Tours & Encounters

An Up-Close Experience

Experience even more wildlife up close with our encounters.

From interacting with penguins to swimming with sharks, our interactive encounters make your trip to WOW one to remember.

These encounters do not require general admission to Wonders of Wildlife. However if you wish to explore Wonders of Wildlife before or after your encounter, admission is required. Members receive discounted rates on encounters.

This Week's Hours

Last entry for guests will be 15 minutes before closing

  • Saturday OPEN 9:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Sunday OPEN 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Monday OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Tuesday OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Wednesday OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Thursday OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM
  • Friday OPEN 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday, April 18, 2026
  • OPEN 9:00 AM-7:00 PM

Sunday, April 19, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Monday, April 20, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Friday, April 24, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Saturday, April 25, 2026
  • OPEN 9:00 AM-7:00 PM

Sunday, April 26, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Monday, April 27, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Thursday, April 30, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Friday, May 1, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • OPEN 9:00 AM-7:00 PM

Sunday, May 3, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Monday, May 4, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Thursday, May 7, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Friday, May 8, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Saturday, May 9, 2026
  • OPEN 9:00 AM-7:00 PM

Sunday, May 10, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Monday, May 11, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Thursday, May 14, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Friday, May 15, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-7:00 PM

Saturday, May 16, 2026
  • OPEN 9:00 AM-7:00 PM

Sunday, May 17, 2026
  • OPEN 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Get Your Encounter Tickets Today

Aquarium Adventure - Touch Stingrays

Feed The Rays!

Help us feed our rays that circle around Shipwreck Reef! This interactive experience gives you an up-close encounter with Atlantic, blue-spotted, cownose, mangrove whipray, ribbontail, southern and yellow rays. Spots are limited! Make sure to reserve your feeding as an add-on when purchasing tickets online. Guests can pick up their cup of silverside fish at the cart near the ray touch experience.

Limited quantities available.

Behind the WOW: Back of House Tours

Go beyond the exhibits and experience the inner workings of Wonders of Wildlife with our exclusive back of house tour! This guided adventure offers a rare look behind the scenes, showcasing the incredible care, science, and dedication that go into maintaining our world-class aquarium.

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Children and a mother smile as they look over the gentoo penguins in the Arctic Cove exhibit.

Penguin Encounter

Come face-to-feather with our Penguin Encounter at Penguin Cove. Learn about our gentoo penguins and immerse yourself into the sights, sounds and temperature of their environment. Your total Penguin Encounter experience will last 30-45 minutes with 15 minutes inside Penguin Cove. For your safety and theirs, touching or feeding the penguins is not permitted.

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Out to Sea Feeding Frenzy

Experience meal time with the sharks and groupers as you dive beneath the surface during our Feeding Frenzy. Our state-of-the-art SeaTREK helmets allow you to comfortably submerge underwater without diver certification. This experience is available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

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A young boy wearing glasses smiles through his dive helmet as he wades in the shake dive tank at Wonders of Wildlife.

Adaptive Out to Sea Shark Dive

Wonders of Wildlife is proud to offer an adaptive version of our Out to Sea Shark Dive, designed for guests with physical and cognitive disabilities. We can accommodate individuals with more than 26 different disabilities, including but not limited to cerebral palsy, paraplegia and quadriplegia, blindness, multiple sclerosis, Down syndrome and Tourette syndrome, among many others.

Explore a new sea of possibilities as you descend underwater inside a secure steel enclosure and come face to fin with sand tiger sharks, sandbar sharks and Atlantic goliath groupers. Our state of the art SeaTREK helmets allow you to breathe comfortably underwater. No dive certification is required.

Our award winning, SeaTrek certified dive staff is specially trained to support guests of all abilities, making this an inclusive, accessible and truly SEAsational experience.

To book the adaptive Out to Sea Shark Dive, please contact our Dive Safety team by filling out this form HERE at least one week in advance.

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Out to Sea Shark Dive

The Out to Sea Shark Dive takes you underwater inside our steel enclosure to come face-to-fin with sand tiger sharks, sand bar sharks, and Atlantic goliath groupers. Our state-of-the-art SeaTREK helmets allow you to comfortably submerge underwater without diver certification.

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