Mirissa
South Coast

Mirissa

Sand, and the shelf where the whales are.

A palm-hooked crescent of sand, and the departure point for blue whale watching off the continental shelf.

Every route we run through the south coast passes Mirissa, and the question is never whether to include it but how many nights it earns. Our answer is 2–3 nights — enough to see it at the hour it is worth seeing and still leave in daylight.

Tell a consultant which month you are coming and they will say plainly whether this is the right place for it, or whether the same days are better spent on the other coast.