Stingray Encounter

We signed up for the stringray encounter but ended up with a group of Dolphin encounters instead. They did not charge us extra and it was an awesome trip. Warning drinks are $17 fir a water and a beer. Two whiskey sours were $34. My advice is skip the bar n the island. The dolphin encouter was worth every cent. We rubbed their belly and danced with the holding their fins. A memory forever

I was really looking forward to this experience and I wasn't disappointed. Rays are incredible creatures and I enjoyed feeding them and touching them and learning about them. However the experience was marred by the extortionate price of the photos. $117 ...but you have no choice as they do not allow you to have any cameras with you....On Balmoral Island the prices of food and drink are ridiculous too so make sure you take a drink and snack with you especially if you have children with you...

The Stingray Encounter was a wonderful experience. We took a 20 minute ride to the private island by boat. Once we arrived, we were sent to meet the trainer. The trainer went over the safety stuff and we were in the water playing and feeding the stingrays in no time. Would recommend for family. The steps into the area were slippery and an elderly couple we were on the tour with had a little challenge getting in.

This is the third time I have swam with stingrays so I had the same hopes for this one. The first two were wild stingrays out in the ocean. This one was in a netted off area of the beach. They do not allow pictures because they want you to purchase theirs. If you are scared of them because of Steve Irwin, have no fear, they are de barbed. we got off the boat and went straight to the stingrays. We were in a group of about 10 people, spent about 30 minutes in the water, about 10 minutes of feeding them, and about 5-10 minutes to hold stingrays. The guide was very hard to understand for my girls so it wasn’t even educational for them. Then we got all the time we wanted on the beach. They have a huge beach with lots of chairs and umbrellas. There is a bbq and snack restaurant if you get hungry. We all had a great time, but I wouldn’t do this particular stingray excursion again because it didn’t come close to comparing to the others I’ve done.