Dolphin Assistant Trainer Course - For Kids 8-14 Years
Our most comprehensive interactive and educational dolphin experience especially designed for kids with free entrance to the Sea Aquarium for the whole family.
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Dolphin Assistant Trainer Course - For Kids 8-14 Years
Our most comprehensive interactive and educational dolphin experience especially designed for kids with free entrance to the Sea Aquarium for the whole family.
Curacao
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English, Dutch
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Highlights
- Enroll in a unique dolphin course program specially designed for kids aged between 8-14 years
- Learn about dolphin biology and behavior in a fun and interactive way
- Participate in daily water sessions and work side by side with professionals
- Choose from two different dolphin course levels to learn the most about these beautiful mammals
Reserve your spot for only $34.90 per person!
We know you don't like spending a lot of money upfront. So instead of paying the full amount, you can secure your spot for only $34.90 and pay the rest at the check-in. See prices and schedule.
This activity is not available to cruise ship passengers.
Kids friendly
8+ years
Wi-Fi available
Mobile voucher accepted
Good to Know: All dolphin course programs include 4 free entrance tickets to the Sea Aquarium (up to $84 value).
August 15
Our 9 yr old loved learning about dolphins and interacting with them.excellent,professional , friendly staff. Our child gained great confidence in her knowledge...
August 15
Description
Enroll in a fantastic dolphin course program during your vacation in Curacao. This training is specially designed for kids aged between 8-14 years to give them a deep understanding of dolphin behavior in a fun and interactive way.
The children will experience the thrill of working with dolphins as a trainer while learning something new about dolphin biology and behavior each day. Kids engage in classroom lectures and games, participate in daily interactive water sessions, and work side by side with our animal care staff. They even participate in a real training demonstration!
The dolphin assistant trainer course consists of two levels that can be taken together or split between visits to Curacao.
Level 1 - Two half-days on Monday and Tuesday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Introduction to cetaceans
- Dolphin anatomy
- Dolphin training lessons
- Dolphin senses
- Food preparation and feeding
- Dolphin encounter
- Dolphin swim
- Dolphin training demonstration
Level 2 - Three half-days on Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Dolphin echolocaion
- Dolphin cognition
- Dolphin communication
- Dolphin society
- Communication of dolphins
- Echolocation experiment
- Water behavior training
- Dolphin snorkel
- Dolphin ID profiling
- Training demonstration
Dolphin Assistant Trainer for Adults is also available for people 15 years and older.
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Additional information
Price includes
- Selected course
- Booklet
- Fins
- Snacks and drinks
- Entrance to the Sea Aquarium for 4 people
Price does not include
- Photos taken during the courses ($100 on a USB key)
What to bring
- Swimwear, sunscreen, towel
- Dry clothes
Good to know
- Age limit: 8-14 years
- Maximum 6 people per group
- Course in Dutch or English
- Participant must be able to swim
- Swimming with fins is obligatory
- Successful completion of Level 1 is compulsory to start Level 2
Moderate cancellation policy
- Full refund if cancelled at least 7 days before the commencement of the activity, no refund after.
- Full refund if supplier cancels the tour.
- Full refund if cruise ship does not dock in time or does not dock at all and tour is missed.
- No refund if you don’t show up for the activity or if it starts with a pick up and you miss it.
- Supplier gets to decide if the weather is good enough to run the tour.
- In case of a dispute, Twistour has the final word in deciding the amount of refund.
Instructions
- Click on the Book now button and choose the date and amount of tickets
- Proceed and fill in your billing details
- Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal
- You will receive your voucher via email or you can download it from this site in your Tickets submenu
- On the day of the activity, follow the instructions in your voucher to the check-in location
- Go to the reserve your spot section on this page and choose the date and amount of tickets
- Click on the Book now button and fill in your billing details
- Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal
- You will receive your voucher via email or you can download it from this site in your Tickets submenu
- On the day of the activity, follow the instructions in your voucher to the check-in location
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Our travel experts have extensively travelled the region and tried most activities. Ask them if you have any question or need personalized advice. Check-in location
We are located at the Sea Aquarium at Bapor Kibra, close to Mambo beach. When you arrive, follow the signs to the Sea Aquarium. Show your voucher at the Sea Aquarium ticket booth and they will show you the direction.
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Dolphin Assistant Trainer Course - For Kids 8-14 Years
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Jenny C
Our 9 yr old loved learning about dolphins and interacting with them.excellent,professional , friendly staff. Our child gained great confidence in her knowledge and understanding of dolphins and her ability to work with them.August 15, 2018
happytraveler
Our daughter participated in the assistant trainer program. Everything about her time there exceeded expectations. She learned with lots of hands of time and couldn't have been happier. Miriam was a great teacher and the dolphins were amazing!March 27, 2018
Kasumi A
My 9 year old son is writing this review as he took the Assistant Trainer Level 1 course:March 13, 2018
This experience was excellent, and I am very glad I came here. The dolphins were very
cute, and it is thrilling to teach them tricks, and swim with them. The instructors teach
you a lot about dolphins, and are very kind. The water is not that cold even in march,
and you get to prepare the fish for the dolphins! The dolphins feel like rubber, and
they are very kind. The dolphins will let you come very close to them, and even pet
them! The dolphins will not bite you or hurt you (but I cannot assure you this because
dolphins are wild animals).
dhm530552
It was absolutely a dream of a future marine biologist my trainer Puck and Machu the dolphin were amazing puck was so much fun to be with for 2 days she taught plenty of hand signals and information and making the buckets of fish learning the hand signals swimming along side them was all thanks to my wonderful trainer and at the end of all of it the show Junior was absolutely epic letting me train with Dee Dee she is 22 female doing all of it was super awesome it was everything I hoped for I definitely recommend the assistant trainer course make sure you see Puck cause she is epic!!!The encounter the swim and snorkel an loads of fun definitely a check of a very short bucket list!January 30, 2018
Response from supplier
Hi Dhm530552,
Thank you for your positive review!
We are happy to hear that you had such a great time.
Hope to welcome you soon again
Thank you for your positive review!
We are happy to hear that you had such a great time.
Hope to welcome you soon again
Miranda B
Our children did the assistant training course level 1 for children age 9-14. They loved it! Excellent program, friendly staff both via email and at academy. Seems like the dolphins are treated well and their area is well maintained. Trainers professional and friendly. Recommend any of the activities like Dolphin encounter and swim, definitely not too be missed when visiting Curacao.March 14, 2017
L1v2trvl
My 11 yr old daughter just finished her two mornings of assistant dolphin trainer training at the Dolphin Academy. She loved it! Anje and the other trainers were really good with her. She got to train with them, learn about dolphins, help prepare dolphin show treats, swim with a couple dolphins and then participate in one of the dolphin shows. She knows so much more about dolphins and whales now than I could ever have believed possible in just a couple mornings. She can't wait to come back and do the second level of training. Thank you to all the staff at the Dolphin Academy for giving her such a great experience. It was well worth every cent and we have some great photos the staff took to show everyone back home. Just one suggestion - it would have been great to be able to buy a postcard with one of the photos to mail to the grandparents. Much more tempting than mugs or mouse pads. Just a thought for a new product parents would like to buy. Thanks again. See you next year.February 14, 2017
E N
This was the most incredible experience. My daughter did the assistant dolphin trainer program for two half days. She worked with the trainers to fed the Dolphins, learned all about them, swam with them and gave commands during a show! It was an experience of a lifetime for her.September 14, 2015