Mirissa

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Mirissa is in southern Sri Lanka.

Mirissa Strand Sri Lanka Mirissa is a beautiful little village with a nice beach and two surfing points: one for advanced surfers, and one for intermediate ones.

  • Buddhist temple.
  • Fisherman harbour.
  • Beach.

  • Surfing.
  • Bodyboarding.
  • Swimming.
  • Snorkelling.
  • Ayurvedic treatments.

Blue whale sighting in Mirissa Blue whales have been spotted at Mirissa which has made it a tourist attraction. If you do decide to go whale watching please make it very clear to your guide/boat driver that you do not want to scare the whales by getting too close. Some of the guides are quite aggressive and it may cause the whales to go elsewhere.

  • Raja & The Whales, Mirissa Harbour, +94 776953452. Great company, which provides sustainable whale watching in Mirissa.
  • Mirissa Water Sports, Harbour road, Mirissa, +94 77 359 77 31. The pioneers of whale watching in Sri Lanka and employs youth people who were affected by the tsunami in 2004.
  • Mirissa Moorings, Harbour road, Mirissa, +94 772220967. Mirissa Moorings is the premiere boat charter mooring facilities and services in Mirissa offering sailing trips on 6.5-m MiniBee boats (manufactured in Sri Lanka) to local and foreign tourists. You can rent boats with or without a skipper if you have a valid/international sail license.

Raja & The Whales, Mirissa Harbour, +94 776953452. Great company, which provides sustainable whale watching in Mirissa.

Mirissa Water Sports, Harbour road, Mirissa, +94 77 359 77 31. The pioneers of whale watching in Sri Lanka and employs youth people who were affected by the tsunami in 2004.

Mirissa Moorings, Harbour road, Mirissa, +94 772220967. Mirissa Moorings is the premiere boat charter mooring facilities and services in Mirissa offering sailing trips on 6.5-m MiniBee boats (manufactured in Sri Lanka) to local and foreign tourists. You can rent boats with or without a skipper if you have a valid/international sail license.

Many different restaurants on the beach. Cheaper but still very tasty options are the Roti shops more inland.

  • Dewmini Roti Shop, +94 715162604. 7AM-10PM. Very nice, quiet place to have a drink or taste the delicious fresh rotis. Little inland (follow small road next to internet place on the main street and look out for the signposting).

Dewmini Roti Shop, +94 715162604. 7AM-10PM. Very nice, quiet place to have a drink or taste the delicious fresh rotis. Little inland (follow small road next to internet place on the main street and look out for the signposting).

In the beach bars around the beach.