Sri Lanka
Liveaboards
Forget day diving in Sri Lanka - most day boats operate on the west coast and until very recently, the eastern side and Bay of Bengal were closed to divers. Today however you can not only experience for yourself virgin dive sites of the east, but from the comfort of a premium liveaboard, carefully selected by Scuba Travel for it's comfort, safety and professionalism. Only from a liveaboard can you experience the incredible wealth of wreck and reef dives together with the chance to snorkel with blue whales and dolphins in their hundreds.
The Ceylon Discovery is a flexible itinerary to allow you to get the most from your holiday in Sri Lanka. As pioneers in this region, your liveaboard will carefully blend must see highlights such as the Hermes and Basses with new, undived sites. Throw into this the whale encounters and it becomes clear why Sri Lanka is one of the hottest destinations for divers.
Prices from:
£1875 inc. flights*
Scuba Travel are off for our first exploratory trip in June 2011 - Check back to see how we got on
Whilst you can dive in Sri Lanka all year the seasonal monsoons means where you dive will change with the seasons. Scuba Travel's trips run from April to August, when you have the best chances to combine hot wreck dives with blue whale encounters. Water temperatures are constant all year round at a wonderful 28-29 degrees. .
Diving Highlights
The diving in Sri Lanka is typically on rocky reefs but this does not deter the fish life. Alongside the groupers and snapper you often find a range of rays, morays and box fish. Macro life is also good here with a fine selection of nudibranch and crabs to hunt out.
- Virgin wreck dives around Batticoloa
- Technical dives on the HMS Hermes
- Dive the exposed lighthouses at the Basses
- Snorkel with blue whales
- Watch pods of hundreds (if not thousands) of dolphin spin and play
Top dive sites to visit: HMS Hermes, Great Basses, Small Grouper Rock, Boiler Wreck.
Scuba Travel Tips
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It has only recently become possible to even consider going on a scuba diving holiday in Sri Lanka but what a marvellous destination! Scuba Travel have created the Blue Whale Watching itinerary to combine not only the chance of a lifetime to snorkel with blue whales but also to include some of Sri ...read more here
Scuba Travel are proud to be the first and only company to offer liveaboard diving in Sri Lanka. Now peace has come to the country the North East of the Island is open for tourists and for divers to explore this remote area. And what treasures there are to be discovered! It has recently come to lig...read more here
Scuba Travel are proud to be the first and only company to offer liveaboard diving in Sri Lanka. Now peace has come to the country the North East of the Island is open for tourists and for divers to explore this remote area. And what treasures there are to be discovered! It has recently come to lig...read more here