Only 15 min (speed) boat ride from Nilavelli Beach Hotel. We took the hotel’s boat even if we were not guests to the hotel. They leave you at the island and come back to pick you up when you want (national park calls hotel boatsmen and 15min later they are there).
Nice snorkling with kids! Loads of very different colourful fish. If you want to avoid big crowds: Go early: leave at 8.30 at the hotel so you are one of the first people there.

Recommend go here for beautiful snorkelling. Go early in the morning as it gets crowded throughout the day. About 2 hours on the island is plentiful.

A lot of beautiful fish, and a good chance to see turtles and harmless blacktip reef sharks. Stunning.

Protected coral reef area is very well marked with floating buoyances. Route for snorkel is easy to understand, just snorkel outside all the buoyances - and there is a lot to see.

We did not see turtles, but a one blacktip reef shark. Other people saw both turtles and shark. When booking boattrip, ask for a guide and price, it might help you find the best spots. But you can very well do without one, or maybe boat driver will do the guiding.

The beach is made of a lot coral stones etc which is a bit sharp, can recommend having slippers for walking on the beach. You can get in water without the need of shoes.