13 Whale Watching Trips in Galle to Get Up Early For

1.Whales and Dolphins Watching-Luxury Super Grade Cruiser(Hotel Pick up offered)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,268 reviews · from $65Our pick

Review of Mirissa’s $65 whale and dolphin cruise, with breakfast, hotel pickup, restroom, safety details, value, drawbacks, and booking tips.

“There are a lot better Cruise than this one please check more. This ship has too many chairs not enough space to walk around considering this is 5hours trip. And especially if you have a little kids please don’t try to go this.”

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2.Whale Watching Mirissa with ( WWC )

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 252 reviews · from $55

Review of Whale Watching Club Mirissa: a spacious catamaran, dolphin sightings, ethical practices, breakfast, and a sea swim for $55.

“Wonderful crew. They have eagle eyes. Freindly and very helpful for our entire group. I would recomned an outing with this business.”

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3.Whale Watching Mirissa with Eagle Eye

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 128 reviews · from $70

Review of Eagle Eye Whale Watching in Mirissa, Sri Lanka, covering blue whale sightings, boat comfort, pickup, food, price, and practical tips.

“Nothing no whales at all. Knowingly they had organized the tour because a mom and cub were targeted only. Giving this situation (presumably lasting at least several days), they were to cease operations . İt is waste of money and time”

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4.Sports Boat- Private Whale Watching Trip( free breakfast & paid pick-up)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · from $700

Private Mirissa whale watching by fast sports boat, with breakfast, naturalist commentary, onboard restroom, and paid pickup.

“Great whale, dolphin and turtle spotting experience. Wonderful staff and an excellent, clean boat. We had a whale of a time :)”

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5.Snorkeling with Whales in Mirissa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · from $348

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”

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6.Mirissa Whale & Dolphin Watching Cruise with Geeth’s Crew

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $29

Review of Geeth’s Mirissa whale and dolphin cruise, with whale odds, breakfast, pickup details, safety, value, and practical booking advice.

“Good experienced crew who managed to find us whales. We had no problems everything ran smoothly would recommend”

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7.Great Whales Education Programe Dolphins and Whales are in SL

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $25Best value

Learn about Sri Lanka’s whales and dolphins in a private one-hour Matara program with tea, snacks, local insight, and Mirissa tips.

“We were book Great Whales education programme month of May 2025. At that time live Dolphins and Whales watching by boat was not operating due to bad weather conditions. The according to our understanding Great Whales education Read more”

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8.Whale Watching Experience in Mirissa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $70

Review of Mirissa whale watching in Sri Lanka: boat comfort, wildlife, price, timing, pickup, cancellation terms, and who should book.

“Well organized and good crew. Had a good ride and got to see some dolphins but unlucky as we couldn’t site whales today.”

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9.Whale Watching Mirissa Ultimate Tour in Sri Lanka with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $44

Watch whales and dolphins from Mirissa on a small luxury cruiser with breakfast, local crew, hotel pickup, and responsible wildlife rules.

“We were supposed to be picked up from our hotel, but no one showed up at 6:20 a.m. We had to arrange our own taxi and only just made it on board in time. The boat was overcrowded and there were no seats available, even though they sRead more”

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10.All Inclusive Mirissa Whale and Dolphin Watching Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $90

Review of Mirissa’s all-inclusive whale and dolphin boat ride, with dawn sailing, hotel pickup, food, wildlife ethics, price, and practical tips.

“Nice to see so many marine life in their own habitat saw dolphins and flying fish that was one he'll of an experience we love it”

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11.Hikkaduwa/Galle/Ahangama: Whale Watching Tour in Mirissa

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 4 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $87

Review a small-group Mirissa whale-watching tour from Hikkaduwa, Galle, or Ahangama, with transfers, expert crew, and ocean wildlife.

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12.Whale Watching Galle with Pickup & Drop

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · from $80

Review of Galle whale watching with pickup to Mirissa, including timing, boat conditions, breakfast, wildlife odds, price, and booking advice.

“The trip was nice overall, but we only saw one whale. Our transport was 20 min late, which was a little nerve wracking, and the breakfast on the boat wasn’t great. They gave you a banana and a premade sandwich. I’d say take your own with Read more”

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13.Private Transfer and Whale Watching Tour from Hikkaduwa and Galle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $77

Review of a private Hikkaduwa or Galle transfer to Mirissa for whale watching, with early pickup, breakfast, private transport, and return service.

“I booked a taxi to take my wife from Hikkaduwa to YalaNational Park and had everything confirmed at a very reasonable price. Two days before leaving my phone was immersed in water and wasn’t charging, so in a panic, before the charge raRead more”

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