Whale Watching Mirissa

Whale and dolphin viewing in Mirissa is a standout amongst the most energizing water exercises you can do in Sri Lanka amid your vacation. Mirissa is the best place to begin your whale and dolphin watching visit in Sri Lanka. In warm Indian sea you can see Blue whales, Bryde's whales, Sperm whales, Fin whales, in some cases Killer whales, and Common dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins, Spinner dolphins, Risso's dolphins and Striped dolphins. In some cases you can see turtles and different fish species, for instance Bluefin fish and flying fish. 

Whale and dolphin watching season in Mirissa 

Whale watching season starts in November and ends in April. Ocean is warm and calm during these months. May - October is off season although whales can be spotted as well but ocean can be rough.

About Whales and Dolphins

Blue whale

The Blue whale is a marine well evolved creature and the biggest creature at any point known to have existed. The lenght of blue whales is ordinarily around 25 meters and their weight between 150-170 metric tons. The flippers are 3–4 meters in length. Blue whales can achieve paces of 50 kilometers for each hour over short blasts, more often than not when connecting with different whales, yet 20 kilometers for every hour is a more common voyaging speed. When nourishing, they back off to 5 kilometers for each hour. Blue whales most ordinarily live alone or with one other person. It is not known to what extent voyaging sets remain together. In areas where there is a high convergence of sustenance, upwards of 50 blue whales have been seen scattered over a little region. Be that as it may, they don't shape the substantial, affectionate gatherings seen in other baleen species. 

Most extreme lenght: 30 meters, greatest weight: 180 metric tons.


Sperm whale

The Sperm Whale is the biggest types of toothed whale, with grown-up bulls (guys) developing to be around 15–18 meters in length, and weighing around 45–70 tons. Sperm whale hast the greatest mind of any creature.





Fin whale

The Fin whale is the second longest whale and the 6th biggest living creature after the blue whale. The American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews called the balance whale "the greyhound of the ocean" as a result of its extraordinary speed when pursued and thin form.


Most extreme lenght: 27 meters


Common dolphin

Both common dolphin species are medium metres long, sized dolphins. Adults range between 1.9 and 2.5 metres and can weigh between 80 and 235 kilograms although a range between 80 and 150 kilograms is more common. Males are generally longer and heavier. The color pattern on the body is unusual. The back is dark and the belly is white, while on each side is an houglass pattern colored light grey, yellow or gold in front and dirty grey in back. They have long, thin rostrums with up to 50–60 small, sharp, interlocking teeth on each side of each jaw.

Bottlenose dolphin

They are grey, varying from dark grey at the top near the dorsal fin to very light grey and almost white at the underside. This countershading makes it hard to see, both from above and below, when swimming. Adults range in length between 2 and 4 metres. and in weight between 150 and 650 kilograms. Males are on average slightly longer and considerably heavier than females. In most parts of the world, the adult's length is about 2.5 meters (8.2 ft), with weight ranges between 200 and 300 kilograms. Their size varies considerably with habitat. Bottlenose dolphins can live for more than 40 years but average lifespan is 20 years or less.

Risso´s dolphin

Risso's have a moderately substantial front body and dorsal blade, while the back decreases to a generally limit tail. The bulbous head has a vertical wrinkle in front. Babies are dorsally dim to dark colored and ventrally cream-hued, with a white grapple molded territory between the pectorals and around the mouth. In more seasoned calves, the non-white ranges obscure to almost dark, and after that help (aside from the constantly dull dorsal balance.) Linear scars for the most part from social connection inevitably cover the heft of the body. More established people show up generally white. Most people have 2-7 sets of teeth, all in the lower jaw. Length is normally 3.0 malthough examples may achieve 4.3 m. Like most dolphins, guys are ordinarily somewhat bigger than females. This species weighs 300–500 kilograms making it the biggest species called "dolphin".


Spinner dolphin

The Spinner Dolphin is usually dark gray, with darker patches in the tail stock, back and throat. Usually it has a creamy-white patch on the belly, though this varies considerably. Their beaks are distinctively long and thin, with a dark tip. The fins, also, are lengthy for dolphins of this size.
Adults vary in length from 129–235 centimetres (51–93 in) and weight from 23–78 kilograms (51–170 lb). Gestation requires about 10 months. Females reach maturity at four to seven years. Males require seven to ten years. Their longevity is unknown. Group sizes vary from just a few animals up to thousands. They often ride boats' bow-waves.

Striped dolphin

Colouring of striped dolphins is very different and makes them relatively easy to notice at sea. The underside is blue, white or pink. There are one or two black bands that circle the eyes, and then run across the back, to the flipper. These bands widen to the width of the flipper which are the same size. There are two further black stripes running from behind the ear - one is short and ends just above the flipper. The other is longer and thickens along the flanks until it curves down under the belly just prior to the tail stock. Above these stripes the dolphin's flanks are coloured light blue or grey. All appendages are black as well. At birth, individuals weigh about 10kg and are up to a meter long. By adulthood they have grown to 2.4 m (females) or 2.6 m (males) and weigh 150 kg (female) or 160 kg (male). Longevity is about 55–60 years.