{"id":1136,"date":"2018-04-30T02:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T21:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minneriyasafari.com\/?post_type=product&p=1136"},"modified":"2024-08-09T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:59:05","slug":"whale-watching-trincomalee","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/minneriyasafari.com\/product\/whale-watching-trincomalee\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Watching Trincomalee"},"content":{"rendered":"
Get up close and personal with the largest animal on the earth<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo see a Blue Whale in its natural habitat is something most of us can only dream of. To see more than one in a lifetime would be very rare experience reserved for a fortunate lot. The good news is that in Sri Lanka you can see so many of them just minutes from the island\u2019s Eastern shore and Minneriya Safari Tours makes more convenient to you get the unforgettable experience with our professional service\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Trincomalee is rapidly emerging as another internationally important whale-watching destination. Blue whales in particular (plus smaller numbers of sperm whales) can regularly be seen around six to eight nautical miles east of Trincomalee (about 30min by boat), Dolphins (mainly Spinner) are also regularly seen. Most sightings occur between March\/April and August\/September, as whales continue their migrations around the island from the south coast (where they mainly congregate from December to April) \u2013 this means that Sri Lanka offers around ten months of continuous whale & dolphin watching annually at different points around the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n When? From 15. March to 15. November<\/span><\/p>\n What to See ><\/strong> <\/span>Whales and Dolphin Watching around Nilaveli & Trincomalee<\/span><\/p>\n Departure time ><\/strong><\/span> Our boats depart from our Nilaveli Adventures, Nilaveli diving center or Dutch bay beach at 6.00 am.<\/span><\/p>\n Check in is from 5.30 am at our Nilaveli Diving Centre. You will be back at our start place around 8.00 am.<\/span><\/p>\n Trip Duration><\/strong><\/span> In average 2 to 3 hours<\/span><\/p>\n Sightings><\/strong><\/span> There is a high chance to see whales or dolphins during our tours (probably 20 % of Whales and 90 % of Dolphins) and we will give our best to find them for you on every single day. However, on some days, even with our best efforts, it is impossible for us to show you dolphins or whales.<\/span><\/p>\n When your tour is complete, your will be return you to your hotel or\u00a0original departure point.<\/span><\/p>\n Include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Exclude:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Price:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Starts from 40 USD per person for SIC tour & 110 USD per person for a Private tour (all person above 12 years of age) Max. 6 to 10 people per SIC boat.<\/span><\/p>\n Minimum age of kids is 4 years old.<\/span> Departure Time Comments:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Departure Location:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n >\u00a0Free Pickup & drop off<\/strong>\u00a0– Hotels within the Trincomalee City area by Tuk Tuk.\u00a0<\/span> Additional fee for hotels\u00a0<\/b>outside<\/b>\u00a0of Free pickup area: (Per total booking)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Nilaveli Hotels – USD 10<\/span> Direction to Meeting \/ Departure Location:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n We have 3 Departure locations. As per the your hotel location, we will inform you by email, whatsapp or sms the which departure place suitable for you.<\/span><\/p>\n 1) Nilaveli Diving Center (14, Beach road, Allesgarden, Trincomalee) |\u00a0 GPS\u00a0<\/a> Return Location:<\/span> The Indian Ocean is not a calm ocean. There is always at least a light swell. If you tend to get sea sick or if it the first time for you on a boat in the Indian Ocean, we advise you to take seasick pills on the morning of the trip (about 1 \u2013 2 hours BEFORE you enter the boat). You can find them in every pharmacy in Sri Lanka. We recommend the brand \u201cAvomine\u201d or \u201cCelenid\u201d. Please consult your doctor or pharmacist in advance before using these drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n Additional Tour Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Tour Start<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 6.00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n Meeting Point<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 NAt your hotel lobby or our meeting places\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Vehicle Type <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 Speed boat\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Include:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Boat fees\u00a0><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Life Jackets<\/span>\u00a0><\/span><\/strong> Hotel pickup & drop off<\/span><\/p>\n Not Include: <\/strong><\/span>Food & Drink, Additional fee for pickup out area<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1108,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[36,44,52,34,37,45,35],"class_list":{"0":"post-1136","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-uncategorised","7":"product_tag-minneriya-elephant-safari","8":"product_tag-minneriya-jeep-safari","9":"product_tag-minneriya-morning-safari","10":"product_tag-minneriya-national-park","11":"product_tag-minneriya-national-park-entrance-fee","12":"product_tag-minneriya-national-park-jeep-safari","13":"product_tag-minneriya-safari","14":"desktop-align-left","15":"tablet-align-left","16":"mobile-align-left","18":"first","19":"instock","20":"sold-individually","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-variable","24":"has-default-attributes"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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\n– \u00a0For hotels in Nilaveli, uppuveli can pickup and drop off with a additional fee. Please contact us with your hotel name and address.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nKids below 5 years of age are free of charge.
\nKids from 6 until 11 are half price.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n> For hotels in Nilaveli & Uppuveli can pickup and drop off with a additional fee. Please contact us with your hotel name and address.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUppuveli Hotels – USD 10<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0<\/b><\/span>2) Nilaveli Adventures (No 190\/5, Nilaveli Road, Ales Garden, Trincomalee) | GPS\u00a0<\/a>
\n<\/span>3) Dutch bay beach | GPS<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>Returns to original departure point<\/span><\/p>\nPlease Note:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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