Sea Turtle Hatchery & Rescue Center is a street art installation in Hikkaduwa Beach in Hikkaduwa. This place has 190 reviews and an average rating of 4.3 of 5. This is a very good rating.
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Such a nice place! They’re doing great job and you can spend wonderful time with these cuties
One of aTurtle rescue center that doing a great job on protecting & rehabilitating the turtles. You can have a close look on different kind of sea turtles while having a great experience in here.
Turtle Hatchery was started by the Sri Lankans with a view to protect the turtles from extinction. Earlier, people usually fishermen used to collect the turtle’s eggs and sold it to whoever would pay the higher price. With the commencement of the Turtle Hatchery these eggs were fed and cared for until they were 2 to 4 years old. You can find different species of turtles such as Green Turtle, Leatherback and Olive Ridley. Despite their extinction turtles are still caught by the fishermen for fish and shells which is indeed a very lucrative market.
Location: 10 to 15 minutes tuk tuk ride south from Bentota
Highlights: You should visit the Kasgoda Turtle Hatchery where you can spend an interesting time watching the baby turtles grow.
Things to keep in mind: Avoid disturbing the nesting turtles with light.
Price: Approximate price starts from 500 LKR.
Interesting lesson about the reproduction and life of turtles
Highly recommend! Very Compassionate family caring for the sea turtles. In need of volunteers & donations.
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