WATER SPORTS

Sri Lanka is an ideal location for water sports & river safaris. With over 1,600km of coast and over 100 rivers, together with lagoons and 'tanks' (irrigation lakes), there are plentiful opportunities year-round for water sports. Sri Lanka is also one of the most challenging marine game fishing locations while white water rafting, Kayaking and canoeing are some of the relatively new water sports practiced in the country.

All underwater activities are conducted by well-trained and experienced UDI and PADI instructors to ensure your absolute safety and enjoyment. Following are the most popular water based activities and sports in Sri Lanka.

Scuba-Diving including wreck-diving
Snorkeling
Kite Surfing
Wind Surfing
Surfing
Water Skiing
Jet Skiing
Wakeboarding & Body boarding
White Water Rafting & Adventures
Kayaking and Canoeing
Deep Sea & Fresh water Fishing
River adventure Safaris

Prime Sea-Water sport sites
West Coast	Kalpitiya and Negombo
South-West Coast	Wadduwa, Kalutara and Beruwela
South Coast	Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna and Koggala
South-East Coast	Mirissa, Polhena, Tangalle and Hambantota
East Coast	Arugam Bay, Pasikudah and Nilaweli

Prime Fresh-Water sport sites & safaris
The Kelani River	Near "Kitulgala" has fast headwaters and rapids ideal for white-water rafting (from November to April only)
The Kalu River	From Ratnapura to Kalutara for Kayaking and Canoeing
The Maadu River	Near "Balapitiya" for River adventure safari
Hikkaduwa Lagoon	South West coast for River Safari and Day Fishing Camp
Gregory Lake	In Nuwara Eliya for Jet Skiing, boat tours & pedal boating
Beira Lake	In Colombo pedal boating
Kandy Lake	Opposite the Temple of the tooth relic boat tours & Pedal boating

ACTIVITIES

Diving and Snorkeling

Ocean filled with reefs, sprinkled with a diversity of marine life ranging from colorful..

Surfing & Skiing

You can slice through the ocean water and cut through the ocean..

Fishing

Sri Lanka with its extensive coastline, lakes, rivers, freshwater lagoons and..

White Water Rafting

Beautiful Kelani River in Kitulgala area covers 5 major rapids and..

DESTINATIONS

Hikkaduwa

Hikkaduwa is a designated Marine National Park. The national park..

Kalpitiya

Kalpitiya is located in Puttlam District, 170km away from Colombo. Kalpiya consists..

Trincomalee

Trincomalee more commonly known as 'Trinco" is located on the northeast coast..

Bentota

Bentota, in the South Coast of Sri Lanka is the unofficial water-sports capital of the..

Negombo

The coastal city of Negombo is located in the west coast of Sri Lanka..

Kalutara, Wadduwa, Beruwala

Kalutara, Wadduwa and Beruwala are excellent water-sports destinations in the..

We at Destination Sri Lanka water sports combined with island round trips / other special interest programmes or you can make your own tour programme. Please feel free to contact us