In March 2023, we will be back to the warm waters of Sri Lanka Island for the seventh year.

The main focus of this trip is to meet great whales : specifically Pigmy Blue whales, but also other great whales as Minke, Bryde, Sperm whales in their seasonal moving. This trip requires rather good physical conditions as we will snorkel, swim, possibly free dive in open ocean, and -at the same time- we’ll take pictures and record videos.

If you are looking for heart touching contacts with wildlife, at the mercy of nature, this trip is for you : you will feel humbled and with a deep sense of gratitude after an “eyes to eyes” encounter with such huge whale and a glimpse of its majestic fluke.

In addition to the water’s activities, we have organized two full days of jeep safari in the Wilpattu National Park, one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka, to observe and to photograph mainly leopards, elephants, sambhur, water buffaloes and many birds.

Sri Lanka is home to some of the best whale and dolphin watching in the world and it is a premier destination for sighting Pigmy Blue whales. The reason for these bountiful seas is that the nutrient rich waters of the deep Indian Ocean are pushed up towards the surface by the near vertical continental shelf which skirts the south and eastern coastline of the island. The cold currents coming to the surface are full of plankton attracting krill in large numbers, which in turn lures the krill’s predators : baleen whales and small schooling fish.

Weather and sea conditions permitting, each day we will head out to the ocean and look for high blows breaking the horizon, followed by our captain’s shout “nil thalmaha” : the name of Blue whale in the local language. Then we’ll operate in compliance with the rules stated by the Wildlife Department Conservation and those of the special permits mandatory for operating these activities.
The skipper will evaluate the route of the whales and put us in a good position; we will slide as silently as possible into the water and float at the surface, waiting the magical moment the whale will gently swim close by.

The group size is limited to max 5 participants plus the guide.