Tangalle Lagoon

Tangalle Lagoon

Tangalle Lagoon
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles255 reviews
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Whitney W
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
We went with Kayak Kingdom to the Bengalle lagoon and had a great time. The guide had good local knowledge with bird life and solid kayaking skills. He was really friendly and easy to talk to etc. We saw nesting herons, egrets, pelicans etc.
A rare non- motorized wildlife experience in Sri Lanka.
Written November 15, 2023
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Tomáš Roud
Kutna Hora, Czech Republic222 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Family
If you want to slow and be aware of nature, this is the right place. The best time is 1 hour before sunset. Clouds of birds, the frogs evening song. Everything helps you to stay in astonishment. You don't need to pay for a floater at the hotel. You can use a floater near the bank by yourself.
Written February 4, 2020
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BeachyNairobi
Nairobi79 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Couples
Excellent early evening out Kayaking up the lagoon.Different birds than you will ever see in Europe,Glossy Ibis,Flamingos all flying over to roost for the night,this was about ,5.30 in the evening.Kingfishers and Oriental Divers which looks like a snake in the water.
Water monitors and Monkeys in the trees surrounding us.Very special trip up the lagoon.
This was all provided by our host Gayan at Coconut Island Cabanas.Nice cafe bar to relax in after the paddling.
Written October 6, 2023
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Lexi Spain
Algeciras, Spain129 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2015 • Friends
Would definitely recommend doing this as it is so peaceful and lovely kayaking through the mangroves! Take reference points as you go along as there are some dead ends and it can be a bit confusing! Lots off bird life and monitor lizards about as well as monkieys. The map we were given wasn't at all helpful, and do bargain with the initial price given :-)
Written January 19, 2015
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Eleo1000
Barcelona, Spain6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2014 • Couples
We met a fisherman on the beach who offered us a tour on the lagoon. We deciden to give it a try and it was one of the best activity we could do!!!
At 6:30 am we met him and he took us with his boat ( tradicional one in Sri Lanka ) around the lagoon.
We were completely alone during the 1:30 hour trip and saw many diferent tipes of birds and varanus!!!
We strongly recommend this activity!!
If you want to contact the fisherman go to the Princess Lagoon, close to the ibis guest house at the end of Medaketiya beach.
Written October 19, 2014
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LNott20
46 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2013
Staying next to the lagoon&becoming restless spending all our time on the beach, we decided to take up the recommendation of kayaking. No more than 2 minutes from our hotel (Harmony Beach Bungalows) we walked to the lagoon&kayaked our way round. The waters are very shallow&you are guaranteed to get a little wet. Watch out for the water monitors&the jumping fish - we were even lucky enough to see a monkey jumping through the trees. At 500 rupees for an hour it was well worth it.
Written August 18, 2013
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Zwelp
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Solo
Perfect way to relax and get away from the busy beachside's in Tangalle, especially in the morning time it's great... I went out at 6.30 (6 should be even better I think) and saw lot's of birds and a lot of water monitor lizards (some big ones) and to top it all off I saw an eagle (Brahminy Kite actually) swooping down and catch a fish couple of meters in front of me on my last 5 minutes... I was completely alone the whole time, very relaxing...When I was done at 9.45 I just saw two other kayaks entering the water.
I enjoyed it so much I returned at 4pm to have another go at it... Lot's of birds returning, saw some monkeys in the trees (grey langurs) jumping over my head from tree to tree, and when it became more dark I also saw some bats... Downside at this time, bit more people out. Not that many though, saw like 9 others kayaks...

If you decide to do this, make sure to inform at Mallika Guesthouse... Very friendly people and they only ask 750 lkr and tell you to take your time and enjoy, most others charge 1000 to 1500 lkr and some even say you have to pay extra if you exceed a 2 hour time limit (which I did with a big margin both times).

Enjoy!
Written December 27, 2018
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Dear Zwelp thanks for your review . it make us happy. your comment always help us to improve our quality of tour . we mainly target full eco friendly tour which is you can see lots of bird . and animal in sri lanka . more suggestion call us +94716789932 or mail me mgmkumara@gmail.com
Written February 15, 2019
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Johanna H
Lucerne, Switzerland38 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2018 • Couples
Went kayaking in Tangalle lagoon with my husband in the morning (7am start). It’s hard to rate this experience - on the one hand we saw so many animals (cormorants, darters, 4 kinds of heron, 2 kinds of bittern, water monitors- one of them tucking into a spot of bird for breakfast!), and some of them were just 2 meters away - a wonderful experience, especially in the mangrove tunnels at the start.

On the other hand, the far end of the lagoon (which is where you’re told to go, as that is where the monitors are), is right next to the A2, with all the noise and especially the litter that that engenders. Especially the garbage is heartbreaking. Plastic bottles and bags can be seen everywhere in the far lagoon. We saw one heron that appeared to have its beak stuck shut with a plastic ring, that it probably picked up by accident.

5 stars for the animal encounters, 1 star for the trash situation.
Written January 12, 2018
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Dear Johana Hey silber, Thank you so much for your kind review and for kayakin with us . We try out best to make sure that people really love to see somethings new and how to kayak this is achieved by our online tutorials and also our practical components. We are so stoked with the program because our guests experience a great level of success like yourself and we are always so happy when we see someone standing and smiling. as well as we will try to keep this clean always and asking help from government too . anyway we will do our best to keep this clean for animal If you come back to Tangalle please feel free to pop in and say hello we would love to meet you again and go for a kayak at tangalle lagoon if any suggestion or booking please feel to contact us mgmkumara@gmail.com or +94716789932 viber or whatapps Manager tangalle kayak tour .
Written February 23, 2018
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mikaelaja
Melbourne, Australia8 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2016 • Couples
We were taken out with a local fisherman to see the mangroves and the sunset over the lagoon. We payed 8000LKR for the tour normally lasting 2hrs but as we were keen to help with paddling we were out for about 1 hr.
good experience, something out of the ordinary and good exercise.
Written October 30, 2016
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Andrew G
Greater Melbourne, Australia142 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2015 • Couples
We launched kayaks from the banks of the lagoon at our resort. It was very peaceful with no boats or other people on the water. we did it a couple of times checking out the local fish traps and abundant wild life a great and relaxing experience. It wasn't until we left Sri Lanka that we were told there are actually crododiles in the lagoon.
Written May 27, 2016
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