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For an additional $150, have your group as the only group in the van!
Choose the "Make it Private" option at booking!
Overview
The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of injured and sick sea turtles. Here's a glimpse:
- Focus: They primarily treat green sea turtles, but also care for loggerheads, hawksbills, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
- Rehabilitation: The hospital provides veterinary care, surgery, and rehabilitation for turtles suffering from injuries like boat strikes, fishing gear entanglement, fibro papillomatosis (a tumor-causing disease), and ingestion of foreign objects.
- Education: A key part of their mission is public education. They offer guided tours that provide an inside look at the hospital's work, including viewing rehabilitating turtles and learning about sea turtle biology and conservation.
- Research: The Turtle Hospital conducts research to improve sea turtle care and conservation efforts.
Key Features:
- State-certified: It's the only state-certified veterinary hospital of its kind in the world.
- Hands-on Experience: Tours often include opportunities to interact with some of the rehabilitating turtles.
- Conservation Focus: They actively participate in sea turtle research and conservation efforts, including beach nesting surveys and public awareness campaigns.
The Turtle Hospital is a valuable resource for sea turtle conservation and a fascinating place to learn about these amazing creatures.
With your friendly & knowledgeable tour guide, this 4-hour VIP tour of the South Keys & Turtle Hospital will amaze you! This Florida Keys Turtle Hospital tour will take you halfway up the Florida Keys and over the iconic 7-Mile Bridge. On your Up The Keys tour, we begin our excursion by stopping at the Florida Keys Turtle Hospital in Marathon to learn about marine life and take part in the hands-on interactions such as the touch tanks and animal feedings, included in your tour price. Afterward, your guide will take you to the Key Deer Refuge for a unique encounter with the friendly Key Deer!
- The hospital offers guided tours that take you behind the scenes and learn about the work they do to save sea turtles.
FROM
$65-$135
per person
- Enjoy the Florida Keys Turtle Hospital in Marathon Florida
- 7-Mile Bridge
- National Key Deer Refuge
Tour Details
- We drive you from island-to-island on the iconic Overseas Highway, about 58 miles from Key West & over 20+ bridges
- Visit the Florida Keys Turtle Hospital in Marathon
- Explore The National Key Deer Refuge: Photograph endangered Key Deer on Big Pine Key on our world-famous Key Deer Safari
What's Included
- Entry Fees
- Filtered Water
- Scenic Views
- Local Tour Guide
- Free Hotel & Vacation Rental Pick-Up
About the Florida Keys Turtle Hospital
World-renowned Rehabilitation: It's one of the first and most successful sea turtle hospitals globally. They specialize in rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing injured sea turtles back into the ocean
The Turtle Hospital provides a valuable service to sea turtles while also offering a unique and enriching experience for visitors.
It's a place where education, rehabilitation, and conservation come together.
About The Key Deer Refuge Safari
The famous Key Deer are wild, indigenous to the Florida Keys, endangered, and are the smallest species of deer in North America! This species of deer live primarily on Big Pine Key, 100 miles from mainland Florida, and they swim from island to island! The Key Deer Refuge serves as a place for this endangered species to live and have free-range. Many of the deer are not afraid of humans and will often curiously approach our guests, providing once in a lifetime photo opportunities!
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