So light a camp fire, take a dip in the river, watch for otters or freshwater turtles and enjoy the seasonal produce (including homemade beer) made on the premises.

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Outside, a large, netted cut-out from the wooden platform served as a lap pool for about 15 sea turtles, including vulnerable olive ridley turtles, endangered green turtles and critically endangered hawksbills.

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For nature lovers, Atlantis offers the world's largest collection of outdoor marine habitats (11 lagoons, including ones with hammerheads, stingrays or turtles) and walk-in aquariums in which quests can watch marine life from glassed-in tunnels.

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