For over 20 years, Tulum has been committed to raising awareness about protecting and preserving sea turtles. This has been achieved through the Sea Turtle Festival, which takes place every October and offers recreational activities for the whole family.
This festival is an excellent plan for young children and teenagers to attend and enjoy the beach during the fall. Here are more details about this generous initiative in the Riviera Maya.
Seven species of sea turtles exist in the world, and four of them reach Mexican Caribbean beaches: the hawksbill, the green turtle, the leatherback, and the loggerhead. The turtles spawn in this territory between April and May, and the nesting season ends every year in October, precisely around the festival dates.
This festival is organized by experts in ecology and the environment, who protect baby sea turtles throughout the nesting season. These experts also ensure that baby sea turtles arrive safely at sea since the distance of the beach they must cross to reach the sea exposes them to predators such as seagulls.
Tulum is one of the venues of the Sea Turtle Festival, along with Akumal and Xcacel, which celebrate the festival on different dates. Akumal is famous for being a spot for swimming with sea turtles, while Xcacel is an ecological reserve and sanctuary for sea turtles.
Thanks to the short distance between the venues, it is possible to attend all the scheduled activities and thus discover new corners of the Mexican Caribbean. In past editions of the festival, activities included painting figures of marine species, a children's drawing contest, a sand sculpture contest, a caravan, workshops, and much more.
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