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Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter

786 North West Point Road, West Bay, Grand Cayman (Formerly Boatswain's Beach Adventure Park & Turtle Farm)
345 949-3894
Ranked #6 of 9 attractions in West Bay
3.5 of 5 stars 272 Reviews
Type: Amusement/ Theme Parks, Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Viewing wildlife
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Grand Cayman
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012 NEW

A fantastic family day trip. Great fun for kids while adults relax. A restaurant on site and numerous amount of things to do and see there at the turtle farm. Must visit to know more about the island and it's turtles. More

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Supposedly you get to swim with the turtles on this excursion there are 3 in a creek like aquarium and you have to search for them. When or if you find them they are the 3 year old turtles the small ones I was hoping they would be the larger ones. Other than that bring a lock they have lockers... More

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Tim Adam, Manager at Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter, responded to this review
11 May 2012

Thank you for including a visit to Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter in your excursion! Some tour packages allow full access to all our park features including swimming in our lagoons, experiencing the aviary, watching the shark feeding above and below water, etc. In regard to the amount of time, organized excursions with “full park access” allow guests three... More

Calgary, AB, Canada
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
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The turtle farm was a fantastic place to spend the morning. Our tour guide, Benny, was a great guy and obviously very knowledgable. He made the kids very comfortable with the turtles and within minutes both my 1 and 3 year olds were holding turtles! There's also wading pools where you can get in with the turtles, a shark pool... More

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East Lyme, Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

My husband and I really enjoyed the Turtle Farm. Lot's of BIG sea turtles and even baby ones you can pick up. It's something that Caymen is known for and worth seeing and learning the history behind it. Glad we went!! More

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Little Elm, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

This is awesome how they breed turtles there. They rescue turtles and they also teach you about them. Makes you appreciate turtles that much more! More

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Charleston, South Carolina
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

The Cayman Turtle Farm is great! It is wonderful to see how this facility is trying to save Sea Turtles from extinction. A must see for any animal lover. More

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Denver, CO
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Ok! so you pay the $18 Cayman and enter. You look at the map and say, I can go here and here... that's it? What a tourist trap! Then you figure out that the the turtles swimming in the holding tanks, from the 2 year old babies to the 60 lb juveniles... can be picked up and out of the... More

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Marshall, Texas
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

We were only able to make a quick stop to the turtle farm as part of our shore excursion on our cruise. We quickly decided that if we're ever able to make it back to Grand Cayman, the turtle farm will be our only stop! It was such a fun visit. You get to hold a baby turtle! You can... More

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Glen Burnie, MD
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
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We did the 45 experience....snorkeling is a man made lagoon with some reef fish and a few turtles...it wasn't all that great!!!! Then to the pool.....ok..next time I would skip these two things... For me the main attraction was the cute and (some) very large green sea turtles.....there are tons of them in different tanks....you can pet them...there is everything... More

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Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

the turtlrfarm was amazing! What a wonderful mission! Raising and protecting the turtles is an important goal. We loved it. More

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Tim Adam, Manager at Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter, responded to this review
2 May 2012

Thank you for your review and for your support of our turtle farming and conservation! The Cayman Turtle Farm remains a world leader in these endeavors, and is the first such facility to have achieved the second generation of sea turtles bred, laid, hatched and raised in a closed cycle in captivity. These unique achievements have enabled Cayman Turtle Farm... More

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