Negombo

Negombo has the dubious advantage of being the seaside town closest to Sri Lanka’s international airport. Due to its proximity to the airport, it hosts a number of large international hotels, and a strip of shops, bars and restaurants along the seafront. In normal times Negombo seems to be used as a stopping off point either at the start or end of a holiday to Sri Lanka. These however, were not normal times for Sri Lanka.