Definitely interesting, yes tour while adding insight about nature conservation. There are not many tourist attractions that offer both, where you can recreate as well as learn. Well, on Turtle Island, you can enjoy the beauty of nature while learning about the ins and outs of turtle breeding.
Location Turtle Island
Turtle Island is located in Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua, Bali. To get to Tanjung Benoa Beach, you have to use the buses of tourism or private vehicles, given the unavailability of public transport to this area.
The journey to Turtle Island can be reached from Tanjung Benoa Beach by motor boat for 20-30 minutes. What is unique in this motor boat is the floor (floor) of the ship is coated with glass. This ship is called glass bottom boat.
Typically, the tour packages offered to Turtle Island are glass bottom boat + Turtle Island. Tour package price includes motor boat rental fee, entrance ticket to turtle breeding, and accident insurance. And, most importantly, for you domestic tourists, the price of the package is negotiable. Interesting right?
Natural Beauty Turtle Island
For approximately 15 minutes, you will be invited to enjoy the underwater beauty of the bottom of a motor boat made of submarine glass. The sea floor can be seen because the sea here is shallow.
The tourists will be invited to the sea as far as 300-500 meters. During the tour by using this glass bottom boat, you are given the opportunity to feed the fish with bread that has been provided by the tour organizer.
The view of the colorful ornamental fishes as well as beautiful coral reefs you can enjoy. The fish and the richness of the sea here are protected for the purpose of nature conservation.
Turtle Island is a breeding ground for turtles that are endangered and endangered species. The scenery in captivity does have its own charm. The only turtle breeding place on the island is called Pudut Sari. In addition to turtles, other animals are also preserved on the island include iguanas, snakes, bats, and various poultry.
Turtles are animals that can reach 200 years old. On Turtle Island, there are turtles that are 100 years old. Here, there are hundreds of turtles with different ages and sizes.
Turtle turtles are caged so they can breed. When the tide, the turtles are released - to some extent - so they can swim in the sea. And, when the water receded they were brought back to their cages.
After the turtle eggs hatch and the turtle boys have been strong swimming, they are released into the sea in order to live freely. The process of breeding the turtle will be explained by the tour guide to the visitors.
You can take pictures with the turtles that are in captivity. You can also purchase the various souvenirs available in a gallery, such as a small and large turtle replica made of wood and coral.