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A pod of spinner dolphins surfacing off Kalpitiya, in the waters of the Bar Reef sanctuary
SPINNER DOLPHIN PODPhoto by Woshitha on Wikimedia Commons15 km from Kalpitiya

WILDLIFE

A Reef for Divers and Snorkelers

Bar Reef · Western

Visit

Half-day

Best

Nov-April

Region

Western

The largest coral reef system in Sri Lanka, with spinner dolphins seen on most calm-season boat trips.

A shallow coral reef system off the Kalpitiya peninsula, protected as a marine sanctuary since 1992. Boat trips cross the sanctuary waters, where spinner dolphin pods gather in large numbers on calm mornings.

Half-dayNov-April
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