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Turtle Release Escobilla Sanctuary and crocs in Ventanilla
4.9
28 Ratings
Mazunte
With ecotourism, there’s an equivalence in the interaction between locals and tourists while exploring natural resources. When you book this tour, you’re helping preserve these natural habitats and supporting the neighbourhood community.
With ecotourism, there’s an equivalence in the interaction between locals and tourists while exploring natural resources. When you book this tour, you’re helping preserve these natural habitats and supporting the neighbourhood community.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Santuario La Escobilla - La Escobilla es conocido como “El Santuario de las Tortugas” debido a la gran cantidad de tortugas que llegan a esta costa oaxaqueña durante todo el año. Es el centro de anidación de tortugas marinas más importante de México en términos numéricos y uno de los más significativos a nivel mundial. Esta playa tiene…
- Santuario La Escobilla - La Escobilla es conocido como “El Santuario de las Tortugas” debido a la gran cantidad de tortugas que llegan a esta costa oaxaqueña durante todo el año. Es el centro de anidación de tortugas marinas más importante de México en términos numéricos y uno de los más significativos a nivel mundial. Esta playa tiene aproximadamente 25 kilómetros de longitud y se encuentra en el municipio de Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca.
- Laguna Ventanilla - Es importante tener en cuenta que tanto los manglares como las selvas son algunos de los ecosistemas más complejos y productivos del planeta. Aquí habitan y anidan diversas especies de reptiles y aves, como el pájaro carpintero, martín pescador, pato buzo y una gran variedad de garzas, cocodrilos e iguanas, muchas de ellas en peligro de extinción. Además de ser grandes productores primarios de energía y oxígeno, los manglares contribuyen a la ecología global al prevenir la erosión de la línea costera, facilitando la formación de suelo y el establecimiento de vegetación. También ayudan a regular las fluctuaciones de temperatura y humedad, proporcionando hábitat a una amplia variedad de vida terrestre y acuática.
What's Included
- Expert bilingual guide
- Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles
- Expert bilingual guide
- Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
- Ventanilla Lagoon Entrance 14.00usd,
- Turtle Center fees 14.00usd
- Bottled water
- Ventanilla Lagoon Entrance 14.00usd,
- Turtle Center fees 14.00usd
Additional Information
- Bring hat, sunblock, repellent, sunglasses, bottle of water and cash.
- Bring hat, sunblock, repellent, sunglasses, bottle of water and cash.
Location
Santuario La Escobilla
Playa La Escobilla
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(28 Ratings)
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Laurinda
Feb 9, 2025
Great experience - This is worth the trip. The guide was very familiar with the area and the culture. The croc tour was interesting, and the turtle release was WONDERFUL. The tour takes longer than the advertised 5 hours, and there are additional costs to enter the reserves. It’s best to take pesos for the admission. I highly recommend this excursion.
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Mona_b
Feb 8, 2025
Crocs and tortugas! - We were a family of 5 with children aged 12 and 8. The van we used to travel to the crocodile sanctuary was air conditioned and very comfortable. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and kept us interested the whole travel time.
At the crocodile sanctuary we got to see crocodiles in their natural environment and learned about pecking order.
There were hatchlings in the protected area and they were about 2 weeks old. They also had 3 other crocodiles that were in their own enclosures as they were rescues. We spent some time in the boat looking for turtles and various species of birds.
After we completed the croc tour we made our way to Escobillia for the turtles.
At the turtle protection area we got to learn about the work the townspeople do to protect the turtles. We got to ask many questions. Once it was dusk, we got to release 2 turtles. We waited quite a while and the guide announced that they had just had more turtles hatch so we got to release more!
The kids had so much fun!
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136raquel_
Jan 31, 2025
WONDERFUL WINDOW EXPERIENCE - Everything was wonderful, the attention from Victor our guide was amazing, Edgar in the boat was fantastic, knowing the habitat of the crocodiles was spectacular, feeding them to the deer and Yupi was great experience, the amazing food on the island with Victor who attended us, the release of turtles at sunset wonderful, was one of our best experiences in Huatulco, we recommend the tour 100%
We recommend wearing comfortable, repellent, blocker, effective shoes.
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Larry_z
Jan 17, 2025
Turtle-y Awesome! - The release of the sea turtles was the highlight of our vacation. Victor was a wonderful guide and a safe driver. He was friendly and knowledgeable. He explained things in both English and Spanish.
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Karen_h
Jan 12, 2025
We had a good time! Going... - We had a good time! Going on the boat and seeing crocodiles up close was amazing! We seen a bunch of turtles as well! We got off the boat and went to see more crocodiles up close, and a few other animals . Then we did the turtle release and it was pretty cool watching them make their way into the ocean ! We got to take pics of the sunset as well which was amazing! It was a good trip!
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R3947rjalfonsoa
Jan 4, 2025
Awesome turtle release! - It was great experience. There are a lot of animals nd you feel safe all the time. Really advisable. We we're lucky and we release a lot of turtles.
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Jen_s
Jan 4, 2025
Incredible experience - Incredible tour and engaging guides. The sunset turtle release was an amazing experience and one of the highlights of our trip. Loved every minute of this tour.
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B5654nwjorger
Nov 16, 2024
Excellent walk - Crocodile watching and the mangrove walk was a unique experience. The release of the turtles was also very good
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Ksarman
Oct 12, 2024
The 2 spots in the same day - In the morning I participated in the
Mini cruise in the mangrove where we could observe very beautiful crocodiles
Then visit the island
Or we discover the deer, the iguanas, other crocodiles and this monkey so kind .... bring him grapes
On
Evening
At the beach in this reserve to release baby turtles
Beautiful moment
Full of emotion
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Mezcal_tours
Nov 14, 2024
Worthwhile Tour with Qualifications - The experience itself for the turtle release was impressive, with the turtles and lagoon tour, but the van seemed sort of old and rickety, and the driver did not do much to engage with us while we were in the van (we did a similar van trip elsewhere a few weeks ago wherein the driver kept us engaged the whole time). And, the day prior our daughter received an email outlining entry costs for turtles and the rest, totaling 250 pesos, yet upon arrival it jumped to 400 pesos (200 for turtles and 200 for lagoon). The driver said he did not know the identity of the staff member who wrote to us about pick-up time and fees, and required that we pay the greater amount. The facility did not accept credit/debit cards, so he covered the costs in cash until the return to the hotel. My advice is confirm costs before setting out, card v. cash, and try to sit near the front of the van because the roads are very windy in places. But the substance of the tour was great.
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