Mirissa
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to April
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Mirissa is a small beach town on Sri Lanka's southern coast, its crescent bay sheltered by a headland topped with a large sitting Buddha statue. The town serves as the primary base for blue whale and sperm whale watching in the Indian Ocean, with sightings most reliable between December and April when the whales feed in waters 10 to 20 kilometres offshore. Coconut palm groves backing the beach provide the foreground for the classic southern-coast beach photograph.
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