Day 1: Tuesday, March 26

5:30-7:30 p.m.
Welcome dinner and private tour of main aquarium

9:30-10 a.m. 
Sarasota Bay species identification and snorkel techniques

10 a.m.-Noon 
Field activity: Snorkeling Sarasota Bay seagrass meadows

Noon-1 p.m.
Group lunch

1-2:30 p.m. 
Field activity: Field sampling in Sarasota Bay

2:45-3:30 p.m. 
Coral reef conservation workshop and Q&A with a Mote scientist

3:30-4 p.m. 
Mystery reef guided tour and free exploration

Day 2: Wednesday, March 27

10-11:15 a.m. 
Mammal mysteries workshop and dolphin skeleton articulation 

11 a.m.-Noon 
Group 1: Explore the aquarium’s Bone Room and have a Q&A with a Mote scientist
Group 2: Tour the Oh Baby and watershed exhibits

Noon-1 p.m. 
Group lunch at Tijuana Flats

1-4 p.m. 
Group 1: Field activity: Kayaking Sarasota Bay
Group 2: Meet and greet and tour of the sea turtle and manatee exhibits

Day 3: Thursday, March 28

8:30-9:30 a.m. 
Breakfast with the sharks and feed the stingrays 

9:30-10 a.m. 
Group 1: Explore the Indoor Aquarium Gallery
Group 2: Shark Lab and Q&A with Mote scientist 

10 a.m.-Noon 
Sounds in the Sea Bioacoustics Workshop

Noon-1 p.m. 
Farewell lunch at Rico’s

1-1:30 p.m. 
Group check-in with Sarasota Bay Explorers 

1:30-3 p.m. 
Sea Life Encounter Eco Tour with Sarasota Bay Explorers

Day 4: Friday, March 29

Get in touch

Have questions? Email us:

bmcintyre@jhu.edu

Students must join CTY to be eligible. Join CTY

The Underwater Adventures Family Travel Program is now full. Please email bmcintyre@jhu.edu to be placed on the waitlist. 

This educational travel program is a unique way for CTY students in grades 4-7 and their families to explore fun topics together. At least one adult per child is required to attend. Students must join CTY to be eligible. Join CTY.

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium displays unique and exciting ocean animals that thrive in Florida’s diverse marine ecosystems and is home to a Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.

You’ll experience hands-on workshops, solve a Marine Mammal Mystery case, kayak through a mangrove forest, snorkel and collect marine specimens in Sarasota Bay, and explore the bay aboard a private charter. You’ll also meet some resident animals and their trainers through exclusive tours of the aquarium. 

Note: Some meals will be provided. Hotel reservations and transportation are not included in the cost. We will do all activities listed, but the days and times of some activities may change due to weather conditions and programming needs.

Dive into the amazing and diverse underwater world of marine life at this renowned aquarium and research laboratory!

March 26-29, 2024 | $565 per person

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Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

The World Leader in Gifted Education

Dive into the amazing and diverse underwater world of marine life at this renowned aquarium and research laboratory!

March 26-29, 2024 | $565 per person

This educational travel program is a unique way for CTY students in grades 4-7 and their families to explore fun topics together. At least one adult per child is required to attend. Students must join CTY to be eligible. Join CTY.

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium displays unique and exciting ocean animals that thrive in Florida’s diverse marine ecosystems and is home to a Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.

You’ll experience hands-on workshops, solve a Marine Mammal Mystery case, kayak through a mangrove forest, snorkel and collect marine specimens in Sarasota Bay, and explore the bay aboard a private charter. You’ll also meet some resident animals and their trainers through exclusive tours of the aquarium. 

Note: Some meals will be provided. Hotel reservations and transportation are not included in the cost. We will do all activities listed, but the days and times of some activities may change due to weather conditions and programming needs.

Underwater Adventures
Family Travel Program

at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium 
Sarasota, Florida

Get in touch

Have questions? Email us:

bmcintyre@jhu.edu

The Underwater Adventures Family Travel Program is now full. Please email bmcintyre@jhu.edu to be placed on the waitlist.