Due to Luis' knowledge, we arrived quite early at the beach. We managed to see some hatchlings and two mother turtles as a result! There were larger tour groups who... read more came after us and did not seem to get as lucky. The stars and sunset were an added bonus. I am incredibly glad we picked this tour!

  Captain Panos is incredibly polite, knowledgeable and good fun. He will make sure you are looked after and entertain you with interesting stories about Mykonos and the surrounding islands, their... read more history and myths. The boat we were on was fantastic too. We thoroughly recommend the cruises they offer!

  Best way to spend your final night in Costa Rica - I didn’t book a private tour, but my family of four just happened to be the only ones to book the tour for that night. Tom took us to a... read more secluded beach away from all the other turtle nesting tours. It’s a small hike in—nothing difficult, but I wouldn’t wear flip flops. We wore our hiking shoes and I was glad we did.

We arrived at the beach just as the sun had set and the stars were starting to come out. It was so beautiful. There was only one set of footprints on that beach form the whole day. Far more turtle tracks than anything else.

While we waited for turtles, Tom explained about the life cycle of sea turtles and the remarkable way in which they travel to Australia to grow and mate and return to the very beach they were born on in Central America to lay there eggs. It’s truly incredible.

As it got dark, we had the privilege of seeing three adult turtles come up on the beach. None of them chose to lay eggs, but we were able to see these remarkable creatures up close.

Then we found a nest of baby turtles hatching. The eggs are buried underground. When they hatch they dig themselves out of the nest and work their way towards the ocean. I believe each nest usually has 100-200 eggs. It was amazing to see them all trying to climb their way out and then watching them struggle on down to the ocean. They are adorable!

This is such a rare and magical experience and one I know my teens will remember their entire lives.

Tom knew right where to go and wasn’t afraid to take us to the place where he knew we could find turtles even if it was a little harder to get to than the place the other guides started out. He was friendly and knowledgeable.

You are never guaranteed to see turtles, but your chances are much higher with Tom. And even if we had seen no turtles at all, being on a secluded beach at sunset was pretty amazing by itself.