Sea Turtle Conservancy Visitor's Center — Attraction in Colorado

Visited the Sea Turtle Conservancy Visitor Center and gift shop, and was greeted by Mary, who was very knowledgeable about the Sea Turtles that nest in the area. She showed a very informative video, followed by a tour of the small educational facility. The Sea Turtle Conservancy is an amazing organization, that has been working in Tortuguero since 1959 to educate people, help eliminate the threats to sea turtles, such as poachers, and to do what is necessary to help bring these beautiful creatures back from near extinction. The research station is manned year-round, with additional research assistants during nesting season. The staff surveys the 18-mile stretch of beach, documenting Sea Turtle nesting events. This organization does NOT offer tours to the public. They are involved in continuing the 50+ years of research that has taken place at this site. If you go you the visitor's center, please note... You will NOT see turtles. The gift shop is great, and purchases go to help the...

Sea Turtle Conservancy does wonderful work at the John Phipps research station. The visitor center has a short informative film about sea turtles, then a helpful staff or volunteer gives a guided tour of the education information available. The few staff members and volunteer researchers do wonderful work surveying this important stretch of nesting beach. They are not involved with any nesting tours, they are a research facility that is dedicated to Sea Turtle research continuing the work of Dr Archie Carr started in the 1950's.They do it in oppressive heat, often dangerous shoreline surf and with many hungry bugs awaiting them. All for their love of and dedication to sea turtles. The small ($2) entry fee and the money from the purchases of the small gift shop all go to helping the turtles and helping to continue the valuable...

We loved this place. It is a must-visit to learn about the sea turtles. You learn so much more here than what the guides tell you on the turtle nesting tours. We were very pleased we visited this centre before going on a tour.

Our visit began with a 15-minute video (options in English and Spanish) on the history of sea turtles in Costa Rica and the role of the Conservancy.

We then had a guided tour through the small museum by a volunteer (in English) who answered our questions knowledgeably.

There is a small gift shop where we purchased a branded t-shirt. There is also the option to “adopt” and name a turtle.

The entrance was only 2.50 USD per person. We learnt so much more here for 5 USD total then on a tour which we paid more than 100 USD for. Well worth the small amount of money to enter and for...