Muthurajawela Sanctuary Bird Watching Tour

Go on a bird watching tour through the Muthurajawela Wetland known as the main bird watching destination in Sri Lanka. Also called as the Swamp of Royal Treasure this place is filled with variety of flora and fauna due to the coastal ecosystem. This wetland is located at the southern end of Negombo lagoon. Ride on a boat through the thick mangrove forest into the middle of the river where you get to see several varieties of migratory and indigenous birds. One can also spot animals like the baby crocodiles and the fiddler crabs.

Highlights:

• Ride a boat around the Muthurajawela wetlands
• Spot birdlife, crocodiles and flora

Brief Itinerary:

• You will be picked up from your hotel in Negombo for a tour riding a TukTuk to Muthurajawela Wetland, and a bird watching tour by boat.
• Your TukTuk is a very typical form of public transport, part of the everyday street scene. On the TukTuk, you can sit and stretch out, protected from the sun, and rain, and with a great breeze.
• You will soon arrive at Muturajawela wetland marine sanctuary, famous for its mangroves, salt water crocodiles and avi fauna. You will take a boat ride through the vast Negombo lagoon. Extending over 6,000 acres and over 29,000, and rumored to provide home to over 40 species of migratory and 85 indigenous bird species. Mangrove forests that line the footpath are great places to observe birds as well as baby crocodiles and fiddler crabs.
• On completion of this visit, your TukTuk rider will take you back to the hotel.