Kalpitiya Diving and Snorkeling Tour
Overview
Kalpitiya diving and snorkeling tour is a wonderful experience in Kalpitiya. Kalpitiya diving tours based on exploring the colourful reef and fishing. Sri Lanka naturally blessed coast in the Indian ocean. Diving in Kalpitiya coast brings amazing experience of diving in Sri Lanka coral reefs.
Kalpitiya coast isolated coast in North-West coast and ancient time hotspot in the Indian ocean pearl collecting point in the world. Over thousands of years, Kalpitiya coast long bar reef is the largest reef system in Sri Lanka and it is a protected marine sanctuary.
Around the Sri Lanka coast recorded 180 coral species and Kalpitiya long bar reef found 156 coral species and 283 tropical fish species.
Kalpitiya diving tours offer various diving tours based on your diving skills. Kalpitiya diving depth starts from 3 meters to maximum 20 meters. Each diving site has unique fish species and explores the beauty of the underwater in Kalpitiya.
St. Anne's Reef (20 meters)
St. Anne’s reef named because of Portuguese pearl collected point in the 14th Century. St.Anne’s reef ideal place for open water advanced divers and you can spot following fish species.
- Napoleon Wrasse
- Reef Fish
- Barracuda
- Travelly
- Yellow Line Snapper (Snapper schools are visible)
- Moray Eel
Bar Reef (3 meters – 18 meters)
Bar reef is the most beautiful reef in Kalpitiya diving tour and it is the longest reef in Sri Lanka. Bar reef is a marine sanctuary in Sri Lanka. Bar reef diversity reef with 156 corals and 283 fish species. It is 90 minutes boat ride from the shore and a long boat ride in Kalpitiya diving tours but beauty of reef impulse you keep you underwater more minutes. Following species can be a spot in the reef.
- Soft corals and corals
- Reef fish
- Snapper
- Napoleon Wrasse
- Moray Eel
- Groupers
No Anchor Reef (14 meters)
No Anchor reef is ideal place beginners starts the diving in Kalpitiya. It is 30 minutes boat ride from the shore and you will do your discovery and fun diving in this low depth reef. There is no specific reason named as “No Anchor reef” and sometimes divers named this reef because of the lowest depth diving site in Kalpitiya, but you can explore many various fish species, No Anchor diving site and bar reef.
Following fish species can be a spot in this reef.
- Small cave is visible
- Puffer fish
- Nudibranch
- Snapper (Snapper schools are visible)
- Reef fish
- Soft corals and corals
- Napoleon Wrasse
- Travelly
- Octopus
Talawila Reef (3 meters)
Talawila reef is ideal reef for snorkeling in Kalapitiya and it is 700 meters away from the shore and 15–20 minutes boat tour from the shore. many fish species available in this coral reef.
Included
Guide
Equipment
Dives
Drinks
Site transfer
Transport
Not Included
Extended Transport
Additional Details
Boat Specification
- Local standard motor boat 15 – 19 feel length and 5 feet width boat.
- Boat engine capacity 25 H.p.
- Foldable Roof available
Recommendations
- Swimming dress
- Good sunscreen
- Hat and sunglass
- Interesting readings 😊
Rates Per-Person
Snorkeling Cost
Scuba Diving Cost
Tour Highlights
Explore the nature and beauty of under water
Explore different coral and fish species
Coral homes for many colorful fish
Tour Locations
Payments and Cancellations
Payment policy
- Tour will confirm up on the payment.
- You may need to check the availability before making the payment.
Cancellation policy
- If you are going to cancel the activity before the 24 hours of the operation, take place, then we will not apply for any cancelation charge.
- If the activity cancels from My Ceylon Adventures (our) end because of unexpected weather condition effect then Fully refunded (100%) or you can book alternative activity instead of the refund.
