The MayanPalace firmly supports the Dolphin Center located at the Dolphin Adventure. This highly popular and active entertainment opportunity in Puerto Vallarta offers the MayanPalace Resort guests and visitors several opportunities to learn first hand about the friendly dolphins, it will allow you to swim with them as well as interact with these highly intelligent mammals. All this is accomplished by way of the MayanPalace supported Dolphin Encounter and Dolphin Swim programs.

The Dolphin Center was constructed in 1996 shortly after Dolphin Adventure had been granted their special license necessary to care for these trusting dolphins. Many of the MayanPalace visitors ask who controlled the well fair of the dolphins. Usually it is a combination of organizations. In Mexico, it is specifically the Fisheries Department of Mexico.

The seawater pools, which hold the dolphins, are generally larger than what the United States, Europe and Mexico Fisheries agencies specify. Each of the pools will hold more then two million gallons of filtered seawater, which uses both ozone generators and sand filters to purify the water. Most of the guests at the MayanPalace who visit this attraction are very content with the human treatment extended to the dolphins.

Upon receiving their granted license to maintain and care for dolphins in 1996 the construction of area one was begun. The custom made lagoon was constructed upon a floating dock in order to properly accommodate the movements relating to the tide which usually changes the water level up to 6 feet per day. Area 2 was opened October 2000 and as a result of the increased dolphin families as well as the success of the programs it was again expanded in the year 2004. the MayanPalace was extremely happy to see the ultra modern education facilities that were created specifically for the dolphin and other marine mammal. MayanPalace guests particularly enjoy the underwater viewing area, which allows them to face the various sea life eye to eye. They have even constructed a special maternity pool complete with life support systems catering to the expectant mothers.

MayanPalace is glad of the dolphin centers combined thirty years of experience in handling all phases in the study of marine mammals. They are firmly committed to overseeing the welfare and health of the dolphin families. They readily admit to the MayanPalace visitors that the dolphins are exceptionally complex and highly intelligent thus they are still learning many things about these fantastic animals.