Negombo Day Tour - A Seaside Escape to Remember!

ALocations Included: Negombo – Through Negombo day tour explore a historic Dutch-built canal. Once vital for transporting trade goods from the northwestern estuaries & Lagoons to Colombo and the southwestern waterways & lakes.

A busy Fishing harbour, a large lagoon, Sea & other waterways enable a substantial catch of fish in order to supply an increasing demand for seafood by large hotels in Negombo & adjacent settlements.

The Old Dutch Canal passing through from the north to the south enabled convenient transport of seafood. Other produce from the very olden days from the 1600s. It is still an alternative mode of transport of goods & people.

During this Negombo day tour, a boat ride into the Nature Reserve of the Maha Oya takes discerning visitors. Explore the natural environment of the amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds of this area still largely unexplored and tranquil.

After picking you up from your hotel in Negombo at 9 am, we’ll begin the tour of the city by heading to the large lagoon. This is one of the main fishing areas in Sri Lanka, as many fish species concentrate here.The tour will continue on discovering Negombo’s colonial past by heading to the St. Sebastian and St. Anne churches. This was built built during the years of European domination. As we’ll see, in spite of the passing of the decades, these temples still preserve architectural elements.Those are very characteristic of the Old Continent.The next stop will be one of Negombo’s most cherished sanctuaries, the Angurukaramulla Temple.

Inclusions: Transport to Negombo from Colombo / Negombo and back

Lunch on tour

Entrance fees to: Nature Boat Ride to the Maha Oya Creek

Exclusions:Anything that is not mentioned above

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