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dolphin and Dexter was older and wiser.
Fast fam trip
It made me feel quite emotional when I
was pulled along by Dexter in the water.”
Kerry Sharp, Thomas Cook, Barry
PARK: BUSCH GARDENS.
fun in Florida
TAMPA BAY.
“The rollercoasters are thrilling, but they can
be gut-wrenching too. Gwazi is a wooden
rollercoaster that knocks you about a bit.
Montu is exhilarating because it has so many
TTG joined 26 lucky travel agents who won places on
twists and turns. Sheikra is fast – as the ride
a fun-filled four-day adventure in Florida. On the fam
curves inwards, it feels like you are coming
away from the track. The Congo River Rapids
trip, hosted by Worlds of Discovery, the group explored
are more suitable for younger families –
SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens
but wear a poncho because you get wet!”
Tampa Bay and Aquatica. Here’s what they thought
Kate Kepenek, Thomas Cook, Plymouth Sainsburys
“The animal attractions mean there’s
PARK: DISCOVERY COVE. plenty to do if you’re not into the rides.
“This is a unique park. You don’t have to “Discovery Cove is very We fed lettuce to Dolly the giraffe
worry about carrying money around because relaxing compared with and some antelope.
food and drink is included. There are lockers some of the busier parks. We also saw rhinos,
for your belongings, and wetsuits and life- The dolphin interaction was zebra and ostriches.
jackets for all, so there's no excuse not to go much better than I expected and All the males are called
in the water. The park has a limit of 1,000 educational, too. The instructors Fred and the females Wilma
visitors per day, and the dolphin interaction explained how to tell dolphins apart by because there’s no easy way to
is timed, so there are no queues. You can distinct markings on their tailfins and tell them apart. The meerkats
also sunbathe and swim, and snorkel with flippers. There were six of us in my were my favourites.”
stingrays – these felt like velvet to touch.” group, interacting with two dolphins. Donna White,
Nichola Bradley, Going Places, Hempstead Valley Schooner was a naughty young Going Places, Lincoln
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