Ahungalla Sea Turtles Conservation Project

Amazing turtle aquarium in Ahungalla.! Worth it

Amazing turtle aquarium in Ahungalla.! Filled with beautiful saltwater fish and many more species. We enjoyed the sightseeing here. The guide was well-educated on the seawater life species. The Huge...

Be sure to check the entrance fee before arrival

We were taken by a tuk tuk driver and another man in a blue “tours” t shirt. We were then asked at the sanctuary to pay US $ 20 each to get in which we refused to pay. Our guide, not the tuk tuk dri...

Seemed a bit of a tourist trap

When we arrive as two adult and three teenage kids they asked for $100- US which I said was outrageous and then they quickly dropped it to $15- US a person so we said two people would go in so then th...

Educational

The work these people do is truly amazing from taking the mothers eggs burying them to hatching after hatching they’re reared in tanks for 5/6 days then released into the sea turtles are also brought ...

Avoid this place

We were taken here by our driver. We didn’t really do our research beforehand, that’s a lesson learned. Overall the guide wasn’t too bad and we learned a lot, but at $20 per person it’s definitely a r...