Sea Turtles crawling up Tanna beaches at night to lay their eggs

Sea turtle, green turtle,  Friendly Bungalows in Tanna, Vanuatu.  For high resolution images of Vanuatu visit www.rocket-guide-vanuatu.com

From December through February sea turtles crawl up onto the Tanna beaches to lay their eggs.

The turtle and their nests are protected by the local villagers.

 

Nothing in your life prepares you for this; the stars, the murmuring sea, the soft gentle giant straining in the sand to continue its multi-million year voyage through time.

Sea turtles swim for thousands and thousands of miles and return to the very beach where they were born. Females are 30 years old when they first spawn. They are big, well over a metre long. Maybe 40 or 50 years old.

They are cautious when they first approach a beach and begin their crawl. If there are lights or noise or people moving they don't come out of the water. However once a female begins laying her eggs she is in a trance, concentrating on emptying 100 little round eggs into the sand nest at the top of the beach.

You can take photographs without disturbing her.

 

sea turtle laying eggs  Friendly Bungalows in Tanna, Vanuatu.  For high resolution images of Vanuatu visit www.rocket-guide-vanuatu.com

The eggs hatch into the cutest little turtles imaginable six weeks after they are laid.

 

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LOTS TO SEE & DO IN TANNA, VANUATU

Sun and Swim on Tanna's sandy beaches
Snorkel or dive on the beautiful Tanna coral reefs
Watch whales swim along the coast of Tanna
Sea Turtles crawl on the Tanna beaches
Visit Yasur, the famous Tanna Volcano
Soak in a Tanna volcanic hot spring
Visit a custom village & see Tanna Custom Dancing
Visit a Jon Frum Cult village
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