We just returned from Kauai and Oahu with our family, my wife and three daughters. We love Kauai better. Oahu just feels like a crowded city on a beach.
However, two adventures we did as a family that made our trip exciting and worth it. We drove to the East side of the beach where it feels more like Hawaii. The first experience was the Kualoa Jurassic Ranch (definitely recommend, our top 2 favorites). The other was the highly anticipated for our family,...the Dolphin adventure at Sea Life Park where there are trained professionals and well taken care of Dolphins. It's an experience my wife and kids could not stop smiling and talking about it. We paid for the adventure package which allows you to swim with a dolphins. My wife...her whole life has always wanted to swim with dolphins, and that made me happy for her to experience it, finally and of course our kids. We told our kids they are blessed to experience this unique opportunity. We bought the full package of photos as we wanted the prints and the digital files because it was a good memory for us. Well worth it for our family to experience. If you are on the Island, definitely need to swim with dolphins and go to Kualoa Ranch. If I had to choose between the two, I wouldn't, I would spend the money...
Read moreThis is an update to my review, dolphin world is not affiliated with this tour booking company. After I wrote the review online, the business reAched out to me personally and apologized (even though Sharon doesn’t work for them) and gave me a refund for the experience, which honestly I did not expect.
I appreciate the fact that this company went above and beyond to make sure that even after our trip was over, we felt satisfied with their work. Not every company operates that way, in fact most don’t anymore, but this business has earned my respect and I’ll use them again if given the chance.
Original review of Sealife park: Sharon at the front counter made my 8 year old (and my entire family including elderly in-laws and 8month old baby) wait 30 minutes to go inside the park AND made him cry the entire time because she told him his reservation was canceled.... we were finally able to get in and have a mediocre experience that was overpriced. My kid looked forward to this all vacation and Sharon made sure he was disappointed. I had to scream at the people at the park who were threatening to making us call al Uber to get back to our hotel and finally got them to...
Read moreIt was my first visit to Hawaii and my husband booked the Royal Swim. Hawaii is so exotic. I went to Sea Life Park where I got to swim with the Dolphins between a majestic mountain on one side and the ocean on the other. It was so picturesque words cannot describe. The interaction with the dolphins was amazing and it was worth every penny spent to have this experience! This swim features two dolphins and starts with a handshake, kiss, hug...the highlight started with the exciting dorsal fin ride! The level of excitement sored when I prepared for the foot push; with a dolphin at the base of each foot I felt all of the strength and energy these powerful animals possess....You actually feel like Superman for a couple of seconds flying through the air. I wanted to do it again as soon as it was over because I was on a high! By purchasing the Dolphin Swim the park admission was included in the price of activity, so I was able to see entertaining shows and visit the other attractions featured at the park with the remaining time at Sea Life Park! This is by far the best experience of my life and I will...
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