Coastal Wilds

This was such a great little place! I highly recommend the Otter Swim. Vivian was knowledgeable & you could tell she loves her job. We swam with Poseidon & another Otter that I'm sad to say I can't remember his name but they were both great! Katie that did the tour was extremely knowledgeable & it never felt like she just rehearsed what she was supposed to say. You could tell she was actually enjoying herself. We will definitely return here at some point for sure! Highly recommend doing all the encounters! Thank you for a great morning Katie & Vivian!!

My boyfriend and I drove a little over four hours each way to swim with otters and it was ABSOLUTELY worth it. We got an educational tour of all the animals with Rachel. She brought out some smaller animals for us to handle and answered any and every question we had about each of the critters. She was really sweet and knowledgeable. Michael was our guide for the otter swim and we had a blast. Not only are the otters themselves hilarious, but he also made sure we were all having a good time. I have been to A LOT of animals exhibits across the country, a lot of which were really depressing. At Coastal Wilds, you can tell that the animals are well loved and cared for. None of them exhibited any signs of being depressed or lonely. I would definitely recommend this place and I’m sure I’ll be back!

Myself and two others booked the otter swim for a Thursday. We arrived and were greeted by Carter. Carter guided us around the facility talking to us about each animal, he fielded all sorts of questions and was just really enjoyable to listen to. You could tell he has a passion for what he does! We never felt rushed and Carter made sure all questions were answered before moving on. He let us take our time getting to know the kangaroos. We loved Rocko the Wallaby! After feeding the Sloths and Capybaras we were introduced to Micheal who was our Otter swim guide. Michael was a lot of fun and took some amazing photos of all of us while we enjoyed the Otters. They were so silly, mischievous and friendly climbing up into our swim shirts and playing with our hair! We played tug of war with their toys too! Words cannot even explain how adorable they are. It was such an incredible experience made even better by the great staff and facility! I hope to be back one day to swim with our new little friends again.