Enjoy full-day access to dolphins and behind-the-scenes tours in Key Largo
Admission, dolphin viewing, tours
See dolphins play in natural lagoons and explore a Key Largo dolphin facility at your own pace. Join behind-the-scenes tours offered throughout the day to learn about dolphin care and rescue efforts.
Cancel 7 days or more before for a full refund; less than 7 days before for a 50% refund. Cancellations within 24 hours are nonrefundable. Your first rebooking is free; additional rebookings are $25. Online processing fees and donations are nonrefundable.
Explore the dolphin facility, watch dolphins in natural lagoons, and join behind-the-scenes tours offered throughout the day.
Handheld devices, including phones and GoPros, are not allowed during encounters. Long, flowy skirts are not allowed in the water during swim encounters.
Optional donations support dolphin and whale rescue, rehabilitation, and research in the Florida Keys.
Dolphin Life, 31 Corrine Place, Key Largo, FL 33037
Stepping into the warm, turquoise waters at Dolphin Life Key Largo, you enter a world shaped by the rhythms of the ocean rather than the pace of a theme park. Resident Atlantic bottlenose dolphins move through the lagoon on their own terms, and the encounters that unfold feel genuinely unhurried. Dolphin Life Key Largo sits along the bay side of Key Largo, where mangroves frame the horizon and the air carries the salt of the Gulf.
Visitors consistently describe their dolphin encounters here as once-in-a-lifetime experiences that become trip highlights. The staff earns praise for being knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely passionate about the animals in their care. What really stands out is the facility's animal-first approach – the dolphins' comfort takes priority over guest entertainment, and reviewers appreciate seeing how healthy, happy, and well-socialized the animals appear. The rescue and rehabilitation mission adds meaningful purpose to each visit. The experience includes an educational facility tour and interaction time that guests find both fun and informative. Several reviews mention receiving hundreds of complimentary professional photos, which is a nice touch for preserving memories. The facility itself is clean and well-maintained, with options ranging from dockside experiences suitable for young children to full swim programs in deeper water. Staff members go above and beyond (one even dove to retrieve lost sunglasses), and multiple international visitors enthusiastically recommend returning. This appears to be a professionally-run operation where ethical animal care and memorable guest experiences go hand-in-hand.
If you love animals this is the place to go in the Keys. Great professional staff The big playful dolphins were amazing. We booked a private swim. Was money well spent! The staff were amazing and did a fantastic job working with us. It was on my wife’s bucket list. Successfully checked off now!!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could.
Brian Raymond
July 1, 2026
If you love animals this is the place to go in the Keys. Great professional staff The big playful dolphins were amazing. We booked a private swim. Was money well spent! The staff were amazing and did a fantastic job working with us. It was on my wife’s bucket list. Successfully checked off now!!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could.
Brian Raymond
July 1, 2026
Interactive marine-life museum with aquariums and exhibits
Slide into a dolphin habitat for a coached, small-group swim
Spend a day behind the scenes with dolphin caregivers in Key Largo
Shadow a dolphin caregiver and learn trainer hand signals in Key Largo
Wade with dolphins on a waist-deep platform, with an optional deep-water add-on
Behind-the-scenes hospital insights and a marine mammal rescue demonstration