Muthurajawela Marsh | Well Known Places

Muthurajawela Marsh | Image Courtesy: By Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMarshland_landscape_green_marshland.jpg">via Wikimedia Commons</a> — Muthurajawela Marsh | Image Courtesy: By Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

This marsh has been set aside for the birds, monkeys and estuary crocodiles. You can get around the marsh by boat and there are wildlife viewing tours available and they usually last for a good 2 to 3 hours.

On the boat

Boat Safari | Image Courtesy: By Anton Croos (Own work) [<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>], <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABatticaloa_Lagoon.jpg">via Wikimedia Commons</a> — Boat Safari | Image Courtesy: By Anton Croos (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The boats are provided by the Muthurajawela Visitor centre and usually carry about 12 people. Along the lagoon banks, you can find coots, herons and egrets going about their daily lives, while the local fishermen are out and about. Keep an eye out for the bright blue kingfishers who hang out on the branches just above the water while their razor sharp eyes are looking for prey to kill. Troops of monkeys can be seen jumping from tree to tree and if you see a huge log like things floating in the lagoon, no fear, they are just your friendly neighbourhood crocodiles.

Where to Stay

Browns Beach | Image Credit: Nimanka Mahesh

Negombo is where the airport is and there are many hotels near Colombo Airport that meet the needs of most type of travellers. Among the hotels in the area, The Tamarind Tree Hotel is one you could stay at, for example.

Intrigued by history, art and food, Lavinia Woolf is a writer who is passionate about the extraordinary and writes of the exhilarating and enchanting. Google+