Get Close to Turtles and the Sea OK, so maybe we don't have any dolphins in Barbados, but you can still have an experience of a lifetime as you swim with the turtles! Barbados is home to a healthy population of hawksbill and leatherback turtles. Once endangered by over-fishing, these great creatures are now protected and monitored throughout the Island.  In some areas the local fishermen feed and care for them, scraping barnacles of their backs and making sure that their nesting area is safe. Turtles are sociable and tend to stay in the same area following a steady routine. In certain monitored areas they have become accustomed to humans and are relatively tame. You can swim with them as they feed amongst the coral.  A good way to do this is with a sailboat tour and snorkeling picnic. < Back to Activities