Whale Watching Mirissa Tickets and Tours

Whale Watching From Colombo

Test of Patience

We set off for whale watching with Dansuhka. The ferry takes 70 pax, double Deck, 3 seats on each side. On the upper deck, the front of the ferry, bow were allowed to seat on plastic cushion on the ground. Lower Bow, can stand. Instructions were given before setting off at 7am. All on board must put on life jackets. When whale is sighted on the left, the left seat pax are to sit, while right side stand to view. Reverse the same if whale is on the right side. Motion sickness pills were given if required. Light buns, tea were served when the ferry take off. The journey on the ferry is rather rough due to the high speed. So advice to sit as we could from a far distance. Unlike pictures with whale flipping their tails, it was never the case. Just swim along the edge of the water and then submerged again. We also saw few dolphins along the way in the sea. The operators had earlier indicate they will try to view as many whales as possible. Sometimes there is no sighting, they will stayed on for up to 7 hours. The minimum 2 hours if there are sighting until we are all satisfied. Instead of whale watching, to me is whale chasing. It might cause stress to the whales.