Travel in a private boat along the Hamilton Canal to the Negombo Lagoon in the evening. Witness the local life based on the sides of the canal. This 14-kilometer canal was constructed to drain the water from Muthurajawela wetlands during the Dutch Colonial period and was later fortified by Garvin Hamilton in 1804. Present day it is a highlighted attraction in the city and being used by the fishermen as a fast way of travelling to the lagoon and the ocean from their villages.
Indulge yourself with the calm nature watching the sunset. Enjoy a freshly made cocktail or a king coconut under the shade of thick grown mangroves listening to the sounds of nature. Explore lagoon-based nature where you will probably spot water monitors, kingfishers, herons, bats, cormorants, herons, and egrets. Witness the stunning color formations in the sky above the west coast of Sri Lanka.
Negombo Lagoon is a vast area of salt water fed by a number of small rivers and a canal. Surrounded with densely grown mangroves, rice fields, coconut plantations, and grasslands. It has become the habitat of prawns, mud crabs, lobsters, and a decent amount of fish.