Has anyone seen any whales recently?

Hello from sunny Sri Lanka,

We were planning to go whale watching during the week, in or around Mirissa. I have seen two places that offer boat trips etc. What is the liklihood of actually seeing whales?

Has anyone been during February?

Thanks,

Nigem

Has anyone seen any whales recently?

Hi Nigem,

Would this answer your question?

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Hans

Has anyone seen any whales recently?

Went out with Mirissa water sorts over a week ago and saw loads of blue whales. It was a great trip and also on our way back we were excorted by a big school of spin dolphins. Mirissa Water sports we felt were the best option Big boats with great freedom to move around. Don%26#39;t forget to bring your swim suit as the boat stops for a swim on the way home. It was a truly wonderful experience.

Jody

Hi Nigem,

I met John and his wife in Bundala Park last week. They have seen seen of blue wales in last week nead dodra. They have done this from Mirissa to Dodra.

Nishantha

Thank you everyone,

We have booked a trip with Mirissa sports on Thursday, and have spoken with the organiser. She says there have been sightings this week. I will let you know the outcome, and look forward to the experience,

Nigem

My girlfriend and I went whale watching last wednesday and we saw 1 or 2 whales about 5-6 times. It kept on diving and re-surfacing.

It was amazing!!

Try and see if you can get a boatfull of people as it%26#39;s much cheaper.

We paid 3000rs pp. I think they try and charge 8000rs but Lesley at Coconut Beach Cabanas in Tangalle knew someone who%26#39;d rented out the whole boat so we got it much cheaper.

We left Mirissa Harbour at 7am and got back about 12.30pm.

A brilliant way to spend a morning, I%26#39;ll upload some photos of the whales later today.

Well, we went out on Thurs at 7am with Mirissa sports. There were only 4 of us on a boat that could take 12+ I guess. It gave us lots of space to move around, and all stay under the shade of the canopy between sightings. There were also 3 Sri Lankan spotters/driver. It took about 2 hours to get to the site that whales had been seen on the last few days, aided by their GPS. We saw dolphins on the way out there, and blue whales close to the previous sightings. First just one, that surfaced and dived a few times before disappearing under water with the classic big tail being the last bit to disappear , then 3 whales and then another couple of sightings, each time we followed the whales around and they were much bigger than I imagined. They were brilliant to see, and it was a great experience that I would recommend.

Nigem