You have two options
West coast
- Wrecks for all diving levels
- Deep dive sites (max. 32m)
- With spectacular marine life
- Rock topography with swimthroughs
- Visibility: 5 to 20 metres
East coast
- The best coral reefs in Sri Lanka
- Shallow dive sites around 10 m (max. 18m)
- Snorkeling and whale watching
- Pigeon Island Marine National Park
- Visibility: 5 to 25 metres
When is Sri Lanka diving Season?
Diving in Sri Lanka is divided into two seasons. According to the monsoon season Kalpitiya Diving Centeris operating half year in Kalpitiya on the west coast and second half of the year in Trincomalee in the east of Sri Lanka.
Two seasons
Kalpitiya
Kalpitiya Diving Center is open every year from 15th October until 10th April, in this 6 months period you can enjoy the best diving conditions in Sri Lanka. From mid of April onwards diving on the south coast is influenced by the south west monsoon.
However bathing and swimming is possible during the whole year due to the reefs protecting Unawatuna Beach and the Mihiripenna/Dalawella Beach from high waves.
Trincomalee
Kalpitiya Diving Center and Divinguru Trincomalee is operation every year from 15th March to 30th October. In this time period you can find the best diving on the nort-east coast with calm sea and good underwater visibility. From mid November onwards the diving on the east coast is influenced by the east monsoon. The sea becomes rough, heavy rain influences the dive conditions and our diving centres in the east are closed. Then Kalpitiya Diving Center moves to the south where the south west monsoon ends at around the mid of October and the dive season starts.
However bathing and swimming is possible during the whole year due to the reefs protecting Kalpitiya Beach and the Mihiripenna/Dalawella Beach from high waves.
Tourist Board approved
Both Kalpitiya Diving Center Kalpitiya and Kalpitiya Diving Center Trincomalee are approved by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.
SLTDA is the official government institution tasked with regularising the tourism industry in the country, planning, development, regulation, and policy implementation of tourism and related industries.