July 16-21 Swim with dolphins in BImini!

Swim with the DOLPHINS

Bimini, The Bahamas
July 16-21, 2017

Dear Friends,
This will be my 6th trip to Bimini. I just HAVE to go back every year! It's such a privilege to swim with the dolphins in the wild. They are NOT penned up or trained to come and play with us, but that is exactly what they do! You feel like you're part of their pod!

It's such an honor and thrill when a dolphin swims alongside you, looks you in the eye, and interacts with you! No touching allowed, but they often get VERY close!!   WOWWEEE!!!

Last year, we had a mom come with her daughter, another mom with her son, and an aunt with her niece. And all the kids bonded so beautifully! We welcome friends, couples and family members to enjoy this magnificent experience together!!   NOTE--there is only room for 12 participants. We have life-vests available if you're not a strong swimmer.

Roommates are assigned first-come, first-served. OR you can get a single room.

Check out this fabulous photo SLIDESHOW of my first trip to Bimini! Give it a couple minutes to load. The music is so sweet too!

Thanks to Bonnie Card Weingarth of Golden Dolphins Media Productions for this 3 minute video about the Bimini dolphin experience

I love being in the warm gorgeous turquoise waters and exploring the laid-back island of Bimini It's super casual, and you only need a swimming suit, a couple of shorts and tee-shirts, and maybe a sun dress! Now, I call that a vacation!!!

We will be with the Atlantic spotted dolphins, who are very friendly. Dolphins are very intuitive and telepathic. They use clicks and whistles, scan us with their sonar, and project us with a frequency which releases endorphins in the human brain. They seem to know just what kind of healing we need.

Edgar Cayce said that Bimini is the mountain top of ancient Atlantis and predicted that "It will be discovered that there are healing powers in the waters off the coast of Bimini." HOW COOL!!

Bimini is a perfect place to go and really CHILL OUT. I hope you can join us for lots of fun, excitement, discovery and relaxation. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Please note that you can extend your stay, by arriving earlier or staying longer at the Seacrest for a reasonable rate. Let me know if you'd like to do that.
Blessings,

Susan 215-348-5755 My email Susan Duval Seminars

WILD DOLPHIN SWIM ITINERARY

Saturday, July 15
Depart from your home city and travel to Fort Lauderdale, where we will overnight at the Courtyard Marriott Airport Hotel, which has a pool, dining area, bar, and free shuttle to and from the airport. We will get to know each other at dinner.

Sunday, July 16 (L, D included)
Have breakfast at our hotel, and then we will take an early morning flight to Bimini. Upon arrival 30 minutes later, we'll take a WATER TAXI (sooo cool!) to the Seacrest Hotel, pictured below. We'll get settled in our rooms and then have a dolphin swim orientation by Julie, our wonderful assistant. After a delicious lunch, prepared by our private gourmet chef, we board our chartered boat for our first encounter with the magical dolphins of Bimini.

Alice Town is at the center of most of Bimini's activity. Everything is close, so walking is the usual method of getting place to place (though some prefer golf carts). Restaurants specializing in local seafood and other dishes are situated throughout the settlement. Shopping consists of duty free liquors and perfume, native artwork, and a Bahamian straw market featuring a wide variety of souveniers. Several bars and night spots complete with island music provide the evenings entertainment.

Mon-Thurs, July 17-20 (B, L, D)
We spend the next four days exploring Bimini and swimming at the beach in the mornings and going out on the dolphin boat in the afternoons. Our time with these wild dolphins is such a gift--either we find them or they find us!!

This is an ecologically sensitive program that allows us to observe, interact with, and swim with these beautiful beings. The photo and video opportunities are absolutely outstanding. Our dolphin excursions can be anywhere from 3 to 4 hours in length. It takes approximately one hour to reach the dolphin grounds.

Please remember these are wild dolphins so encounters cannot be guaranteed, although it is rare that they don't show up. Encounters can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as 1 hour, and we might have multiple encounters in one afternoon. Those magical Bimini dolphins are full of surprises!

No trip to Bimini would be complete without snorkeling over the Mysterious Bimini Road! A quarter-mile off Paradise Point lays an ancient, underwater road of stones that has baffled natives, mystics and scientists for generations. Some call it the Bimini Road or the Atlantis Wall and believe it may lead to the lost continent of Atlantis!!! It is quite a mystical experience and many say they can feel the energy that emanates from these huge underwater stones.

There will be time to explore the island, relax on the beach and of course, do some shopping! You may also choose from other optional island activities, rent a golf cart to visit Spook Beach, take a boat to the Healing Hole in the mangroves, take a relaxing stroll, or hang out at some of the local establishments.

As we bring to a close a wonderful week of fun, sun and sharing time with new flippered friends, human and dolphin, you'll leave Bimini feeling refreshed and restored on all levels.

On the right is Julie, our WONDERFUL local assistant, who helps to coordinate all of our desires. She also does healing sessions for a donation to local charities. We love our Julie!

Friday, July 21 (B)
After breakfast, we leave for the Bimini airport for our charter flight back to Ft Lauderdale and our connecting flights home. We leave with our spirits renewed and our hearts full of dolphin love. New and lasting friendships have been made and you will find the dolphin energy and consciousness swimming in and out of your life forever! They truly are the Angels of the Sea!

TESTIMONIALS

"I just would like to thank you all for the GREAT time we had in Bimini. This was one of the most enjoyable trips I have ever been on. Being around the dolphins was magical. They are amazing! It was so exciting to be able to experience this. I think we were an exceptional group!

Thank you for the connections we all had, the laughs and great adventures. We have all been touched by the "Right Hand of God" now! Hopefully we will all meet again. Susan, thank you for all of the planning and coordinating of such an incredible trip. You do a great job!" Stephanie Griess, Chesterbrook PA

"When I booked this trip, it was because I was trying to heal after a very hard period in my life. I had searched online to find a dolphin retreat, and luckily, found this one. I have always loved dolphins, turquoise waters, and this seemed perfect.

Little did I know what I was in for! Bimini is an amazing and magical place. The locals are friendly and gentle, the water is beautiful, and there is so much to do there. The dolphins are gentle, kind animals that graced us with their presence time after time. I spent as much time as possible in the water with them, and it was never enough.

The staff on this trip became like family. They were pleasant and personable. Not at all like a commercial trip. And the added bonus? The people in our group were an amazing bunch. I have learned so much-about Bimini, the dolphins, and a wide variety of things from my fellow group members. My only regret is that our magical trip passed by so quickly.I highly recommend this dolphin retreat, and would like to repeat this journey again soon!" Laurence Chriqui, Montreal CA

"Swimming with wild dolphins is an incredible experience. A true lesson in joy. Sharing this experience in community with like-minded travelers intensifies it. The expertise of the Dolphin Communication Project personnel gave us a very intimate connection with each individual dolphin. Even though I'd done 6 other dolphin trips, I learned more from this trip than I'd learned in all my reading and from other tour guides. It gave me a much deeper appreciation for dolphins and such a high respect for their mission of relating to us, as we were their guests in the ocean. It touched me deeply.

Floating in the clear, warm waters of Bimini surrounded by a pod of 25 wild dolphins is pure joy. Excellent meals shared with like-minded travelers and guided adventures and trips exploring the island enhanced this experience.

Having questions answered by Dolphin Communication Project educators was an additional bonus. I guarantee you; there isn't anything else like this trip! A great trip brings joy to everyone as witnessed by our spontaneous singing throughout the week. That was just dolphin energy influencing us, don't you think?

Also, I appreciated the feeling of being cared for in a safe environment (on the boat, in the water, driving the golf carts, water taxi, all of it felt like just enough of an adventure but with you and Julie and Al & crew, it was such a supportive tour)

Thank you for that. What a responsibility. You were there for everyone. Thanks Susan." Beth Cameron, Albuquerque NM

"Thank you again for facilitating such a wonderful experience and trip. I absolutely loved it and being on the water everyday and not connected to the outside world was a blessing beyond imagination. I still feel downloads from this trip and am sleeping so much and so deep, it is wonderful.

Had some wonderful insights and feel that Julie's Reconnective energy treatment is still working on me, as well as the whole dolphin experience!" Yvonne Van Eijk, Tulsa OK

BIMINI, a pristine island in the Bahamas

Bimini is a small island, only a couple of miles long and a few hundred yards wide, 50 miles off the east coast of Florida. No buildings higher than a palm tree, there are golf carts but no golf course and the main drag is a 2 lane road called the King and Queen's highway.

There are no cruise ships or shopping malls and the locals are low-key, friendly and always smiling. There are a few local bars where everyone goes for some calypso dancing....and so can we!

Bimini is the ideal setting for a wellness retreat at our comfortable, but simple, marina hotel. Afternoons are spent out on the water where we thrill to the magic of the spotted dolphins showing up to swim and play with us.

Our boat captain, Al and his dolphin expert wife, Kelly Sweeting, are our gracious hosts. Kelly is a researcher with the Dolphin Communication Project.

She is the Head of Bimini Dolphin Research, and will share all of her years of dolphin knowledge with us.

Whenever possible, Kelly will be in the water with us, filming the dolphins and adding to her research. See a video of her speaking about her dolphin research

The waters surrounding Bimini are stunning shades of every blue imaginable and crystal clear with underwater visibility often 100 feet.

We'll also have time to snorkel some beautiful reefs with colorful fish and other marine life and also visit the mysterious underwater stone Bimini Road.

There are other fun things to do in your free time like take a nature hike, rent golf carts, explore the Bimini Museum (many photos of Ernest Hemingway) , visit the Healing Hole, do some shopping at the Straw Market, meet the locals at a local pub, and visit the unique Dolphin House! In this photo, our group is hanging out, having a pre-dinner drink on the porch, sharing our dolphin experiences and photos.

You can also simply kick back and relax on white sand beaches or search for beautiful conch shells.

But the highlight is being out on our chartered boat and playing with the dolphins! The dolphins are wise teachers and take us back to that place of joy, freedom and an open heart filled with love. Spending time with them will change you on a deep and personal level and the island of Bimini will soothe and refresh your soul to the very core of your being!

WILD DOLPHIN SWIM & RETREAT

Join the Masters of Love, Joy and Fun--The Magical Bimini Dolphins!

Rest Your Mind Relax Your Body Restore Your Spirit
Bimini Susan with dolphin

Dolphins are Magical creatures who open our hearts and have the power to heal our Spirits. The Bimini dolphins are a wise pod who have been interacting with humans for many years. It's a very joyful experience--and a privilege--to swim with them "in the wild" in their natural habitat, as opposed to dolphins in captivity, who are trained to "do tricks".

One cannot begin to describe the thrill and delight of swimming with the dolphins! Spending time with these intelligent, joyful, playful creatures reminds us how to relax into the moment, open up a new creative outlet, and reconnect with a sense of joy and love that many of us have lost. Changing times and challenges in our world today can leave us feeling stressed and anxious about the future.

Yes, we are shifting into a new time and a new reality, and the transition process can be exhausting on all levels. The dolphins are wise and powerful teachers. As they swim close to us and make eye contact, many people experience a profound sense of peace and healing. Being in the presence of dolphins will rest our mind, relax our body and restore our spirit.

To spend time with these exquisite creatures in the wild is to set your spirit free! Experience the human-dolphin "connection of consciousness" on this wild dolphin swim & wellness retreat. Our main facilitators will be the dolphins themselves as they open people's hearts and connect us on a very deep level to our own divine essence.