4 Aquariums in Puerto Plata Worth the Ticket

1.Puerto Plata: Ocean World Adventure Park Day Pass

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 94 reviews · 8h 30m · from $79Our pick

Spend about 8.5 hours at Ocean World Puerto Plata, where you can snorkel in a tropical reef aquarium, watch dolphin, sea lion, shark, and bird shows, feed tropical birds, explore the rainforest and iguana habitat, and relax on Dolphin Beach. Lunch and hotel transfers are included, but animal-interaction programs cost extra.

“Leider keine Zubuchung capybara experience möglich. Sonst war einfach alles Spitze”

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2.Puerto Plata: Dolphin Encounter at Ocean World

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 52 reviews · 8h 30m · from $129

Spend about eight and a half hours at Ocean World Puerto Plata, including a 15-minute waist-deep dolphin encounter, lunch, snorkeling, shows, waterslides, and hotel pickup. You can pet, feed, and dance with a bottlenose dolphin, but expect a small snorkeling pool with artificial coral.

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3.Puerto Plata Ocean World Dolphin Swim

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 30 reviews · 8h 30m · from $189

Spend about 8.5 hours at Ocean World with a 30-minute dolphin swim, dolphin behavior talk, Tropical Reef snorkeling, lunch, animal shows, waterslides, and round-trip hotel pickup. You must swim, wear a provided lifejacket, and remove jewelry before entering the water.

“The experience and trainers were great. Glad I went to Ocean World to fulfill this bucket list item. It was amazing!!”

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4.Puerto Plata Ocean World Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 9 reviews · 8h 30m · from $110

Spend about 8.5 hours at Ocean World near Puerto Plata. Meet Patagonian sea lions, snorkel with tropical fish, watch dolphin, shark, and bird shows, then rest on Dolphin Beach. Hotel pickup, lunch, and listed exhibits are included, while drinks and photos cost extra.

“The park is an experience, but we left disgusted because of the unpleasant experience. At the attraction we asked if we could leave our backpack there while we were there. The attendant told us sure, that they would keep an eye on it and that it was under camera. When we came out the backpack was not there. The staff were unable to address this, even after 90 minutes they still had no camera footage and did not apologise. All 4 of us searched the area and found the backpack after 35 minutes (another group took it). The staff did not help us at all, just stood in place and…”

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