RAS AL-JUNAYZ RESERVE
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45 minutes south of Sur, extending these beautiful beaches where turtles come to spawn by hundreds according to the seasons. In order to preserve species, the government has declared the Nature reserve area and has created an observatory and a study centre on turtles. The visits are strictly controlled and concentrated on the beach of Ras al-Junayz. They cannot be accomplished without a guide, small groups voluntarily limited (in full season, during the winter, thinking to book!). They take place at night, when it is possible to attend the laying, as well as in early morning when the reptiles slowly return to the sea at simmering dawn: a moving show. Also possible to attend outbreaks. Refer to chapter "Muscat and the East", section "Ash Sharqiyah", "On the Coast Road" section.
