Negombo

Negombo is a major tourist destination in Sri Lanka. This city is an ideal and liberal place with luxury, tropical life style, for those who want quick access to and from the country's main international airport and also to the Colombo city. The 100 km long canal network running through the city is still used, and outrigger canoes and modern water-craft ply this route daily, for trade and tourist purposes. Still remains of colonization include the Dutch fort built in 1672, as well as centuries-old Portuguese and Dutch houses, Administrative buildings, Churches and the ceiling frescoes of St. Mary's cathedral church.

Negombo is also home to the country's second-largest fish market, also locally famous as being called the "Lellama (Lel-La-Ma)", at the north end of the town's lagoon. There are daily fish auctions, which give tourists a chance to meet the area's fishermen, buy fish and even organise fishing trips into the lagoon and the ocean beyond. Other nearby attractions open to visitors include Muthurajawela Marshland, which is part of a 6,000-hectare (14,826-acre). The Protected mangroves of the Negombo lagoon, is home to over 190 species of wildlife.

Negombo offers one of the best beaches on the west coast of Sri Lanka, and draws tourists who stop over for a day on their way to or from the airport. Some quiet stretches of the beach are maintained by the tourist, while others are always busy with fishermen and their equipment. Water-sports and diving are also popular among visitors, with a few well-preserved coral reefs and a 50-year-old shipwreck that can be seen in the distance also known as 'Kudapaduwa' ( Ku-Da-Paa-Du-We) that serves as an artificial reef for many varieties of fish. "Mora Wala" (Mo-Ra-Wa-La) and "Beach Park" of Negombo are also very interesting places among visitors. There are also local handicrafts, batiks and jewellery boutiques on the beaches and the shops in the city.

E3 expressway link the capital Colombo with Negombo city and travel within 20 minutes. Sri Lanka Transport Board has introduced luxury bus services, from the Bus Terminal Complex Of Negombo, on the E03 expressway, between Colombo - Negombo at a cost of Rs. 120.

There is also a highway bus service running between from Negombo To Matara (The Southern Part Of The Country) through Galle using the Southern Expressway.

A3 main road from Colombo, go through via Negombo, and A3 main road extend to Jaffna, and Trincomalee via Anuradhapura. Negombo connecting with some of B grade roads and there is also a good road network in and around Negombo City.

The Bus Terminal Complex of Negombo is one of the best bus terminals in Sri Lanka and it comprises unprecedented ultra modern architectural features, state-of-the art amenities and multiple facilities for passengers and public. It is served by many bus routes, connecting with some of major destinations like Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, Kegalle, Ratnapura, Polonnaruwa, Avissawella, Mannar, Kalpitiya, Tangalle, Kekirawa, Hatton, Balangoda, Kataragama, Kuliyapitiya, Chilaw and etc.

Three railway stations are served for Negombo city, located at Kurana, Negombo downtown, and Kattuwa. Negombo Downtown Sation is the main railway station of Colombo - Puttalam railway line and it's served to Kalutara, via Colombo from south and to Puttalam, via Chilaw from north. Sri Lanka Railway Department has introduced an intercity express train between Chilaw to Colombo with a stop at Negombo Downtown Station.

Negombo Downtown Station is close to the Bus Terminal Complex.