Where can we do a swim with the dolphins? I know there is a place in the Bahamas but are there any other places to do this and which one gives you the most contact with the dolphins?

Before you proceed any further, please take a minute and type "dolphin" or "dolphins" in the search box. This question has been asked many times before. You should browse a couple of the previous threads.

Thanks for the tip. Thought of this right after I posted. Not sure if I want to do this anymore after reading some of the posts.

We did it in Bermuda. The kids really enjoyed the experience. It was a few years ago. So, I am not sure if it still there.

Katy, thank you for taking the time to read the other posts before doing a swim with dolphins program. If more people did that, then perhaps it would be an end to them.

There's an outfit in Bimini (Bahamas out islands) that takes people on a boat ride that 75% of the time ends up being a dolphin encounter. When the dolphins show up, the people can get in the water and swim with them. Robert, who posts here, did a lengthy report on his experience and it sounds wonderful. The dolphin sightings are noth guaranteed and they do not use any kind of food to lure them.

I know it is a touchy subject. we did it and loved the experience, just my opinion.

For seeing dolphin in the wild, hire a boatman for the 12 mile run up the coast to Pelican Bar and then on and into Black River's Great Morass for crocodile/wildlife watching, lunch at Sister Lou's shack upriver on sweet crab and lime and a swim. See www.treausrebeach.net or for pix, go to the Virtual Tour of Black River/Treasure Beach on any search engine. This is South Coast, Jamaica...

If your not committed to the Bahamas you will find swimming and diving with dolphins in their natural environment at Anthony's Key Resort in Roatan, Honduras the best.It is not fancy but it is a back-to-nature experience with A/C, will maintained abins in the premium category and pretty good food at reasonable prices except over Christmas/New Years's.We were there in June and will return next year.

Tha Anthony's Key's dolphins are captive, and so it is NOT in their "natural environment' - which would be a pod of extended family members swimming in the open ocean.

The only method of interacting with dolphins which is not incredibly cruel is to find locations where they are frequently encountered in the wild on a voluntary basis, and hope that they will show up.