2 Hours Swim with the Dolphins in Panama City

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

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Experience and swim with wild Bottle Nose Dolphins in their natural habitat. You can get up close and personal with these amazing animals and see how they interact with each other as well as many other creatures.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Use of Snorkelling equipment

What To Expect

COME SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS!!! 2 hour boat tour. 6 passengers max. per boat. The captain will take you out to the Gulf of Mexico where our experts will find and point out the dolphins to you. The captain is very experienced at getting up close to the dolphins without scaring them away. You will be able to get out and swim with the dolphins. We have mask and snorkels for you to use or bring your own. All safety equipment is included such as life jackets or personal floatation devices. The capt. will also take you snorkeling and drop you off on Shell Island.

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2 Hours Swim with the Dolphins in Panama City

Reviews

4.70

302 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

260

Dolphins cruise
Randy K,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Started out slow but in a few minutes dolphins were all around the boat !! Amazing experience!! Captain knew right were the dolphins were gn to be ! We were well pleased!! Papa Joe's 2hr swim with the dolphins was well worth it seen 3 pods of dolphin for about 2hrs ! If it's cool in October be prepared for the water to be cold when you get in !!
It was such a great time....
Kyra M,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was such a great time. Relaxing and saw plenty of wild life! Our guide was super friendly and funny and very knowledgeable
Just amazing. The captain...
Zailyn D,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Just amazing. The captain was awesome!!! 100% recommend it. We saw a lot of dolphins. The shell islands is beautiful.😉😃😃
Seeing Dolphins up close in the wild.
Jason M,
Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We tracked down several groups of dolphins and managed to jump in and swim within distance to be able to see them above and below water. We also found a sea turtle that we watched swim as well. Our Captain was knowledgeable about the area and took us back to shell island to swim in emerald clear Water just off the island. Would do this again in a heartbeat. Side note. Put you money here if you can swim. On several occasions we pulled up near some of the tourist boats that people could only watch for dolphins, while we got to jump in swim. It sometimes cost near the same amount of money and those boats were more crowded. We had 5 people on our boat. They had 20 to 30 trying to get a spot on the side of the boat just to see the dolphins.
Family didn’t get to swim...
Michael F,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Family didn’t get to swim with the dolphins due to too many boats in the same area. They did however get to swim the last 10-15 minutes of the excursion. They did see quite a few dolphins while they were out.
An experience you’ll never forget!
221catib,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My family and I had the absolute best time! Captain Rob was fantastic, very knowledgeable and friendly! We were lucky enough to encounter a pod of dolphins and were able to jump in not once but twice and see these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat. 10/10 recommend booking this cruise where you can actually jump in and swim with the marine life.
It was an amazing...
Amanda D,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was an amazing experience I had with my daughter!!!! We got to see dolphins 🐬 5 times and swam with them 3 times in the water. They swam underneath us it was so cool to see this up close and in the water so magical for us!!! We also got to see a 3 foot shark and jelly fish and sting rays as well!!! What a great experience we had and I highly recommend this fabulous adventure!!! Also our tour guide was a great guy he helped us in and out of the boat up the latter and talked to us and answered all our questions, as well as explain the area and land and creatures of the ocean!!! 10 out of the 10 recommend and so worth the money!!!
Swimm
Michael F,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nice water swim deep or shallow. Saw dolphins. Windy but water warm. Trip was fine. Captain was great.
Dale is THE captain!!!
Megan C,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
DALE WAS AMAZING!! He was very knowledgeable and even caught a cannonball jellyfish for us to check out! I was more excited for my daughter to have fun and he made sure of it! Thanks so much Dale! You are the bees knees!!
Generous captain, made it memorable even w/o many dolphins!
38cathyu,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Even though it was a slow dolphin day, we swam with turtles, a manatee and her baby, and manta rays! Dale drove around until we finally found a dolphin and while we chose not to get in, Dale hung out to let us watch her for a long time and even extended our tour to be sure we got some dolphin time. He was knowledgeable, courteous, and made sure we had a great time even if the wildlife didn’t cooperate as we had hoped! Highly recommend, we will likely try again next time we are in town!