How old should a child be to swim with dolphins in Mexico?

[Anonymous]

We want to take our kids to swim with Dolphins. My girls will be 7 and 9. They're both great swimmers. Are they too young? Do these types of places have age limits? Even i they do not, do you think they would be too young. I have never done it. What is this type of experience like? What should I be concerned about?

[Anonymous]

You should be concerned about the plight of captured Dolphins and not support their continued maltreatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We want to take our kids to swim with Dolphins. My girls will be 7 and 9. They're both great swimmers. Are they too young? Do these types of places have age limits? Even i they do not, do you think they would be too young. I have never done it. What is this type of experience like? What should I be concerned about?

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[Anonymous]

Not too young. I took my kids at 5 and 7.

[Anonymous]

My kids were 3 5 and 6

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should be concerned about the plight of captured Dolphins and not support their continued maltreatment.

Meh. I eat animals. I guess that's worse.

[Anonymous]

They (and everyone else) should not swim with dolphins at all. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should be concerned about the plight of captured Dolphins and not support their continued maltreatment.

Meh. I eat animals. I guess that's worse.

+ 1. We took our 5 and 7 yr old and they loved it. The concern is whether your children will be afraid of the dolphins or not. Otherwise, nothing to worry about.

[Anonymous]

If they served it with balsamic vinaigrette and a chianti, I'd eat a dolphin...*shrug*

[Anonymous]

I wonder if it tastes more like salmon, or tuna...

[Anonymous]

How strong of a swimmer do you need to be? DW can't swim that well but the kids are great swimmers. DW can float but I wouldn't call her a strong swimmer. Don't they usually wear life jackets? Kids want to do this, but I'll feel bad leaving my wife behind.

[Anonymous]

You don't. "Swim" is used very optimistically. They would never exclude the huge amount of people who can't swim from being able to particapate. You basically stand on a ledge in a pool and the dolphins come to you. You wear life jackets.

Are you doing this as part of a Disney cruise excursion?

[Anonymous]

OP here - no cruise for us. We would book an excursion from our hotel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should be concerned about the plight of captured Dolphins and not support their continued maltreatment.

+1. People who think dolphins are so cute but who don't give a damn how they were captured and how they are treated are just amazing. Breathtaking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should be concerned about the plight of captured Dolphins and not support their continued maltreatment.

+1. People who think dolphins are so cute but who don't give a damn how they were captured and how they are treated are just amazing. Breathtaking.

+2. And it has nothing to do with eating animals. I eat meat too but I don't think any animal deserve that kind of treatment. And to take your kids? Disgusting.