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A Maze of Mangrove Islands

Madu Ganga — At Balapitiya, north of Ambalangoda

The mouth of the Madu Ganga estuary meeting the sea near BalapitiyaRIVER MEETS SEAPhoto by Julie Anne Workman on Wikimedia Commons
At Balapitiya, north of AmbalangodaPhoto — Julie Anne Workman

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.

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6.2736° N, 80.0347° ECarto · OSM

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