Turtle Festival Near Mumbai
Watch Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings crawl into the Arabian Sea at the Velas and Anjarle turtle festivals near Mumbai — a homestay weekend of community-led conservation on the quiet Konkan coast.
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EasyKonkan · 2D/1N
Anjarle Turtle Festival 2027A homestay weekend at Anjarle, a quiet Konkan fishing village near Dapoli, to watch Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings being released into the Arabian Sea.
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₹1,299
EasyKonkan · 2D/1N
Velas Turtle Festival 2027A homestay weekend in the quiet Konkan village of Velas to watch Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings being released into the Arabian Sea.
Starting from
₹1,299
Turtle Festivals Near Mumbai
Every winter and early spring, the Konkan coast of Maharashtra becomes a nursery for Olive Ridley sea turtles. Villages like Velas and Anjarle, which have run volunteer-led nest-protection programmes for years, throw open their beaches so visitors can watch newly hatched turtles make their first, careful crawl into the Arabian Sea. These turtle festivals near Mumbai are part wildlife experience, part homestay holiday — you stay with a local family, eat home-cooked Konkani food, and learn about the conservation work that makes the hatchling releases possible.
The two classic turtle festivals near Mumbai are the Velas Turtle Festival in Ratnagiri district and the Anjarle Turtle Festival near Dapoli. Both are weekend trips from Mumbai and Pune: leave on Friday night, spend a day and a half on the beach and in the village, and be home by Sunday evening. Sightings depend on natural hatching activity — nothing is guaranteed — which is exactly what makes a successful release so special.
Bring kids aged 5 and above (they love it), keep a torch for the dawn and dusk beach visits, and leave the camera flash off. Every turtle festival near Mumbai trip from us includes homestay accommodation, meals, and a guided hatchery visit.
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