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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 17 attractions in Bequia
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Traveler Description: A local fisherman, Orton (Brother) King, constructed this sanctuary in an effort to preserve the hawksbill turtle.
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Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest, Nature reserve
Address: Union Vale
Bequia
Tel: 784-458-3245
Fax: 784-493-3322

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“Amazing experience!”
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5 of 5 stars
ejcrowe
North Hatfield, Massachusetts
Jul 31, 2006
2/4 found this review helpful

One morning during our 5 night stay on Bequia we hired a driver Ramzey (I might be misspelling his name) to take us up to Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary, which turned out to be a real highlight of the trip. Brother King runs the place with a dedication and a softspoken passion that belies his steely determination to operate his... more

“A Bequia Treasure”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
St John, Virgin Islands
Feb 7, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

We drive past Spring Bay and Industry Bay (No industry here – quite the opposite. It’s a serenely quite, palm-lined beach with only one small guesthouse on it.) to near the end of the road. This is the site of the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary where, since 1995, Brother King has lived his life solely for the purpose of preserving... more

“Turtle Sanctuary”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Montreal, Canada
Sep 5, 2004
1/1 found this review helpful

Mr. King is a very personable intelligent man. He is passionate about his work. When you visist him you feel like your visiting a friend. more

“Turtle Man made lasting impression on Phil”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Waterford, Michigan
Oct 5, 2003
1/1 found this review helpful

Phil Michon met the Turtle Man around 1995 and was so impressed by him. He admired, immensely, the work that the Turtle Man had done and was doing. To do such a purposeful earth improving project is the true meaning of success in life. Marilyn Casha more

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Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary Address

Union Vale, Bequia
Tel: 784-458-3245 Fax: 784-493-3322