If you love sea turtles, we’ve got some brilliant news for you! The Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Georgia’s one-and-only sea turtle rehabilitation and education center, is opening up a new exhibit… just in time for you to plan your spring break to Jekyll Island! Keep scrolling for all the details.
What is the Georgia Sea Turtle Center?
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center is an education, research and rehabilitation facility for sea turtles, located on Georgia’s beautiful Jekyll Island. The center works to help rescue and rehabilitate sea turtles, and educate the public on these adorable & important creatures that call our coasts and oceans home.
The Center offers visitors the one-of-a-kind chance to learn about sea turtles up close, by allowing the public to witness their rehabilitation in action, along with a host of other interactive exhibits and experiences.
Our hope is to not only help this charismatic species survive but to watch it thrive. And, you can make a direct impact. Your support will continue to help our mission for rehabilitation, research and education of sea turtles and wildlife on the Georgia coast.
Can I visit the sea turtles?
Yes! You can visit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and learn all about the sea turtles and their recovery journeys. You’ll be able to be in the same room with the turtles, seeing their recovery pools up close and personal.
Oh, and all proceeds from your ticket sales help to offset operational costs at the center, including the rehabilitation of their adorable, shelled patients.
What is the new Georgia Sea Turtle Center exhibit?
The new exhibit is a journey through the Georgia Sea Turtle Center’s expansive conservation and rehabilitation efforts for a wide range of species that share Jekyll Island with the beloved sea turtles.
And it’s opening just in time for the perfect spring break trip! So you can actually plan ahead and check out Jekyll Island this spring break, just a short 4.5 hour trip to the coast.
Plan your getaway to Georgia’s one and only Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island for an unmatched sea turtle experience.