Juara Turtle Project
A turtle conservation base at the southern end of Juara Bay, where you can visit the hatchery and hear talks. In season, you can watch baby turtles being released into the sea.
The Juara Turtle Project was founded in 2006 and is run by a non-profit organisation. It protects the nesting sites of green turtles and hawksbill turtles on Tioman's east coast. Volunteers patrol the beaches at night, moving turtle eggs to a hatchery to prevent poaching or predation by wild animals. After hatching, the baby turtles are released into the sea at dusk. Visitors can pay a small fee to tour the hatchery and exhibits and hear staff talk about turtle ecology and plastic pollution. You can also sign up for volunteer programmes lasting from one to several weeks, with food and lodging charged. Release times depend on hatching progress and are not guaranteed, so ask in advance. The project sits near Mentawak Beach at the southern end of Juara Bay, about 15-20 minutes' walk along the shore from Juara village, or about 30 minutes by four-wheel drive over the hills from Tekek.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00 (confirm on site)
Nearby sights
- Juara Bay
- Asah Waterfall
- Kampung Tekek & Marine Park Centre
- Dragon Horn Peaks (Bukit Nenek Semukut)
- Renggis Island Marine Park
- ABC Beach (Air Batang)
- Kampung Genting
- Nipah Bay