Dolphin and Whale Watching in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

Best dolphin and whale watching season in Kalpitiya − Sri Lanka is from Mid October until end of March! During these months large shoals of the playful spinner dolphins are dwelling just three nautical miles out, in front of Kappalady beach. Another 2 miles further out the continental shelf is breaks steeply into the deep ocean. Here the nutrient rich top current meets there with the oxygen saturated deep water of the Mannar basin which kickstarts the entire food chain starting with high concentration in plankton to krill, small fish, shoals of Calamares all the way up the various types of dolphins, Orcas, Blue whales and even the largest predator on our planet, the sperm whale resides here. Apparently Sri Lankas West coast is the only place on the globe where Blue whales are stationary and live here all year round. This all makes the coastal waters in front of Kappalady and Kalpitiya a breathtaking constellation and makes these waters the best for dolphin and whale watching in Kalpitiya and entire Sri Lanka. We regularly encounter large shoals of the playful Spinner dolphins counting hundreds of animals with lots of babies.

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