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Stories and guides from the south coast

Local history, and everything we get asked before people book.

Dive boats on the surface off the south coast

Stories

From the logbook

Illustration: three Dutch merchant ships in a storm off a palm-lined coast of Ceylon

The storm of 1762Three Dutch ships lost off Matara, and why they are so hard to find.Illustration. No images of the 1762 wrecks exist.

Guides

Plain-English guides

See all guides

Dive boat with a dive flag on the open sea

Scuba diving in Sri LankaCoasts, seasons, costs and where to start.

Best time to dive in Sri LankaMonth by month, coast by coast.

Snorkeling with turtlesPolhena, Madiha and Mirissa explained.

All guides

Every guide at a glance

Written by the team at the centre. Each one answers questions guests ask before they book, with the same prices, depths and times as our booking pages.

Scuba diving in Sri LankaCoasts, seasons, costs and where to start.
Best time to dive in Sri LankaMonth by month, coast by coast.
Snorkeling with turtlesPolhena, Madiha and Mirissa explained.
Learn to dive in Sri LankaPADI Open Water, step by step.
Dive sites off MirissaMoray Point, Rock Wall and beyond.
Your first scuba diveWhat a try dive is really like.
The Wombat WreckDepth, season, boat ride and price.
With kids and teensMinimum ages for every trip and course.
Snorkeling or scuba divingAges, depth, time and price side by side.

Stories come from the logbook and name their sources: the storm of 1762 off Matara is the first. New stories and guides appear here as we write them.