Tambak Sari Turtle island

DO NOT GO. If I could give ZERO stars I would. This place is an absolute tourist trap! We were recommended by our tour guide to come here but it is the worst place I've ever been (all comments below confirmed it). Like everyone has said, it is expensive and NOT WORTH IT - DO NOT BE TRICKED. It was very unpleasant, the man giving us the tour was extremely friendly and kept asking us to spend money on this island. We did have some drinks & food on coercion. And then he had the cheek to ask for tips too. What a regretful and unfortunately unforgettable experience: (

DO NOT GO. We were encouraged to go to this place by the travel company we booked with. It’s an absolute disgrace and I felt horrific leaving the place. The animals are chained up and the the guy claimed that the turtles were rescued from fishermen and that the government wouldn’t provide any money for microchips before they were sent back to the wild. After now reading reviews this lie has seemed to be circulating for months. About 15-20 turtles in a tiny little pool and more sick dying turtles in small baths. No where from them to rest on land. The place made me sick to my stomach.

The poor animals are not kept in a species-appropriate manner and the whole thing should not be supported! Don't go there!

Seriously just avoid the place like the plague! It's just an expensive tourist trap and more of a cheap zoo than anything to do with the conservation of turtles. I was so disappointed and upset with what I experienced that I have no photographs to post, I'd rather not remember the place.

DO NOT VISIT - This so called government run facility is nothing more than a tourist scam. The turtles are kept in terrible conditions in pools that are far to small. It is over priced and not worth the visit.

AVOID! If you love animals you will leave this place feeling totally depressed. Animals like Owls, mongoose and bats are in small concrete cages with NOTHING in them. The turtles are in small swimming pools again with NOTHING in them. Avoid! This is not a good place to support. I’m really unhappy our hotel recommends this as a thing to do

We visited Turtle Island in August 2023. We had taken a boat from Nusa Dua but it can be approached by road also.
They have different varieties of turtles of varied ages and also breed them to be released into the sea later. In addition they also house a few birds, iguanas.
Tourists visiting the place can take pictures with the turtles and the other animals and also touch the animals.
Souviniers and printed photos are also available for purchase.

Sea turtles of all sizes and ages, can feed and touch in small sad pools, release baby ones into ocean for a fee. Other zoo animal attractions (parrots, iguana, feeding fruit bats, holding a python, peacock etc)

Horrible absolutely not worth the money
It was about 200$ for two people they sell the pics too before you see them.
It is not an island. The turtle are in a little container and that is it. You can’t even carry any of them. Save your money and don’t do it.
It is literally like seeing the turtle in a zoo nothing special

Tourists trap!
The animals are chained and locked in cages.
If you love animals don't go to the Tambak Sari Turtle island.

Tourist trap. This “island” is not even an island, animals are kept in small uncleaned cages: (don’t go here.

PLEASE DO NOT VISIT. The real turtle conservation and education center is on Serangan Island. It is free entry because it is a genuine charity run by volunteers. Go by taxi over toll road to get there. These other places are not run properly for best interest of the turtles.

Kalo di foto sama pihak mereka di suruh bayar Rp 150.000 yg udah di cetak. Padahal gak minta di foto. Alasan ny untuk sumbangan makanan binatang di sana. Masuk ny uda bayar Rp 10.000. Masa gak bisa untuk makan binatang.

Kalau gak mao bayar langsung di jutekin, di usir secara halus bilang ny kapal ny nungguin.

Personally, I don't like caged wild animals. They suppose to be free in the wild. For education reason, I hope they already have appropriate licenses to expose those endangered and protected animal species. Wealthier animals should be a lot improved.

I’m even angry at the Westin for recommending this and saying it’s a conservation center for turtles. This is nothing but a small, dirty and cruel zoo where animals are treated the worst way possible. Do not visit this place and do not support them with money!

Please do not visit here. Nothing but inhumane living conditions with no respect given towards the animals. Staff pretend they're volunteers and ask for donations.

DO NOT VISIT AND SUPPORT!
Seaturtles belong to the See not in those Farms.
Schildkröten gehören ins Meer, lassen sich nicht züchten und entstammen der freien Natur. Auf Bali verbirgt sich dahinter der Handel mit diesen vom aussterben bedrohten Tieren!

It's a small zoo for some animals like iguana, hornbill, fruit bat and a pool of green sea turtles.i expected to see various species of turtles.

If you love animals, please don't support this zoo, they let customers pick up the turtles which puts them under a lot stress. When there are clear signs asking you not to, they do not enforce this policy as they leave the turtle pool ungoverned. This is not okay!

The other animals seem to be terrified of the handlers. Their cages are small, there is no places for them to hide or sleep. Some cages lack water facilities for the animals. This place needs a total overhaul and their staff need to be better trained with animal handling.

Cages for the animals are far too small. The turtles and other animals are forced to be handled to have their photos taken. They get pulled around and then put back in their cages. It was £45 for me and my friend to get a "glass bottom boat" (I use that term loosely!) To turtle island and entrance. Absolutely not worth the money, please spend your money at better centres like TCEC.