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Negombo Holidays – Lively youthful Sri Lanka beach resort
Negombo holidays feature an easygoing lively Sri Lanka beach resort 27 miles north of Colombo and a short transfer from the airport. Holidays in Negombo enjoy a youthful cosmopolitan atmosphere, attracting backpackers, watersports fans and an increasingly upmarket clientele thanks to stylish resort-style hotels and health resorts. Negombo holidays offer plenty to see and do. Nightlife outside of Negombo hotels includes beach bars, seafront restaurants and even a nightclub.
Negombo beach holidays – Golden sand and atmospheric sunsets
Negombo holidays very much focus on fine wide sandy Negombo beaches, stretching in both directions from a busy animated centre. Negombo beach has superb golden sand and a picturesque seafront with fishermen offering pleasant boat trips. Negombo holidays offer plenty of watersports on the calm lagoon, along with diving instruction and a new Mark Warner watersports centre. For quieter Negombo holiday beaches try Marawila or the fishing village of Chilaw. Waterfront bars and restaurants on Negombo beach are fine spots for admiring atmospheric sunsets and fishing boats at work.
Negombo holidays - Fascinating nature excursions
Negombo has a characterful fishing quarter and Dutch and Portuguese colonial buildings. Local sights include old colonial churches, the Dutch Fort Gate and a Buddhist temple. A special feature of holidays in Negombo is the Dutch canal. Negombo holidays could include easy enjoyable cycling on the towpaths south towards Colombo and north towards Puttalam. Negombo holidays shouldn’t miss out on roadside stalls and the Kochchikade Sunday market, for textiles, jewellery, silver and leather. Negombo holidays offer fascinating nature excursions that include jungle river trips on the Kalu Ganga, the Wilpattu game park, an elephant sanctuary and the wetlands to the south. Holidays in Negombo could also include trips to Kelaniya Temple, the superb ruins at Panduvasnuwara, Kandy and the fascinating capital, Colombo.
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