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Tanjung Benoa, travelers will typically spend time playing water sports. Some of the water sports are generally played these Westerners from various countries are diving, snorkeling, parasailing, jet skiing and much more.

But there are other things to offer Tanjung Benoa, the Turtle Island travel. For the first time may be wondering, why are they called Turtle Island?

Investigation, naming Turtle Island due to the turtle breeding activities that were there. Tourists who come can freely look cute turtles there, but by paying a levy first course.

To reach the Turtle Island, tourists should first cross the ocean for about 30 minutes. Along the way, the eye will be presented with a view of the open sea and row boats are also into Turtle Island.

Typically, timber ships carrying tourists to have a basic glass or so-called bottom glass. This glass allows you to see into the sea floor inhabited a variety of fish and beautiful coral reefs.

Blowing winds and aroma of the sea will accompany the journey to Turtle Island. Occasional splashes of sea water into the face of the inevitable. So abundant sunlight was blinding sometimes.

After 30 minutes passed, the ship slowly landed on the beach crowded. Not far from there, look a big door with the words "Welcome to Turtle Farm ".

With one of the guides directly friendly welcome every tourist who comes. But wait, before entering, you are required to pay a levy. After paying, then you can go around the turtle breeding area.

Once past the entrance, visitors are immediately confronted with a large lined pond that is filled full of adult turtles. The number of tourists who saw the pool was no less dense fill the pond with turtles.

Most turtles are bred there is a type of green sea turtles ( Chelonia mydas ). Start of hatchlings ( baby turtles ) up to a dozen years -old turtle there.

Tourists can see a picture together. They are then racing to pose and photograph along the sea reptiles.

Not only domestic tourists, it turns out the number of foreign tourists who saw turtles too much. With their enthusiasm lifted the turtle and pictures together.

Moving to another pool, tourists are allowed to go straight and catch turtles. The foreign tourist seemed more enthusiastic, though occasionally heard screams.

However, in the pool on this one, it seems like there is a strong tourist raised turtles. Even so, do not reduce the excitement to play with these reptiles.