Zakynthos Sea Turtle Rescue & Information Center

Loverly place with Free entry, clean toilet cubiclea for men & women (VERY clean & well maintained). The place is edicational and has some fish and they had 3 terrapins in the tanks on the day we visited. The place has daiy timed activities listed on the board. We only did a fly by walk through visit, then headed to the beach. There is a gift shop, cafe (profits go towards supporting the place) and some other tourist shops on the road. Loads of parking (Free) opposite side of the road and close up to the beach entrance there is disabled and parent toddler parking. There are also toillets. The beach is down a bit, however the wooden ramp/walkway leads down, so suitable for a wheel chair. Beach is amazing, there are sunbeda and umbrellers, not sure if free. The view is beautiful, there are areas marked to protect the turtle eggs, we had missed thia years lot. Nice little drive on the traditional greek roads as well to gwt there.

This place has a free entry as well. You can see and learn about the turtles in and around the island. They could clean the tanks a little better and the turtles you see there aren't the turtles you would find on the beaches of the island. After this we went to the beach, which is a couple of hundred meters away, where we found some turtle nests. You can buy souvenirs here as well

Great FREE to enter, educational place. Great to learn more about the turtles and the impact of tourism. Has a little gift shop where profits go to the charity. Some terrapins there- I think they do occasionally have rescued sea turtles when needed too, has a cafe/restaurant. Has toilets and sand showers that collect the beach sand to help combat erosion. Lots of parking.

This is a must see when on Zakynthos. Telling you everything about these gracious creatures you need to know. There is a museum that tells you everything important and the entrance i free. You will also find a restaurant here with good food, beer and service. The view over the surrounding area is great too. Most importantly you can also see live turtles aka guest in the Rescue Center here. One of the most important things you learn here is that we (humans and mass tourism) are their biggest threat. Do NOT disturb the turtles on the beaches and do NOT hunt them at sea as this can stress them to not lay their eggs. Instead respect the turtles at a distance and help these endangered creatures instead.

i think this place is so worth visiting, not because you’re going to see turtles, but because you’re going to learn their story: how our actions as tourists impact their way of living and how important it is to donate in order for them to get a MRI scanner since the only one available is located in Athens, way too far for an injured turtle to get to. the center is located right next to Gerakas beach, which is another important spot for turtle nests and the parking on the right is free of charge. there are showers if you just got back from the beach and clean toilets as well, the staff is very friendly and on our way we came across a swallow’s nest 😊 this is definitely a must-see place that is going to change your perspective on many things 🐢♥️

The Rescue Center deserves more attention for the work they do! Definitely worth a visit. After our visit to the Garakas beach we were able to use the Sand Showers. We also had a wonderful dinner in the restaurant next door, which also supports the center

When visiting the beach of Gerakas, I would say it is really worth it visiting. It has a free entrance and has some nice information about the sea turtles, and has also some rescued ones you can see from close. It also has a nice gift some which is worth taking a look. I would say it is a really initiative, so visit it for sure if you find the time

Please go there. I had a lot to learn about respecting the Habitat of the turtles. I did not know for example that there are around 1800 nests in the area each year. Which means 180.000 potential young turtles. But only one per nest will survive. And of course they need sandy beaches. So here comes us alltogether plus climate change: Beaches erode also due to tourism. Then few days later at Dafni Beach I could see how they try to protect the nests - but also how nests get destroyed by recklessness of people. Be aware that when the turtles and wales and dolphins get distinct we will follow...