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	Dive Beruwala (www.DiveSriLanka.com) The underwater cities of rocks. West Coast Diving - November through May




	The currents can be strong here. And when there is current, there is fish! Shoals and shoals of fish. The dive sites are at least half and hour away from the shore on a slow one engine boat. But the wait is worth. In these magnificient rock formations you coud loose yourself entirely. When the viz is good the water is gin clear and the sunlight streams right down to 30 meters. The dive sites here are deeper than 20 meters. During season whale sharks are sometimes spotted between these dive sites. So while you could be engrossed just by the rocks and what you find there; always look back and peer into the deep blue. You could spot something big!

Site Name	Type	Depth	Boat Time	Our Rating	Worth mentioning...
Shark Point	Scenic Rock Fish	31 M	30 Min	Excellent	A beautiful multilevel rock formation. We see Trevally, Snappers and Great Barracuda on almost every dive. If you enter the water very carefully and without much of a splash, then immediately look below you may be lucky enough to see Reef Sharks stealthily sliding away into the distant gloom.
Barracuda Rock	Scenic Rock Caves Fish	28 M	40 Min	Excellent	Lovely rock formation which looks like three of Obelix's menhirs placed together. The bottom levels out at 28 M with sporadic plantations of Black Coral. A good chance of seeing huge schools of Trevally, Snappers and Great Barracuda, Giant Maori Wrasse along with the usual suspects. Click here for pictures.
Hatharagala	Scenic Rock Fish	24 M	30 Min	Good	Another lovely rock formation with a series of passages and crevices. You are sure to see lots of Great Barracuda here. Click here for pictures.
Malu Gala	Scenic Rock Fish	30 M	30 Min	Excellent	A recent discovery (Jan 2006) close to Shark Point! A single pillar like rock formation. Fantastic fish life during currents.
Mada Gala	Scenic Rock Fish	22M	30 Min	Good	A scenic rock and sandy plain with good fish life.
MV Tricolor(?)	Scenic Wreck Fish	65M	45 Min	Excellent	The deepest shipwreck in Sri Lanka. This could be the MV Tricolor that sank off the coast of Beruwala in 1931 after a catastrophic explosion.