This is must be the saddest place in Bali🥲 I should have searched for this place before I go. I didn’t have plans for today, only thinking to bring my kids out for a boat ride.. When we arrived, I found that this is just another corner of Nusa Dua, not at all an island for viewing wild turtles that roam freely! It’s more like a private zoo that a group of people trying to make fortunes through capturing those animals. Though my kids enjoy a lot (they love all kinds of animals of course), I hope those animals can be released soon. I didn’t donate much because I really don’t know whom I’m really helping with. I totally don’t know why they have to keep so many turtles inside their place. I will never ever come back again. What I can do is to write reviews and blogs to give alert to more people 😭.. What is worst, there are MORE this kind of places after I searching around this place with google map.. 😭😭😭

Amazing place.. must visit with your other water sport activities.. especially super enjoying for kids, my 7 year old girl had a lot of fun. All the staff are very friendly.. sure they are taking your money but then have a good attitude. Gave full time to my girl for each animal interaction and photo taking..

TOURIST TRAP!! Please do your research before coming here. 1. Its not a different island, as its connected to the main Bali island. I rent boat to to go there for RP. 500K, but I didn't know it was connected. 2. I didn't do my research so I thought 'turtle Island' is where turtles are roaming around freely. But no they are kept in small muddy water. It was very sad to see. It was almost like unkept zoo. There were other animals too like monkey and bats and they were kept in a small cage as well. 3.There was a snake and his mouth was being taped. His skin was roughed. 4. There was an owl kept in the sun, there is a chain in his feet as well This is the worst place I ever came to Bali. T And sadly there is nothing I can do beside writing review. They shouldnt have commercialised this kind of business, please pleaseee just look for something else rather than using these animals for profit. So, if you visit Bali, DON'T come here.

It's educational place. We get tour guide when we go around the place. Tukik and penyu look well, they know what they do with the turtle. The guide people was what make the place memorable, they explained everything really well and speak more than ten languages. There are another animals in the facility. People can touch the big turtle and small one, if you bring brave child, they sure will have a good time here.

Found ourselves here through a boating package. You get on a boat to get to this Island which is all part of your experience. The driver stops midway so you can feed the fish, which is a cool experience on its own. Then you arrive at Turtle Island (basically a part of nusa dua and not a true island), where you are allowed to get close and even touch the “rehabilitating” animals, this is where the horror starts, or at least to me it rings some alarms, this does not sound like a typical conservation place i have experienced in the past. The turtles are kept in small groups in very shallow water tanks, some tanks have only one turtle where as others have nearly ten, where they cannot properly move and have no access to food, some of the tanks are really dirty and broken where turtles can hurt themselves easily. Most of the big turtles struggle in the soiled water (open space water pit) and seemed to be in trouble. There was an option to buy a turtle to set it free, which did not seemed legit how it was communicated to us. There are other animals like iguanas, a cockatoo, an owl, a monkey with a very limited moving space, toucans, a bat, and a luwak - all in rusty, damaged enclosures, birds chained to a tree or a pole. Animals do not seem happy with their treatment and manhandling at all. For most of the birds, you can take them on your arm to make pictures but animals seem distressed, moving left and right, nibbling on your arm, really feel sorry for all these animals. Throughout the tour, the guide kept asking for donations and tips to help animals, but looking at the condition of this place and how animals are kept/treated, I wonder where the donations end up. There are some photographs who take your photos without asking and then become pushy to sell the prints for hefty price, claiming that the payment goes to the preservation, extension and maintenance of the conservation and for the well-being of the animals.

This place is a huge tourist trap! It’s not a conservation place whatsoever. Please don’t support the animal abuse. They’re kept in old dirty water in over crowded basins which arnt even filled up properly. The baby turtles were also dead, only a few were actually living. The “island” Is just mainland Bali. It’s not just turtles they’ve got other foreign animals that are chained up with no freedom. The lady leading “tour” had no experience or knowledge at all. She was also demanding for tips the entire time. Please don’t support this!

It's known as turtle island. They will take you via boat. Well managed and worth visit.

I would highly recommend a visit to thus island, if for nothing else to support the preservation of the sea turtles. I enjoyed feeding the turtles, holding a toucan and patting the iguana while I was there.

When you go for water sports at that time they will recommend going on this island. If you have time you can go here. You will find turtles of different types. You can also see some other types of animals such as bata, owls, Peacock etc. But apart from that there is not much to watch.

The place feels like animal abuse and there seems to not have any standart in taking care of the animal. If the animal will be moved to a bigger and much more healthier enviroment after display (of course the display time must be at standart) this review is wrong. And no maintenance

Locals and visitors alike refer to the Penangkaran Penyu Bali Tanjung Benoa location as Turtle Island. This location is nothing like its name implies. Few creatures are not kept in their natural habitats. The guide kept asking for tips is on another level of irritation.

My visit to Turtle Island was quite different from what I had anticipated. This place seems to be more of a sea-turtle collection spot rather than a natural habitat. The turtles are collected from the sea and displayed in pools for public viewing. The living conditions of these animals raise concerns, as they are confined to small pools, which seems far from ideal for their well-being. In addition to the turtles, other animals are exhibited in a manner reminiscent of a typical zoo. Overall, my experience at Turtle Island didn't align with my expectations. The place comes across more as a display of animals in captivity, rather than a preservation area where wildlife can thrive in their natural habitats. It's definitely something to consider if you're planning a visit.

So we took boat to go this place. It's around 30 mins boat ride. Here you can see multiple types of turtle , also some species of birds and snake. Staff is polite there. Cleaness is required.

Turtle Island Bali! A great experience for all! You have to get on a boat to get to this Island which is all part of your experience. The driver stops midway so you can feed the fish! This is a pretty cool experience itself! Then you arrive at Turtle Island and are allowed to get Up close and in the water with the turtles! You can feed the turtles, and all the other animals there. You get a guide to take you through the Island and we had the best guide! She let us spend time with the turtles and was very informative and insightful. We absolutely loved our visit here! Definitely worth a visit if you’re ever in Bali!

Don’t waste your time and money here. The attractions are appalling considering the price, the turtles and other animals are kept in very bad conditions.

If you’re reading this before you go do NOT visit. Unfortunately me like many others I’ve read had this place included in a boating / snorkelling package. I knew as soon as we arrived this was animal torture and I felt so bad for these poor animals. Turtles are in dirty water, almost empty tanks of baby turtles, half of them are dead, later were told you can “buy” one to release it in the ocean (obviously why they are bred). Guide kept telling us they will release in a few weeks (all, not just the turtles) but I’ve just seen pictures from 1,3,5 years ago on here with the same animals I saw today Sep 2023. There was also: Boa constrictor, a chained iguana, a chained cockatoo, a chained monkey, x2 toucans, x1 bat, x1 luwak? Or similar. All the cages were like prison. Old rusty and empty. Not one animal had water. Kept reassuring us it was a rescue centre but there was paintings in the cages of what animal lived in there .. clearly it’s permanent home. Toucans looked really really unwell as did the luwak. I hope they die quickly and soon so they don’t have to live another day in torture. Poor things. Absolutely APPALLING! Guide asked for a tip at the end. The picture I’ve added when in live mode shows only 3 moving turtles. The rest are dead.

PLEASE DO NOT VISIT. The real Turtle Conservation and Education center is on Serangan Island. It is free entry because it is a genuine charity run by volunteers. Go by taxi over the toll road to get there. These other places are not run properly for best interest of the turtles. Remember, if they tell you there is an expensive boat ride involved, then its not the real turtle Island but just a petting zoo in part of Nusa Dua designed to overcharge tourists.. go to the proper charity on Serangan Island in a taxi by land bridge ( off toll road).

Avoid this place at all costs; I found myself here through a boating/snorkeling package. The conditions are horrendous, tantamount to animal torture. Turtles struggled in dirty water, and tanks were nearly empty. The option to "buy" a turtle for release revealed questionable breeding practices. Pictures from years ago show no progress in their release claims. Cages housed a chained boa constrictor, iguanas, a cockatoo, a monkey limited to a few steps, toucans, a bat, and a luwak—all in rusty enclosures without water. Birds were shackled, and the lone monkey was tethered, allowed only limited movement. Throughout, a lady claimed to be a volunteer, relentlessly asking for money, falsely asserting it supports conservation. This operation is a disgrace and should be illegal.

Good place to visit for the first time as tourist, you get to directly get close or hold the turtles. Watersport people include this in their packages the boat that takes you there is said to be of a glass floor bus it's not rather than a very small rectangular glass floor window which is mostly covered with algae and obstructing the sea bed view that you were promised while selling the ticket. The species kept here are taken well care of. You can hold almost most of the species there. In the end when the friendly animal care taker who will ask you to donate money!!! The place is only good if you are an animal lover nothing wow here.

Fantastic experience to see and hear about the wonderful volunteers who protect the endangered turtles. They feed them with money that visitors donate. They show you them from young babies to the bigger ones. They return them to the sea when their shells are hard and they have much more of a chance of surviving from predators. You can hold them and feed them. They eat seaweed which they can pay for with money in donation box. Also have other animals such as birds and a big python you can hold. You can purchase bintans and soft drinks The place is so worth visiting Boats take you to island only short 10 minute trip.

Ohhhh…. This is a tough one! The family debated some time if this was a tourist trap or just dedicated people with very little resources. One thing is sure, they have been hit hard by the ongoing recession. They seemed to have a plan for the turtles and the guide was really nice and easy to talk to. Therefore i choose to land on 4 stars being maybe a naive Norwegian, but at any rate this place will not bankrupt you, and it will also not blow you away. If you have soft spot for turtles (and birds, bats and lizards) this may be a place for you. If not, enjoy a couple of extra Bintangs and Pina Coladas.

The other reviews baffle me. The turtles are rescued, rehabilitated, and usually released. Turtle eggs are saved from beaches, hatched out and safely released later. Most of the staff are volunteers who haven't been paid since covid. The zoo part is small (and unnecessary imho). But the turtles are definitely well-cared for. The tanks are not their natural environment, but a hospital is not ours either! We saw turtles recovering from shark attacks and fishing nets. Definitely better there, than dead in the ocean, and due to be released soon.

Disgraceful conditions for the turtles and other animals and the people running it are just money hungry. Should be shut down

Good place for short visit. Freindly staff. Good experience with “Penyu Bali”

Good place to visit when on the beach. Negotiate hard for the boat ride though. One sees a lot of a animals unique to Indonesia and as well handle them if one has the appetite to it.

The name says it all. Nice place to know and see the life of turtle and some other animals. The staffs are nice and professional. You can feed turtles and take photos with them. You can also take photos with python, big bats, iguana etc. You can take a fish spa. Though the service cost is little high but its worth the place. There is also a souvenir shop and a restaurant at the premises.

The guide kept asking for tip from the beginning till the end of the tour , he kept saying I work here volunteering, I don’t get paid sat with us while we wanted to eat , felt incredibly uncomfortable. He left us alone once we tipped him . Please management of farm investigate it

Not bad all in all. However the staff is insistent to buy a lot of souvenirs... There is clearly a pressure on you.We spent more in the boutique than for the ticket. Next time I will be fully aware of this. Stay vigilant.

Keeping turtles in super small cages in big groups while letting ignorance tourist touch them is everything but acceptable! There is a lot of animal abuse here only for money. Rehabilitating turtles should be left alone with enough space. Picking them up for photo’s is only giving the turtles more stress and they can break there fins by clapping them too hard! Wild animals are not an attraction!!

Let's help them to survive.. Was really a sad moment when I went there. Barely no visitor come and give donations.

This is an excellent place to see turtles up close. The way in which they are bred and then released into the sea. There are holding pens for turtles of different ages, and the friendly staff allow the careful handling of the turtles to provide an interactive experience. There are also other animals kept on site, including tropical birds, Luwaks, and a number of reptiles (including rather large pythons). I would highly recommend a visit to this place.

Its ideal for a great day out with kids and family. So much to see and learn. About 3 varieties of turtles and many varieties of birds. And also you get to take pictures with them. There are guides to help you around.

This place is amazing and also awful at the same time. The Chinnese tourist are so rude and have no respect for the animals. They were pulling the Turtles out of the water. The staff told them no and they didn't listen. Besides that, it was so magical to so these natures wonders.

A good place for seeing those sea turtle, from baby-size to adult one. Not only turtle, you can hold snake, iguana, and bird. Also there's monkey and bat. You can reach this place by riding a speedboat from Tanjung Benoa, although it's only hundreds of meters from Tanjung Benoa, but i'm not sure if it's accessible by land or not. The beach scenery is beautiful, especially in golden hour (sunset). A pretty good place too for airplane spotting for airplane enthusiast😂

Good view

(Translated by Google) There are many animals other than turtles here. Adaular, bat, etc. Many turtles are also farmed. It is suitable for bringing children here to learn about animals directly and learn the importance of turtle cultivation to save them into the wild. (Original) Ada banyak satwa selain penyu disini. Adaular, kelelawar, dll. Banyak penyu yg dibudidayakan jg. Cocok utk bawa anak2 kesini supaya belajar ttg binatang secara lgsg dan belajar pentingnya budidaya penyu utk doselamatkan ke alam bebas.

It's okay - there is not too much to see. After the entry ticket, they try to get you to pay more by taking your pics and selling them in a photo frame.

This my 2nd visit since 2013. Had a memory with my wife. Now the place ia suffering. So few tourist visitigng the place due to corona. Hopefully 2022 everthing will get better.

(Translated by Google) Absolute horror! Worst place we saw in Bali. Unfortunately we trusted our guide, we thought these were turtles in the wild. I can't even begin to understand how people can give more than 1 star here, preferably 0. If you like it, you simply don't have a heart. The animals are locked in small cages, the birds are chained and unable to fly, they are forced to take photos. heartbreaking. The turtle tank is also dirty, tourists have fun going in there and touching the turtles, they still like their fins and shells. Please avoid this place! Also, going there by boat is a rip off. (Original) Absoluter Horror! Der schlimmste Ort, den wir in Bali gesehen haben. Leider haben wir unserem Guide vertraut, wir dachten, das seien Schildkröte in freier Natur. Ich kann nicht annähernd verstehen, wie hier Menschen mehr als 1 Stern geben können, am liebsten 0. Wem das gefällt, der hat einfach kein Herz. Die Tiere sind in kleinen Käfigen eingesperrt, die Vögel angekettet und können nicht fliegen, werden gezwungen, Fotos zu machen. Herzzerreissend. Auch das Schildkrötenbecken ist verdreckt, Touris haben Spass daran, dort rein zu gehen und die Schildkröten zu berühren, stehen quasi noch auf ihre Flossen und Panzer. Bitte meidet diesen Ort! Ausserdem ist es abzocke, mit dem Boot dorthin zu gehen.

Its actually in main island Bali but they make you take boat and go to "the island" The souvenir is very overpriced, i bought ceramic turtle for idr150k, on next day i saw same item for 20k in the market. But they admitted that they are overpriced mainly to support the turtle care. We also purchase 2 pictures @idr100k The staff is very friendly. They also have other pets like owl, bats!, peacock

Overall Good experience with the Turtle Iceland. Good to see the Journey of Turtles from day 7 to 75 Years old. They have other wild animal including reptiles and Birds for showcasing. You can purchase Momento’s also for your love ones. If you expecting to be totally Natural habituate, it may be little disappointing to you.

They want your money! I felt uncomfertable walking around with the salespitch all the time we where there. I support that they help Turtles, but they also have other animals in cage and in chaines, and I don't like that.

Good place to see some interesting animals like turtoise, monkey, snake, eguana, hornbill, parrot, bat etc. We are allowed to take photo with the animals. The workers will take picture of us but we can choose not to buy from them.