The Programme

The initial phase of the Dolphin Emotions Underwater experience consist in a first approach to scuba diving and adaptation to the underwater environment. This first step will be taught by a certified Subnauta dive instructor and may be accompanied by a Zoomarine Educator.

After a successful adaptation to the underwater environment, the experience starts with an educational talk, imparting various facts about the bottlenose dolphin, its biology and ecology.

Then, participants spend about 30 minutes in the water, where, under the supervision of two Zoomarine trainers and a Subnauta dive instructor, they are invited to meet the dolphins, experience moments of tenderness and affection and perform a subaquatic behaviour sequence with these extraordinary ambassadors of the ocean.

Including the diving baptism, the educational session, the time spent getting changed and the session in the water, the total duration of the experience is approximately 150 minutes.

Each session has a minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 6.

Prices and Tickets 2024 season

Participant Dolphin Emotions Underwater
3 to 6 participants
Individual Participant
>= 10 years
Price
305,00€
2 Participants
Individual Participant
>= 10 years
Price
410,00€

The Dolphin Emotions Underwater experience is acquired and reserved exclusively with the official Zoomarine partner – Subnauta, Dive Center:

For more informations and bookings for the Dolphin Emotions Underwater please contact:


SUBNAUTA – Dive Center

Tel: +351 935 577 002

Email: info@subnauta.pt

Site: www.subnauta.pt


Participation Rules


Who can take part?

In order to take part in the Dolphin Emotion Underwater experience you must:

  • Be ten years old or over;
  • Know how to swim and be in good physical shape;
  • Undergo the diving baptism included in the programme or bring proof of a valid diving course;
  • Maintain a good mental and physical condition to dive;
  • Use the diving equipment as indicated by the instructors;
  • Listen and follow all the instructions and orientations of the dive and always comply with the indications given by the instructors;
  • Breathe normally during the dive, do not hold your breath and avoid hyperventilating;
  • Avoid extreme physical efforts whilst in the water, underwater and dive within your physical limitations.

For safety reasons the following people cannot participate in any of the experiences:

Pregnant women, people with strong physical or mental disabilities (as this may limit the capacity to fully understand instructions and/or perform the aquatic activities), people with skin disorders, people under the influence of alcohol or drugs, people with hydrophobia, people with any other condition which may compromise the participant or the dolphins’ well-being.

Main requirements to be respected
  • Be at the Dolphin Emotions reservation stand 45 minutes before the start of the session in order to register and become familiar with the rules of participation (delays are not refundable).
  • Remove all personal objects such as: earrings, necklaces, watches, bracelets, hard contact lenses, glasses, photo and video cameras, hair accessories or any other object that can cause the dolphins harm either by ingestion or abrasion.
  • Continued use of the aquatic equipment provided by Zoomarine, underneath, one should wear bathing suit (use of a t-shirt is optional)
  • Take a shower with the wetsuit on (remove all make-up).
  • Fully respect all instructions given by Zoomarine staff.
  • Treat all dolphins with respect, avoiding any attitude or behaviour which may cause stress or injury to the specimen.
  • Keep a quiet and calm attitude at all time.
Commercial Information
  • Each participant will need to purchase a ticket specifically for one of the experiences.
  • Entrance to Zoomarine theme park is included in the participants ticket.
  • The visitor who has already purchased the ticket to the Theme Park, can buy indoors the Accompanying Spectator ticket by single price of €2.00 (sold only inside the park).
  • Children under 1,00 meter of height may attend for free as spectators accompanying the participant.
  • The spectators will watch from a location adjacent to the lagoon where the session takes place.
  • Spectators will not have access to the dolphins.
  • Zoomarine reserves the right to use the participant’s images of the Dolphin Emotions. The captured images will be used, exclusively, in a video/dvd/photos production to be sold to those participants.
Cancellations and non-attendance policy
  • All reservations must be cancelled with 2 days notice (until 5pm on the second day before the reservation).
  • All participants should arrive at least 45 minutes before the start of the session.
  • In the event of non-attendance by a participant (arriving 45 minutes before the start) with the reservation not having been cancelled beforehand (with 2 days notice), the full amount will be charged and no refunds will be possible.
  • Should Zoomarine be obliged to terminate the experience, due to climatic, technical or zoological reasons, we reserve the right to postpone the session or transfer it to another date. If the participant is unavailable at the new time, he or she will be reimbursed for the cost of the program.