We offer 12 Turtle conservation holidays. Join one of these turtle conservation holidays and help protect these endangered prehistoric reptiles. Turtles lay eggs on warm sandy beaches so why not soak up the sun in the Maldives or Costa Rica whilst helping to protect nest sites, promote education or patrol the beach in an effort to aid turtle conservation? From green sea turtles in Malaysia to leatherbacks in the Caribbean and loggerhead turtles in Greece, we have turtle conservation holidays in all the best destinations.
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5 stars! My best experience abroad in the last 30 years.....Working with sea turtles: seeing turtle nesting and releasing baby hatchlings was absolutely fantastic
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Famed for its white-washed cottages set against herb-covered mountains, azure waters, and most importantly sandy beaches, few tourists to Crete realise that they may be contributing to the destruction of the very thing they’ve come to see. Little do they know that when they book their package to a beach resort, they may be supporting one of the major contributing factors to the demise of the Mediterranean Loggerhead sea turtle, which has its major nesting areas in the world on Greece’s beaches. Read more about turtle conservation in this turtle conservation article.
The Los Cabos area in Mexico is well known for its pristine shoreline and clear blue seas. It is also home to the last private preserve for the nesting beaches of endangered sea turtles, the San Cristobal Nature Preserve. Read more about turtle conservation in Mexico in this turtle conservation article.
The ever increasing demand from tourism for pristine, sandy beaches - often favoured by sea turtles - has been detrimental to turtle nesting habitats worldwide. This development, combined with increasing pollution and by-catch of turtles out at sea, not to mention locations where turtle meat and eggs are still considered a delicacy, has lead to a global decline of sea turtle populations. Read more about turtle conservation in Mexico in this turtle conservation article.
