel. The trip is very expensive at US$180 per person, adults and children alike (although you can go in and watch but not participate for free). Straight away you are thinking this better be good because for two adults and two kids it could blow a huge hole in your spending budget. My first impression was that this was ...