Arrive Colombo – Negombo
Meet with the local guide or Representative and transfer to Negombo, & arrive and check in at hotel.
Visit a fishing town with a fascinating colonial past. British, Dutch, and Portuguese all fought over this town as it was a lucrative source of cinnamon, what was a highly sought after product in the spice trade. The cinnamon impacted the economic future of this town, but a stronger influence came from the colonizer’s historic Catholic church. Catholicism had such a strong influence on the society that it became known as “Little Rome’.
Today, Negombo is alive in its own blend of culture and religions. Colonial-style architecture remains in many of the buildings in Negombo, like the church, but local traditions appear to have outlived the colonizers. Take a tuk-tuk ride to visit the village and share a traditional lunch with locals. Join them on the beach at a lagoon famous for prawns, fish, crabs, and lobsters.