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Dolphin Reef: Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 14 attractions in Eilat
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Activities: swimming with dolphins
Attraction type: Reef, Beach
Address: Southern Beach | POB 104 Eilat, Eilat 88100, Israel
Tel: 972-8- 637-1846
Fax: 972-8-637-5921

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Reviews of Dolphin Reef

( 6-10 of 10 )
“Avoid, avoid, avoid!”

Dolphin Reef

Feb 20, 2007
7/9 found this review helpful

It sounded great. A guaranteed chance to dive with 'wild' dolphins. Bring it on! Hmmmm, what a disappointment!
I guess alarm bells should have been ringing with the fact it says 'guaranteed'. How can you 'guarantee' swimming with a wild animal?
The centre was a tourist trap. The staff were rude and arrogant and the dolphins were about as free and wild as zoo animals. A huge netting prevented the dolphins from joining their natural habitat, but horribly they could see the big blue without the chance of ever going there.
The instructors grabbed at the dolphins like --- men on the pull. It was all pretty sordid. Avoid at all costs.

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“trip of a lifetime”

Dolphin Reef

5 of 5 stars
England
Oct 18, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Best experience ever! Diving is cheap considering the whole experience. You can go with an instructor, so you don't need a padi license. Seeing the dolphins swooshing past me, under me,over me, inc babies, was the best experience ever. Of course they dont have to come to you but you are bound to see some and may get them come close like i had. They didn't to my partner but he got close to a seahorse instead. The diving is gorgeous there anyhow. My dream is to go back and go diving with the dolphins every single day for a week!

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“Great for Kids and Dolphin Lovers”

Dolphin Reef

4 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
Apr 7, 2006
7/8 found this review helpful

As a regular visitor to Eilat, we generally like to pay a visit to Dolphin reef with the kids. I particuarly like the fact that the dolphins can come and go as they please, and they obviously like the human contact and seem to enjoy performing to an audience too. The place has been enhanced with floating walkways, but the down side is the food area and the beach which could both do with a bit of attention.

Kids will love it, but take lots of sun cream and a hat!

We also went diving with the dolphins pre-kids, and found that the dolphins are experts at dodging out of the way just when you think you are going to stroke one :O(

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“meilleur moments”

Dolphin Reef

Aug 24, 2008

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“Mon endroit prefere a Eilat”

Dolphin Reef

5 of 5 stars
Region Parisienne
Oct 13, 2007

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Dolphin Reef: Management Resources

Dolphin Reef Address

Southern Beach | POB 104 Eilat, Eilat 88100, Israel
Tel: 972-8- 637-1846 Fax: 972-8-637-5921