Day 01
Negombo Fish Market, Lagoon, Canal, and Beach Escape
- Get picked up from your hotel in Colombo at 8 am and reach Negombo by 9 am for the start of the tour.
- Begin with a visit to the Negombo 'Lellama' Fish Market, the second-largest market in the country. See the fresh daily catch of different types of fish and seafood, and choose what you would like to have cooked for your lunch. The purchased items will be sent through the guide to the restaurant where you will be having lunch.
- Experience a canoe ride along the Hamilton Dutch Canal as you cruise through the town of Negombo. Explore broad walkways, majestic trees, and local fishers working on their boats and nets - reflections of daily life in Negombo.
- Continue to the Negombo Lagoon, which is rich in the biodiversity of plants, animals, and aquatic ecosystems. Explore its beauty on a local catamaran that takes you through mangrove swamps and the Muthurajawela wetlands, which form part of the lagoon.
- Stop for lunch at a local restaurant, where the seafood you purchased will be served.
- After lunch, visit St. Mary's Church, one of the largest churches in Sri Lanka. Admire its neoclassical style and the beautiful, extraordinary European art and architecture stemming from the colonial era.
- Reflect on a piece of colonial history with a visit to the Negombo Dutch Fort. Initially built by the Portuguese in a pentagonal style, today you will notice the eastern bastion, with mounds at its northern and southern ends, still remains.
- Relax on Negombo Beach with tea for a few hours until sunset, a breathtaking sight to capture in your memories.
Return to your hotel.
