Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Chris C.

I always enjoy coming here and seeing the sea life. The trainer and announcers seem to actually enjoy their jobs and stay and answer any and all questions. The guy at the alligator habitat was kind and showed patience while younger kids asked some the most absurd questions, even acknowledging when the children insisted they had caught 40 snapping turtles in the yard in Indiana. He was super knowledgeable and seemed to enjoy explaining about his subject. The dolphin and sea lion shows are awesome and the trainers seem to enjoy their trainers and animal friends. I really enjoy the mission of the Gulfarium and will always go back.

James G.

Super cool place. Entertaining and plenty to do. There is food you can buy there that's not really expensive. Sea Lions' show was cool. Dolphins show was very entertaining. Parts of the facility were basically on the beach, which was nice. Overall, it was very fun and is worth paying a visit.

Sara F.

We had high hopes for this place, but it was just okay. I was expecting a lot of animals and plenty to view, but there wasn’t much. Only one shark, and very few fish. We did enjoy watching the pelicans get fed, the tortoises and the sea turtles. I do love that they have an area where you can see the turtles that are being rehabilitated.

Sharon C.

Even though it was cold and windy the marine life was very active and cool to see. Seal show (included in the admission ticket) was phenomenal. Dolphins were so cool to watch jump and play. Penguin exhibit was so cute. All in all they had a lot to see and do. Only one downside was the girl who took care of admissions. Not friendly or helpful at all. With the map we figured it out on our own.

Samantha A.

We paid $200 for my family of 7, and that was with my husband's military discount. I was not happy with the price for the amount of exhibits we saw. I'm not sure we were even there an hour and left the dolphin show early because we couldn't see. I'm guessing people sat for 30+ minutes just to be sure they had a seat. Tanks were dirty and very difficult to see the animals. The tide pool only had horseshoe crabs to be touched. I wish I would've saved my $200 for a different attraction. I would not recommend for this price point. I also do not like that the animals had nothing to keep them engaged. Just empty tanks of water.

Kelsey M.

Took a bunch of kids and family here while in Destin. The kids loved the dolphins and sea lions show. We thought it was a little small if we hadn’t made time
For both shows, but the shows definitely made it worthwhile. We loved watching the manatee and the lady cleaning the window 🙂 we were a party of 18 so we paid at once and got the group rate.

SHANE C.

We had a class trip at this Marine adventure park with our child's third grade class and we had an amazing time. The shows were great and each child had a hands-on experience. I can't say enough about this park. The tickets were reasonable and cheaper for Florida residents and military. The gift store was amazing and the prices affordable. Amazing time!

Keith W.

Gulfarium is one of the best parks I have ever been too. It’s not huge, but every animal here was active. Typically when I go to a zoo the animals would be asleep or stay hidden.

Here they were all moving around eating and curious. I also loved how clean the park was and how much space there are between exhibits. I also really liked the shows, who were very real and spoke of real world impacts to the animals in their care.

Their trainers all seemed to really enjoy working with their animals and I had a really great time. This place is amazing and if you’re in the area I highly suggest going here! There is even a section you can see where they are working with rehabilitating injured animals.

All in all I am definitely returning the next time I’m in Destin!