Sentences with phrase «nearby turtle nesting»

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For a more adventurous day trip, ferries and seaplanes depart from nearby Key West, carrying visitors 68 nautical miles to Dry Tortugas National Park, where sea turtles nest on secluded beaches.

Nearby Playa Grande is also well known for surfing and being a nesting ground for leatherback turtles.

Nearby, you can swim past big fish and vivid coral canyons near Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave islands and don't miss the marine turtles that nest and hatch every evening between November and May at Mon Repos Conservation Park.

Over summer, turtles also nest and hatch in smaller numbers on nearby Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands, the southernmost coral isles of the Great Barrier Reef.

Nearby are the most dense nesting zones for the Green and Loggerhead turtles in Belize.

In nearby Zante, take a boat cruise to spot Caretta loggerhead turtles who nest on the island.

Nearby Playa Grande is another spot that's not only popular with surfers, but with leatherback turtles as a nesting site.

Take a 25 - minute drive south of the resort to see the bustling beach town of Tamarindo and the nearby wildlife reserve of Marino Las Baulas National Park, which is known for its nesting sea turtles that come ashore from September to April.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.

You could also spend the day at nearby Patara Beach, where, as well as sandcastle - building and swimming, you might be lucky enough to spot some of the endangered loggerhead turtles that nest here.

Nearby you can also take a boat trip and visit the famous sites of the Blue Caves and the Shipwreck, and don't miss seeing the Caretta - Caretta turtle in its natural environment.

Kura Kura Restaurant is an open air, fine dining space, named after the turtles that nest on the nearby sands.

Nearby Playa Grande is home to Las Baulas Marine Park where the critically endangered Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) comes to nest each year.

Don't expect large sandy beaches, bring your reef walkers and snorkles and expect to see some fish and turtles nearby.

I would recommend staying in one of the nearby properties near Playa Coco, or just stay in any of the above San Juan del Sur beaches, and make a day or evening trip to see Playa La Flor and the turtle nesting.

The nearby beach of Playa Grande serves as an important nesting site for the giant Leatherback turtles.

The turtles aren't quite out of the woods yet (that's a strange image...), because even if they are in areas protected from development, they can still be vulnerable to other threats such as stray logs from nearby forestry operations that drift and clutter beaches, blocking the way for turtles and keeping them from landing, or from going back to sea.