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Estrada Nacional 125, km 65 Guia 8201-864 Albufeira
 Zoomarine OverviewZoomarine is one of the biggest Algarve attractions and it certainly lives up to the hype. Open March to October, the presentations are stunning and the chance to swim with the dolphins is unmissable. You can spend a fun packed day at the park with plenty to keep all the family entertained.
The big attractions at Zoomarine are the spectacular presentations. The Dolphins are perennial favourites, with a breath-taking demonstration of the dolphins’ agility, intelligence and the special bond they have with their trainers. The Wonderful World presentation features seals and sea lions, sailors and lost treasure. This show gets lots of laughs from the audience and is definitely one that the kids will enjoy. The Enchanted Forest presentation with tropical birds is entertaining while at the same time that promoting environmental awareness – always a priority at Zoomarine. The birds of prey presentation is dramatic and awe-inspiring, and allows you to get closer to these majestic creatures than you ever thought possible.
Current favourite is the 4D cinema show. Aimed at raising our environmental awareness, this is an entertaining assault on your senses. Polar bears sliding down glaciers, monkeys throwing apples at you, sharks with their teeth bared swimming towards you - fantastic! Another big attraction is the Aqualocos High Dive Show – ridiculously acrobatic dives into a small and shallow pool!
If all that isn´t enough, there are family fairground rides, including the big wheel, which gives a spectacular view of the whole park, a mini roller-coaster and some water slides. The park has good access for wheelchairs and buggies, so is enjoyable and accessible for everyone.
What impresses most about Zoomarine, is that all the animal shows and exhibitions are educational and promote awareness of environmental and conservation issues. There is also a newly built Rehabilitation Center. Marine species that have washed up along the Portugal coastline in distress are treated here before, hopefully, being released back into their natural environment.
For a once in a lifetime experience, there is also the opportunity to swim with the dolphins in the dolphin interaction area. This is located in a tranquil environment, hidden away from the main park and the programme includes an educational talk and the chance to take part in some of the basic training techniques in the water with the dolphins. This is a truly magical experience - although expensive, the contact with the dolphins and the memories you take away are priceless. |
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Zoomarine - Reviews
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September 2010 Swimming with dolphins.
Rachel Kaye from Huddersfield
My friend and I have just returned from a fantastic holiday in Alvor.
During our time there, we swam with a beautiful dolphin.
It was fantastic and it was a dream come true.
We definitely want to do this again.
Rachel from Huddersfield.
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July 2010 fantastic
Deb Wiggins from Wigan
we all visited zoomarine in april this year and it was brilliant,i loved the 4D cinema and the dolphin show.
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July 2010 Unforgettable!
Charlotte Teasdale from england
One of my favourite places i've ever visited! I was only young when I visited, too young to have the opportunity to swim with dolphins so I would love to visit again!
Its also the place that made me want to go into marine biology :)
I am also looking into getting some work experience there if possible..
I absolutely loved zoomarine and would recommend it to anyone!!!
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June 2010 awsome
paul blackburn from wigan
i visited zoomarine in april 2010. i must say it was an unforgetable experiance. quite sensational.loads to do and see. just a great day out.
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May 2010 swimming with dolphins
Kathleen O'boyle from Derry, Ireland
i went on 4th april 2010 to swim with dolphins and it was the best thing i ever did! Me and my dad went and we really enjoyed it. Though we would have liked it to be longer. The people were very nice and at the start we had en educational lesson on dolphins which made us understand what kind of animals they were and how smart they were.
I would definitaly come back.
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May 2010 FANTASTIC!!!!!! :-)
human being from Exeter,England
I went in 2009(last year) and it was amazing im 10 so i was 9 last year i dont think its just a kids place my mum,dad and brother (their all older than me) loved it i think my dad brother loved it more than me actully. Were going to portigul again at the end of may its ealy may now and were going to zoomarine again because it the best. If you have a child with a disablaty in ur family there r lots of things they can do not all but most.:-) brillant but i would advise to choose a day were its not going to rain we did and it just makes it better because most of the rides or all are open on dry days they were all open for us. ITS BRILLLIANT!!!!!!!!!
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December 2009 i luv zoomarine
steve brown from england, shrewsbury
I loved zoomarine as my daughter would love to work there when she is older. We have been quite a few times and we always have a great time. My daughters fave animal is a dolphin and she wants to do a job to do with dolphins. We always go there when we are at portugal. So whoever thought of zoomarine should be given a medal for thinking of it. You have made each time in portugal a happy time. Thankyou. Steve
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November 2009 it was brilliant i swam with dolphins from jack balsom in england
fantastic
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November 2009 All Closed
Half of the slides and rides were shut down when i went which annoyed me as most of the place was cordoned off. I enjoyed the dolphin show though, that was it.
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October 2009 love Zoomarine
simply excellent
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September 2009 zoomarine by vikki from wolverhampton,england
me and my family went to zoomarine and found it fantastic lots to do good value for money and even better as 10 per cent off on enterance fee if but tickets in advance.all in all good day out
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June 2009 loved it
gemma from cockayne
wow what an experiance summer 2008,,,,i swam with the dolphins with my partner and it was the best feeling ever i would recomend it to anyone ... I will be doing it again no matter the cost lol thanks guys for the opertunity oh hi sam the dolphin x
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May 2009 zoomarine is the best
luke fryer from milton keynes
i went too the zoomarine last year it is a nice place too visit i had a great time but the best time i had was when i went a swam with the dolphins it was one of my dreams too swim with dolphins thank you everyone there who made one of my dreams come true i will be coming back too visit it might be this year many thank luke fryer
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February 2009 Zoomarine ..
hannah duffield from manchester
I really liked it there it was a good day out,, but what spoiled it it was raining :( i went to go swim with the dolphins 130euros , to be honest a little over priced for just an hour and we didnt do alot with the dolphins it took half an hour just to take pictures with everyone and then we only did 2 activities with the dolphins , after that it brightend up and i went to go see the dolphin show i really enjoyed that , then we went to look arround at the animals the seals didnt look very happy they were in slightly small pools and there was aload of poo at the bottom :s i was too scared to go look at the birds coz they was makin loadsa noise,, then i went to the 3d cinema i loved that one one of the best parts , it was really enjoyable and it had its own affects , if you are planning on goin to zoomarine you should try thaat out , but all in all it was a good day out but more for younger peopel im 13 and it was ok :/ :) hannah xx
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December 2008 December visit
nobby from hampshire
just been to zoom marine, what we saw was very good and kept us entertained for three hours or so, however quite a lot of attractions were closed and we felt the admission fee of twenty euro should have been adjusted accordingly, dolphin show was excellent as was the seal/sealion show, would go back again in a higher season to see the rest
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December 2008 10 out of 10
kelly from england
my partner, 2 children and myself had the best time at the zoo marine this year we are going to the algarve again next year and we are going back to the zoo marine it is the most wonderful place for adults and children 10 out of 10
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November 2008 I love zoo marine so so much
Rachael from Alsager
i went last year and it was amazing
i loved the dolphins and evrything there
hi vannesa branco who i met last year in a restarant
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November 2008 SO COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ellz from england
omg this place is just WOW i swam whith the dolphins and i know i will NEVER NEVER forget it the rides were cool the pools even cooler (plz excuse the pun) the show was gr8 and im not one for animals in cages but they actually looked happy ther the shop was good fun to walk around my only critism is the qs they were quite long!
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October 2008 Dolphinns
Jessica from North Yorkshire
It is amazing, it is a must! I loved the experience. Now I am working hard as I would love to train dolphins! xxx
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October 2008 I was overwhelmed how good zoomarine was
Laraine Chamberlain from Crawley west sussex
I absolutly LOVED zoomarine. The Dolphins was the highlight for me and to see them performing with their trainers to the lovely music playing was sheer joy. It was so good that i and a few friends had tears of joy in our eyes,and although we saw the morning performance, we went back and saw the afternoon performance too before we had to catch our coach back to Carvoeiro. We also enjoyed the sea lions, birds of prey, and the parrots. We even went on the park rides!! The whole day was truly magnificent and i would defiantly go again. I can't stop talking about it. WONDERFUL!! maybe next time i will swim with the beautiful dolphins.
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October 2008 Zoomarine was amazing
Jordan May from Algarve
zoomarine was one of the best experiences in my life, i love dolphins and the dolphin show was amazing. the sea lion show was hilarious and i loved looking around the park and looking in the shops. i cant wait to make my next visit.
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October 2008 Fab
Marion from Ireland
Zoo Marine is fantastic we went once last year and twice while on holiday this year. There is so much to pack into the day and great value for money too. I highly recommend it especially to families with young kids, a great way to spend a day; Well done.
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October 2008 Meh
Becky from UK
While i loved the shows and i really did i found the waiting in between shows long and rather dull not to mention the park was too spread out so it seemed as if there werent much there. although the 4D Cinema was fantastic
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October 2008 WOW
Michelle Palmer from Cambridge/ England
What an experience!! words can not discribe the feeling you get when you have a dolphin in your arms.
And i loved the tricks i got to do with them.
I highly recomend this!!!
I think it's worth every penney for a chance of a life time.
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October 2008 I loved Zoomarine
noeleen from Kildare ireland
i thought that zoomarine was brilliant. it was my first time on hols outside ireland n it was brilliant. i loved the dolphin show n i will definely b goin bak 2 zoomarine nxt yr. im an adult n i truely enjoyed the experince xxxx
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September 2008 some of the staff need to cheer up!
Anna Gouveia from London
My daughter who has just turn 8 swam with the Dolphins,although she loved it i found the instructor RUDE AND SEEMED VERY BOARED WITH HIS JOB.!!
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August 2008 Excellent
the Harrison Family from Britain
swimming with Dolphins at Zoomarine is not to be missed. Brilliant staff and well worth the money.
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August 2008 Amazing
Autumn from England
I swam with dolphins a couple of years ago and it was amazing...me n my family always go when we go to Portugal. I do think they should change the shows though instead of doin the same ones every time. I think the new ride looks amazing...we didn't get chance to go this time but will definetely be goin next time though. I don't think it's fair that they dnt let anyone in the audience ride in the dolphins boat instead of choosing them before ... choose them in the middle of the show!!! I love zoomarine but wish to handle animals ...why isn't this possible...thanks to all the staff....see you soon..x
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August 2008 BACK SOON
Mr B from Glasgow
AWESOME !!!!!!!! Add another star guys you deserve it
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July 2008 We loved Zoomarine
Sue Ford from UK
Excellent value for money for a really nice family day out. The dolphin show was amazing as were all of the other animal shows. There is a huge swimming pool in which to cool off when the weather is very hot. There is also a funfair and 3D cinema (one of the best we've been to). All of the above is available for the one admission price, food and drink is very reasonably priced (You are not ripped off like we are at our theme parks in the UK) I would highly recommend Zoomarine, we are returning to the Algarve this year and will definately visit Zoomarine again, the kids (and the adults) had the best day of their holiday there.
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July 2008 AMAZING!!!
Laura
I have just came back from a holiday in the algarve and visited Zoomarine! I swam with the dolphins and it was amazing i would recommended it to anyone!
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July 2008 very good in parts
iain
The sealion show was poor. The book of love! genius!
the dolphin show was too short.
i have never seen a falconry show before, so no comment.
But overall, prob the poorest park of its kind i have been to.
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July 2008 Loved the dolphin show
Sandie
What a great day. Loved every minute apart from the pirate ship! Been two years in a row and goin again in july. Takin our friend this year and hope he loves it to.
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June 2008 swimming with dolphins
jessica and aimee mullaly
We had a brill time swimming with the dolphins it was excellent xxxx we also loved the 3d cinema
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June 2008 A great day out for all ages!!
Verity Williams
Zoomarine made a brilliant day out for my family. Plenty to see and do, the highlight of our day being the Dolphin show! It was amazing and suprizingly better than a show we had seen previously at Sea World in Florida!! So very impressed and would definitley go again.
Hope to see a couple of adult roller coasters added to the park in the future!
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June 2008 we loved the zoomarine!!
kerrie sturgeon
we arrived at zoomarine and knew straight away that we were goin to have a great day!! As a group of nine with ages rangeing from 3 to 74 there was plenty to do for all!! The highlight of the day and also my holiday was the dolphin show it was fantastic!!! My 5 yr old daughter sat mesmerised from the start to finish she also enjoyed spending time looking at the other attractions. If anyone i knew was going to the algarve i would definetly tell them to visit zoomarine. A fantastic day had by all.
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May 2008 extreme zoomarine
jessica jones
Zoomarine was really cool, we went on this huge slide, a buffalo ride that went really fast,we went on a wet log ride and the staff were really helpful and tried to speak as much english as possible. The candyfloos was delicious, but, the best part had to be the shows. we saw the exotic bird show , which teaches a good lesson to kids, we saw the fantastic dolphins, and the brilliant seals. overall it was a good day out.
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May 2008 wooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
sponge
i loved it i can't wait to go for my 120th time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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April 2008 The best ever
natalie
It was the best zoo i have ever been to! I loved the dolphins and i swam with them
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April 2008 amazing
sarah-jane hobson
zoo marine was amazing it was the best experience. I loved every minute of it i can't wait till i go back in july hopefully going to swim with the dolphins i would recommend it to anyone it was absolutely amazing.
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April 2008 Brilliant had to go back again.
julie
Went to Zoomarine with Grandchildren had a brilliant day, loved the shows, ejoyed it so much went back a second time and my Grandaughter who is 11 did the dolphin interaction she loved it and I know it will be something she will never forget, also Grandson who is 6 got to take part in the dolphin show by sitting in the boat pulled by the dolphin, he has plans to go back when he is 8 so he can swim with the dolphins.
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April 2008 AMAZING
kate + family
IT WAS THE BEST PLACE THAT I HOVE BEEN TO !!!! THE FIRST TIME I WENT THERE, WE LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT WE WENT AGAIN A COUPLE OF DAYS LETAER I CAN'T WAIT TO GO THERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR. (^_^) PLUS THEY DON'T RIP YOU OFF LIKE THE U.K LOL
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March 2008 brilliant
gemma
i was there today and it was the best holiday of my life!!! I swam with the dolphins and they were brilliant
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March 2008 i loved every bit of it
molly
it was brilliant it was my 2nd time i saw dolphins and it was my dads first time.the crocs were wicked it looked as if they were plastic.one croc snapped its jaws at me.
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March 2008 i loved
matty
i loved the whole park loads but the dolphins where the absoluit best.
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January 2008 fantastic
william aged 7
I had a fantastic time at zoo marine its fun for all the family no matter what age. i got to hold a parrot it was great. my mum jumped out of her seat whilst watching the 4d show it was so life like and made you think about the animals in our world. thank you to all the staff that make zoo marine a wonderful place to visit.
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November 2007 Amazing experience
Teresa Netton
Initially I thought that the dolphin interaction was quite expensive, but after doing it I changed my mind totally. It was the most fantastic experience of my life and a truly memorable experience and definitely worth every penny. Staff are wonderful and very helpful and the park is a true credit to everyone there.I will visit again as soon as I can.
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October 2007 TIME OF MY LIFE
EMMA JOBSON
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND VISITING ZOOMARINE IF YOU ARE GOING ON HOLIDAY TO THE ALGARVE.
I HAD A FANTASTIC DAY THERE, MY DREAM CAME TRUE WHEN I SWAM WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL DOLPHINS. WHAT AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. ALL STAFF THERE ARE LOVELY AND HAVE THE BEST JOB.
THE DOLPHIN SHOW WAS THE BEST ONE I HAVE SEEN.
IF YOU DONT DO ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR HOLIDAY YOU HAVE TO GO TO ZOOMARINE, AND YOU HAVE TO SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS!!
AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!!!
EMMA JOBSON, ESSEX
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September 2007 i loved my day out to here
natasha
i loved dean he was great
and i loved the dophin show and 4d cinema. it was great when i swam with the dolphin and i loved to do it a million times over!!!!
:):):):)
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September 2007 Zoo marine is great!!!!!!!!!!
Elle
Zoo marine was brilliant. Theres plenty to do there all day. The shows are brilliant. The dolphin show was particularly good. THere was plenty of choice of food in the food court and the prices were very reasonable. THere was only a small theme park but had good rides including a wheel that you could see the whole park from. The animals that were kept there were all in very large cages with plenty of space to move around and are well looked after. The 4D cinema was amazing and got its point across really well. THe three small pools were ideal for children and there was a huge sunbathing area with plenty of shade. The aquarium was good and gave you lots of interesting information about sea life. It is also a very environmental friendly place. I would definitely recommend going to zoo marine - it may seem expensive but once your in all you have to pay for is food. It was a great day out.
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August 2007 brilliant
shaun
i have now been there for four years running as the shows are just fantastic. my most recent visit was the best so far as its the first time i swam with the dolphins which is the most majical experience, something ill have to do again, definatly.
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August 2007 i loved the dolphins
Oliver
I loved the dolphins all the animals looked really happy had a great day brilliant place to visit but i would really like the job of the dolphin trainer.
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July 2007 the zoo is fantastic the dolphins were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lesley
All the animals looked well looked after, amazing place.
The Doplhins were amazing and the show was fantastic.
Would love to go again next year and to actually swim with them this time
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July 2007 i loved it
heather
i went there is was the best thing i did all week when i was there my parents even enjoyed the day and if u go to a dolphin show u should go to all of them they are all differint i loved it so much im again in august2007
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July 2007 first hols abroad
jodie brown
it was fantastic better than the zoos back home better value for money also the shows and entertainment was good
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May 2007 A Great Day Out
J Ashton
The weather was disappointing during our recent short stay in the Algarve, so we had to entertain the kids, instead of letting them enjoy the pool or the fantastic beaches as usual.
Your website gave us some ideas, and the day spent at Zoomarine was good; everyone enjoyed it (ages 4yr to 60+ in our party.) Thanks
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