Dolphin Cove Jamaica was founded in 2001 and has become a very popular attraction in Jamaica. This magnificent property has a natural cove which is surrounded by 5 acres of lush tropical rain forest. Visitors have the opportunity to interact and Swim With dolphins, enjoying the thrill and love of these amazing lovable animals. If you aren’t interested in swimming with the dolphins, there is still a lot to do. The entrance fee includes snorkeling and swimming with stingrays, glass bottom kayaking, and small boat rides.

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The whale shark is a non-aggressive creature that poses no threat to swimmers, snorkelers or scuba divers. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb). The shark has distinctive light-yellow markings on its very thick, dark gray skin. It is a filter feeder and can neither bite nor chew. These feeder eat plankton, krill, fish eggs, small fish, salp, jellyfish and coral spawn. Although its mouth can stretch to four feet wide, Whale sharks are slow swimmers, moving at speeds of no little more than 3 miles per hour.

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The hammerhead sharks are named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads. The sharks eye placement is on each end of its very wide head. The sharks lenght is from 0.9 to 6 m (3.0 to 20 ft) long and weigh from 500 to 1000 pounds. Hammerhead sharks eat a fish, squid, octopus, crustaceans, and other hammerhead sharks.