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Oh, speaking of marine life, one of the highlights of visiting the island was seeing the little baby turtles - how cute are they? Seriously, my heart. Banyan Tree are one of the leading hotels when it comes to protecting the Indian Ocean's eco-system, and one of the programmes they run is a conservation for sea turtles where they can nest and breed safely in the area before being released into the wild, free willy style. They've released more than 400 since it began and, as a guest, you can go along and help monitor their growth as well as attending feeding sessions. Pretty amazing, huh? They truly the most adorable little things, for added fun I'd give them little voices like the turtles in Nemo (I know, there I go with Finding Nemo again).
Oh, speaking of marine life, one of the highlights of visiting the island was seeing the little baby turtles - how cute are they? Seriously, my heart. Banyan Tree are one of the leading hotels when it comes to protecting the Indian Ocean's eco-system, and one of the programmes they run is a conservation for sea turtles where they can nest and breed safely in the area before being released into the wild, free willy style. They've released more than 400 since it began and, as a guest, you can go along and help monitor their growth as well as attending feeding sessions. Pretty amazing, huh? They truly the most adorable little things, for added fun I'd give them little voices like the turtles in Nemo (I know, there I go with Finding Nemo again).
If you missed out on my last Maldives post - it's a big 'un - you can catch up with it here.
Amy
Once again, thank you to Angsana Ihuru for such an incredible stay
24 comments:
Can't get enough of the Maldives. Such a beautiful island, those turtles are so cute! x
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bloody hell!! it's just like in movies! seriously stunning... the light, the sand, it's so dreamy!! enjoyyyyy <3
xx from Brighton
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These photos are absolutely divine Amy, so so beautiful! x
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The island looks beautiful. Making me so excited about going on holiday next month!
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I need to go to the Maldives so much! Look at that sea, stunning :)
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Magnificent place
Xoxo
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I'm so jealous, it looks absolutely stunning and your photos are incredible!
-Alice
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Oh wow, this looks so so gorgeous!! Putting this place on my travel list right now! I love baby turtles! This place looks incredible.
this place looks incredible!! I'd love to go one day. Bali is beautiful too :)
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This is paradise, I swear. NEED to go here!
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It looks absolutely beautiful!!!
Lauren Rose
This is the paradise!
xoxo
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So amazing, looks unreal!
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I've been seeing so much of the maldives on social media recently and it's making me want to go so much! x
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Oh my goodness, this place looks incredible!!!! Look how blue the water is <3 I hope you had a lovely time!
Thays
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The pictures are amazing and it looks like such a perfekt holiday!
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What a beautiful photos for a stunning location!
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Girl these photos are making me want to pack my bags and go to the Maldives right now x
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These photos are incredible! And yes the baby turtles are adorable =o) Looks like you saw a lot of marine life! (I can't believe the shark!) Wishing I was going to the Maldives =o)
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Simply beautiful! The turtles <333
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Amazing pics! I think heaven is just like this place!
How lovely to see the turtles in their natural habitat and so teeny tiny too! These photos are adding serious wanderlust to my dreams of visiting the Maldives, so beaut!
Lauren x
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I will come back to this place, its huge and open, and have really tall ceilings. Wait staff was also pretty good. Bartender was awesome and personable. I was really pleased with my party at venues in Chicago. Ha! I highly recommend these guys.
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