The best Caribbean holidays feature exotic animal sightings.

The truly great Caribbean holidays involve an actual interaction.

And the truly lucky visitors to certain Turks and Caicos resorts get to leave here with the story of a lifetime.

His name is JoJo.  And he loves to play.

He’s a bluenose dolphin – the world’s most famous bluenose dolphin – and one of the Turks and Caicos most beloved national symbols.  Estimated to be about 25 years old, JoJo is one of only eight known dolphins who regularly seek out the company of humans.  Because of this singular interest in spending time with people, these animals are known as lone, sociable, or ambassador dolphins.

JoJo loves to frolic with swimmers, divers, boaters, and, in one of the strangest animal interactions you’ll ever see, a dog who comes close to the shore and barks and barks until JoJo shows up in the shallow water to nip at the dog’s heels.  It’s a mind-blowing sight to behold.

And because of JoJo’s preferred swimming range, those Turks and Caicos resorts that sit along Grace Bay are perfectly situated for a JoJo sighting.  And La Vista Azul, perched high upon a hill overlooking Grace Bay Beach, is counted among those fortunate Turks and Caicos resorts.

Animal interactions turn Caribbean holidays into transcendent experiences, and none is more soul-stirring than a frolic with JoJo.

And a stay at La Vista Azul puts you right in JoJo’s backyard.