Dive Vakarai (www.DiveSriLanka.com)
Pioneer diving on lush reefs and magnificent shipwrecks from world war II

East Coast Diving - May through October

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Distant, isolated& pristine
 
Kayankerni bay is a splendid place
 

Mystery ship wrecks. Lush and shallow coral reefs. That about defines the seas of Vakarai.

Still completely unexplored and undocumented this region offers a wealth of surprises for the pioneer diver.

See the dive sites list below for more information.

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  Site Name
Type
Depth
Boat Time
Our Rating
 Worth mentioning...
  British Sergeant
Wreck
Scenic
Fish Life
24M
30-40 mins
World Class
A massive shipwreck about 100 meters in length. Lying on its port side. The ship is broken in to half with about 10 meter gap in between. We have now ascertained this to be the British Sergeant!
  Lady McCullum SS

Wreck
Fish Life

17M
30 mins
Average
 A small ship. Sits upright and badly broken up. Considerable marine life on the ship as well as the small rocky reef about 5 meters right from bow-stern axis.
  Leather Coral Reef

Reef
Scenic
Fish Life

14M
30 mins
Excellent
 A fantastic shallow reef lush with life such as Sea Anemones, medium sized Coral Rock Cods, big shoals of Snappers, Yellow Striped Goatfish and circling Trevally. The reef is covered with patches of lovely leather coral and also anemones.
  Irrachchal Reef
Reef
Scenic
Fish Life
6M
20 mins
Good
 A nice shallow reef spread over a wide area. A combination of Coral Bommies, Staghorn Coral and Cabbage Coral
  Staghorn Reef
Reef
Scenic
Fish Life
6M
20 mins
Good
 A huge area of staghorn coral and reef fish.
             
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