Los Cabos Turtle Release: An Educational Wildlife Conservation Program
4.4
41 Ratings
Cabo San Lucas
Join our Cabo Turtle Release Tour and help save a species! Adopt a baby turtle and learn about their habitat from a Marine Biologist. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rancho Carisuva - Come and visit our lovely ranch, where you can meet our conservations programs: Donkeys and Turtles
  • Playa Migrino - From July to September in Cabo, Olive Ridley and Black Turtles come to shore to lay their eggs deep in the sand before returning back to sea. The baby turtles hatch about 45 days later, but during this time we protect the nest and take care of the eggs. Our job is to raise the percentage of survival as much as possible. The tour is guided by a marine biologist which brings a fun, educational learning experience where you take part in the release of these baby turtles back into nature.
What's Included
  • Access to bathrooms during the tour
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Climate-controlled vehicles for your comfort
  • Expertise of certified guides
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Certificate of birth (turtle)
  • Merchandising
  • Photo session
Additional Information

The Turtle Release Tour, run by Rancho Carisuva for over half a decade, is a program dedicated to wildlife preservation where participants get the chance to adopt and release baby turtles into the sea.

Not only will you contribute to the safeguarding of these species, but you’ll also gain knowledge about the turtles and their habitats, under the guidance of an expert Marine Biologist. Witness the start of these turtles’ ocean journey as they are freed from their nests, and take satisfaction in knowing you had a part in it.

This will be one of the most captivating adventures you undertake in Cabo!

Key Moments:
• Take part in a species conservation initiative.
• Adopt and assist a newborn turtle.
• Gain insight into sea turtles and their threatened existence

Make sure to take in the beauty of the ranch and pay a visit to the donkey sanctuary!

Location
Rancho Carisuva
Playa Migriño
We hihgly recommend use Waze app for betther instructions, in case that you use Google maps use the bike mode.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.4
(41 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Attw1
Dec 30, 2023
Once in a lifetime experience - Amazing experience. Beautiful farm with donkeys, horses, and chickens to view while we waited. Getting to hold the little turtles was precious. We got to dig up a few that had just hatched which was priceless. Pulling living baby turtles from the sand after digging gently down about a foot was crazy awesome. We had huge waves so releasing them was a little tricky since the water would push them way back but we kept placing them closer and eventually they were pulled into the ocean. Oh yeah - we also saw whales off shore breaching and spouting. Magical
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Bao_p
Dec 28, 2023
Must do! - Truly amazing experience. We got to dig for turtle hatchlings and we found many! then we released one into the ocean.
Review provided by Viator
May_s
Dec 24, 2023
Best day in Cabo - The best activity we’ve had in Cabo. Your money not only gives you a once in a lifetime experience, it also goes towards helping endangered sea turtles. The marine biologists walk up and down the beach during the day to look for turtle nests and lost turtle babies and brings them to a safe location for releasing. They do this everyday for months just to give turtle babies more chance to survive. It’s really an honor to be part of this mission. I highly recommend this activity when you are in Cabo during turtle hatching season.
Review provided by Viator
Lisjor
Dec 22, 2023
Enjoyed this tour. - We really enjoyed learning about the turtle conservation taking place here in Cabo. The baby turtles were so cute and determined to make it to the water. We are glad we came on this tour and wish the little turtles a safe journey.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Cheryl_e
Dec 14, 2023
Great - Was a great experience, very educational and we loved it. Would do the tour again. Learned a lot about the different sea turtles.
Review provided by Viator
Thunderlicious
Dec 10, 2023
The excursion was amazing. The staff was very informative and knowledgeable about the preservation project - Very informative. A must do on your next vacation to Cabo. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable and eager to share their conservation project
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Rureade
Jan 16, 2024
Cooler than expected - Unfortunately the time that you have chosen to travel doesn’t always match up with the weather gods. On the cooler side than what you would normally have expected. Cold fronts can push down from the north this time of year. This affected a number of travellers who were looking to do some water activities. Choosing land base adventures like golfing, ATV or E-bikes and city tours were just right.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Aznavymom
Jan 6, 2024
Use caution when purchasing the turtle experience. - Honestly, we enjoyed the turtle release experience very much. The two who led our release were very knowledgeable. I would have given our experience a 4 or 5, however, I am displeased with getting a response when we had to cancel one of our reservations. My husband was not able to attend the release, because he had to fly back to the states the day after we arrived due to a family emergency (his father had a tragic accident and ended up passing away). We notified Rancho Carisuva immediately. We tried calling, but no answer. Our concierge tried calling, and there was still no answer. I emailed the company and advised of the situation, and did so within the time period listed on their website. I got a response that they would look into it, but have not received any more replies to any of my emails. I enjoyed the turtle release, and my husband would like to go next time we are in Cabo, however, we will not use this company if they are not willing to work with us on our refund. So anyone looking at Rancho Carisuva..... use caution. The turtle release experience was great, however, the company does not appear to work with you when there is any kind of problem.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
233shilpas
Dec 29, 2023
(Baby turtles exploited) Rancho Curisava - Cabo Sea Turtle Release Program!!! - Turtle Release / Conservation Tour: What was good: The biologist Indira was very polite. What was bad: it seemed like the baby turtles were being exploited for tourism and to make money off of! They deserve to be left alone. 1) All tourists were touching the baby turtles. The babies were dug out of nests in the sand, but there were no eggs in the sand. It felt like alive turtles had been burried in the sand for tourists to dig out. The nest locations were marked. 2) The baby turtles which we dug out were not released, despite that there were no seagulls. It felt like they would be placed back in the nests 3) The baby turtles looked stressed when 100+ of them were placed in one bucket. They were all trying to get out. The babies underneath were struggling 4) It did not feel like a very natural experience. It felt like the biologist and tour guides were orchestrating where the baby turtles and nests were, giving tourists opportunities to dig the babies out, hurting and stressing them with hands, and then not even releasing them in the ocean. 5) All the tourists were taking multiple photos by touching and holding the babies that wanted to get away. The biologist did not monitor this and did not ask the tourists to handle them less. Overall, it seemed like the baby turtles were being exploited for tourism and to make money!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Crystal_s
Dec 21, 2023
Not a private tour, bait-and-switch company - I booked a private tour with my family and when we arrived to the ranch, we learned that there would be another 22 people with us. We were not notified ahead of time that there was a change or we would have canceled. I asked for a 50% refund which has not been provided. This was a complete bait-and-switch.
Review provided by Viator
Select Date and Tickets
up to 14 guests
1 Adult
May 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today