Turtle season is in full swing and our dedicated eco guardians, the security teams, are on the lookout for female turtles as they emerge from the waves to dig their nests in the sand and lay those precious eggs. To date, there are 232 nests with 26,667 eggs in the corral at The Royal Sands and more are registered every night.

Remember the turtle rules

If you are staying with us this summer, here are the turtle rules to follow

• Alert the security staff when you see a turtle on the beach at night
• Be very quiet and keep still, noise, lights and the movement of people disturb nesting sea turtles and cause them to leave the beach without laying eggs
• Watch from a distance of 10 meters (33 feet)
• Do not attempt to touch the turtle or crowd her
• Do not shine a torch or use the light on your mobile phone
• No flash photography
• No smoking
• Obey security staff when they give instructions
• If you are staying in a beachfront villa, turn the lights off when you go to bed. Artificial light can disorientate turtles and lead them inland instead of back towards the waves.
• Help us to keep our beaches and sea clean. Plastic straws, bags, packaging, fishing lines and nets and other garbage floating in the water are lethal to turtles and other marine life
• When snorkeling or diving, watch turtles from a distance, do not swim towards them and do not attempt to touch them
• Wear a t-shirt when snorkeling as protection from the sun instead of applying sun block. Sun products pollute the water and are harmful to marine life
• Turtles are protected by Mexican law, and it is illegal to disturb them, persecute or hunt them and consume their meat or eggs.