Whale Watching in Sri Lanka: The 10 Best Trips

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

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

A practical review of Mirissa whale watching: boat comfort, wildlife chances, breakfast, pickup, seasickness, value, and what to expect.

“This tour is a scam. We had a 2h boat ride while they advertised for approx 4h. I was told it is because it’s included pick up , drop off and time waiting for nothing at the harbor. On that day we were the only boat to go back. Don’t give your money to them .”

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2.Whale Watching Mirissa with ( WWC )

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

Whale Watching Club Mirissa offers a spacious catamaran, dolphin sightings, breakfast, sea swimming, and a respectful approach to whales.

“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’s Mirissa whale-watching trimaran, with blue whales, dolphins, breakfast, hotel pickup, safety details, and practical booking advice.

“A fabulous trip. Very good ship, The guide was good and English is also good. As a whole a memorable trip. Viator is costly compared to others but the ship was good and the pick up and drop me off to my hotel. Luckily we saw around 15 whales, 3 were very prominent. We need to require to go deep in the sea, the whales were waiting for us at close by area.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews

Private Mirissa whale watching by twin-engine 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, dolphin, and Navy Island snorkeling tour, with practical advice on wildlife, value, safety, and what to expect.

“snack was good for the situation and more that we could eat. plenty of time to snorkel. maybe better cover for bags. no photos offered (as advertised ).”

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6.Whale & Dolphin Safari Tour with Expert Guides

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

Search for blue whales, dolphins, turtles, and seabirds on a small-boat safari from Trincomalee with expert guides and ethical practices.

“It was very good! We saw a lot of dolphins and two whales. The guides really made sure everyone saw the animals without disturbing them too much. They were both really nice and we also got some fruit and water. I‘d recommend booking with them!”

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7.Snorkeling with Whales in Mirissa

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

Review of Mirissa’s small-group whale snorkeling trip, with blue whale sightings, gear, snacks, pickup, costs, timing, and booking advice.

“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 $40 dolphin and whale boat tour, with sunrise sailing, spinner dolphins, whale chances, practical tips, and honest wildlife concerns.

“Fajna przygoda, widzieliśmy wiele delfinów, przewodnik był zaangażowany. Niestety nie widzieliśmy wieloryba...”

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9.All Inclusive Mirissa Whale and Dolphin Watching Boat Ride

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

Set out from Mirissa at dawn for a 4.5-hour whale and dolphin trip with hotel transfers, snacks, water, and an animal welfare ticket.

“Kaikki järjestelyt toimivat todella hyvin. Henkilökunta oli myös todella mukavaa porukkaa. Iso suositus tälle matkanjärjestäjälle!”

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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 cruise, with whale and dolphin odds, breakfast, pickup details, safety, price, 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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