Turtle Nursery

Morro Jable


This small sanctuary in the Puerto de Morro Jable is for turtles to be reared, ready for release into the wild. It is sometimes closed without notice, but even so you can still peer through at the turtles in their voluminous tubs, occasionally breaking surface with a limb or poking their heads out.


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1. Playa del Matorral

1.37 MILES

Playa del Matorral is the main beach here and it’s magnificent, stretching eastwards for over 4km from Morro Jable. A family-friendly beach, it’s great…

2. Villa Winter

3.64 MILES

This impressive structure, with its castle-like turret, was built by German engineer Gustav Winter in the 1930s. Rumours linking Winter to the Nazi party…

3. Playa de Cofete

4.51 MILES

This is the main beach in far-flung Cofete, near the southern tip of the island and the main draw on the island for many. It's huge, quite beautiful and…

4. Playa de Sotavento de Jandía

7.13 MILES

The name is a catch-all for the series of truly stunning beaches that stretch along the east coast of the peninsula. For swimming, sunbathing and…

5. Punta de Jandía Lighthouse

9.09 MILES

At the end of the dirt road from Morro Jable, the asphalt returns for a smooth ride to this lighthouse positioned over thundering Atlantic waves. The…

6. Playa de la Barca

9.47 MILES

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7. Oasis Park

15.56 MILES

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8. Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre

20.36 MILES

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