Dolphinarium in Primero de Enero

Been going to Varadero, Cuba for 18 yrs now and we always have to stop by the dolphinarium for the great show and the interaction with the dolphins

My wife and I loved the dolphin show... the performances felt unique and were high quality. In Canada, youd pay significantly more for the same show. And for $5 USD more, we were able to get photos touching the dolphins, are you kidding me!?! Wed pay more than 10 times that amount in Canada.

Just sad to have wild beautiful creatures reduced to people entretainment.Dolphin watching should be at theyre natural habitat, without slave dolphins.You go home, they will never return

The dolphinarium turned out to be a 5 minute walk from grand muthu playa hotel where I lived. So we walked down. The dolphins are super friendly and an absolute pleasure to watch and play with. Such beautiful creatures and a real treat for children

Good dolphin entertainment for children and adults and swimming with the dolphin

Got to swim and interact with the dolphins. It was an amazing experience!

Very nice place to spend a few hours . A bit expensive but worths it 10000% !

Amazing experience

Had a great time. Paid extra to get these photos taken.

Amazing experience

I found it quite expensive as a tourist but extremely enjoyablethe staff were very accommodating and my wife and i got to interact with the dolphins more than i thought that we would.it was an exciting experience

Very nice

OK, but prices seem a bit high.Do not expect crystal clear water and great conditions. Hole activity takes place in a Laguna.Video DVD, I do not recommend. Pictures, of course.Not the best Dolphinarium, but not bad. The Dolphin show is worth it

Went in 2009, one of the best days and experiences of my life. Would highly recommend a visit to see these awsome creatures.

Unique experience, rude personnel

You will never forget if you will go to swim with dolphins!

5 stars for great show but only 2 stars for the condition of the venue and the price of what you get.

a must for anybody, and low price

Dolphins in semicaptivity, no hard training, beautiful and smart animals

It was nice and very entertaining good drinks and pizza delicious

Very rusty old park where the dolphins are clearly not cared for. Went there to eat but they didn’t have any food at 3pm. Think twice about attending

Beautiful dolphins

Cuba

First dolphin experience for my son. Was ok, show pretty short but typical. VERY expensive pizza /anything to eat...

Great experience swimming with the dolphins in cuba

The water super dirty

Love this place

Old rusty broken down park. Dolphins are not well cared for. Pay to go on the dolphin swim excursion. Its worth it and the dolphins are well cared for.

Entertaining

So very sad that so may people want to "swim with dolphins". You are truly not learning anything about a dolphin. All you see is a dolphin perform tricks for food. Their reward is dead medicated fish. Very sad. Go see dolphins in the wild where they really belong not stuck in a tank having been stolen from their families in a brutal drive hunt. Follow Ric OBarrys Dolphin Project to learn the true fate of how these dolphins came to be for your entertainment....

Was a great show with the dolphins. Good price and a chance to be entertained and learn about the facility and the animals. Get a chance to touch one while having your picture taken is excellent.

Expectacular

You can ride a camel here!

It was amazing to learn about these beautiful creatures, and to swim with them. Stay in the shade for the show, and enjoy!

Super show

Its a wonderful experience. The show itself is half an hour and you pay 15 cuc for it. It is worth the money as they keep you entertained through out the show. There is some wonderful exercises and the viewing platform is very good.You can also spend 93 cuc and get the show and swimming with the dolphins option. You might think it is Alot of money to pay for just a swim but it is Alot more than that. They get the dolphins to do all the exercises with you and it is an amazing experience.Cameras are not allowed for the swim with the dolphins session as they have professionals taking your photos and you can purchase they all for 15 cuc.My advise definitely try both you wont regret it.

When youre around ten years old, swimming with dolphins seems like one of the coolest things in the world.It is not:In the wild, dolphins swim up to 100 miles a day in a straight line. Here they dont have space! They are not happy while performing tricks and swimming with humans!!THEY ARE NOT HERE TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE!!!!Keeping another animal in captivity for our own needs is not acceptable in our modern society.Please, dont visit places with animals in captivity! Empty the parks, empty the tanks!!!

Was great fun and the staff seemed to know what they were doing. Well organized.

Is a truly amazing it worth the money

Beautiful place loved it really enjoyed it

Loved the experience of swimming and kissing the dolphins, they are truly adorable and the show was great!

Swimming with the dolphins was amazing. You get to pet them, go for rides holding onto their fins. For the finale, you get two dolphins to push you about 6 feet in the air just like the pros do at sea world. The tickets are cheaper like $67 CUC each for adults and less for kids at the resort hotels then at the door! With door to door bus service. They do a good job videoing the experience and can sell you the dvd for $35 CUC for the whole family. Was better then the dolphinareo in puerto Vallarta Mexico! The dolphins are in a natural cove not an aquarium. The show was cute for 30 minutes but swimming with them was amazingly fun!

The dolphins cove. The show was spectacular but a bit too short

Its run by the Cuban government. It costs 95 Cuban convertable pesos to get in. Thats the same as 95 dollars.

A good place to visit

Great 30 minutes show, after that you can take a foto with the dolphins for 5 CUC which was the best part. Also there are some souvenir stores where you can buy some crafts and they put your name or whatever you want in them.

Highly recommend going there! The 30 minutes show is great but what is even better is the photo with dolphins. It is for 5 euros and you can hug them, get a kiss from them.. worth the money! And the trainer has really nice approach, nothing like "go, take picture, next one"

Nice show

Good show, 30 minutes, 15 CUC per person, kind of expensive but it was fun. Pay 5 cuc extra forpictue with dolphin and 90 I think for swim.

Great