In Reply to: Swimming with dolphins posted by Leon on Friday, 30. August 2013 at 15:42 Bali Time:
My Swimming with the Dolphins Info
Go dressed and change when you get there into your bathers. Toilets and change rooms there. Drinks and towels etc provided free you don't need to take anything but your camera.
Before going out on the boat get changed and put everything in a locked locker. Just take thongs and camera. If both swimming ask for a staff member to take your photos once you're out at the platform.
Remember not to wear perfume or any jewellery (rings or necklaces or big earrings etc)
You walk out to the boats on a very unstable 'u' shaped jetty. It is far more stable if you walk out the furthest side with the support rails so the left side and along the top to the boat rather than walk the shorter route along the right had side which is very unstable.
Others have booked with Ecky (also known as Henky) for the Dophin Lodge at Serangan. Someone booked a girl in with him in Bali and got a one person vacancy at one day notice and a group of four are going that week - you book by sms or phone call direct to him.
Others have booked with him for several years, he is one of the trainers and gets a small amount for each booking he does, however as he has to pay half the cost of no-shows he books, he now collects the money from you or your hotel's reception area two days before your interaction. He will leave you a receipt.
He mentioned that some agents will say there are no bookings available as they have sold their quota for a time period.
Also you can ask your driver to stop at the turtle conservation area for a quick look after the dolphins - not the one with various other animals. Ecky's no is +6281337000569 and he will return sms on same day, leave him preferred dates, no of adults/children and where you will be staying. The dolphins have a day off on Sundays.
Others have always found him easy and reliable to deal with and like the idea of a trainer getting a cut of admission. (cost is the same wherever you book)
Or you can book through tic which I think has already been posted
Hope this is of some help - when we went I actually booked though the dolphin website here