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Turtle Release Escobilla Sanctuary and crocs in Ventanilla
4.9
35 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
- Entrance fees
- Admission fees
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees
- Admission fees
Additional Information
- Bring hat, sunblock, repellent, sunglasses, bottle of water, sand shoes and cash.
- Please note: From August to early November, turtle sightings are rare as it’s outside nesting season. While we maintain our conservation efforts year-round, releases during these months depend entirely on wild turtle arrivals—nature’s schedule!
- Bring hat, sunblock, repellent, sunglasses, bottle of water, sand shoes and cash.
- Please note: From August to early November, turtle sightings are rare as it’s outside nesting season. While we maintain our conservation efforts year-round, releases during these months depend entirely on wild turtle arrivals—nature’s schedule!
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
(35 Ratings)
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Nancyao6053ua
Jul 7, 2025
You can't miss this beautiful experience! - What this place does in terms of caring for turtles is inspiring, and being able to participate in it was the best! It is a tender and exciting experience.
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Danielaf973
Jul 3, 2025
Release - The experience of seeing the turtle releases, the color of the sand, the explanation of why the guide and the monitors were amazing.
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Bowdlerperez
May 19, 2025
Amazing tour! - An incredible experience! We loved seeing the crocodiles, white tail deer, and turtles in their natural habitat. The turtle release was even better than we imagined. I appreciate the structure of the tour to support and benefit locally-owned ecotourism.
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Ashok_m
Apr 7, 2025
Fun turtle release - Great half day to see the crocodiles and then release baby turtles.
Will recommend it to anyone in this area
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Lisa
Mar 20, 2025
Very special afternoon - Our guide Jose was very friendly and knowledgeable and drove us safely to our destination and back. The lagoon experience was stunning and very up close and personal with the crocodiles. Our baby turtles were adorable.
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Abigail_m
Mar 13, 2025
Make sure you have... - Make sure you have comfortable shoes, pesos and your phone (camera to take photos and videos for memory)
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Wayne_b
Mar 4, 2025
Excellent excursion - Bring beach shoes. You need to provide a better explanation of the day’s activities. If you get car sick, this is probably not a good idea
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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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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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