Wreck
down to 35 m
Chief Dragon (Car Wreck)
A 112 m car carrier sunk in 1983, with coral-covered car chassis on its deck at 24-28 m and trevally and barracuda around it.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Open Water≤18 m
Palagala
Dive site in Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna), Sri Lanka
A shallow rocky ridge 800 m off the beach with nudibranchs, scorpionfish, pipefish and octopus, and stingrays under its ledges.
- Max depth
- 14 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Nov–Mar
The dive
A reef and macro dive. Known for stingrays, nudibranchs and octopus.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: lakpura.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Stingrays
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus
- Scorpionfish
Season in Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Nov–Mar.
Source: divessi.comWhere is Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna)?
The point shows the Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna)
Wreck
down to 15 m
Earl of Shaftesbury
A shallow old wreck at 12-14 m close to the SS Conch, with stingrays, groupers, small snapper schools and lionfish.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Wreck
down to 40 m
SS Perseus
A 135 m WWI armed merchantman sunk by a German mine in 1917, home to schooling snapper, Napoleon wrasse and groupers.
- Experienced
- Groupers
Wreck
down to 35 m
SS Rangoon
The famous Rangoon wreck lies at around 30 m off Unawatuna, one of the area's 16 dive sites.
- Experienced
Macro
down to 18 m
Bandiyagala
A small nearshore patch reef covered in whip corals, for spotting pipefish, scorpionfish, octopus, nudibranchs and shrimp gobies.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Wreck
down to 40 m
Black Coral Wreck
A small deep wreck covered in large black coral trees, with schools of snappers, large angelfish and lots of lionfish.
- Experienced
- Stingrays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.