Texas Sealife Center

Review №1

Rating: 3

Help rescue Turtles: This is a rescue center. Sad stories. Bring your donations. We were told staff are voluntary based, so I say they love what they do to help rescue & care for the turtles, porcupine, snake, vulture, small

Date: 9 hours ago

Review №2

Rating: 4

Date: 6 days ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №4

Rating: 4

Expensive! However loved the exhibits..

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Very informative and enjoyable.

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №6

Rating: 3

Great people

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Tours available every 30 min, good amount of animals to look at, and learn about. Everyone in our group learned something new about at least one animal. Loved being able to interact with a few turtles! VERY inexpensive compared to the TSXT aquarium! I will say, the smell inside where they house some animals such as snakes, lizards, and potentially injured animals is out of this world, maybe some Odoban or Enzyme Cleaner would help. I know it s hard keeping up with that many animals-but in the TX heat it hits you like a wall.

Date: a month ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Must visit! Very educational, our guide was brilliant and answered all our questions with expertise and patience. This place is not a zoo, it is a rehabilitation facility and is a must support if you are an animal lover! They are getting ready to release a 150 lb sea turtle back into the gulf, its home where it should be! With that in mind, at any given time the number of healing and rehabilitating animals there will vary. It is outside, but shade is available. Was told $9 per person admission goes directly for caring for the animals. Great way to learn and spend an hour of your time!

Date: a month ago

Review №15

Rating: 4

Date: a month ago

Review №16

Rating: 4

Small but informative. Great caring staff. Good way to spend some time and support sealife rehab/residents. Visited on

Date: a month ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Over all fun experience for my family. The staff is well knowledgeable about the animals and the price was reasonable for the cool little tour. Do recommend.

Date: a month ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Neat little stop. Super informative tour guides. Tour is quick but definitely worth the few bucks you spend. PS: if mosquitoes love you, prepare and get that mosquito spray on before heading in. Youll enjoy the tour better this way.

Date: a month ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

It s so wonderful to see how these animals are being helped and cared for. Tour guide knew a ton about all the animals and answered any questions we had. This place is a do not miss if you re an animal lover.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №29

Rating: 3

I think it is too expensive to be so small. If you are not going to play on the new splash area, you can finish it in a couple of hours. Visited on

Date: 2 months ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Great look into how they rehabilitate sealife and the consequences of not taking proper care of animals. Staff was exceptionally kind and knowledgeable.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №34

Rating: 4

These people are doing all the good!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

My daughter loved it. Waited 10 mins for a tour to start. It was nice to see the animals being rehabilitated to be released back to the wild.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

My kiddos & I enjoyed the tour! Very informative

Date: 3 months ago

Review №37

Rating: 2

Please update your website out of convenience not everybody is local . If you do last tours at the 30min mart then please state that..

Date: 3 months ago

Review №38

Rating: 1

Great caretakers of marine wildlife. But our guide was the one why AI will rule us one day. Little girl passing out in the heat and while organizing to get her fluid was you have to stay in the group. After explaining Ill have to tell her mum she insisted not to walk away 10ft. Can you imagine? Sorry, this is beyond cruelty and only can be explained with endless stupidity. Get her off and you guys deserve 5 stars for sure. Still cannot believe it...

Date: 3 months ago

Review №39

Rating: 3

Date: 3 months ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Quite a few turtles to look at and a few birds. My son loved it, it is outside and very hot so be prepared.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

learned so much. will return soon

Date: 4 months ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Andrea, who was our tour guide, gave us an outstanding tour. Answered all our questions with professional details. Such an enthusiastic & delightful young lady. Came away knowing much more than we previously understood!

Date: 4 months ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Had a fun, educational time. Love the work this place does.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

The naturalist was super knowledgeable. She wasnt feeling good that day and was so sweet and friendly. I loved the experience and the small group

Date: 4 months ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

They took in an injured bird I found and were really helpful and super nice.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №47

Rating: 4

Date: 4 months ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

We found a baby blackbird . He couldnt fly so we dropped it off and the Sealife center was going to release it in a few week break bin our neighborhood close to his family.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №50

Rating: 3

Doing good work but pretty small and disorganized for a tour.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №52

Rating: 1

We paid 18 dollars for the tour that was not worthy. There is practically nothing to see in this place but they make it sound like its somewhere where one can see lots of things. The girl giving the tour was rude and just wanted to talk about some birds sexuality Like we were there for that despite the kids. Save your money and I hope that 18 dollars we paid for a supposedly good tour go for a good purpose in that place.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

We had a delightful guided tour, our guide was very knowledgeable about the park, and the animals being treated there. Also the ones that are unreleasable, some being used as ambassadors for their species. Loved it.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

A great place to stop to learn about the sea turtles and their long term residents.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

We loved the friendly tour. This place is doing a great job helping to promote wildlife well being, and taking care of animals that need a little extra help.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Great experience and tour guide gave great insight and information about the facility. I m glad I took the time to check this place out and highly recommend if you re in the area. Me and my small family had a great time. 10/10!!!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Perfect place to visit. We love it. Got to hold a snake . Staff is really friendly.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

My kids loved it!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

You should definitely make a reservation for a tour of this facility, which operates on donations, to see the indigenous and displaced animals they house here for medical care and rehabilitation. From Sea Turtles, to turtles, tortoises, an owl, hawks, a porcupine, and a few I cant quite remember, as well as amphibians, and snakes inside in their separate cages, to look at. Our tour guide was great, telling us why each animal ended up in trouble and the measures taken to care for them and how to protect yourself and each creature to prevent harm to them in our daily lives

Date: 6 months ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Friendly, knowledgeable workers. Enjoyed my time, worth the $9/ person, and helped fund the work they do.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №67

Rating: 4

Its small but interesting. The tour was educational and entertaining. The costs on the gift shop were ridiculous for wall art, and no one knew how much things cost. Reduce your prices slightly and youll make more money. Loved seeing the residents!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Nothing negative to say! Thoroughly enjoyed seeing the turtles(other animals)and learning how theyre being cared for. Tour was short/definitely tolerable for small kids but worth it! Staff is friendly!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Its impressive to see all of the different animals they care for and to hear their back stories.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

These people are doing wonderful work!

Date: 7 months ago

Review №71

Rating: 4

Cute place to visit. They really love the animals in their care

Date: 7 months ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

They do good work there.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №73

Rating: 4

Date: 7 months ago

Review №74

Rating: 4

Great work being done for turtles

Date: 7 months ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Free to see the displays and animals in the main room. Small cost for a tour of the rescue animals out side. The staff absolutely love these animals. It s small and stinky. Nothing fancy about it. But the animals are loved, and happy and it s so lovely to hear the guide talk so passionately about each animal. Really great place that does so much for the wildlife.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

This place was awesome and really interesting, the tour was really good and detailed, they answer all your questions, they are really nice and wonderful. If your looking for something to do or you wanna check something out, I would highly recommend this place.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №78

Rating: 1

I dropped off a injured hawk ,older lady very dismissive but younger girls were helpful. They dont answer phone calls. They have not returned my call to see if bird could be saved. Im disappointed at their response.or lack of such. Next time I will go to port Aransas to the real bird rescue.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

I really enjoyed this place. I learned so much about turtles. Great staff and enjoyable tour.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

We enjoyed seeing and hearing about the animals . Our guide was great! Visited on

Date: 10 months ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Absolutely love this place. This was our second time coming here and before we came we looked at their wishlist on the website and brought donations for them. We took the tour and our guide was great, you can tell he loves being a volunteer and loves working with the animals. I forgot his name but hes still in high school but has got a great future ahead of him.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

Doing greatwork in a tiny space!

Date: 10 months ago

Review №83

Rating: 5

These volunteers do a tremendously wonderful job rehabbing and caring for both marine and land animals. Great tour, very educational. Caring people.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №84

Rating: 4

Nice little 30 minute tour of rescued sea turtles, birds and other animals.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Happy to answer questions and seem to truly care about the animals

Date: 11 months ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

A wonderful opportunity to see amazing endangered sea turtles up close and learn about the things affecting them. A small staff at a small site is making a big difference. Worth a mention is Boris the Russian Tortoise, his antics were a great ending to a fun educational tour!

Date: 11 months ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Enjoyed our tour. Its good to see a place trying to help out the environment and rescue those who are in need.... will never be able to say thank you enough. God bless all of the staff there.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №88

Rating: 1

I love marine life but this was not it for me...the smell upon arrival was atrocious I give much respect to the Workers who care for the animals .... Visited on

Date: 11 months ago

Review №89

Rating: 4

It was interesting to see the animals that end up here. I wouldnt come here if you are interested in a zoological experience. Its a facility that rescues and treats injured and sick animals and they just kind of have some for you to look at since they cant go anywhere. I hadnt realized that the entire facility was outdoors and the tour was also, obviously outdoors and I also did not realize the temperature crept up to 104 degrees. Everyone else seemed fine? I was the only one pouring sweat and dying, so I guess you can go whenever. Interesting facts to be learned about the wildlife, mostly that although well intentioned, untrained caretakers of exotic animals can affect them for the rest of their lives. My son was happy to see the turtles. I would not advise the tour for any child under the age of 7. Most of the tanks were hard to see in because water levels and color. The tanks inside were pretty scratched up so it was difficult for a 3 year old to see. I have a tall 3 year old. The animals are fine, just not designed for display per say. This is a great spot for anyone interested in marine biology. Also, be advised that half the tour involves walking on sand, so either wear closed shoes or...if you dont care about sand then dont worry about it. I dont personally care, but I often hear people do. Oh, there is a large porcupine that refused to come out but it stuck its head out. I didnt get it on film because apparently my phone got too hot to carry on.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

Extremely clean and informative. Took a stroll on the beach and saw an amazing amount of wildlife.

Date: a year ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

This place is absolutely amazing. If you visit corpus christi, you hsve to come. The staff here has great passion for animals, they gave walk through tour and explain how they rescue the animal and how humans can help them. It is very pleasant yet educational visit. Also very suitable for family with kids.

Date: a year ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Come, see something new, learn something new and support!

Date: a year ago

Review №94

Rating: 4

Small but fun. Very informative and lots of turtles of various species to see.

Date: a year ago

Review №95

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Totally worth a quick stop in

Date: a year ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

They do amazing work here! Amanda is the best! Do yourself a favor and go take a tour. Its fun and proceeds go to continue to take care of sick and injured sealife as well as other wildlife.

Date: a year ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

It wa really hot as most of the animals are outside, but cool to see the animals. The volunteer was knowledgeable and great. She said she had a stutter, but was great and passionate about the animals. Kids loved it to. And got a porcupine quill for a souvenir, and I had to get one too!

Date: a year ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Took a tour and loved seeing all the sea turtles and all the rehab work for these animals!

Date: a year ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Awesome little place. Really cool to see Sea Turtles up close

Date: a year ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Took our family to Texas Sealife Center for a tour. They are doing some wonderful work here helping animals in need.

Date: a year ago

Review №102

Rating: 5

Great place doing excellent rehabilitation work

Date: a year ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Interesting place. Enjoyed learning about the turtles and birds. It is an outdoor tour so be prepared for the heat.

Date: a year ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

Educational

Date: a year ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

A small non-profit, they are doing great work here. The tour ($9 per person) took about 45 minutes, and you got to see both permanent residents (who can t be released back into the wild for various reasons) and animals being actively treated and rehabilitated. As a heads up, the tour is all outdoors, so it s warm!

Date: a year ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

For animal lovers !!! Price is not expensive Thanks to people who take care of those poor animals to have a better life after what they ve been through... should be more centers like this one !!!

Date: a year ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

I think it was 9$ a person. Its worth it. They take you on a tour of the property and introduce you to their sick turtles and other critters. Apparently they accept gift card donations from places like home depot and Lowes to help keep up with their enclosures and whatnot.

Date: a year ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Fabulous little rehab center for aquatic life. The permanent residents are fun too! A giant porcupine, confiscated tortoises, & birds all call this place home year-round. The staff is charming & the gift shop is quaint. Support the do-goodery vibe & schedule a tour ASAP!

Date: a year ago

Review №110

Rating: 4

The Sealife Center is small but very informative. Most of the tour is outdoors so prepare accordingly. Keep in mind that this is a working rescue/rehab operation. You will want to bring your own drinks/food since there are no food/drink sales there.

Date: a year ago

Review №111

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Nice place doing great work for animals that need rehabilitation or a permanent home. If you go in the summer months, go first thing in the morning because it gets extremely hot. Also, put on bug spray prior to coming, we got eaten alive by mosquitoes! Its all outside so wear sunblock too. The tour took about 40 minutes, not very expensive.

Date: a year ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Came across the Texas Sealife Center as we looked for things to do in Corpus that did not involve getting scorched on a beach. Stopped in on a whim and ended up having a lovely time. Guided tour was educational, various rescued animals were lovely to see, and, perhaps best of all, we got to meet Boris (the crankiest tortoise we have ever met). Highly recommend stopping by and seeing all that the center has to offer. Particularly Boris who is quite the charmer.

Date: a year ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №115

Rating: 5

We took the tour of all of the turtles and anamals the Sealife Center is caring for. This is a good group of people doing very good work.

Date: a year ago

Review №116

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №117

Rating: 5

I love what theyre doing. The volunteers are all very kind and you can tell they care about the environment. We took the tour with Carson (I hope I spelled his name right) and the knowledge and his presentation skills were on point. He did a great job of keeping the older kids and adults engaged. My 2 year old was being a small monster, and he did a great job of not letting that distract him. I appreciate his patience and everything he was able to teach us. Tickets were $9, and my 2 under 2 were free for the tour.

Date: a year ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

Unexpected personal tour around the entire center! For $9 each, we saw numerous turtles and animals, petted several tortoises, and got an educational tour around the entire facility. It was so cute & I would definitely recommend it to anyone. It s a nonprofit, so it s nice to see the habitats that they have created for their animals <3

Date: a year ago

Review №119

Rating: 3

The front end is badly run, and staff are semi hostile. This place was recommended to us as a must-see in Corpus Christi, but I will not be giving it the same recommendation.

Date: a year ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №121

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Taylor was very knowledgeable about the animals she assists with. We enjoyed the tour!

Date: a year ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Lovely place to visit and see rescued animals in person. Our tour gal was very knowledgeable and fun. Got some cute low priced souvenirs too. Must go!

Date: a year ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Awesome place, great for kids, or just to see sea turtles up close

Date: a year ago

Review №126

Rating: 4

Nice non-profit center. Mostly run by volunteers. Saw 4 varieties of turtles that they were rehabilitating and some birds.

Date: a year ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №128

Rating: 5

Very friendly staff who clearly put a lot of love and care into what they do. The tour was pretty cheap and the kiddos loved it!

Date: a year ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №131

Rating: 5

Super informative and nice staff with a good cause. Inside is free however they accept donations. If you would like a tour its $9 person and totally worth it. There were rescued turtles and birds and there is a turtle you can pet.

Date: a year ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

This is a small rescue but they do have quite a few turtles, the guides are well educated on all the animals housed at the facility. They are very friendly and willing to answer any questions. They allow you to touch/pet seversl of the animals. Great cause, educational, worth the $9 entrance fee!

Date: a year ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Dropped off an injured bird They do not take eggs as they have no way to incubate them. Visited on

Date: a year ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

We decided on going here instead of the aquarium and so glad we did. The employees are so passionate about every single animal and can talk about each one and their specific mannerisms, story, etc. for hours. Really good work these guys are doing. Price for entry: $9.00

Date: a year ago

Review №135

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

A wonderful educational experience. I highly enjoy contributing to establishments that fully care for wildlife.

Date: a year ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

It s a small place, but the work they ve done is pretty cool considering they survive on donations, souvenirs, and tours. The tours are scheduled; we called ahead and made a reservation (a quick and easy process). The inside area (free to view) had tanks to see that held reptiles and amphibians, along with a shop corner. The tour itself was outside and lasted about 30 minutes. Our tour guide was very nice and clearly passionate about his work (by the way all the people there are volunteers). He answered all our questions and kept it entertaining. It was very educational and it was neat to see the turtles being rehabilitated and the long-term animals. The tour was $9 per person, a reasonable price in my opinion, taking into account the fact that they rely on business and donations. Overall, a cool little experience, would recommend!

Date: a year ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

We had a injured baby bird, and they took it, and are going to nurse it back to health. I wish I had taken pictures. There was a lot of interesting things to look at. After we dropped our baby bird off we looked at the animals they had there. It is really a great place. They take all kinds of injured animals and rehabilitate them. They also give tours to the public. A very good place to visit.

Date: a year ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Pretty small place but very educated and everyone loves the animals there.

Date: a year ago

Review №140

Rating: 4

Had an enjoyable time. Volunteers very knowledgeable.

Date: a year ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Very nice place watched them released sea turtles great place to visit with kids great tours

Date: a year ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

I felt great knowing that every penny spent was used to help the rescue wildlife. Very knowledgeable guide. Definitely worth the visit.

Date: a year ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Such a great place! The staff was amazing especially Kelby, she was our tour guide and was very knowledgeable and very interactive with us. It was incredible to see the work they are doing here! Highly recommend coming here

Date: a year ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

All volunteers who are doing a fantastic job of getting the animals back to freedom as soon as possible. If not possible they have provided a great environment for all.

Date: a year ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

The staff was so nice and friendly. We loved our tour and seeing the turtles

Date: a year ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №148

Rating: 5

I absolutely loved our tour. Friendly and informative staff. Plus Pinapple turtle didnt disappoint

Date: a year ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

The dedicated volunteers of Texas Sea Life Center Corpus Christi do an amazing and important job so please support them. A great place for all ages to enjoy a fun and interesting hour. For just nine bucks, the volunteers will take you on a tour to see all the rescued animals like turtles, tortoises, kestrels and even an African porcupine.

Date: a year ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

Amazing rescue with wonderful people!

Date: a year ago

Review №152

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №153

Rating: 5

A great place to spend a couple hours learning about turtles and the sea life around the area.

Date: a year ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Enjoyed the tour and seeing all the turtles and tortoises, as well as the other animals. The angry Russian pineapple tortoise was quite a character!

Date: a year ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

Everyone was super nice my toddlers loved it.

Date: a year ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

Amazing place! We arrived a few seconds after a guided tour started but were allowed to catch on them and the guide repeated the beginning of the tour just for us. Outside tour was great, then we had a chance to watch other animals inside and were lucky to see feeding the monitors.

Date: a year ago

Review №157

Rating: 4

Lovely little animal sanctuary, they take in sick and injured animals and rehabilitate them and they have some they wont be able to release back into the wild that are really cool to see and learn about

Date: a year ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

Cool place, they do great things to rehab animals. And care for ones that cannot be released.

Date: a year ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

This place is great! Staff is very knowledgeable. Tour was paced just right to enjoy all the animals

Date: a year ago

Review №162

Rating: 3

Place was okay our tour was only 10 minutes. Paid $40 for 2 adults and 2 kids. Brought my two kids and I asked the lady since there was another group going out, if we could see the one turtle that lost his fin because he was super cute one last time. She said no. I had my kids begging me to see it. Dont see why she would say no. Its a matter of just looking with our eyes and there would have been another tour guide out there anyway. Oh well. Personally wouldnt come back.

Date: a year ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Beautiful rescued animals, and a lovely & knowledgeable staff.

Date: a year ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Fun and informative! A great place to learn something a little different. Loved the angry Russian turtle!!! He alone is a must see!

Date: a year ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

Called ahead and booked a tour at 1030 in the morning. This happened to be feeding time the day of our tour, and that made the experience even better. Tons of turtles and other critters, which our guide told us all about in detail. Really friendly definitely plan to visit again if we are in the area.

Date: a year ago

Review №166

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Personal tours with explanations. They do a great job saving what they can!

Date: a year ago

Review №169

Rating: 1

Looked like a dirty vet office that wanted 9 dollars to look at their animals.

Date: a year ago

Review №170

Rating: 4

Tour guide was very knowledgeable of all animals there. She answered all questions, friendly and pleasant...good tour.

Date: a year ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Great fan of the work they do here. The tour was rather simplistic but I didnt mind considering all fees collected help support their vision and cause.

Date: a year ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

Really neat place to visit. We took the tour and got to see all kinds of animals, not just sealife. Turtles, tortoises, hawks, lizards, and a surprisingly friendly and large porcupine. Their inventory can vary because they re regularly rehabbing and releasing the animals, but they have some permanent residents that are worth the trip any time. Definitely recommend a visit if you re visiting Corpus Christi.

Date: a year ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

The tour was super informational. I loved there long term residents. If your looking for something different to do stop by here.

Date: a year ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

The volunteers for a great job here. They charge about $9 a person for a tour of the property.

Date: a year ago

Review №175

Rating: 2

Date: a year ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Fantastic work being done here! It is evident the staff is knowledgeable and devoted to healing these animals and returning them to their natural habitat when possible. Several of the animals were in temporary enclosures inside due to the recent cold spell and most of the loggerheads have been re-released, but still well worth supporting this amazing work.

Date: a year ago

Review №177

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №178

Rating: 1

Great tour guide, but place is so ghetto

Date: a year ago

Review №179

Rating: 5

What a worth wile organization to support! Its worth checking out simply for the donation to keep the Sealife Center going. Their volunteers are amazing and knowledgeable. It was apparent that they truly cared for the animals they were rehabilitating and caring for long term.

Date: a year ago

Review №180

Rating: 5

They are doing great work there

Date: a year ago

Review №181

Rating: 5

Had a great visit here on an overly hot day but the tour guide was great!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 5

We had an excellent tour of this facility today! Highly recommend. Caution: bring mosquito repellent. We didnt and wish we had!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 5

Our visit here as a couple was delightful! Upon entry, we were warmly greeted. Their entire staff are friendly and professional. While this is a quite small facility, the work they perform is both necessary and important for this area s coastal ecology and marine environment. They also provide a haven for non-native, exotic animals rescued by local authorities. Many of these non-natives are illegal to own or release into the wild, and would otherwise have to be destroyed if not for this facility. Our visiting here, while only approximately an hour, was very enjoyable and informative. During our visit, they had several sea turtles, including Loggerheads and a Kemp s Ridley species being cared for, for possible future release back into the Gulf. This is a marvelous place to visit for families and can be interesting for youngsters (of all ages!).

Date: 2 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 5

This was such a wonderful activity! We are locals but have never been here. We have an out of town guest and took her here as an activity. This was so fun! In fact, I enjoyed this more than the aquarium All of the people here are volunteers, so you know they are passionate about the animals in their care. There are many different types of turtles here, but also other reptiles, birds, and even a porcupine! I would recommend this to anyone visiting or anyone local who has never been. RECOMMENDATION: Wear/bring bug spray! Part of the tour is outdoors and I got bit by no less than 1,000 mosquitos I highly highly recommend this place!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

Short tour for a great cause.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Awesome tour! Very knowledgeable, informative and friendly

Date: 2 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 3

It was pretty cool. Tour guide could ve been more friendly with the guests.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 1

Do not recommend very small/young child. Went to check out this place as our boys love animals. They charge $9 per person for 3yo and up, for a guided 30min tour. Our smallest is 19mo old, very mobile age. Throughout the 30min tour, my husband and I took turn holding the baby and walk him around so he stays distracted. We never allowed him to touch anything unless it was said to be ok, he was never running wild. But he did cry at times so my husband would take him a few steps away, so his cry doesn t distract the group as tour talked. But every time we stepped away with the baby, the guide would raise her voice and told us we were doing something wrong - even though we NEVER ONCE touched anything we weren t supposed to including a tree brand, and we were never disruptive. After being called out for like 5 times, we left before the tour finished as the staffs clearly have no patience or understanding for very young child. The older two boys did just fine. Cool sea turtles and animals to see and it s a good place to teach children about animal preservation.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 4

Friendly staff got their too late but am looking forward to going back to see their tour

Date: 2 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 4

The Texas Sea life Center, is an animal rescue center for birds, turtles and other sea life. We enjoyed our visit, as well as the tour. Very interesting to see the animals that have been rescued. I think the fee was a little high to enter, but it is a charitable organization. Make sure you wear a hat because you were in the sunshine most of the tour.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 5

Neat place! Very knowledgeable tour guide!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 5

These people are doing great things to help our wildlife

Date: 2 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

Support the sanctuaries! Great place to learn about the local wildlife. Highly recommend it!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 4

As an environmental educator and someone whos worked at a nature center like this I understand the trials and tribulations; lack of funding being the major one. It was good to see Sea Turtles, albeit sad in their conditions, and other animals which serve as good educational reminders we need to be more considerate and aware. I think one thing to note to the staff and for visitors, naming animals is tricky business is means there is attachment and we associate it with pets. I think it needs to be known most of these exotics were once pets but the names dont need to be shared to the public so no one goes looking to own a monitor lizard. Sadly the everglades are being destroyed because of this - thinking snakes are a good pet then realizing they cant afford the space or money dispose in the wild. Please know your limitations and think thru before getting an exotic pet.

Date: 2 years ago