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Una excursion matutina en bote desde el puerto de Mirissa en busca de ballenas azules, delfines giradores y tortugas, con desayuno y te servidos a bordo y recogida local gratuita dentro de unos 4 km.
Excursion en bote para avistar ballenas y delfines en Mirissa con desayuno: Datos clave
| Price | From $32 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 hours |
| Group size | Up to 40 people |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Choose from 2 available options
Whale and Dolphin Cruise — Entry Ticket Not Included
Whale and Dolphin Cruise — Entry Ticket Included
Descripción completa
La plataforma continental cae de forma inusual cerca de la costa frente a Mirissa, por lo que las especies de aguas profundas se acercan lo bastante para alcanzarse en una mañana. Las ballenas azules se alimentan en estas aguas, junto con cachalotes, ballenas de Bryde y grandes grupos de delfines giradores, y las tortugas salen a la superficie regularmente en el camino. Es uno de los lugares mas fiables del mundo para ver al animal mas grande que ha existido.
Los botes salen del puerto con la primera luz, cuando el mar esta mas calmado y los soplos son mas faciles de detectar contra el horizonte. La tripulacion lleva años trabajando en estas aguas y lee las aves y la superficie tanto como el GPS. Los avistamientos nunca se prometen, son animales salvajes en mar abierto, pero la tripulacion seguira buscando durante toda la duracion del viaje en lugar de dar la vuelta en el momento en que el horario lo permita.
Esta fuera aproximadamente de dos a cuatro horas segun donde esten los animales esa mañana. Desayuno y te se sirven a bordo, lo cual importa mas de lo que parece cuando ha salido antes del amanecer. Se proporcionan chalecos salvavidas y la tripulacion da una charla de seguridad antes de la salida.
Existe una etiqueta que siguen los operadores responsables: aproximarse desde atras y de lado, mantener los motores estables, y no cruzar el camino de una ballena. Si la tripulacion se contiene de un avistamiento, esa es la razon.
La temporada importa. La costa sur esta en su mejor momento para el avistamiento de ballenas aproximadamente de noviembre a abril, cuando el mar esta mas calmado y los avistamientos son mas frecuentes; durante el monzon del suroeste el agua esta mas agitada y los viajes se cancelan con mas frecuencia. Si es propenso al mareo, tome algo la noche anterior y por la mañana, el oleaje mar afuera es real, y un pasajero mareado no ve nada.
Itinerario
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Pickup
Collected from your Mirissa accommodation and driven to the harbour.
Departure and briefing
Life jackets issued, safety talk, and the boat clears the harbour at first light.
Out to the feeding grounds
The crew scans for blows and bird activity over the deep water.
Whales, dolphins and turtles
Time spent with any animals found, keeping a respectful distance.
Return to harbour
Back to Mirissa and transfer to your accommodation.
Itinerario detallado
Hotel pickup
Free within roughly 4 km of Mirissa; earlier for guests further out.
Harbour and briefing
Registration, life jackets and a short safety talk from the crew.
Depart Mirissa
The boat heads for the shelf edge where the deep water begins.
Breakfast on board
Served underway while the spotters work.
Sightings
Blue whale blows, spinner dolphin pods and turtles, depending on the morning.
Return
Head back into Mirissa harbour and transfer to your hotel.
Incluye
- Viaje en bote de aproximadamente dos a cuatro horas
- tripulacion experimentada y observadores
- desayuno y te a bordo
- chalecos salvavidas y charla de seguridad
- recogida gratuita dentro de unos 4 km de Mirissa
No incluye
- Traslados desde fuera de la zona de recogida de Mirissa
- bebidas alcoholicas
- medicacion para el mareo
- toallas
- propinas
- seguro de viaje personal
Información importante
Punto de encuentro
Mirissa Harbour, with free pickup from accommodation within about 4 km of Mirissa.
Antes de ir
- Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 horas antes del inicio de la actividad
Sobre esta actividad
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Opiniones de viajeros
Mirissa is a must-visit destination, and one of the most memorable events you can experience there is seeing orca whales and spinner dolphins. It’s an unforgettable experience that you simply must try when you’re in Mirissa. 😁
Lucky to see both orcas and dolphins in the same day, as typically if orcas are around the dolphins will be running away! Food and water provided (breakfast when setting off and snacks few hours later), guides friendly and helpful. Admin team helped arrange extra transport outside pickup zone from Ahangama which went well. Have patience on your tour as it's not a certainty what you will or won't see, the guides want you to have a great experience and will do their best to find the day's best sights
Highly recommended. The crew did a great job, so we even made another optional stop on the return trip. You could also ask them a lot of questions. We were very lucky and even got to see a blue whale.
I would absolutely recommend this package. We had heard from a lot of people that whale sightings have become quite rare these days, so spotting them not once but twice felt unreal — and it was a blue whale. It was an absolutely amazing experience. We also got to see a lot of spinner dolphins along the way. Maybe we were just lucky with the whale sightings, but overall this was a 10/10 experience for me. We started at 7 AM, and until around 10 AM there were no sightings at all, so we had almost lost hope. But the guides kept trying continuously to make sure we got the experience we came for. After 10 AM, things completely turned around and we had an incredible time. We were back by around 12:30 PM. They mention it as a 4-hour trip, but it does go on a little longer — and honestly, I have absolutely no complaints about that.
Great! Guides were amazing and our driver. We were super happy and lucky to see so many pods of dolphins !! Unfortunately no whales , missed out by a day! But it’s off season. All boats kept great distance from the pods and we loved the snacks throughout. Great !!
Super fun outing. Excellent spotters on board. Thoroughly enjoyable experience.
We didn't see any whales, but we saw a lot of dolphins. The crew is excellent. Very friendly. I highly recommend it.
It was an amazing experience. Our guides were very much determined to show us the whales even after it became hopeless, and went an extra mile to show us.
We had a great experience overall with this whale & dolphin watching tour! Although we didn’t spot any whales this time, we were lucky to see a large number of dolphins, which was still an amazing sight and made the trip totally worthwhile. A special shoutout to Geeth — he was absolutely fantastic! Friendly, knowledgeable, and made sure everyone was comfortable and engaged throughout the trip. His energy and effort really stood out and made the experience even better. The team was well-organized, and everything ran smoothly from pickup to the boat ride. Even without the whales, it was a memorable outing thanks to the dolphins and the excellent crew. Would definitely recommend, and hopefully next time the whales show up! 🐬✨
We had an amazing morning seeing lots of bottlenose and spinner dolphins and also a few glimpses of a Bryde whale. The staff looked after us really well, plenty of snacks and drinks and they even let us drive the boat! The team were also really helpful organising a taxi to take us/drop us back to Hikkaduwa.
Great, we were able to see whales and dolphins. The only downside was that the boat was completely overcrowded. For many visitors, there were only thin mats on the floor instead of seats.
Didn't see whales, but saw a LOT of dolphins. Worth it!