I visited the place on 05/11/2021. The place is good and well maintained. It is clean as well. They only charged Rs.50 per person and gave a nice introduction as well about the turtles. They do not allow to harm the animals therefore have restricted touching which is good according to my idea. The washrooms were available but not very clean. The place also have a area to sit and observe the sea. Enjoyed the visit a lot and highly recommend the place.

We expected to sea turtles in their natural habitat but saw them as prisoners in small pool. Ticket cost 1000 LKR for adult ( last year they charge twice less) . It’s looks like more some local business for a tourists rather than project to safe turtles. They keep couple of turtles in very small pool inside . Not recommend for a tourists to go there better travel to Mirisa or Hikaduwa and see turtles in their natural habitat- sea. You even can swim next to them there.

Good place to visit with your children. The life-cycle of the sea turtles can be witnessed. Different kinds of sea turtles are available in different tanks. There is an information center which helps the school children to improve knowledge on sea turtles. Parking is available side of the Galle road. The whole area can be covered in 30 minutes.

Everything is okay until the owner said they charge LKR 3000 to release the turtles to the sea. We politely declined the offer and walked to the beach to watch the sunset and noticed another foreign couple (2 females) who had paid for the service and going to release the turtles, when we were walking towards the scene which was in the beach the owner yelled ‘not to go closer to them’🤷🏻‍♀️ He is totally money minded and very rude to limit our presence at a public beach. He kept yelling at us (I was there with my husband and 2 kids) He already has a couple volunteering at the conservation (husband and wife) and said that they might complain to him if we watch them release those turtles.

Nice place to visit. Located near to the Galle main road beside the Kosgoda beach🏖. As locals, we need just 100 LKR to pay to visit this nice place. There are baby sea turtles and large turtles as well. They are kept in different tanks. We are able to see sea turtle eggs as well and some dead small turtles in bottles. There were some foreign volunteers and they explained about different varities of sea turtles, their life span, their food and how sea turtles are nurtured here at the Sea Turtle Conservation Project Kosgoda. Local people were also available to explain about the sea turtles. It is nice to visit at evening about 5.00 pm. That is why you are able to get a chance to release tiny baby sea turtles to the sea while looking at the redden sun setting🌅 at the Kosgoda beach. It is an awesome experience to have, if you visit Sri Lanka🇱🇰...

In short a wonderful experience. They patiently answered all our questions and explained the steps they take to preserve the eggs and turtles. This was followed by a truly heart warming experience of releasing baby turtles into the sea. We were each given about 15 turtles to release. The project conserves all possible species of turtles but majorly the Green and Olive Ridley turtles were present during our visit. We were blessed to see the hatching of eggs and release the young ones into the sea by hand. Definitely recommend.

The Turtle conservatory is open daily till 5.00 p.m.the entrance fee 200LKR for adults and 100LKR for kids .visitors can spend around 30 minutes to 1 hour wandering about learning more about turtles such as their life cycles and hatching process. In short a wonderful experience. They patiently answered all our questions and explained the steps they take to preserve the eggs and turtles. The project conserves all possible species of turtles but majorly the Green and Olive Ridley turtles were present during our visit. voluntary project. In addition, the management of the facility is very good and the employees are also very nice. Highly recommended!!

A wonderful experience I must say. The people here very friendly and patiently answered all our questions and explained the steps they take to preserve the eggs and turtles. I heard they allow people to release turtles into the sea but we were not given any such chance. This place is all about conservation and protection of turtles. A must visit… and also ask them if you can release the turtles in the sea. That must be more of an experience I guess.🙏🏼😇

The keepers of the place are very friendly and well explain about sea turtles. There are quite a variety of sea turtles to observe. If u go after 6pm you can release baby sea turtlea to sea also paying an extra amount apart for the entry fee. There is a beautiful seashore also to enjoy the view.

Good place to get some knowledge about turtles. They are actively contributing to conserve sea turtles. As I remember Rs. 50 or 100 per local head and Rs. 10 or 20 for a school child.

The owner is very passionate and has been running it for over 34 years. We got to release over 200 baby turtles at sun set. Costs 1000 rupees to visit and 2000 rupees to release turtles - all the money goes to saving more sea turtles eggs so its for a great cause

It was a great experience to know about sea turtles where we were fortunate to gather information from 2 englishman. They were volunteering for 2 weeks. This place is well maintained by the owners. Entrance ticket is Rs 200 per person. We had the chance to see an albino sea turtle which is very rare. There were different age group sea turtles ranging from 3days, 1 month, 4month and beyond. Don't forget to enter to this location if you are passing by it is a worth experience.

They had only few tanks. But it was enough for my son. They send most of the turtles back to the ocean. We saw new born turtles too.

(Translated by Google) Turtles, an endangered species of reptile, lay their eggs, hatch, and release them into the sea. Fun as well as eco-friendly activity. (Original) වඳ වී යන උරඟ විශේෂයක් වන කැස්බෑවන්ගේ බිත්තර එකතු කර පැටවුන් සාදා මුහුදට මුදා හරී. විනෝදාත්මක සේම පරිසර හිතකාමී ක්‍රියාවකි.

It's really lovely very nice and enjoyable place... Have much worthy experience at there...... about Sea( 🐢) Turtles.

Its a nice turtle hatchery. There are many injured turtles rescued here. I paid 1000 LKR for the entry ticket

They are doing a fabulous job of conservation of turtles. There are thousands of turtles which come to the Srilankan coast lay eggs and they try to hatch them, before someone misuses them. Our guide Ms. Padma explained to us the entire process of conservation. It's a must visit to understand the process and support them as much as possible. Note there is an entry fee of Rs. 2000/- per person for foreign nationals.

Don't expect much. Just a place enough to satisfy your curiosity about sea turtles.

Highly recommended place for kids and everyone. There were few volunteers explaining all you need to know about turtles and how turtles conservation is being done. They had only two species, but a range of turtles from 2 weeks to few years including one Albino turtle. Entrance tickets are priced at LKR 200 for adults and LKR 100 for children.

Nice brief tour summarizing the work they are doing to preserve 5 species of sea turtles. You can see eggs, where they bury them, the tanks of various ages and types of turtles, and several information boards (in Sinhala, English, and German) about turtles and the work done there. You can hold a baby turtle and a much larger one if you like. Part of the mission is to educate people on environmental factors that endanger the turtles, and you can see some injured turtles they keep because they can no longer survive in the wild. There’s a gift shop at the end. It was right next door to the Kosgoda Sheraton. Good for kids probably 5 and older and anyone for a general summary. Our guide was very nice. If you want a lot of detail it’s probably helpful if you speak Sinhala.

A fantastic place to see turtles up close. Entry costs 1000 LKR per person and should be seen as a donation to the voluntary project. In addition, the management of the facility is very good and the employees are also very nice. We were also allowed to take the medium-sized turtles out of the tank-> very cool. In the evening we were offered to let small turtles into the sea at 6 o'clock in the evening, which we definitely did. This costs 2000 LKR per person and you get a donation receipt as a souvenir. Definetely recommended!

Visited this place on 2022.02.26.Place was well maintained and clean.You can see new born turtles and turtle eggs too.If you visit this place around 6pm you can release newly born turtles to sea.They charge Rs.100 from a local.It was a nice experience.I’d recommend this place if you are willing to visit Hikkaduwa.

Great place. They do a very kind and important job

Small location...

Amazing place. Our guide was great and very affectionate towards the conservation of turtles. Was fortunate enough to see 1 day old baby turtles. Must visit.

Had a great time learning about different types of turtles and the conservation process. The lady in charge of the location was super friendly and helpful. She knew a great deal about the process and seemed very passionate about the turtles. She was also very patient and answered all our questions. You can buy the tickets at the gate and it was not at all crowded.

You can see different types of sea turtle in small cement block tanks in the area which is about 20 perch area has almost 8 small cement blocks/tanks. People who are interested on marine will enjoy. Others will be disappointed if u expect more. See all turtles photos below.

Very small Sea turtle conservation area, probably famous because one of the first such conservation in Sri Lanka for the endangered sea turtles. They purchase turtle eggs from locals and hatch them in the area. They also have disabled turtles and turtles of different types and save them. The volunteers are mostly the foreign nationals who travel to the country and stay for sometime. The ticket costs around 500LKR for foreigners which is expensive for the place but one can visit the place when in and around bentota as there is not much to see other than beaches.

Lovely place to see all the turtles. Appreciate if they could have more of them.Good for kids.

We absolutely loved visiting here today! Getting to meet all the turtles and the tiny baby turtles was amazing, and learning about what they do here to help turtle population is hear warming. We also released some baby turtles back to the sea. Highly recommend going here and supporting this worthy cause!

An area with a suitable environment for turtle conservation. The people there give a good explanation of how to do it. It was possible to learn many unknown facts about turtles.

Please go that it’s a good place I think that the real conservation project That place more cheaper than the other place. But they have all the varieties

This is good

Nice place in south coastal. You can see turtle and enjoy in beach

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It’s such a beautiful place, they take great care of the turtles. I was really really pleased with the visit. Also a very lovely tour with the super friendly lady there, unfortunately i don’t remember her name but defenitely recommend the place! will defenitely come back!

I had the opportunity to volunteer here for a week and it was the best experience of my life! I can guarantee the few adult turtles at the project are all extremely loved by all members of staff and are kept clean and looked after like Kings We released all baby turtles as soon as they hatched which is amazing The aim of the conservation is to release as many turtles as possible back to nature and to educate tourists and locals about the dangers of these beautiful and endangered animals. I would 100% advice to visit the Conservation and if you have more time I'd recommend you volunteer too! As it changed my life for the better

2000 rupees per person. What a rip off. A little boy, around 10 years old was explaining basics to us. Quite unnerving how at his age, he has been thought to push for more "donations"Additionally, they do not have many turtles. Don't waste your time or money at this place. I recommend Induruwa sea turtle conservation project instead. They have more turtles, and are far more informative. Not pushing for more money. Genuinely caring for the turtles.

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Wonderful experience😃,we all were amazed by the experience we had there. Also the Albino turtle ( white turtle) is also very rare, but luckily we saw that Albino turtle. It was fantastic 🤩. And also the members there were very friendly and supportive. Highly recommended 👍👍

(Translated by Google) We looked at one-day turtles, a little larger and several larger individuals. Did not impress. We are glad that by purchasing tickets we have contributed to the noble cause of preserving the island's fauna. (Original) Посмотрели черепашат -однодневок , чуть побольше и нескольких особей покрупнее. Не впечатлило. Рады, что покупкой билетов поспособствовали благородному делу сохранения фауны острова.

(Translated by Google) Sea turtles need protection because the attacking environment is damaged by human-produced pollution. The activity of this center is totally commendable. (Original) Las tortugas marinas necesitan protección pues el medio embiste están dañados por la contaminación producida por el ser humano. La actividad de este centro es totalmente loable.

(Translated by Google) Great and lots of turtles! He even speaks French so perfect👌🏻 (Original) Génial et beaucoup de tortue ! Il parle même Francais donc parfait👌🏻

They are doing good job. There are lots of turtles in there

Very nice team carrying for the eggs and young hatchlings on the long run as they are the only ones maintaining them for 5 years until it's optimal to release them

Well maintained turtle hatchery. Lady in the ticket window gave full tour, was patient and wonderful in explaining nittiegritties of the species to our kids. Thanks!

It's better if there was a person deployed to tell details.

(Translated by Google) A small farm for the conservation of turtles, a tour in Russian. There are pools with numerous turtles. And in the evening you can release your kids into the open ocean with your own hands. Informative and interesting. (Original) Небольшая ферма по сохранению черепах, экскурсия на русском. Есть бассейны с многочисленными черепахами. А вечером вы можете своими руками выпустить малышей в открытый океан. Познавательно и интересно.

Good.

Excellent place. They took care of my guests very well and we really liked the atmosphere here

Great work, & instructor gave fully detailed

Very informative

amazing place

The only staff member, the lady at the ticket counter was very disinterested and didn't make any effort to talk about the turtles even when we asked her. I was visiting with two young children who were very excited to see the turtles. When we asked about the turtles, she told us to look at the sign boards instead of making an effort to explain. After we persisted, she gave some unenthusiastic explanation. Quite disappointing and not planning on visiting again.

Awesome experience

Fantastic explanation by the guides. Loved the place as it has many species of turtles to see and observe. Great place!

Tiny center for sea turtle conservation, helpful and insightful staff.

Good job to help turtles

(Translated by Google) A small farm with small pools for turtles. There is a place with sand for eggs, we were lucky to see the turtle appear) (Original) Небольшая ферма, с небольшими бассейнами для черепах. Есть место песком для яиц, нам повезло увидеть, как появляется черепашёнок)

Nice place to visit recommend for kids they really enjoyed. Staff explains all about the turtle. If you visit with a family give a tip they don’t say exact amount. We were 3 and gave 300/- it’s worth 😍

Great

Very existing

Good place to learn about sea turtles

Doing business but help for conserve turtles

(Translated by Google) It’s a good idea to save sea turtles as a species. This is not the only place in Sri Lanka where they do it. (Original) Хорошая идея по сохранению морских черепах как вида. Это не единственное место на Шри Ланке где это делают.

Good place.

Very nice place and nice people

Great place n new experience.. planning to revisit in am evening..

(Translated by Google) Briliyant (Original) Briliyant

Not really satisfied