Two ways to go
- Classic safari: 2 to 3 hours through the mangroves and the lagoon
- Adventure tour: up to 5 hours, with more lagoons, a trip to the sea, more animals and food
With Milan’s father
Boat safarithrough the mangroves.
Every Sunday when I was a child, my grandfather took us by boat to the mangroves. We were only visitors there, and it was our duty not to disturb the creatures who live there. My father taught me to love nature like I love my mother. Today I share this with you, with my father at the helm. It is my favourite experience, and I offer it from the bottom of my heart.Milan
- Options
- Classic: 2 to 3 hours. Adventure: up to 5 hours
- With
- Milan and his father
- Where
- Negombo Lagoon and the Hamilton Canal
- Best time
- Late afternoon, for the sunset
The experience
- Welcome to my home
- A traditional welcome aperitif
- Boat safariThrough the mangroves and the old waterways with my father.
- At the beach
- Visiting the fishermenFishermen preparing their nets along the lagoon.
- Sunset viewIf we are out in the evening.
- A local aperitif on the boat
- A visit to our stalls
- Farewell
Colonial history
We sail the historic waterways connected to the Hamilton Canal, built by the Dutch and developed by the British, once used to carry goods and drain the wetlands.
Local life
We pass traditional villages, old coastal churches and fishermen preparing their nets.
Monkey Island
A stop at the place locals call Monkey Island, to watch wild monkeys.
Relax in the lagoon
We stop on a sandbank or in the shallow water for a swim and a fresh coconut.
The mangroves
The Negombo Lagoon mangroves are one of the most important natural environments on Sri Lanka’s west coast. Look for Rhizophora, Sonneratia and the orange mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, with its coloured trunk, and for the aerial roots, stilt roots and breathing roots that let them live in the mud.
Who lives here
Nature decides what we see, so sightings are never guaranteed. We may spot:
- Asian water monitors and lizards
- Toque macaques and otters
- More than 100 kinds of birds: kingfishers, herons, egrets, cormorants and fish eagles
- Mud crabs and prawns
“I share these things with you because the life I lived, very simply but with great joy, has become my life’s project.”Milan
My promise
I’m with you every day.
When you travel with me, you travel with me. Not an agency, not a friend standing in for me. From the welcome at the airport to the final embrace, I’m there every day of your journey, taking care of the details so you can simply enjoy Sri Lanka.
If I already have guests on your dates, I’ll tell you honestly and we’ll find other dates together.
You are not a client. You are a guest. Milan
Ready for the Journey of a Lifetime?
Join me and experience the real Sri Lanka.
I can’t wait to show you my home.