Tortugranja
Tortugranja
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sabrinak136
New Orleans, LA1,499 contributions
Dec 2020 • Family
Tortugranja was one of our stops with Go Isla Tours while on the Island. The entrance fee is $3.00 and you can also purchase a small bag of turtle food. Please understand before visiting that you will not spend beyond 30 minutes at this small but kid friendly facility. This turtle sanctuary does not have tons of exhibits, videos, and pamphlets to offer but what we found at the facility was Armando the most enthusiastic, committed, and lovely elderly gentleman ever. I only know that he was a former fisherman but his love for the turtles radiated despite our language barriers. He was so thrilled to share the story of the turtles to our tour guide that kindly interpreted the information for us. We enjoyed visiting and having an opportunity to see so many sea turtles specifically the babies but what we enjoyed even more was witnessing Armando put his heart and soul in all that he does at Tortugranja and for that we were simply grateful. Thanks Armando for all the love you showed my son during our visit. Sometimes it is the simple things in life that makes great learning opportunities for children. We thank you for your kindness.
Written 28 December 2020
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Illini1982
San Tan Valley, AZ180 contributions
Dec 2019
My wife and I were visiting Isla the last week of December/January. My family has been there before, but the couple we were traveling with had not. We spent one day exploring the island on a golf cart and took them to the turtle sanctuary. If you have never been there, you should go once. They have several "pools" of turtles It is really cool to see them the first time. They also have an inside display area with quite a few aquariums. The price of admission is very good...only $3 USA per person. They do try to get you to buy small sacks of food for the turtles at the entrance. They are very cheap, but to be honest, I wouldn't buy one. You don't realize it at the gate, but nearly EVERYBODY has bought a sack and the pools have a ton of food floating in the water. The turtles don't even eat it, they have so much food. But, if you have little kids with you, it is fun for them to throw the pellets into the water. Overall, it is a must see once, but I wouldn't go back again, unless I'm taking someone who hasn't been there before.
Written 4 January 2020
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trocki005
Erie, PA271 contributions
Mar 2021 • Friends
If you are coming here looking for the Atlanta aquarium, you've come to the wrong place. This is a very small Sanctuary that shows you the different stages of turtle life and turtle development. The price is very inexpensive. The turtles that are raised here are sent out into the ocean during the season. The price is reasonable 3 US dollars worth 30 pesos. I recommend bringing pesos to the island because you'll pay almost a double for everything in US dollars. 30 pesos is about a dollar fifty per person. You can also pay an additional couple of pesos to get a bag of food to feed the turtles. It is very entertaining watching the munch on the little bits of food. There's a family of iguanas that live there too! bonus
Written 8 March 2021
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Lainey
Cleveland, OH41 contributions
Mar 2021 • Couples
For it being such a low price of $3 USD, it is worth going and spending about 45 minutes to an hour. There are so many turtles of different shapes and sizes and we really enjoyed the insight our volunteer tour guide provided us. I’m not sure where else you’d be able to get so up close to so many sea turtles, so I recommend going!
Written 9 March 2021
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Lilwitch1
Merrickville, Canada17 contributions
Jan 2020
$3 USD will gain you entry into the attraction. Personally I found the indoor part of the experience a little disheartening and likened the fish tanks surrounding the turtle pools to that at a very outdated restaurant.
There is a fenced area in the ocean that we expected to see turtles in, but did not. Just more large 'pools' outside.
The island is quite small and we visited as it was something we saw in passing, it was not a planned attraction.
There is a fenced area in the ocean that we expected to see turtles in, but did not. Just more large 'pools' outside.
The island is quite small and we visited as it was something we saw in passing, it was not a planned attraction.
Written 19 January 2020
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Mick
6 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
Visited sea turtle facility of some kind, actually hard to tell nature or intent of mission b/c of lack of personnel available outside of vendors. Some interpretive signing above open water shallow tanks of turtles but children were asking if they could pet them (NO!). Thought plastic wristbands for entry environmentally insensitive (hand stamp?),hand feeding the turtles with seagulls attracted to open tanks outside and exposed tanks to the sun also seemed inappropriate. Hope that there are benefits through breeding programs and local children's interpretive programs to offset these negatives.
Written 11 March 2020
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Molly R
2 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
I was looking forward to visiting this sanctuary, as I have a great appreciation of wildlife and its preservation. Since the island seems not care too much for the beautiful land they have been given (plastic and rubbish covered every corner I could see) I was hoping the sanctuary would give back what little it could to the native flora & fauna.
What I experienced was heartbreaking. Turtles were kept in small, bare enclosures, swimming around on top of each other, I witnessed a couple of turtles lying lifeless on the bottom of two of their outside enclosures. The indoor section contained shallow, dirty and unprotected enclosures, inviting tourists to put their hands in and touch the animals the sanctuary claims to protect, displaying ineffective signs of how to treat the animals and no supervision.
Please, please, please do not support this business. I wish I had been warned.
What I experienced was heartbreaking. Turtles were kept in small, bare enclosures, swimming around on top of each other, I witnessed a couple of turtles lying lifeless on the bottom of two of their outside enclosures. The indoor section contained shallow, dirty and unprotected enclosures, inviting tourists to put their hands in and touch the animals the sanctuary claims to protect, displaying ineffective signs of how to treat the animals and no supervision.
Please, please, please do not support this business. I wish I had been warned.
Written 7 February 2020
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fitsburgh423
3 contributions
Jan 2020
We went to this place while touring the island via golf cart. There is a small building with shallow tanks that had different sized turtles. There was a dead turtle floating in the tank. There were no staff to be seen, which makes it clear that this is a tourist trap money making scheme. They had larger holding tanks outside however people were feeding turtles and seagulls were divebombing the tanks to take the food-this is clearly a stressful situation for the turtles. I am shocked that an establishment like this is allowed to operate. Just shameful!
Written 22 January 2020
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Alex Billings
3 contributions
Feb 2020
Take the time to stop by. $3 for entry, children are given turtle food. Takes about 5-10 minutes to go through the entire place, but there is a fair variety of turtles and other aquatic creatures!
Written 24 February 2020
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Sandra W
Brighton, MI19 contributions
Jan 2020
We were exploring the island on golf cart one day during our stay and stopped in to check it out. For a mere $3 USD you can walk through the small aquarium and indoor turtle pools and feed the turtles for another $3. The turtles in the outside pools were more interactive. It is a good cause to help support the preservation of the island turtles.
Written 29 January 2020
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Hi! I am interested in visiting with my 18 month old. Is there an age limit? Or are all ages welcome? Thank you!
Written 24 February 2020
Buenos dÃas, podrÃan ayudarme por favor con algo de información acerca de la liberación de tortugas.
Están haciendo la liberación?
Como puedo hacer para asistir a una liberación de tortugas?.
Written 1 August 2019
Was wondering how much the taxi was and how did you get a taxi back to the boat dock after you were dropped off. Do you think it is find-able on your own in the golf carts???
Written 15 August 2018
When I went there there were taxis at the venue so you could get one back easily
Written 28 August 2019
como llego a la tortugeanha desde el ferry?
Written 16 November 2017
Is it open in January? Not hatching season. Would there be much to see?
Written 1 October 2017
yes, you just don't see eggs, but there are all the rest of the stages.
Written 10 December 2017
When we visited recently, we did not see any injured turtles. They did not appear to be recovering or in need of help. Are the turtles released? Are they bred in captivity? (did not see any way they could make it to sand to lay eggs)
Written 1 May 2017
Turtles are raised from eggs and released up to a year old. Turtles that hatch in the wild have a very low chance to survive being eaten by birds or crabs as they work their way back to the water after hatching. Also once in the ocean due to their size they are an easy meal. Sadly the estimates are only 1 in 1000 survive to adult in the wild. This captive process greatly improves their chances of survival. They have released thousands of turtles already here in the fall. Also turtles that end up needing help are kept in care if too hurt to survive in the ocean. The sand area is only used for eggs that are brought in to hatch naturally then raised till they are older. Most often the eggs brought in are ones being attacked by raccoons, ants and crabs during the time they are laid.
Written 2 May 2017
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