Kalpitiya Diving and Snorkeling Tour

The Kalpitiya diving and snorkeling tour is a wonderful experience in Kalpitiya. Kalpitiya diving tours are based on exploring the colorful reef and fishing. Sri Lanka is naturally blessed with a coast in the Indian Ocean. Diving off the Kalpitiya coast brings the amazing experience of diving in Sri Lanka's coral reefs. 

The Kalpitiya coast is an isolated coast in the northwest and an ancient-time hotspot and pearl-collecting point in the Indian Ocean. Over thousands of years, the Kalpitiya coast's long bar reef has become the largest reef system in Sri Lanka, and it is a protected marine sanctuary. 

Around the Sri Lanka coast, 180 coral species were recorded, and the Kalpitiya long bar reef found 156 coral species and 283 tropical fish species. 

Kalpitiya diving tours offer various diving tours based on your diving skills. Kalpitiya diving depth starts from 3 meters to a maximum of 20 meters. Each diving site has unique fish species and explores the beauty of the underwater in Kalpitiya.

St. Anne's Reef (20 meters) 

St. Anne’s reef is named because of the Portuguese pearl collected at the point in the 14th century. St. Anne’s reef is an ideal place for open-water advanced divers, and you can spot the following fish species.

• Napoleon Wrasse
• Reef Fish
• Barracuda
• Travelly
• Yellow Line Snapper (Snapper schools are visible)
• Moray Eel

Bar Reef (3 meters – 18 meters) 

Bar Reef is the most beautiful reef in the Kalpitiya diving tour, and it is the longest reef in Sri Lanka. Bar Reef is a marine sanctuary in Sri Lanka. Bar reef diversity reef with 156 corals and 283 fish species. It is a 90-minute boat ride from the shore and a long boat ride in Kalpitiya diving tours, but the beauty of the reef impels you to keep underwater for more minutes. The following species can be spotted in the reef. 

• Soft corals and corals
• Reef fish
• Snapper
• Napoleon Wrasse
• Moray Eel
• Groupers

No Anchor Reef (14 meters)

No Anchor reef is the ideal place for beginners to start diving in Kalpitiya. It is a 30-minute boat ride from the shore, and you will do your discovery and fun diving in this low-depth reef. There is no specific reason named as “No Anchor reef,” and sometimes divers named this reef because it is the lowest depth diving site in Kalpitiya, but you can explore many various fish species, the No Anchor diving site, and the Bar Reef.

The following fish species can be spotted in this reef. 

• A small cave is visible
• Pufferfish
• Nudibranch
• Snapper (Snapper schools are visible)
• Reef fish
• Soft corals and corals
• Napoleon Wrasse
• Travelly
• Octopus

Talawila Reef (3 meters)

Talawila reef is an ideal reef for snorkeling in Kalapitiya, and it is 700 meters away from the shore and a 15–20 minute boat tour from the shore. There are many fish species available in this coral reef.

Additional Details

Boat Specification

• Local standard motorboat: 15–19 feet in length and 5 feet in width.
• Boat engine capacity: 25 hp.  
• Foldable Roof available

Recommendations

• Swimming dress
• Good sunscreen
• Hat and sunglass
• Interesting readings 

Tour Highlights

1. Explore the nature and beauty of underwater

2. Explore different coral and fish species

3. Coral homes for many colorful fish

Payments and Cancellations

Payment policy

The tour will be confirmed upon the payment.

You may need to check the availability before making the payment.

Cancellation policy

If you are going to cancel the activity before the 24 hours of the operation take place, then we will not apply any cancellation charge.

If the activity is canceled from HotelExpress.lk (our) end because of unexpected weather conditions, it is fully refunded (100%), or you can book an alternative activity instead of the refund.