GLASS BOTTOM BOAT & ISLAND TURTLE, is the most appropriate activities for your small child . With the clear glass beneath the boat, you will be invited to set sail to see the underwater aquarium which are located on the beach of Tanjung Benoa. As you threw the bread out of the boat, the fish will appear and catch the bread. There are hundreds of colorful fish. Beside, with the beautiful views of ocean and the coral. Once you are satisfied to see the sight, the boat will slide into Turtle Island Turtle breeding sites to see the rare animal. Here you will see turtle eggs, and turtles that still small, young turtles to adult turtles that are ready to be parents. Species of sea turtles is not only one, but there are several types. In addition, in this location there are also other animals such as birds, bats, snakes, etc. which are very tame, so can you hold to be photographed. This activity takes about 1 hour.
The price was very reasonable for what you get which is Rp 700 per boat.
Video Of Bali Turtle Island 3
Saturday, September 22, 2012
With a family package of Rp 600 per hour you guys can enjoy the beauty of bali turtle island.
Plan Your Holiday to Bali Turtle Island
Saturday, July 28, 2012
What you need to fill your holiday?
Some people would like to have vacation somewhere fun, and the island of Bali can be your choice. Moreover, Bali is famous for its natural beauty and there are many sea turtle populations there.
Speaking of turtles, turtle island of Bali is worth to be visited.
Turtle Island is located in the village of Bali Benoa, South Kuta district, Badung regency of Bali. In addition we can see the turtles, beside there are also hornbill, phiton, python, monkeys, crows, sea eagles, bats, owls, lizards, etc..
After BTDC (Bali Tourism Development Corporation) began the project in Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa has expanded into one of the world's best water sports.
Here also, you can perform a variety of games. Such as jet ski, banana boat, glass bottom boat, parasailing, scuba diving, flying fish and many others.
Some people would like to have vacation somewhere fun, and the island of Bali can be your choice. Moreover, Bali is famous for its natural beauty and there are many sea turtle populations there.
Speaking of turtles, turtle island of Bali is worth to be visited.
Turtle Island is located in the village of Bali Benoa, South Kuta district, Badung regency of Bali. In addition we can see the turtles, beside there are also hornbill, phiton, python, monkeys, crows, sea eagles, bats, owls, lizards, etc..
After BTDC (Bali Tourism Development Corporation) began the project in Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa has expanded into one of the world's best water sports.
Here also, you can perform a variety of games. Such as jet ski, banana boat, glass bottom boat, parasailing, scuba diving, flying fish and many others.
Video Of Bali Turtle Island 1
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Visit Turtle Island in the morning by speed boat which takes about 20 minutes from mainland on Monday 25 January 2010. The tourist guide is very nice and helpful.
Turtles Island Hotels-Bali
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
I would like to post about hotels that are located near to the bali turtle island. the hotels are been listed are all located within 1 km from Bali Turtle Island.
Beside that i will talk about the facilities and the advantages for you to choose that hotels. After reading those information i hope it will give a clear view for those who really want to visit the island and get up close with the turtles.
Hotels within 1 km of Bali Turtle Island
1) Ramada Resort Benoa Bali
Located across the road from the seaside beach of Tanjong Benoa and it is located 1 km from Bali Turtle Island. Beside that the resort is located within 7 km of Pasifika Museum, Bali Golf and Country Club, and Geger Beach while Ngurah Rai International Airport, Uluwatu Temple, and Kuta Beach are located within 20 km.
Guest are offered a fitness center and a lagoon-like freeform outdoor pool with a swim-up bar and traditional Balinese gazebos. Amadapa Spa offers beauty and body treatments inspired by the resort's tropical setting. Special events are held in a ballroom that accommodates up to 300 guests. Parking is free.
2) Novotel Benoa Bali
Located on the water front of Nusa Dua and overlooking the golden sand of Tanjong Benoa beach. The airport is 18 km away and the hotel provides airport shuttels bus service. The hotel is near most major attractions such as Jimbaran Bay, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu, Kuta etc...
It has 3 bars and 3 restaurants and including poolside bars. The great features of the hotels are 3 outdoor swimming pools with 2 whirlpools, a sauna, a fitness facility, a tennis court, a children's pool and a Kids Club. By choosing this hotel it will make it easier for guest to go to the bali turtle island and joining the bali turtle island tour.
Beside that i will talk about the facilities and the advantages for you to choose that hotels. After reading those information i hope it will give a clear view for those who really want to visit the island and get up close with the turtles.
Hotels within 1 km of Bali Turtle Island
1) Ramada Resort Benoa Bali
Located across the road from the seaside beach of Tanjong Benoa and it is located 1 km from Bali Turtle Island. Beside that the resort is located within 7 km of Pasifika Museum, Bali Golf and Country Club, and Geger Beach while Ngurah Rai International Airport, Uluwatu Temple, and Kuta Beach are located within 20 km.
Guest are offered a fitness center and a lagoon-like freeform outdoor pool with a swim-up bar and traditional Balinese gazebos. Amadapa Spa offers beauty and body treatments inspired by the resort's tropical setting. Special events are held in a ballroom that accommodates up to 300 guests. Parking is free.
2) Novotel Benoa Bali
Located on the water front of Nusa Dua and overlooking the golden sand of Tanjong Benoa beach. The airport is 18 km away and the hotel provides airport shuttels bus service. The hotel is near most major attractions such as Jimbaran Bay, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu, Kuta etc...
It has 3 bars and 3 restaurants and including poolside bars. The great features of the hotels are 3 outdoor swimming pools with 2 whirlpools, a sauna, a fitness facility, a tennis court, a children's pool and a Kids Club. By choosing this hotel it will make it easier for guest to go to the bali turtle island and joining the bali turtle island tour.
Bali Green Sea Turtle.
Friday, March 23, 2012
The sea turtles which give Serangan (Bali Turtle Island) its popular name are not found swimming picture freely under ocean cliffs - here they are caught and sold as food. People in the Denpasar area are fond of turtle meat, especially on festival days. Serangan residents make a living capturing and wholesaling the creatures, also buying them from Muslim fishermen from islands to the east.
The turtles are kept live in bamboo sheds on the sandy beach around Dukuh , the island's main village on the north coast. Here they are fed with fresh leaves and sold to buyers from Denpasar, who will eventually prepare the turtle meat in dishes like sate and lawar, a kind of tartare or raw meat dish.There is also a turtle-egg hatchery on the island. The most popular edible species is the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), which swims ashore to lay eggs in a shallow pit in the sand before returning to the sea. It is at this moment that villagers catch the turtles effortlessly and in large numbers, just by turning them on their backs. The eggs are considered a great delicacy, and are dug up immediately. Not surprisingly, the green turtle is now threatened with extinction and the World Wide Fund for Nature has consequently appealed to the government to put a stop to the slaughter.
Because of that the turtle conservation center is been establish at Bali Turtle Island so that the green turtle will not extinct at Bali Soil. Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) or sometime they call it pacific turtle have contribute to many island that have been name as turtle island because the turtle nesting on their beaches. Bali Turtle Island the place to avoid!
Friday, March 16, 2012
After reading some of the reviews of this supposed "attraction" I felt I should also add my experience. We were promised a morning of fish viewing in a glass bottom boat, snorkelling to see the exotic reef fish and visit the conservation Park for Turtles on Turtle Island. None of these experiences were pleasurable.
Firstly the boat stopped in an overcrowded area to snorkel, we were a family of 3 amongst many other boats and tourists, there was a current running and many boats polluting the water with their fumes and dripping oil/diesel. There was very little to see even after trying to lure any fish with bread slices. We decided to cut the snorkelling time short and rode around for a while trying to find something to see in the glass bottom boat.
The absence of fish and the onset on sea sickness made it necessary to again abort this particular experience. We then headed for what we believed to be Turtle Island (Pulau Serangan) where we thought we would at least get to see some turtles and understand how conservation programs are helping the turtles. This experience also was consistent with the previous two aspects of this tour.
I was deeply appalled and concerned for the turtle's well being. We were met by a "guide" when we arrived on the beach and escorted around the park where our questions were answered with very little informed information. The standard answer seemed to be there is no problem for the turtle and they are released back into the ocean.
The surrounds and enclosures were putrid and certainly not contributing to any conservation method I understand. There were also some other "attractions" a few rabbits in a very small enclosure and bats and a kestrel which was chained to a perch also a monitor lizard that did not seem to have very much life in it and none of the enclosures looked like they had been cleaned or maintained in years. I found the whole experience to be very disturbing as did our 16 year old niece. We all could not get away quick enough - particularly when pressured for a donation for the conservation effort. This was definitely something we did not want to support and left us wondering what happens to the money that is obviously given by some tourists.
We now realise we were not at a Conservation & Education Centre but at a makeshift zoo but had understood at the time of booking this tour we were going to a legitimate Turtle Conservation area. We were taken by boat and had believed we were on Turtle Island but in fact we were still on the mainland of Tanjung Benoa. In my opinion this particular establishment should be closed down.
Review by Jennyknight18
Firstly the boat stopped in an overcrowded area to snorkel, we were a family of 3 amongst many other boats and tourists, there was a current running and many boats polluting the water with their fumes and dripping oil/diesel. There was very little to see even after trying to lure any fish with bread slices. We decided to cut the snorkelling time short and rode around for a while trying to find something to see in the glass bottom boat.
The absence of fish and the onset on sea sickness made it necessary to again abort this particular experience. We then headed for what we believed to be Turtle Island (Pulau Serangan) where we thought we would at least get to see some turtles and understand how conservation programs are helping the turtles. This experience also was consistent with the previous two aspects of this tour.
I was deeply appalled and concerned for the turtle's well being. We were met by a "guide" when we arrived on the beach and escorted around the park where our questions were answered with very little informed information. The standard answer seemed to be there is no problem for the turtle and they are released back into the ocean.
The surrounds and enclosures were putrid and certainly not contributing to any conservation method I understand. There were also some other "attractions" a few rabbits in a very small enclosure and bats and a kestrel which was chained to a perch also a monitor lizard that did not seem to have very much life in it and none of the enclosures looked like they had been cleaned or maintained in years. I found the whole experience to be very disturbing as did our 16 year old niece. We all could not get away quick enough - particularly when pressured for a donation for the conservation effort. This was definitely something we did not want to support and left us wondering what happens to the money that is obviously given by some tourists.
We now realise we were not at a Conservation & Education Centre but at a makeshift zoo but had understood at the time of booking this tour we were going to a legitimate Turtle Conservation area. We were taken by boat and had believed we were on Turtle Island but in fact we were still on the mainland of Tanjung Benoa. In my opinion this particular establishment should be closed down.
Review by Jennyknight18
Get Up Close With Turtle At Turtle Island
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The place is beautiful we need to get to the beach of bali and out there there is a personalised tour guide available ,you get a spped boat or glass bottom boat that takes you from the beach to the turtle island along with the guide and on the way we get to the middle of the sea to fish the feeds with some bread crumbs and they all come together and they are so beautiful.Its an amazing scene with fishes you get to see of all the colours.
It takes about 20 minutes from the beach to the turtle island.One must carry the camera, water and food.
Its a short visit with a total time of 2 hours.The place has amazing turtles right from small ones to the oldest ones .You can get your pictures clicked along with the turtles and you can carry them in your hand and you can also feed them.
Not only can you hold the turtles but you can also hold another animals like snakes and other rare animals and birds .you can get nice pictures clicked with them.you should not hurt the animals those are protected there.There is also a souvenir shops at the exit point which is small but very interesting .It has things made of shells and mother of pearl and they are also very reasonable.There is also a small eating place like a shack you can say .but it is advised to carry your own food along with you.
It takes about 20 minutes from the beach to the turtle island.One must carry the camera, water and food.
Its a short visit with a total time of 2 hours.The place has amazing turtles right from small ones to the oldest ones .You can get your pictures clicked along with the turtles and you can carry them in your hand and you can also feed them.
Not only can you hold the turtles but you can also hold another animals like snakes and other rare animals and birds .you can get nice pictures clicked with them.you should not hurt the animals those are protected there.There is also a souvenir shops at the exit point which is small but very interesting .It has things made of shells and mother of pearl and they are also very reasonable.There is also a small eating place like a shack you can say .but it is advised to carry your own food along with you.
Beware of Fake Turtle Conservation Centre at Bali Turtle Island
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Just like I said before in my post, there is several fake conservation centre in Bali Turtle Island. This Turtle Park (also called Turtle Island) is located on Serangan Island - NOT Tanjungbenoa, where there is another place some people call Turtle Island. The one at Serangan is a proper organization for turtle breading.
There seems to be a lot of bad reports on trip advisor about "Turtle Island", yet the place that is being reviewed seems to be the one on the Tanjungbenoa peninsula, and not the "Turtle Park" on Serangan Island. I have been to the Serangan Turtle Park two times, so I know that this place does have a proper large undercover building where they run a proper bread and release program - and I have not seen any turtles or other animals in small cages at this place.
They may ask for a donation when you arrive, so please give them a few Rp's to help keep this place running. You can feed the big turtles seaweed (they always have some there), and if handled carefully, you can hold a baby one too. There is a small shop where you can buy turtle type souvenirs, and also a cold drink (soft drinks and Bintang).
So, if you want to see turtles - then ask about going to Serangan Island, and NOT the Tanjung Benoa Peninsula. There are glass bottom boats that go off from Sanur beach, which is nice if you want to incorporate a bit of time on the water (they will ask for around US$25 pp … but you should be able to get them down to US$20 pp max) . On the way back they go over the back of the reef near the Sanur beach area so you can see the fish - they usually throw out some food and the fish come up to the surface. The island now has a road bridge ... so if you don't want to do the boat ride, you drive there. If you are travelling between Kuta and Sanur, there is a road that comes off the Jl Ngurah Rai By Pass and goes direct onto Serangan Island. As you are crossing the bridge onto Sarangan Island, it is only 1.5km to Turtle Park from this point. Follow the road around to your left and stay on it - following it around the edge of the island. You will see the blue "Turtle Park" sign on the building on the right hand side of the road.
One last thing to note - don't picture in your head a nice tropical island, palm trees, and you watching turtles laying eggs on the beach, or watching little new born turtles scurrying off down the beach ... think of a standard type Bali village, by the water - not a beach - actually there is a concrete boat ramp on the water’s edge - a bit mangrovish in the water, and a big building where they keep / breed the turtles. Don't get me wrong, this place is ok; just don't build it up too much in your head. I have rated it as average, only because it is not a flash place, it could do with a bit of a spruce up, but you can get up close and personal with the turtles.
I hope this helps clear up any confusion about the different places. You will not be distressed nor upset with the "Turtle Park" at Serangan Island.
Enjoy !
They may ask for a donation when you arrive, so please give them a few Rp's to help keep this place running. You can feed the big turtles seaweed (they always have some there), and if handled carefully, you can hold a baby one too. There is a small shop where you can buy turtle type souvenirs, and also a cold drink (soft drinks and Bintang).
So, if you want to see turtles - then ask about going to Serangan Island, and NOT the Tanjung Benoa Peninsula. There are glass bottom boats that go off from Sanur beach, which is nice if you want to incorporate a bit of time on the water (they will ask for around US$25 pp … but you should be able to get them down to US$20 pp max) . On the way back they go over the back of the reef near the Sanur beach area so you can see the fish - they usually throw out some food and the fish come up to the surface. The island now has a road bridge ... so if you don't want to do the boat ride, you drive there. If you are travelling between Kuta and Sanur, there is a road that comes off the Jl Ngurah Rai By Pass and goes direct onto Serangan Island. As you are crossing the bridge onto Sarangan Island, it is only 1.5km to Turtle Park from this point. Follow the road around to your left and stay on it - following it around the edge of the island. You will see the blue "Turtle Park" sign on the building on the right hand side of the road.
One last thing to note - don't picture in your head a nice tropical island, palm trees, and you watching turtles laying eggs on the beach, or watching little new born turtles scurrying off down the beach ... think of a standard type Bali village, by the water - not a beach - actually there is a concrete boat ramp on the water’s edge - a bit mangrovish in the water, and a big building where they keep / breed the turtles. Don't get me wrong, this place is ok; just don't build it up too much in your head. I have rated it as average, only because it is not a flash place, it could do with a bit of a spruce up, but you can get up close and personal with the turtles.
I hope this helps clear up any confusion about the different places. You will not be distressed nor upset with the "Turtle Park" at Serangan Island.
Enjoy !
By Mr-Sinter
Nusa Dua and Turtle Island Tour
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Nusa Dua and Turtle Island Tour is a short tour revealing some of the most beautiful beach areas of Bali as well as including a visit to the protected turtle island of Serangan and includes a trip in a glass bottom boats. The entry fees to some of the areas are not included in the price although they are likely to be well under a dollar with the proceeds going towards the causes and the local councils.
First of all you will call at the infamous Nusa Beach which is a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the Balinese and Indonesian scenery with the clear blue waters stretching as far as you can see and the reefs providing waves for surfing as well as protection for the lagoons which are perfect for swimming as well as a selection of other sports. With all this and some fabulous facilities you will be able to enjoy the Balinese paradise and everything offered around the Nusa Dua area before moving off to the next location.
The tour will continue to the turtle island called Serangan, although this is a separate island there is now a bridge way linking it to the mainland of Bali. Here you will be able to enjoy the full length of the beach which is still lined as all of Bali’s beaches once were, with traditional beach huts looking onto a pleasant lagoon with some surfing opportunities on the outer reefs. As well as this the Serangan Island offers the main conservation project of turtles in Bali.
This area is taken seriously and you need to show some form of ID to enter as there have been problems with theft in the past as turtle, although illegal to eat in Indonesia, is still seen as a luxurious delicacy by many. Anyhow you will be able to see the baby turtles and some of the larger turtles and learn about the projects and problems that the dedicated team has faced in their quest to repopulate the Indonesian waters with these incredible animals.
First of all you will call at the infamous Nusa Beach which is a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the Balinese and Indonesian scenery with the clear blue waters stretching as far as you can see and the reefs providing waves for surfing as well as protection for the lagoons which are perfect for swimming as well as a selection of other sports. With all this and some fabulous facilities you will be able to enjoy the Balinese paradise and everything offered around the Nusa Dua area before moving off to the next location. The tour will continue to the turtle island called Serangan, although this is a separate island there is now a bridge way linking it to the mainland of Bali. Here you will be able to enjoy the full length of the beach which is still lined as all of Bali’s beaches once were, with traditional beach huts looking onto a pleasant lagoon with some surfing opportunities on the outer reefs. As well as this the Serangan Island offers the main conservation project of turtles in Bali.
This area is taken seriously and you need to show some form of ID to enter as there have been problems with theft in the past as turtle, although illegal to eat in Indonesia, is still seen as a luxurious delicacy by many. Anyhow you will be able to see the baby turtles and some of the larger turtles and learn about the projects and problems that the dedicated team has faced in their quest to repopulate the Indonesian waters with these incredible animals.
Turtle Conservation and Education Centre (TCEC)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Turtles in Bali are a sensitive issue. Traditionally some Balinese like to eat them and turtle meat has often been used in religious ceremonies .Unfortunately, turtle numbers have plummeted around Bali, in part due to hunting but also because their hatcheries are disappearing due to over-development, as Bali continues to cram more and more (willing) tourists onto its beaches, bringing bright lights that frighten would-be nesting mama-turtles away.Because of that the Turtle Conservation and Education Centre (TCEC) was set up on Serangan Island aka (Turtle Island).
TCEC is listed in the Lonely Planet guide book and can be a worthy place for you to visit as it will be fun and educational for you and your family.If you like to visit this place make sure that when you arrive at the centre, there are two large statues of turtles and a sign in Indonesian and English stating that it is the TCEC outside of the centre. This is because if you go by taxi,the driver might be misleading you to another turtle conservation which not recommended by Lonely Planet and usually those conservation centre might be fake or in a bad condition.
The centre was also home to a few injured turtles that had been brought to the centre by concerned snorkellers and divers.There is a donation box but it does not in any way made to feel like you must contribute and also a small shop with some nice turtle shaped ornaments made from wood etc that, again you are under no obligation to purchase. But if you think your tour is informative,I encourage you to buy at those shop and made some donation as the money will be put to good use and to ensure the survival of the Bali sea turtle.
TCEC is listed in the Lonely Planet guide book and can be a worthy place for you to visit as it will be fun and educational for you and your family.If you like to visit this place make sure that when you arrive at the centre, there are two large statues of turtles and a sign in Indonesian and English stating that it is the TCEC outside of the centre. This is because if you go by taxi,the driver might be misleading you to another turtle conservation which not recommended by Lonely Planet and usually those conservation centre might be fake or in a bad condition.
In the beginning of your tour you will be taken to the hatchery area were the eggs are buried beneath the sand labelled with the beach area from where they were collected, the date of collection, the number of eggs and the expected hatching date. Then you were shown a pool containing juveniles which had been injured or were ill and in rehab - they were to be released To this end you were shown a classroom area with some information with regards to the island of Serangan (Turtle Island) and how it had been destroyed by development (leading to problems for the islands Turtle populations as the beach no longer exists!).
The centre was also home to a few injured turtles that had been brought to the centre by concerned snorkellers and divers.There is a donation box but it does not in any way made to feel like you must contribute and also a small shop with some nice turtle shaped ornaments made from wood etc that, again you are under no obligation to purchase. But if you think your tour is informative,I encourage you to buy at those shop and made some donation as the money will be put to good use and to ensure the survival of the Bali sea turtle.Where it's located?
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Bali turtle Island is located in Tanjong Benoa, south part of Bali. It is a small island covered with white sand and overlooking to the magnificent view of beach and mangrove forest.Turtle Island is a small delta fully covered by white sand that is ideally for turtle conservation. There is one turtle conservation located in Tanjung Benoa and it is open for tourist.
Beside that, the beautiful beach of the island is occupied by beautiful and colourful fish and it will provide a good spot for tourist to experience this magnificent view. Tourist can rent glass bottom boat or snorkelling in order to watch this beautiful creature.
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