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Whales, dolphins draw tourists to Mirissa
View(s):The seas off the Mirissa coast have become tourist hotspots, with pods of whales and dolphins being the top attraction from December to April.
In specially-designed boats, locals and foreign tourists wearing life jackets observe the giants of the deep blue ocean. The whale species sighted at Mirrisa, just 150 km south of Colombo, include blue whales, fin whales, sperm whales and orcas. These and several species of dolphins are a treat to the eye, say tourists.
Pix by Priyantha Wickramaarachchi
