watamu turtle watch

Ever seen a sick turtle under a blanket? Me neither, but efforts to help sea turtles at Watamu deserve your support. Thousands of sea turtles have been rescued from fishermen's nets and returned to the wild, plus there is a rehab center where seriously ill turtles are treated by vets, which is expensive. Bus loads of school children come here to learn about the dangers of plastics and pollution, so they can appreciate these creatures and the rewards of a healthy Indian Ocean. Finally, there are a few spots of volunteers who live on site. If you cannot stop by this center near Malindi, please donate to the cause. They do vital work; you can keep up to date with newsletter or on Facebook.

Really enjoyed our visit, with the knowledge and commitment of the staff to saving and helping the local turtle population. It is free to visit and I expect most visitors with sponsor turtles by donation which personally we think is worthwhile given the work being done by the Turtle Watch team

I really enjoyed coming here. My mum and I have been here before, but it was great coming back and seeing what Watamu Turtle Watch does. They're really fighting for such a good cause and I learnt stuff I didn't know before

see one massive rescued turtle and a few others that probably won't make it back into the wild-some amazing results though and testament to educating the locals about these precious animals-need to make a 300 shilling donation per person which seemed a little heavy.

I liked everything!! I will never forget!!....I will keep this place close to my heart!! Amazing place....You will discovert Kenya and yourself!!

Watamu turtle watch have very passionate and knowledgeable staff, who devote much of their time to looking after turtles.This establishment is a must-see for anyone to get up close to turtles and understand the challenges the species faces.They also run a volunteer programme, which is fully recommended to anyone who wants to visit the Kenya coast and get involved with a good cause.

This is the best hotel in Watamu this is where you can realy enjoy a wonderful break and you always get treated as part of the family and they do wonderful weddings

I’ve just arrived back from another wonderful holiday in Kenya. I was horrified when my friend and I arrived at the Turtle Bay Beach Club in Watamu to see so few guests. The impact on the tourist industry by some major travel companies overreacting and pulling out of Kenya is having a devastating affect. My friend and I travelled around as usual and walked down to the town of Watamu on several occasions and at no time did we feel threatened or was there any problem. For those wanting to go to Kenya please go they need your custom desperately. You can book your hotel accommodation direct with the Club, or other hotels for that matter, and book your flight independently. We used Dialaflight to arrange our flights and we flew with Ethiopian Airlines (on a Dreamliner plane brilliant) to Mombasa via Addis Ababa with a touch down at Kilimanjaro.

Great place to learn about the local sea life and turtles. We ended up adopting a turtle - Bootstrap Bill!

A small place that makes a difference to the turtle population of the world. Doing a wonderful job. Adopt a turtle and help.

Very interesting place to visit!You won't necessarily see turtles on your visit as they only have turtles there for treatment/rehabilitation. Our guide was very well informed and could answer the multitude of questions posed by my kids in a satisfactory way. We definitely learnt a lot about turtles and it was great to hear about their conservation efforts and how they are educating the local communities about the importance of conserving the turtles that come to nest on the beaches in Watamu and Malindi.All-in-all a well-worth-the-visit-attraction.

A guide showed us around and gave us a lot of information about turtles, and what the Turtle Watch is actually doing. I learned a lot about turtles, very very interesting, and am sure that their approach in conservation is a very effective one - education of the public, education of the stakeholders at sea. Definitely worth a visit.

A nice place, with tons of information. I was guided through and got to hear a lot about the different kinds of turtles, as well as what they and the community are doing to protect the turtles.There was only one turtle there, and it was hiding.Don't expect to see turtles when you go, as they are only there if they are injured - so it is of course good for the turtles if there isn't any when you go there ;)

We were lucky to visit Watamu Turtle Watch on a recent holiday. What a project it is! Everyone we met was totally committed to saving turtles and we were lucky enough to see three turtles released back to the sea. While I can understand some people's disappointment in not seeing many turtles, surely the whole point is to have as few turtles as possible in rehab. They'd only be there if they were sick. The project's education system is superb, during our visit 25 special needs children visited and we enjoyed sharing educational gifts from Mid Calder Primary School, Scotland with them.It's just so lovely to see a project helping nature without interfering with it! Well done, keep up the good work!

We travelled by tuk-tuk to the turtle watch but were disappointed to find out that they only had two turtles (which is a good thing I suppose - means they are doing a good job).It is a good cause so I am glad we gave them money but it wasn't really worth the effort of going out of town!