Negombo Lagoon Full–Day Fishing Tour With Lunch

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Stop At: Negombo Lagoon, Negombo Sri Lanka

Negombo Lagoon is characterised by high biodiversity in its flora and fauna. The mangrove community in the lagoon is the most diverse of all mangrove communities in the west coast of Sri Lanka. The zonation of plants and animals in the mangroves is not as spectacular as that in South East Asia, because of the low tidal fluctuation, but in the number of species of plants and animals in the lagoon, mangroves, seagrasses and mudflats, it is second to none.
Twenty-nine plant species have been collected from the mangrove community of Negombo Lagoon of which 18 are true mangroves and 11 are mangrove associates. There are four species of seagrasses distributed in the shallow areas of the lagoon. One hundred and forty species of fish, 12 species of prawns, 19 species of crabs, 22 species of molluscs, 36 species of polychaetes and numerous species from other taxa have been reported from Negombo Lagoon.


Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Negombo Fish Market, Negombo Sri Lanka

Negombo has a thriving fishing industry and is home to the second largest fish Market in the Island. It is known to the locals as the “Lellama”. The fishermen have two options of either going out to sea to make their catch of fish or by fishing at the Negombo lagoon which is well known for its crabs, lobsters and prawns and is accessible through the canal system built by the Dutch to transport spices.
The fish market is situated right on the beach front and is visible from the lagoon bridge. It is opened throughout the week from 6 a.m. except on Sundays when most of the locals who are Catholic in faith attend church.
The fishermen unload their fish straight off the boat and the fish are sorted out by size and type to be displayed.

Duration: 1 hour