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The mouth of the Madu Ganga estuary meeting the sea near Balapitiya
RIVER MEETS SEAPhoto by Julie Anne Workman on Wikimedia CommonsAt Balapitiya, north of Ambalangoda

WILDLIFE · RAMSAR WETLAND

A Maze of Mangrove Islands

Madu Ganga · Southern Coast

Visit

2-4 hrs

Best

Morning

Region

Southern Coast

Boat safaris run through mangrove tunnels to islands you can only reach by water, including a temple islet and a cinnamon garden.

A shallow coastal lake and river estuary near Balapitiya on the southwest coast, protected as a Ramsar wetland. Boat trips thread through mangrove tunnels to small islands, a cinnamon plantation, and a temple on its own islet.

2-4 hrsMorning
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