Although you can help support the turtles’ journey to the sea year-round, a July "Yoga, Surf and Sea Turtles" retreat offers an immersive experience, with ten percent of registration costs benefiting Fundación Tortuguías, a local organization dedicated to protecting and conserving the turtles. Located in Cambutal, a small village where the jungle meets the sea, Sansara is all about health and wellness – for both humans and sea turtles.Ĭambutal is home to five species of sea turtles, four of which are on the critically endangered list. Sansara offers a special Yoga, Surf and Sea Turtles retreat - Photo courtesy of Sansara Surf & Yoga Resort/Fundación Tortuguías Sansara Surf & Yoga Resort | Cambutal, Panama Guests can join beach cleanups to help minimize the sargassum (seaweed), ensuring that turtle nests are safe. More than 10,000 eggs are typically hatched annually during the resort’s turtle release program, and staff are given the opportunity to become certified to handle the turtles. At Camp Jack Kids Club, children are taught about the turtles and taken to the enclosure to see the eggs in the nests. During that time, guests at the eco-friendly, green-certified Panama Jack Cancun are invited to come and watch the release that takes place at sunset if turtles have hatched that day. In Cancun, turtle season starts in May and ends in November. The staff at Panama Jack Cancun take care of all guests, both humans and sea turtles - Photo courtesy of Playa Hotels and Resorts You'll also count eggs, observe the thrilling moment of egg hatching, be a part of the process where the babies are measured, weighed and tagged, and, ultimately, watch the babies be released. Guests can get up close and personal with the turtles and eggs and learn about the various types of nests. Paradisus Los Cabos features a "Welcome To Life" program during sea turtle nesting season - Photo courtesy of Paradisus Los Cabosįrom August through February, guests of this luxury property can engage and interact with sea turtles through the "Welcome To Life" conservation initiative.ĭesigned to protect the leatherback, black and olive ridley sea turtles native to the resort, this program includes GPS setting for adult turtle arrival and a nesting counting tour. The evening program, in June and July, begins at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center exhibit gallery, and is followed by a guided beach tour in search of a nesting mother. Learn about the amazing journey of loggerhead sea turtles along the Georgia coast, and get an up-close look at turtle nesting during an evening or sunrise turtle walk. Jekyll Island | Georgiaīecome a sea turtle biologist for a day on Jekyll Island - Photo courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority ![]() This activity is offered every day during turtle season. Guests meet at the turtle nursery at 10:30 pm, where the biologist provides information about the conservation project and instructions for patrolling the beach. In addition to having the opportunity to release newly hatched turtles into the ocean, nature lovers can join the resident biologist for a nighttime stroll along the beach to monitor the nesting turtles. From June to December, guests staying at Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa can participate in the resort’s turtle protection program.
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