Whale Watching in Sri Lanka: The 15 Best Trips

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.Whales Watching and Navy Island Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 81 reviews · 5 hours · from $84

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”

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6.Whale & Dolphin Safari Tour with Expert Guides

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 53 reviews · 1 day · from $71

Review of Trincomalee’s small-boat whale and dolphin safari, with practical details on wildlife, ethics, price, safety, and what to expect.

“This was one of the best experiences I’ve had in Sri Lanka! I loved that the boat was small and not overcrowded like others we saw. The crew was kind, professional, and made us feel safe the entire time. We saw both dolphins and whales and the guide shared so much knowledge about the local marine life. It’s clear they care about the animals and the environment. This is the best dolphin watching tour in Trincomalee don’t miss it!”

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7.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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8.Dolphin & Whale Watching Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 37 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

Review of Trincomalee’s dolphin and whale boat tour, with sunrise timing, wildlife chances, price, safety, ethics, and practical tips.

“Lots of dolphins. Our guide seemed to know where to go, was more respectful and didn’t chase like so many of the other boats. It was troubling to see so many boats (I counted over 30) all chasing sight of dolphins. I doubt there are any whale sightings, we did not seem to even look for them.”

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9.All Inclusive Mirissa Whale and Dolphin Watching Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $90

Review the Mirissa whale and dolphin boat ride, with dawn sailing, hotel transfers, wildlife sightings, price advice, and practical tips.

“Really nice tour. Compared to other ships there were almost no people on the board which made it even better. Service was great.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $29Best value

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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11.Whale & dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $71

Review of Mirissa’s 3-hour whale and dolphin boat tour, with breakfast, fresh fruit, safety gear, pickup, and practical tips.

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12.2-Day Whale Watching & Southern Sri Lanka Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 6 reviews · 2 days · from $292

See blue whales near Mirissa, explore Galle Fort, cruise Bentota River, and visit southern Sri Lanka sights on this busy two-day tour.

“Tour delle balene come immaginavamo bellissimo anche se non abbiamo avuto la fortuna di vederle in maniera plateale. Abbiamo visto anche i delfini… Consigliatissima la spiaggia di hikkaruwa dove abbiamo interagito con delle tartarughe giganti selvatiche.. visto anche piccoli squaletti… spiaggia molto bella. Autista top e per nulla invadente. Piacevole la gita sul fiume, abbiamo visto scimmie, coccodrilli, e uccelli. Noi abbiamo evitato il tempio di Buddha perché abbiamo preferito fare un bagno a mare visto il poco tempo a disposizione, era l’unica tappa sacrificabile.”

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13.Whale & Dolphin Watching Trip with Private Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 6 reviews · 7 - 9 hours · from $85

Review of Mirissa whale watching with private transfers, breakfast, dolphin sightings, timing, seasickness tips, value, and what to expect.

“Nettes Personal, mit dem Frühstück und den Snacks viel Mühe gegeben. Viele Delfine aber keinen Wal gesehen. Mir waren zu viele Leute auf dem Boot.”

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14.Whale Watching Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $70

Review of Mirissa’s six-hour whale watching cruise, with blue whales, dolphins, breakfast, hotel pickup, costs, timing, and practical advice.

“It was ok and we did see a little bit of a whale, but was underwhelming - I may have expected too much.”

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15.Whale & Dolphin Watching Cruise with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 3 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $65

Review of Mirissa’s whale and dolphin cruise, with breakfast, hotel pickup, wildlife chances, costs, drawbacks, and practical tips.

“There was some confusion in picking us up, although they arrived on time. The company was not sure if we were with them. Soon they called me on my phone and confirmed. Breakfast was poor and there was no tea or coffee supplied. There was hardly any sighting. A brief pod of dolphins and a pair of sea turtles. Rain put an end to the tour.”

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