Why You'll Love Negombo Just 10 minutes from the international airport, Negombo is where most trips to Sri Lanka begin or end — a long stretch of sand backed by guesthouses, a genuinely working fishing harbour, and a network of Dutch canals dating to the 17th century.
One of the largest fish markets in Sri Lanka, busiest at dawn when outrigger fishing boats return with the morning catch.
17th-century canals built for transporting cinnamon still cut through town, now used for quiet boat rides through mangroves.
A striking Portuguese-Catholic church with an ornately painted ceiling, reflecting Negombo's long Catholic heritage.
Start the morning at the Negombo fish market, then continue north to Kalpitiya for kitesurfing or south to Colombo. Background: Negombo on Wikipedia.
