The southwest and northeast coasts of Sri Lanka are two of the world’s best places for whale watching. Sri Lanka’s narrow continental shelf provides rich feeding grounds for cetaceans and there are 27 species of marine mammal to be seen here. The commonest animals to be seen are:

Whales	Dolphin
Blue whales	Spinner dolphins
Sperm whales	Bottlenose dolphins
Shortfin pilot whales	Spotted dolphins
False killer whales	Striped dolphin
Killer whales	Rough toothed dolphin
Blainville’s beaked whale	Fraser’s dolphin
Humpback whale	Risso’s dolphin
Bryde’s whale
Minke whale
Fin whale
Pilot whale
Melon-headed whale

We do private charters for whale and dolphin watching. Our trips set off at 6am and travel out to the edge of the continental shelf. We follow the ‘Be Whale Wise’ guidelines on safe, considerate approaches to marine life to avoid causing unnecessary stress or risking harm to the animals.