Trifter

After returning from the USA, I was showing the pictures of sea lion show at Mystic Aquarium in CT to my family. My daughter started pestering me to take her to sea lion show. As I couldn’t afford to take my family to the USA, I wondered if there would be a place in India where I can find American sea lions. It was unbelievable to me when I was able to find out a place in India where there are sea lion shows happen daily. It is at Dolphin City, which is located on East Coast Road (ECR) at around 46 km from Chennai in Tamil Nadu State of India.

Dolphin city is an amusement park. It was started in late 1990s with the objective of entertaining the public with Dolphins. Four dolphins were brought and it was a huge success as it was the first amusement park to bring dolphins to India. Unfortunately, the dolphins were not able to adapt themselves to Chennai’s climate and all of them died within six months. The management of the amusement park thought of an alternative plan and they brought sea lions.

Currently there are three sea lions in Dolphin city. You can enjoy the performance by sea lions in this amusement park. It is really fun to watch sea lions throwing and catching balls, swimming, jumping out of water and doing various other interesting activities as per the orders from the trainers. Even though the performance cannot be compared to that of USA amusement parks, I would say it is pretty decent and good.

There is nothing else to watch or enjoy in Dolphin city apart from the sea lion event. After dolphins died, the amusement park didn’t do well and all other activities were stopped. There is a restaurant inside the park which is not good and decent. Hence, you should plan for your lunch somewhere outside.

You can reach this place either by public bus or on your own vehicle. It is located well on the famous East Coast Road between Chennai and Mamallapuram. When you visit this place, plan in such a way that you also visit the nearby places such as Crocodile Bank, Nithya Kalyana Perumal temple, Muttukadu lake and Kovalam beach.

Happy Travelling.