Discover gorgeous marine life off Sri Lanka’s east coast at Pigeon Island. Enjoy the wind whipping through your hair as you set off from the shores of Trincomalee at 07:00am, in an 18-foot, fibreglass motorboat. In half an hour, you will have arrived on the island. A popular snorkelling destination, Pigeon Island features beautiful ivory sands and a healthy Rock Pigeon population, after which it is named.
Over the next one to two hours, don your snorkelling gear and explore the inviting tropical waters, home to a variety of multi-coloured coral and reef fish. Keep an eye out for sea creatures such as the Olive Ridley Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle and Black-Tip Reef Shark.
