The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is home to motion picture star, Winter the Dolphin. This is a unique facility that you and your family are sure to enjoy. You'll hear about Winter the tailless dolphin and other resident animal stories. Want to learn more about Winter? Watch a dolphin presentation and witness Winter's tail being put on, or enjoy a relaxing movie about CMA and Winter. Watch the staff care for dolphins, sea turtles, otters, stingrays, sharks, and more! A guaranteed fun filled afternoon for all ages. Get up-close and personal with one of our resident dolphins and stingrays in three different types of dolphin encounters, plus a dolphin photo opportunity and a stingray feeding opportunity - an experience you'll remember for a lifetime! This 30-minute program offers participants the opportunity to work side by side with one of CMA's trainers during training and feeding sessions with one of our resident Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins. You'll take a tour of the aquarium to see how animals, food preparation and rehabilitation areas. Then, you will spend fifteen minutes poolside, with a trainer learning about the anatomy, intelligence and beauty of these amazing animals. The Sea Life Safari Boat Tour is one of the most popular activities at CMA. The tour includes a 90-minute trip into our beautiful Intracoastal waters. Look for dolphins, sea birds and other marine life as our staff narrates the scenic ride to a shell island. You'll witness data collection in action as we perform our net pull and pass around sea critters before releasing them back to the bay. Kids and adults alike will love this one-of-a-kind, hands-on experience! Clearwater Marine Aquarium offers senior citizen discounts as well as discounts on packages (behind the scenes tours and eco safaris).
Big Cat Rescue is a sanctuary, not a zoo, so the animals come first. They do not allow people to wander around unescorted - tours are all guided and provide an educational experience that includes the plight of big cats in the wild and in captivity and what you can do to save them. Big Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats. They are home to more than 100 lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars and other species most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, saved from being turned into fur coats, or retired from performing acts. Big Cat Rescue is a member of the World Society for Protection of Animals. Rated 4 Stars by Charity Navigator (their highest rating) it has the highest score of any animal based charity. The sanctuary is situated on 55 acres in the Citrus Park area of north Tampa.
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo also offers a hands-on and educational experience with our interactive exhibits and habitats, such as Giraffe Feeding. Stand on the feeding plateau of Safari Africa and get eye-to-eye and even feed the tallest animals in the world. Camel Safari. Children and adults can take a ride on the back of a Dromedary camel. This ride also offers unique views of Rhino Reserve as well as the cheetah exhibit. Discovery Center. Enter the Harrell Discovery Center and to see aquariums full of exotic and endangered frog and toad species, where you can learn about our amphibian friends! Wallaroo Station Interactive Experiences. Feed and pet the goats in the Goat Yard, walk with wallabies, feed bright orange koi fish or take ride on a pony or llama. Bushland Budgies. This unique interactive free-flight aviary allows guests to feed hundreds of small Australian parrots known as Budgies. Lorikeet Landing offers a thrilling experience for guests when birds land on you and if you purchase nectar, they will eat out of a small cup as you hold it. Stingray Bay. Feel slippery stingrays brush under your fingertips. Smooth and silky to the touch, the stingrays will come over to the side of their pool so you can touch and feed them.
Caladesi Island State Park. Most of coastal Florida used to resemble Caladesi Island and now it's one of the few remaining undeveloped barrier islands in the state. Pine and palm forests lead to rolling dunes covered with grasses, which in turn lead to a long strip of white sandy beach. A relative newcomer to the Florida west coast, the island was created when a savage hurricane in 1921 separated it from what was then Hog Island. To this day, the origin of the island's name is uncertain, though it has appeared on maps since the 1930's. Accessible only by ferry from Clearwater and nearby Honeymoon Island State Park, a visit to Caladesi Island makes a great day trip. You can fish, picnic, go boating or shelling, sunbathe on the beach, and wander at will through the pine and oak forests. A wide variety of bird life call the park home, and you're likely to see an osprey soaring overhead. Picnic tables and concessions are located near the beach, and a 99-slip marina is available for those who bring their own boats. Overnight docking is permitted if you register with the park ranger.
The Florida Aquarium is one of the most visited Tampa Bay attractions in the area. It is located in downtown in the Channelside District next door to Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruise terminals. It is highly recommended that you visit this must-see attraction. The children will enjoy the new Explore-a-Shore water park area. By itself, it's worth the price of admission since they can play all day on the Pirate ship and in the streams of water that shoot up from the ground.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for these annual festivals: the Gasparilla Pirate Fest in January, The Florida State Fair in February, the Florida Strawberry Festival in March, the Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival in May, and the Ruskin Seafood Fest in November. Visit Tampa now and discover how historic Old Florida blends well with the modern, upscale style of some of the most beautiful, master-planned communities for families and retirees. Yes, climate, dining and shopping, cultural attractions, educational and business opportunities, and the beautiful beaches help make Tampa home to a wonderful lifestyle. Tampa is a lot more than beautiful sunsets! Make it your home, too.
Big Cat Rescue is a sanctuary, not a zoo, so the animals come first. They do not allow people to wander around unescorted - tours are all guided and provide an educational experience that includes the plight of big cats in the wild and in captivity and what you can do to save them. Big Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats. They are home to more than 100 lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars and other species most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, saved from being turned into fur coats, or retired from performing acts. Big Cat Rescue is a member of the World Society for Protection of Animals. Rated 4 Stars by Charity Navigator (their highest rating) it has the highest score of any animal based charity. The sanctuary is situated on 55 acres in the Citrus Park area of north Tampa.
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo also offers a hands-on and educational experience with our interactive exhibits and habitats, such as Giraffe Feeding. Stand on the feeding plateau of Safari Africa and get eye-to-eye and even feed the tallest animals in the world. Camel Safari. Children and adults can take a ride on the back of a Dromedary camel. This ride also offers unique views of Rhino Reserve as well as the cheetah exhibit. Discovery Center. Enter the Harrell Discovery Center and to see aquariums full of exotic and endangered frog and toad species, where you can learn about our amphibian friends! Wallaroo Station Interactive Experiences. Feed and pet the goats in the Goat Yard, walk with wallabies, feed bright orange koi fish or take ride on a pony or llama. Bushland Budgies. This unique interactive free-flight aviary allows guests to feed hundreds of small Australian parrots known as Budgies. Lorikeet Landing offers a thrilling experience for guests when birds land on you and if you purchase nectar, they will eat out of a small cup as you hold it. Stingray Bay. Feel slippery stingrays brush under your fingertips. Smooth and silky to the touch, the stingrays will come over to the side of their pool so you can touch and feed them.
Caladesi Island State Park. Most of coastal Florida used to resemble Caladesi Island and now it's one of the few remaining undeveloped barrier islands in the state. Pine and palm forests lead to rolling dunes covered with grasses, which in turn lead to a long strip of white sandy beach. A relative newcomer to the Florida west coast, the island was created when a savage hurricane in 1921 separated it from what was then Hog Island. To this day, the origin of the island's name is uncertain, though it has appeared on maps since the 1930's. Accessible only by ferry from Clearwater and nearby Honeymoon Island State Park, a visit to Caladesi Island makes a great day trip. You can fish, picnic, go boating or shelling, sunbathe on the beach, and wander at will through the pine and oak forests. A wide variety of bird life call the park home, and you're likely to see an osprey soaring overhead. Picnic tables and concessions are located near the beach, and a 99-slip marina is available for those who bring their own boats. Overnight docking is permitted if you register with the park ranger.
The Florida Aquarium is one of the most visited Tampa Bay attractions in the area. It is located in downtown in the Channelside District next door to Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruise terminals. It is highly recommended that you visit this must-see attraction. The children will enjoy the new Explore-a-Shore water park area. By itself, it's worth the price of admission since they can play all day on the Pirate ship and in the streams of water that shoot up from the ground.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for these annual festivals: the Gasparilla Pirate Fest in January, The Florida State Fair in February, the Florida Strawberry Festival in March, the Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival in May, and the Ruskin Seafood Fest in November. Visit Tampa now and discover how historic Old Florida blends well with the modern, upscale style of some of the most beautiful, master-planned communities for families and retirees. Yes, climate, dining and shopping, cultural attractions, educational and business opportunities, and the beautiful beaches help make Tampa home to a wonderful lifestyle. Tampa is a lot more than beautiful sunsets! Make it your home, too.
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