SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s best days out.
The 15 most popular whale watching & snorkeling in Sri Lanka. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Snorkel Mirissa’s clear water for up-close sea turtles, with gear, an instructor, and a post-swim shower plus tea, biscuits, and bananas.
Most Popular“Amazing!!! Our guide stayed with us the entire time, ensuring we were guaranteed a close up with the turtles for the full hour!! Highly recommended!”
Private turtle snorkeling near Mirissa, no boat needed. Swim with sea turtles and reefs, plus you get underwater photos and videos.
“What an amazing experience - would recommend to everyone I know! The guide was super friendly, took pictures of me swimming underwater with the turtles. He knew where to look to see coral, colourful fish and spotted a little turtle friend to swim next to! Snorkel, flippers and goggles included, he even provided me with…”
Mirissa snorkeling in Sri Lanka with a small, English-speaking guide—sea turtles, fish spotting, gear, boat ride, and photo/video included.
Swim with sea turtles off Mirissa with hotel pickup, provided gear, friendly guidance, snacks, and a quick 2-hour private trip.
“We saw lots of turtles, very big ones and very close! We also saw some corals and fish. Just to set expectations: visibility can be low, and there are limited corals and fish compared to places like the Philippines or Thailand, but we still had a lot Read more”
Private sports boat whale watching from Mirissa with breakfast and naturalist commentary, in 3–4 hours for up to 8 people.
“Great whale, dolphin and turtle spotting experience. Wonderful staff and an excellent, clean boat. We had a whale of a time :)”
Private day tour from Galle to Galle Fort, sea turtles, a turtle conservation stop, and a Madu River boat safari. Includes hotel pickup.
“We had a great trip with great experiences. Hasantha was a skilled and pleasant guide.”
From Bentota, explore Galle Dutch Fort plus a mangrove river safari, sea turtle conservation, tsunami museum, and stilt fishermen.
“A lovely trip for the whole day and Lahir from Bentota travel what a lovely guy. Temple; boat trip fishing from stilts good company to book through.”
Snorkel Pigeon Island from Uppuveli Beach in Trincomalee with turtles and black tip reef sharks, plus gear and a small-group guide.
Snorkel for blue whales off Mirissa on a small capped boat, with gear, snacks, and pickup included when conditions allow.
“Well it was one of our most looking forward moments on our Sri Lanka Tour. The booking and booking personal was smooth. 1 Star for this. The pickup was file as well. Just arrived we got a quick welcome and our mask and flippers. FlippeRead more”
All-inclusive dawn boat trip from Mirissa (Kotapola) to spot whales, dolphins, turtles, and more, with pickup and snacks included.
“Really nice tour. Compared to other ships there were almost no people on the board which made it even better. Service was great.”
Snorkel with sea turtles in Mirissa on a private 2-hour trip with gear and hotel pickup included, for reef-level encounters.
“The experience was amazing, we saw so many turtles and differents types of fishes. They took us on a boat to the beach where the turtles were. However, when we were returning to the place where we started the activity, the guides sugestted us to give them money and that situation was so uncomfortable.”
Small-group snorkeling in Unawatuna with equipment and an instructor, plus a short boat ride to shallow reefs for beginners.
“The guides and organisation of the trip was really good but the reef they took us to was really disappointing. No corals, very few fish and nothing else.”
7:00 AM Mirissa cruise with Geeth’s crew. Breakfast and safety gear included, with chances to spot whales and dolphins in ~4 hours.
“Good experienced crew who managed to find us whales. We had no problems everything ran smoothly would recommend”
Guided Mirissa snorkel to see sea turtles in the wild, with pickup/drop-off, gear, snacks, and small-group attention from a turtle-focused guide.
“We had a fantastic time. Saw loads of turtles and colourful fish. The guide was fabulous. Would highly recommend this experience.”
UNESCO Galle Fort, stilt fishermen, sea turtle conservation, and Bentota mangrove river safari on a private full-day trip.
“Gutes Gefühl, viel gesehen, pünktlich, freundlich sicher! Fairer Preis für: Flusssafari, Maskenmuseum, Diamanteninfo in der Firma, Budda Besichtigung, Mittagessen, Stelzenfischer und Turtleauffangstation. Nettes Team, gerne wieder.”
The cultural triangle, the hill country, the wildlife parks and the south coast, all on one island.
