The Mirage Dolphin Habitat

Great selection of rare animals. Dolphins are great and you can get so close to them.

What a fun afternoon we enjoyed here. The Dolphins were friendly and playing with each other and the cub exhibit was so cute. The dolphins are literally right up on you. A few kids got to even pet them. This place could use some upgrading and I am sure it will get it soon. It was a hot day and most of the animals were chilling out, but a few were bouncing around the pens. Very spoiled animals !!! The few negative posters on here are completely wrong about this place and are obviously allowing their personal emotions to out weigh reality. Its a bit pricey to visit here IMO, but I used myvegas on Facebook and we got in FREE! They also have discount days and coupons. A great place to sneak away from the tables or machines for a few hours. You can bring in drinks but the caps, lids, and straws will be removed. Two very nice souvenir buildings. Have fun!

Pool is hardly 12′ deep. I seriously pity the Dolphins stuck in there. Lions and tigers enclosures were tiny as well. I feel bad that i supported Mirage with my money to treat animals like that.

A great attraction on the strip! Get up close to dolphins, lions and tigers. Beautiful setting, feels like Hawaii. All the animals seem well cared for and the trainers are so nice and friendly and will tell you lots of fun facts about the Dolphins.

Beautiful! I loved it! Better than i expected and a nice break from the normal Vegas scene. Only $ 19.99 per person. Kid and senior citizen friendly activity!

My bf and I were able to score some comp admission tickets for this exhibit. It’s definitely worth checking it out! Dolphins are my favorite water animals, and I was very stoked that I was able to see them very up close and personal!
First off, it’s located in the Mirage by the pool area. You can pay for close encounters with dolphins, where you get to go in the shallow area of the pool, feed them some fish, pet them and do some tricks with the trainers. But if you’re just a bystander, you can still be close to them, but from a distance and get good views.
Besides the dolphin exhibit, there is also an exhibit for the white tigers, white lions, leopard, etc. We were able to see Siegfried walking around greeting some fans. It was super hot that day, so rarely did the animals move — most of them were just lounging or sleeping. So overall, the dolphins were my favorite part.
Drinks are expensive here, but if you order sodas or other drinks, they do not give you the cup cover or straws (to protect the animals there). So if you need to cover that drink or a straw, then you would need to exit the place and go to the Roasted Bean to get that. This is a great place for people of all ages. Would definitely recommend =)

This place is amazing. We had free tickets but would for sure recommend it as its completely worth the 19.99 entrance fee. The dolphins are spectacular. I have never seen dolphins that close up before and they were truly a sight. The guests get to watch dolphin training sessions where the dolphins play and do tricks and are medically examined. The dolphins are so happy and really love their trainers who talk to them and even kiss them. There is also a section you can go to where you can see the dolphins underwater.
The white tigers, lions, and cheetahs are majestic. There were some born a year or so ago and they were playing with their trainers with balls and other toys. The male white tiger was just gorgeous and the cheetahs, lions, and leopards were fun as well. Its not a big exhibit, you can get through it all in about an hour but you get to see animals that are not normally at the zoo. You can tell siegfried and roy take great pride in the habitat as the animals are happy snd well taken care of. There are also extra experiences you can purchase such as a vip tour, being a trainer for the day, and holding a canvas for the dolphin to paint. Truly a spectacular site for adults and children alike.

The animals were great. The Dolphins were cute, the dolphin show was just a training session not a show. It’s nice to see the trainers with the Dolphins. I just wish the animals had more space too.

I read once that it isn’t what you are looking at that matters… but it matters what you see. I didn’t read these reviews until on our way home and after we had the $ 200 painting with the dolphins experience. I had an hour with the trainer Phillip on Tuesday. My 11 year old niece did it for her birthday. Interesting, because I asked Phillip about the happiness of the dolphins. He was very straight forward explaining how one of the male dolphins was shot in the head in the wild and some other terrible things that humans did to these wonderful creatures and that the dolphins are safe, loved, and healthy. Then he asked me what I thought about that answer. I replied that to me, safe means happy. Kudos to these trainers who love their jobs and these animals. Is swimming in a pool in Vegas ideal? Probably not. The alternative is potential harm to them by human kind. My niece had a lifetime of memories made here and wants to do something to help animals when she grows up. People who work with and help animals are number one in my book because working, scraping junk off of people’s teeth is most often thankless.

This place is not worth it. Not what I was expecting. I thought it was going to a neat experience and my husband and I were very disappointed. At least we didn’t pay for it. We used our Vegas rewards points and got complimentary passes.

Went on a Monday, 100°, but it was worth it. I had a free pass to get in. Admission for adults is $ 20.
Not sure what it’s like to visit this place on the weekend but during the week on a hot day… There was probably ony 30 other people there. I was able to get great photos with most the animals. The dolpin habitat has upclose views of the dolphine pools from Above ground as well as a pool having an underground veiwing tunnel. Trainers perform with the dolphins every 30 mins. They switch pools and dolphins, each training session is different. The trainers offer open mic question sessions after each traning which i think is cool.
Behind the dolphin habitat is a white lion and tiger exhibit. There were a few leopards as well. The cats were all waking up from a nap when we arrived. So cool watching them play with large size toys. A few lions also played in the water pools.
I would recommend visiting this spot. It’s something different to do on the strip. If you like wildlife, nature and want to get away from the desert for an hour or two the dolphin habitat is a spot worth visiting!!!

I was surprised by my visit to the Dolphin Habitat/​Secret Garden. The Mirage hotel is clean, beautifully decorated and well-​managed. I assumed their animal exhibits would be the same. I was not remotely impressed by my visit.
Despite the cheap-​ish (by Vegas standards) admission price, I would still advise against going. The animals themselves are magnificent and beautiful, however, their habitats were depressing. They have huge mammals caged up in small spaces with not much to entertain them. Instead of marveling at the beautiful white tigers and black leopards, I was forced to focus on how sad I was for them.
I am not one of those people who is anti-​zoos. I’ve been to several zoos that I loved. It is just impossible for me to enjoy looking at animals when their living situations are in desperate need of updates and renovations. With all of the money the hotel makes, I am disappointed that they do not put more effort into giving these animals better living situations.
The dolphin exhibit was a little better than the Secret Garden, but not much. The dolphins were trying to break through the cages the whole time. It was unlike the nice/​healthy exhibits I’ve seen elsewhere. I would definitely never return or recommend this habitat to anyone.

This place is awesome you get to see dolphins, tigers, lions, leopards
And only $ 20 it’s worth it ;)

I enjoy my experience coming here.
Seeing the dolphins was cool for us!!!

One admission price gets you into the Dolphin Habitat and the Secret Garden (listed separately however and will review on it’s own). For 2 adults and 2 children, the price was $ 69. Many other Unilocal reviews commented that the dolphins appeared sad and mistreated. I cannot read dolphin emotions and did not see any outward evidence of abuse. I just thought the whole place looked old and sad. You can watch the dolphins in the first pool from above or below. There was a second pool where some trainers were hanging around with the dolphins They answered some questions but I did not find them to be particularly enthusiastic, informative or knowledgeable. Before we left they started a «show» highlighting the people who had paid the big bucks to be «dolphin trainers for the day». Well, I don’t think they really learned to train so well because the tricks the Dolphins did were pretty weak.
I recall visiting Dolphin Habitat about 20 years ago and being very impressed. However, I don’t think anything has changed about this place since then. It really needs a huge maker-​over. This is a very poor value (even with the Secret Garden) and I would not recommend it.

Great show of Dolphins with training sessions as well Sea World like performances. Be sure to walk through the underwater exhibit area !!!
Remember the Vegas is in a desert and the heat can be sweltering — So try to visit early before the sun does its job on you and yours !!!

For the people who gave this 1 star because «the dolphins seem unhappy» or «they should not be held in captivity», go away… you are in the wrong place. This is Unilocal,not PETA. You don’t know their mental or physical health, and you don’t know the water temperature. If you purchased a ticket, you’re directly supporting this place and are a hypocrite. If you didn’t visit, then you have no business writing a review.
Now, for the actual Unilocaling. This place was pretty small and a bit overpriced. In general i wasn’t too entertained which is why i gave it ³⁄₅. In the first pool the dolphins weren’t as active, however you can go underground and get a good up close look. Watching the dolphins play with the ball toy was pretty interesting. One of the dolphins decided to drop a number 2 right in front of the window!!! The people watching went nuts, it was hysterical.
The second pool had a bunch more Dolphins zipping all over the place, jumping out of the water and what not. One jumped vertical our right in front of us, it looked like it was posing for a picture!
I overheard a person asking a trainer a few questions and she seemed very knowledgeable and interested in her job. A decent place for a kid or someone not so jaded.
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I’m not animal activist or someone who claims to «love animal» so when I saw all the negative reviews regarding the treatment of the animals at this place, I thought these people were just being «sensitive.» Well, I am now considered myself as one of those «sensitive» people.
I came here this past weekend and it was 100 degree in temperature. I was surprised at how small and shallow the pool is. Also, there are no shades to keep the dolphin from suffering from the soaring heat. One of the dolphins that caught my attention has skin lesions which may have been a poxvirus. I sat through 5 minutes of the dolphin training session and the trainer does not seem at all interested in her job.
It’s even more sad walking through the secret garden seeing all the animals either sleeping or looking so depressed. I walked though the entire place within 30 minutes. I left with a sad feeling and wished that I had spent my money elsewhere.

I’m only giving this place one star. Well one, because I love animals and two;This is nowhere to keep these creatures. The dolphins just don’t seem very happy. They keep the females in one pool with her babies and the males in another pool. If you see this small pool it will truly surprise you, and not to mention how there is absolutely no shade. I mean yes they’re in water but still. It’s VEGAS, and in the summer we get high temps of 100++ it’s ridiculous. The other worse part was seeing all those amazing wild animals in captivity. Ferocious Lions and tigers, beautiful fast leopards, all just laying there pretty much lifeless. I definitely don’t support it, I don’t believe animals should be in those conditions in which I have seen.

Dolphin experience of a lifetime! I have wanted to swim with dolphins since I was 12 and wanted to be a dolphin trainer when I was younger. My husband helped my dream come true by purchasing the Trainer for a Day Program at the Mirage and it ended up fulfilling all those dreams I had since I was young. I was able to swim with, hug, kiss and even be towed across the pool by a dolphin! I was able to learn so much about them and how they care for each one. The trainers were so helpful and kind and really made the experience! The food they served was great and we even had a waiter standing by to get us what ever we were wanting. This package is worth every penny it costs!!!