Scuba diving and Snorkelling be the most loved adventure activities of most tourists around the world to Sri Lanka. A holiday to the tropical island of Sri Lanka won’t complete without an underwater adventure. Most importantly if you don’t know how to snorkel or dive quality Sri Lankan instructors will teach you with high care and safety.

Conveniently rostered monsoons ensure that one half of the country’s coastal water is always in season for all aquatic pursuit. The West Coast from November to April and the north and east coasts from May to September. Underwater visibility in season is good and ranges from 50 to 100 feet down.

Sri Lanka has 3 Marine national parks, naming Hikkaduwa marine national park, Pigeon Island marine national park located 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, and Adam’s Bridge marine national park approximately 30 km northwest of Mannar, and Bar Reef marine sanctuary located 2 km off Kalpitiya. Bar Reef is the largest coral reef in Sri Lanka whereas Hikkaduwa is famous for its scenic coral reefs and colourful shoals, Pigeon Island is famous for its best remaining coral reefs of Sri Lanka and Adam’s bridge is rich with sea grasslands and the eggs and chicks of marine birds.

Other best sites for snorkeling and Scuba diving are Ambalangoda, Gintota, Galle, Unawatuna, Weligama, Kudawella, Mahawella, Dickwella, Tangalle, and the famed Great and Little Basses on the south and south-east coast, Arippu, Silavatura, Kandakuliya, and Kalpitiya on the north-west coast and Negambo, Beruwala and Bentota on the western seaboard. East coast has exceptional underwater sites at Kalmunai, Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Tirrukkovil, Kalkudah, Passikudah, and Vakkari.

For the skilled divers, archaeologists, and underwater photographers apart from treasures of coral and fish, the reef and see-beds another exciting attraction available in Sri Lanka. Submerged wrecks abound in coastal water, a legacy of more than twenty centuries of maritime trades and seafaring.