Four of the seven species of sea turtles come to these beaches.

In July you have the opportunity to adopt and release newborn turtles.

Riviera Maya has a Sea Turtle Conservation Program and covers 13 nesting beaches that add up to 34 km of beach along a total coastline of 120 km. This strip goes from Punta Venado, located south of Xcaret, to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, which makes it the largest program in the country.

The camps dedicated to the protection and monitoring of the beaches are located in: Xcacel, Xel-Há, Kanzul, Arco Maya, Puerto Avnturas and Pez Maya.

The sea turtle release season takes place between July and November, with October being the peak month.

In Akumal there is the Akumal Ecological Center (CEA) that actively participates in patrolling the beaches to protect the turtles. In the nesting season of the turtle that goes from May to October, the members of the center together with the volunteers do the work of protecting the nesting females, as well as data collection, observation, relocation, cleaning of nests and in the last months, the release of the baby turtles.