"With boat safari in lagoon & Visit to fishmarket"
Negombo gains it's popularity among tourists for being closer to the Bandaranaike International Airport. Seemingly boring at first glance surprisingly interesting for the curious, Negombo has it's fair share of the tourist attractions.
The tour we propose will just suits you if you are here after a long flight and just want to relax the day after before heading some where else or decided spending a couple days just relaxing before exploring othe areas.
Get to know Negombo, it's history and culture and generally about Sri Lanka through the narration of a veteran tour guide.
We will be going on a boat safari in Negombo lagoon through Dutch Canal and enter the Muthurajawela marsh. Along the way you will observe the daily fishermen activity in lagoon, local life and observe wetland flora and fauna in the marsh
The 1692 Dutch built fort now transformed in to Negombo prison. Opposite the fort is an ancient Dutch cemetary.
We will be visiting a landmark church in Negombo, the Mahaveediya church. One of 50+ churches in the area serving local catholic population.
While this is not for all but it is one of a kind experience. Iconic and historical St. Sebastian fish market in Negombo is the second largest fish market in Sri Lanka. This is the marketplace for consumers as well as traders.
With the narration of your tour guide, visit a fishermen village to see how dry fish are made and tradtional techniques used in.
A temple built some 300 years ago worth visiting for it's murals, dragon mouth entrance and Buddha statues. Inside the temple are amazing murals, sculptures and paintings on the ceiling, depicting the Buddha's journey to enlightenment and stories of Sri Lanka's former rulers from the Mahavansa.
In this tour we will be visiting culturally sensible places of worship, such as Churches, Buddhist temples Hindu Kovils and Mosques. We invite you to adhere to the traditions and ethics as a sign of respect. Your guide will assist you in these.
We can arrange this tour from 3 different pickup locations,
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With this tour we offer only oneway airport transfer. Either we collect you from the airport for the tour or drop off you for the departure flight after the tour free of charge. If you need 2-way airport transfers (both pickup and drop off) We charge extra US$ 10 per passenger
If you are on a cruise ship we will come to the port and get you right off the ship. You must communicate your cruise name, docking and boarding time, berthing pier and name in full of all the passengers and a working mobile number at least 2 working days (local) beforehand to prepare the necessary documentation required by local authorities to grant the port entrance permission. We charge US$ 10 per passenger to cover the expenses of the service.
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