Negombo.

Negombo city should be your first stop as it is the nearest city to the Colombo International Airport. This city is considered as the top tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. For lot of foreign Tourists Negombo is the Gateway to Sri Lanka once they come out of the Colombo International Airport. It is located in the coastal area of Sri Lanka and it can be easily reached from the Bandaranaike International Airport in short time (7 Km from Colombo Airport) and it is approximately 37 km north of the Colombo city centre. During the Dutch, Portuguese and British colonial era this city took an important place as the main exporting harbor for spices, specially for the locally produced cinnamon to Europe. Now it is popular for the fishing industry and for the Tourism Sector. It can't be compared with the Thailand's Pattaya beach but offers everything that a visiting tourist may look for. This city can be reached from Colombo by Express A/C busses, Normal Route Busses and by Sri Lanka Government Train Service.

Negombo is serving as the top stop over destination for the visiting tourists on their arrival and when they are departing from Sri Lanka. Also it is the best stop over for Transit passengers too. In addition, this town is closer to the BIA Airport in Katunayake. This city is preserving the old European era buildings and their water way - canal. Also this region produces varieties of spices that are used to flavor the international cuisines along with producing ceramics and brassware craft productions. Another important land mark of the city is its long running Dutch Canal that was used by the Dutch rulers to transport goods to and from large ships that were anchored in the deep sea during their rule. There are lots of Roman Catholic churches and the Dutch fort gate is still standing over there to display the towns’ long history. These places are visited by the visiting tourists while they are staying in the Negombo City. Church in Katuwapitiya and the Grand Street Church are some of the larger churches over here.

Negombo is popular for:

1. Motorcycle Rental and Motorbike Tours
   
   
2. Self Drive Car Rental
   
   
3. Fresh Seafood Dishes
   
   
4. Sri Lanka Tour Starting and Closing Point
   
   
5. Boating in canal and at Ocean

As a tourist it is better to spend a day over here as this the place that is near to the airport. So it will be easy to spend your first day of your holidays or the last day of your trip over here. Tourists can go on beach activities here. It can be included such as boating, deep sea fishing, diving and many more fun things. Also don't miss the seafood dishes over here. They are fresh, tasty and available in lots of varieties with different taste. They are available fresh to be selected from the fisherman's catch.

Things to do in Negombo.

Boating in the Muthurajawela Marsh
Catamaran Ride
Fish Market
Boating in Negombo Canal
Delta boat trip
Angurukaaramulla Temple
Fisherman bay
Dutch Canal
Dutch Fort
Negombo Beach
St. Mary's Church
Sunset in the Beach
Frying Fish on the beach

Hotels in Negombo.

Avenra Garden Hotel
Browns Beach Hotel
Camelot Beach Hotel
Catamaran Beach Hotel
Club Hotel Dolphin
Golden Star Beach Hotel
Goldi Sands Hotel
Hotel Sunflower Beach
Hotel Sunset Beach
Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions

Negombo Video.

More Reading.

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