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Dive Batticaloa
Batticaloa is the gateway to Sri Lanka's most legendary wreck dive, the H.M.S. Hermes, sunk in 1942 — plus a dramatic overland journey through wild elephant country, diving May to September.
Read MoreDive Bentota
Bentota is Sri Lanka's water sports capital — surf, kitesurf or dive the sprawling Canoe Rock reef, and use it as an easy access point for nearby Beruwala's dive sites too.
Read MoreDive Beruwala
Beruwala rewards the boat ride with strong-current rock formations, gin-clear visibility to 30 metres and the chance of a passing whale shark, diving November to May.
Read MoreDive Colombo
Colombo is Sri Lanka's premier wreck diving capital — a dozen wrecks from 30m to 57m technical depths, from WWI armed merchant ships to modern cargo vessels, plus the unique Gorgonian Gardens reef.
Read MoreDive Galle / Unawatuna
Unawatuna near Galle offers reliable Napoleon wrasse sightings, black-coral-draped rock reefs and historic shipwrecks off one of Sri Lanka's most famous beaches, diving November to May.
Read MoreDive Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa pairs Sri Lanka's famous coral sanctuary with wreck and cave diving — including the Conch wreck and the cavern complexes of Hikkaduwa Deep Rock — a lively beach town diving November to May.
Read MoreDive Kalmunai
Kalmunai is expedition-diving territory — home to the WWII wrecks of the SS Athelstane and HMS Hollyhock at 42m, sunk in the same 1942 raid that claimed the H.M.S. Hermes.
Read MoreDive Kalpitiya
Kalpitiya blends dramatic Indian Ocean sunsets, a dolphin-rich lagoon and scenic boat rides to rock-reef dive sites on Sri Lanka's northwest coast, diving November through May.
Read MoreDive Negombo
Negombo is Sri Lanka's most accessible dive region, just 35km from Bandaranaike International Airport. Dive WWII wreckage, reefs and twin-reef systems from December to April — a great start or finish to any Sri Lanka dive trip.
Read MoreDive Pasikudah & Vakarai
Pasikudah and Vakarai remain among Sri Lanka's least-explored dive regions — shallow coral reefs and unconfirmed shipwrecks in a calm, shallow bay setting, diving May to October.
Read MoreDive the Basses
The Basses Reef is Sri Lanka's most extreme dive region — a remote 40km limestone ridge off the southeast coast, famous as the site of Arthur C. Clarke's 1961 silver-coin shipwreck discovery, diving mid-March to mid-April only.
Read MoreDive Trincomalee
Trincomalee's natural harbour was the site of a major WWII air raid — dive shipwrecks, downed Japanese Zero fighters and reef sites around this historic naval city, in season April to October.
Read MoreDive Weligama
Weligama pairs Sri Lanka's best-known surf town with shallow reef diving from 15 to 20 metres, featuring scenic rock formations, swim-throughs and caves in a sheltered, coral-fringed bay.
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