We
offer a number of great field trip opportunities
for you and your students. All of our field trips
can be modified to suit groups ranging in age from
pre-kindergarten to adult!
Teachers! Click
here to see how you can incorporate Florida Sunshine
State Standards and Ocean Literacy Principles
into any daytrip!
Click
here to view a complete
list of our alignment.
Dolphin Discovery Tour
Come spend a couple of hours at DRC learning
about marine
mammals and their ocean environment. During
the field trip your group will: |
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- Take a self guided tour of DRC
- Listen to publicly narrated sessions on dolphin biology and conservation, dolphin training, husbandry and medical care, current research and much more!
- Engage in a private question and answer session with one of our education staff members.
Cost: $15.00 per person, based on a minimum attendance of 15 people.
*As a part of DRC's educational mission, school groups in Monroe County may participate in Dolphin Discovery free of charge. Teachers are requested to call in advance to arrange their visit. School groups must present documentation of Monroe County status upon arrival.
Dolphin Day Trips (Half-Day)
Bring your class to spend a half-day (3 ˝ hour minimum) at DRC discovering the amazing capabilities of dolphins!
All of our Dolphin Day Trips include:
- A private tour of Dolphin Research Center including a closer look at our dolphins from the staff-only boardwalks.
- Time to observe a publicly narrated session about our dolphins and/or sea lions.
- A private tour of our fish house to learn how we prepare dolphin and sea lion meals
- A private presentation on your choice of such topics as: Dolphin Physiology, Maternity, Training, Acoustics, Marine Mammal Law, Conservation or Manatees (available any day), Research and Cognition (only available Mon.-Fri.)
- A closer look at our dolphins with a private training or biology demonstration
Cost: $30.00 per person, based on a minimum attendance of 10 people.
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We can add any of the interactive programs listed below to to your Dolphin Day Trip to allow your students an opportunity to meet a dolphin face-to-face!
Greet
a Dolphin:
Touch a dolphin from the dock and see their unique features up close!
Dolphin Signal Session:
Feel like what it is to be a trainer and come down onto a dock to give hand signals to the dolphins for behaviors!
Dolphin
Dip
Dolphin
Encounter
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These programs are available based on the needs and ability of our dolphin family at the time of the program being booked.
Want to learn about other marine life? Dolphin Research Center can arrange the following tours (subject to availability) for you in conjunction with your Day Trip. Note these tours must take place at 1:00 pm after your day trip to DRC. 
A tour of the Turtle Hospital in Marathon where your students will learn more about sea turtles and the hospital's amazing efforts in rescue, rehabilitation and conservation. Tours last 1 ˝ to 2 hours and are offered at 1:00 pm.
A snorkel trip to the third largest coral reef in the world! Come experience the undersea beauty of Florida Keys. All snorkel equipment is included. Snorkel trips are 4 hours in length and are offered at 1:00 pm.
Arrangements for additional programs must be made with the Education Department at time of booking your Dolphin Day Trip program. Costs for any add-on programs are in addition to the base price of the Dolphin Day Trip program. Additional programs are available based on the needs and ability of our dolphin family at the time of the program being booked.
Contact the Education Department for information and pricing of add-on programs you wish to include in your Dolphin Day Trip experience.
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