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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Negombo, Sri Lanka
Know the most popular landmarks in Negombo, Sri Lanka. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
Sri Lanka city guide.
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| C Yvon |
25 October 2004 |
Stayed at Sea Garden Hotel - Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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It's easy and recommended to ask for a driver because driving in Sri Lanka is very dangerous for foreigners! You can find a driver in each hotel and it's not too expensive (4500 rs all included per day).
In Hikkaduwa, taxi service DOUGLES B. GAMAGE was great (091-2277773 or 077-6065819). We had a 4 day-tour with him; sailing an old catamaran at Negombo, bodyboarding at Hikkaduwa,tea plantations and factory, orphanage elephant were great .
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| A Richter |
25 September 2004 |
Stayed at Camelot Beach Hotel - Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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Its a good place to start or end your holiday in Sri Lanka , because the place is close to the airport. (about 10km, transport from airport by taxi about 5,50 USD) . The beach is nothing special, high waves, a bit dirty, therefore not very suitable for swimming. There are no hotel beaches, because according to the law the beach belongs to the local fishermen. It's worth to stroll around the old city of Negombo with its Dutch canals, some old Dutch churches and its fishing port. Many small restaurants can be found along St. Lewis Place Rd., about 3 km north of Negombo town, where most hotels are located. But do not expect any vibrant nightlife there. If you are on a backpacking tour, you may use buses directly from Negombo bus station to Kandy or places north of Negombo to avoid the hussle of Colombo city.
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| K Seow |
19 July 2004 |
Stayed at Sunset Beach Hotel - Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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Jetwing Travel is a trusted agency over there. But, we felt we were overcharged for our full day tour at USD50 per pax. You may like to shop around or ask your hotel for tour recommendation and price.
We took bus 905 to Negombo centre. It was an interesting ride. The train ride to Colombo was enjoyable and cheap too. But, the ride was 1.5 hours. Otherwise, you can pay 100 times more for a taxi ride between these two points.
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| M Ohlsson |
07 March 2004 |
Stayed at Sunset Beach Hotel - Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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Nice and frendly people but donīt forget to deal hard when you are byuing something. Look around for prices and arrangements if you are planning a trip to Kandy or elsewhere, there are a lot differences in the pricesetting. Never give promises that you don't keep. The local people talked a lot about this. That tourist made promises that they never kept. If you hire a car with a guide and will spend the night on a guesthouse or at a hotel be sure that you pay only for your room when you check out. Our guide put his hotelroom on our bill without our knowledge. The bill said one room but after some thinking we found out that we had paid for two rooms. When it come to shopping. Try to find shops where the prices are set. It saves at lot of energy and it is often cheaper.
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| J Pashley |
17 March 2001 |
Stayed at Royal Oceanic Hotel - The Beach - Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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WE stayed in Negombo as we were only there for 4 days and it is only 20 mins. from airport. We were pleasantly surprised with the resort as the beach is fabulous and clean, there are several bars and restaurants within walking distance of the hotel and Negombo is a short Taxi ride away. We did not eat out but we had a drink in the Happy Banana Bar each night and found the staff very helpful and friendly. We did not take any tours.
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