family trips. family vacations

“Personally I still can’t fully comprehend our encounter with the spotted dolphins… man, that was an experience that’s engraved in my whole system. There were tears on the boat back to the airport. We had a hard time leaving Bimini – and leaving Joe. You don’t believe how all the kids have been making up… Read more “What a special week we had! – Rolf Winters & family”

I went to Bimini in May, and met with Joebaby. It was my first time swimming in open waters, and with his expertise and knowledge of the ocean, he was great at making me feel completely safe and comfortable. So I could really enjoy my experience with the dolphins. He really goes above and beyond… Read more “My first time swimming in open waters – Mathea Shippen”

Joanna wanted her baby boy to meet the dolphins while he was still growing in her belly. So she and her partner Daniel and his mom left Holland to join me for a five day custom dolphin trip to Bimini. Joanna’s vision was having the wild dolphins scan her belly, so she and her baby might receive… Read more “Connecting with our unborn son by scanning my belly – Pregnant mom’s wish fulfilled”

Where do I begin?! We spent 1 of our 2 weeks in beautiful Bimini with The dolphin whisperer himself Joebaby, by the end of the week I was wishing we had spent the full 2 weeks with him. We had the most jaw dropping, most inspiring interactions with dolphins every single day! Every day was… Read more “The most jaw dropping interactions with dolphins every single day! Nick Shippen”

“Last week, my family had the pleasure of swimming with wild dolphins in Hawaii. This is something I’d been dreaming of for 15 years. At 8 and 13 my kids are now good swimmers and comfortable in the water. None of us had done much snorkeling, though. Hiring Joe as a dolphin swimming guide was… Read more “Joe helped us realize our dreams – Gallagher family”

“We would have to write a book to come close to describing the complete immersed beauty of the island of Bimini. We couldn’t have even come close to experiencing the full richness of ocean life without Joe Noonan’s expertise. Traveling with him as a personal guide provided us with comfort more than we expected. To… Read more “A life experience we’ll never forget! – Daniels family”

(The Salzmann family has come on 3 trips so far. This letter is from their first trip. Highlights/bold is theirs) Dear Joe! Thank you for our wonderful trip in Bimini, we met Paradise! You really live what you say! It’s authentic, simple, joyful and you do it in such an loving way. We talk much about our meetings with all… Read more “We met Paradise! – Salzmann family, Switzerland”

“This has been the most amazing experience for me and my family. The whole trip has been a huge adventure. We went from swimming with wild dolphins, hiking, hiking in a lava tube, swimming in a fresh water lava tube, exploring a rainforest; all kinds of amazing experiences. The most important thing of all of… Read more “The most amazing experience for me and my family – John Gallagher, LearningHerbs.com”

“Thank you Joe. Every moment was special; the dolphins, the native virgin sandy beaches, the stingrays, the reefs with abundance of fish, the turtles, the giant nurse shark, or just hanging breathing in the indescribable blue Bimini water. Being home now I can see that the whole trip was one unending experience of FLOW, and… Read more “Your life will never be the same – Silke & her boys”

I took a great deal of time and research in planning for the trip that would become this spring’s trip to Bimini with Dolphin Whisperer, Joe Noonan. To swim with dolphins in the wild was a long held dream of mine. In hindsight the trip was more than I could have hoped for, and I… Read more “Fraternal Twins – “To swim with dolphins in the wild was a long held dream of mine””