Sri Lanka has several diving and snorkelling spots, globally renowned for its diving and snorkeling tours. Sri Lanka’s spectacular underwater scenery beneath the waters of the Indian Ocean has a world of tropical fish, coloured coral and mysterious shipwrecks. The southern coast of Sri Lanka is especially popular for breathtaking underwater tours. If you’ve never done any diving, PADI diving schools can help you to be the master of scuba diving. For more experienced divers, equipment is available for rent at all the diving schools. Hikkaduwa, Unawatuna and Weligama are very popular spots. Hikkaduwa’s magnificent underwater ecosystem now declared a Marine National Park is home to over 60 species of corals and 170 species of reef fish, a number of species of sea turtle and other marine creatures. The first of all the places on the island to have a proper PADI dive center and PADI Training center. Mirissa has always been famous for whale watching but now it’s gaining popularity for its great diving. There are around five dive sites in Mirissa. The Poseidon Diving Center has programs for beginners and also full PADI training courses to reach all levels. This magnificent underwater ecosystem now declared a Marine National Park is home to over 60 species of corals and 170 species of reef fish, a number of species of sea turtle and other marine creatures.
