Green turtle, black turtle
Distribution: tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. It is by far the most sighted sea turtles when snorkeling. Easy to spot in many destinations, including Mexico, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Martinique, Bonaire, Mayotte, Indonesia and Japan.
If you dream about swimming with sea turtles, check out our top10 snorkeling spots to encounter sea turtles.
at Panorama Dive Resort (Indonesia) © lafilledurecif
at Bottom Harbor Beach (Bahamas) © philippe-seve
at Marsa Shouna (Egypt)
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © philippe-seve
at Sataya Reef (Egypt)
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt)
at Punta Vicente Roca (Galápagos Islands)
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © skinsmom
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © paradis974
at N’Gouja (Mayotte) © paradis974
at Shams Alam Beach Resort (Egypt) © bruno56
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © kachje67
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © fabien
at Waialea (69) Beach (Big Island) © honunui
at Teluk Pauh (Malaysia) © bruno56
at Timba Timba Island (Malaysia) © anne
at Pulau Pandanan (Malaysia) © anne
at Anse Dufour (Martinique) © paradis974
at Bunaken Timur (Indonesia) © rappachelli
at Konnos Beach (Cyprus) © giulia_lia
at Konnos Beach (Cyprus)
at Plage de Tiahura (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Green Bay (Cyprus)
at Coraya Bay (Egypt) © cavouette
at Green Bay (Cyprus) © lesli
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © bruno56
at Kanumera Bay (New Caledonia) © alexpauline
at Marsa Mubarak (Egypt) © bruno56
at Ilot Larégnère (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © super_newbie_pro
at Siladen (Indonesia) © louis-thuia
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © fishaddict
at Tobago Cays (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © fishaddict
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © bruno56
at Kapas Turtle Valley (Malaysia) © anne
at Ras Katy (Egypt) © louis-thuia
at Trou-aux-Biches (Mauritius) © mibouvet
at Poipu Beach (Kauai) © schauds
at Tanote Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Kisite Marine Park (Kenya)
at Anse du Grand Cul-de-Sac (Saint Barthélemy) © fabien
at Boca Catalina (Aruba) © azwicker
at Plage de Moara (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Gorgonia Beach (Egypt) © lesli
at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique) © fabien
at Petite Terre (Guadeloupe) © fabien
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © lesli
at Îlot Signal (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Teluk Pauh (Malaysia) © anne
at Shark Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands) © nst56
at Flower Island (Philippines) © manceau
at Port Launay (Seychelles) © nst56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Pandan Island (Philippines) © manceau
at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique) © cailly-bruno
at Gili Trawangan (Indonesia) © maima
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © tiffany4545
at Naqalia Lodge (Fiji) © mluzvieira
at Gili Meno (Indonesia) © maima
at Moalboal / Panagsama Beach (Philippines) © phantomkinneas
at Tankah Bay (Mexico) © rolo
at Anse Dufour (Martinique) © venydeny
at N’Gouja (Mayotte) © gwen
at Îlot Amédée (New Caledonia)
at Fitzroy Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Tobago Cays (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © laurene
at Balicasag (Philippines) © jc_mara
at Moalboal / Panagsama Beach (Philippines) © jc_mara
at Daymaniyat Islands (Oman) © anton
at Tobago Cays (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © cajoux
at Tobago Cays (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © tinoumer
at Kuredu (Maldives) © hampestampe1981
at Boucan Canot (Réunion Island) © mahli974
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Two Step (Big Island)
at Turtle Town (Maui)
at N’Gouja (Mayotte)
at Malendure (Guadeloupe)
at Akumal (Mexico)
at Boucan Canot (Réunion Island) © migloo974
at Anse Noire (Martinique)
at Anse Dufour (Martinique) © veronique
at Ama Beach (Japan)
at Gili Trawangan (Indonesia) © mahli974
at Denis Island (Seychelles) © tinoumer
at Bunaken Timur (Indonesia)
at Lac Cai (Bonaire)
at Boca Catalina (Aruba)
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