Sri Lanka · SNORKELING
The 15 best snorkeling trips bookable on the island right now, each with its price, its length and who it actually suits. The first one is first for a reason.
Swim with turtles near Mirissa on a private one-hour snorkel tour with gear, a guide, coral, fish, and underwater photos included.
“The snorkeling trip was better than expected! I saw two turtles, lots of fish even in swarms and colourful corals. My guide was super nice and made beautiful pictures that he send me after the snorkeling session.”
Swim beside sea turtles in Mirissa with a small group, boat ride, gear, guides, photos, and tuk-tuk pickup for $29.
“This is a great snorkelling tour! They pick you up from your hotel and have good communication with you via WhatsApp. You get on the boat from the sand out the front of the dive centre and it’s a short boat ride to go snorkelling. We were lucky enough to see 4 turtles and the guides provided seaweed to feed them. We saw lots of fish and coral also. Highly recommend this tour!”
Swim with sea turtles in Mirissa on a two-hour private snorkeling trip with gear, local guidance, snacks, photos, and hotel pickup.
“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”
Review of Trincomalee’s whale and dolphin cruise with Navy Island snorkeling, turtles, coral reefs, photos, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“I really enjoyed the snorkelling, and getting a video will be great. Dolphins were fun, but no whale today. All staff were friendly and helpful”
Review of Pigeon Island snorkeling in Sri Lanka, with coral, fish, boat logistics, costs, tips, and advice on who should book.
“Booked at the last minute and it turned out I was the only one on the boat from the location south of Nilaveli… a restaurant on the beach. The trip to Pigeon Island was a 10 min hop.”
Review of Pigeon Island snorkeling from Uppuveli Beach, with sharks, turtles, coral, costs, timing, crowds, and practical tips.
“Brilliant morning - saw loads of sharks and some turtles”
Review of Mirissa’s small-group blue whale snorkeling tour, covering sightings, timing, price, safety, value, and what to expect at sea.
“Wir können nur davon abraten! Der Ausflug, der meinen Traum, einen Wal unter Wasser zu sehen, erfüllen sollte, wurde zur allergrößten Enttäuschung. Man bekommt eingangs zugesichert, dass man zu „90 % bereits am ersten Tag einen WRead more”
Review of Pigeon Island snorkeling in Sri Lanka, with turtles, reef sharks, coral, boat transfers, costs, safety, and practical tips.
“Nos hicieron quedar en un punto para pagar y darnos las aletas, gafas, tubo y una botella de agua. Cuando llegas a cada persona les dicen una cantidad a pagar, nosotros pagamos 25.300 LKR por dos personas, pero otra pareja pagó 30.000 LKR... Otros chicos que había en la isla nos dijeron que habían pagado 27.000 LKR... La barca se nos rompió de camino a la isla, nos remolcó la policía marítima y luego cambiaron la hélice en medio del mar. l Llegamos a la isla, nos dejaron allí durante 3 horas para hacer snorkel a nuestro aire y vimos muchas cosas. A la vuelta nos trajeron a una velocidad…”
Swim beside sea turtles in Mirissa on a private two-hour snorkel trip with gear, hotel transfers, flexible weather plans, and expert help.
“The day was a little cloudy/rainy and they offered us in advance to change the date or cancel for free, but because it was our only free day we wanted to do the trip. The whole team was very flexible and friendly. We went to the perfect spot evRead more”
Review the Pigeon Island snorkeling trip from Nilaveli, including coral, fish, turtles, costs, timing, gear, and practical booking advice.
“A nice day to snorkel, my family and I were picked up at our hotel by a Tuktuk (who also brought us back in the late afternoon)!”
Review of Unawatuna snorkeling in Sri Lanka, including reefs, guides, equipment, price, group size, timing, weather, and booking advice.
“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.”
Swim near wild sea turtles in Mirissa with guide Aja, gear, snacks, and local transfers. See what this small-group tour does well and where it falls short.
“We had a fantastic time. Saw loads of turtles and colourful fish. The guide was fabulous. Would highly recommend this experience.”
Review of Polhena Beach snorkeling near Matara, with turtles, clean gear, small groups, pricing advice, and practical booking tips.
“Es war traumhaft schön! Ich konnte mit mehren Schildkröten gemeinsam schwimmen, sie beobachten und mir wurden super schöne Fische gezeigt. Anschließend gab es noch einen Tee im Schnorchelzentrum für mich.”
Review of Unawatuna’s private two-hour snorkeling tour, with boat access, Jungle Beach, Rock Island, possible shipwreck, price, and tips.
“Me and my group of friends of 8 people had an amazing time doing snorkeling in jungle beach and rock island. Their team was very well prepared and was very helpful in guiding us on and off the boat and took time to make sure we actually saw beautiful marine life and corals.”
Review of Hikkaduwa’s private glass-bottom boat and snorkeling tour, including reef life, turtles, price, guide time, value, and practical tips.
“The staff is very nice and helpful. I felt safe with him around. We could not see turtles around the corals but they took us for a few hundred meters away where the turtles were. It was a life experience. Thank you so much. They helped us even Read more”
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