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Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Get your discount tickets for the Baby Sea Turtle Releasing Sightseeing Tour with Luis de la Maza, save up to 9% !
Overview
Experience this amazing 3.5 hours tour where you will learn the life cycle of the sea turtles, the characteristics of the different turtles that visit this part of Mexico, the encubation time, survival rate and all the dificulties that this small creatures have to go throught from the moment they are born and run to the ocean and until the time they come back to the beach many years later to lay eggs. To make it easy to undertand we will use a chart to explaing the differences of the 4 different kinds of turtles that visit Mexico. This service includes Round-trip transport from the lobby of your hotel in Ixtapa or Zihuatanejo to the turtle farm, informative tour guide and the opportunity to see how the baby sea turtles walk to the ocean and swim across the big waves. After the turtle farm you will have the oportunity to taste a fresh locally made coconut macaroon.
Redemption Instructions
Please be ready at the lobby of your hotel 5 minutes before the start time.
Pickup Information
I will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel and I will mention your name, that way you will know you are going with the right tour guide. Please be ready 5 minutes before pick up time.
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Spanish-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. We will travel through town to get to the rural community of Juluchuca which famous for the production of coconut macarons and has the longest and most secluded beach which makes it the best place for the mama turtles to come and lay the eggs away from the noise of the tourist towns.
2. In Juluchuca beach we will explain you the life cycle of the sea turtles and tell you the characteristics of the 3 different kinds of see turtles that come and lay the eggs in this part of Mexico, we will also mention the different predators that kill them before they make it to the ocean and also once they are in the ocean. After a 20 minutes explanation we will select a nest that was found the day before, we carefully will remove a little bit of the sand and show you one of the eggs, then we will cover the nest. After that we will select the nest that is hatching and you will witness how the turtles come up to the surface. All of the turtles will be put in a small container. The turtles will remain for about 10 to 20 minutes in the container, untiel they are active and ready to go. After we will take them to the wet sand about 25 feet away from the ocean and as soon as they are put in the wet sand they will run to the ocean. We will wait until they all make it to the ocean.
Inclusion
All Fees and Taxes
Tour guide service
Exclusion
Cancellation Policy
Refundable tickets
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Travel Time is included in the total duration of the tour.
Reviews
4.9
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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