San Diego Animal Encounters | Interactive Tours

Advanced animal encounter reservations are highly recommended. Animal encounters and interactions are very popular, and may be sold out on the day of your intended park visit. You can check animal encounter availability and make your online reservation here. Pass Members receive a discount on select animal encounters - please log in to your account to make your reservation.

Dolphin In-Water Interaction

Get to know our playful and friendly bottlenose dolphins through a personal, unforgettable experience.

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Dolphin Up-Close Encounter

Spend time with these playful, intelligent animals and learn about their natural history and amazing aquatic adaptations.

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Orca Up-Close Encounter

Discover why these majestic mammals have touched our hearts and inspired millions of people to conserve our ocean habitats.

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Sloth Up-Close Encounter

Meet with an animal care specialist as you learn all about sloths, including their slow-moving lifestyle and why they spend most of their life upside down in trees.

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Flamingo Up-Close Encounter

Want to mingle with our flamingos? Step into their habitat and meet with an aviculturist to hear personal stories and facts about the lives of our flamingos.

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Walrus Up-Close Encounter

During this one-of-a-kind experience, an animal care specialist will teach you about each walrus, their unique personalities, and how they are cared for each day.

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Beluga Up-Close Encounter

Go behind the scenes of our beluga habitat and join these beautiful mammals poolside to learn more about them.

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Beluga In-Water Interaction

This in-water interaction lets you touch and feed these sociable white whales as animal behavorists share how we've used encouragement-based training to communicate with these warm-hearted residents of the cold Arctic waters.

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Penguins Up-Close Encounter

Get ready to freeze as you get an inside look at the penguin habitat and hear aviculturists share their experiences caring for these animals and the challenges they face.

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Sea Lion Up-Close Encounter

Learn from one of our knowledgeable animal care specialists about what it takes to care for and train these fascinating animals.

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Pilot Whale Up-Close Encounter

Go behind the scenes and get-up close with our rescued Pilot Whales at our Dolphin Adventures Amphitheater.

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