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Anchor Point, Sri Lanka

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kandakuli, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), 128 km.

About Anchor Point

A reef dive. It goes down to 17 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kandakuli, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), 128 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 17 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar and Apr (about 10 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 10 from the airport to Anchor Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Kandakuli, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), 128 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £935–£1,905 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £800–£1,660
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £30–£55
  • Food £70–£125

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