Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Jetwing Beach Hotel, Negombo
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location A minutes' walk to the beach, approximately five miles to the centre of Negombo
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Colombo International Airport
Distance from airport About 20 minutes by car
Hotel facilities and services
Two swimming pools, Two restaurants, Health Food Corner, Special & Private dining options, Terrace Bar, Wine cellar, Spa treatment rooms, Professional Childcare Centre, Babysitting, Laundry, Dry Cleaning service, Gifts and jewellery shops, DVD libraries, Parking, Postal facility, Left luggage, Gym.
Complimentary watersports
Diving (from December to March), snorkelling, windsurfing, waterskiing, boat and catamaran tours.
Land sports
Day and night tennis, Gym.
Out and about nearby
Negombo with the remains of Dutch Fort, The Hamilton Dutch Canal, Catholic churches, Fish markets, Fishing boats, Seafood, Beaches, Tourist shops and restaurants (mostly mid to lower end), fashion shops; Angurukaramulla Temple, Boat trips on the sea, in lagoon or up the Maha Oya river and along the Dutch canal, Deep sea fishing, Birdwatching and Boat trips in the Muthurajawela wetlands, Professional Watersports centre. Jetwing Beach offers a couple of complimentary tours to its hotel guests enabling visitors to Sri Lanka to find out more about local life. The morning fishing village tour (1 hour walking tour) takes you to see fishermen and their traditional outrigger canoes and catamarans, and hopefully the fresh catch such as seer, skipjack, herring and mullet. lobster and prawns are caught in the lagoon. The Temple visit (every other Sunday, lasting one hour) takes you in a vehicle to a nearby Buddhist temple where you see practising Buddhist monks and a children's Sunday school in action. Excursions further afield: Colombo (1+ hour drive); Archaeological sites of Yapahuwa, Arankele or Dambadeniya; Wilpattu National Park (12 hours trip)
Sports nearby
Diving, Cycling and Nature tours.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code WW86
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Jetwing Beach Hotel, Negombo
Room descriptions
Jetwing Beach has 75 Deluxe bedrooms and 3 suites.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code WW86
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Jetwing Beach Hotel, Negombo
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Jetwing Beach in Sri Lanka, our clients fly to Colombo, usually with Sri Lankan Airways on a direct flight from London Heathrow (or with Emirates from other UK airports via Dubai). This hotel is 30 minutes’ drive from Colombo airport and is either a stay in its own right, in which case you will have a car transfer to the hotel and back, or it is the first or last stop on a tailor-made touring holiday accompanied by a driver-guide.
Additional information
Children: Children of all ages are welcome. Children under 2 years of age are accommodated free of charge. There is a professional Childcare Centre (daytime excluding meal times) for children aged 4 months to 13 years old.
Special offers
Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room for 7 nights
From about
£1,490
Holiday Code WW86
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Jetwing Beach Hotel, Negombo
About Negombo and west coast
An Expressions holiday to Sri Lanka's Negombo offers travellers the chance to experience Sri Lankan heritage and culture. Negombo is an important fishing town with Portuguese and Dutch colonial heritage. It is also a popular holiday destination because of its proximity to the international airport and its beachfront location. Due to the Portuguese influx back in the 16th century, the inhabitants are predominantly Catholic. The country’s Dutch legacy is seen in the remains of the grand Dutch Fort and the Dutch canal (now called Hamilton Canal) which runs from Colombo to Chilaw via Negombo. Although large parts of the canal are in disrepair, it is being revived and you can see gaily-painted boats using it as a waterway. The beaches at Negombo are wide and good for beach walking, although it is a struggle to keep them clean as urban debris washes ashore daily. The currents can be strong here, so it is better to swim in the hotel pool. It is fascinating to see how the fishing industry dominates life in coastal Negombo - the fish market, the auctions, the stalls along the beach. The tourist resort area of Negombo, known as the Golden Mile, caters to a wide spectrum of holidaymakers on a range of budgets, mostly the mid to the lower end. It’s lively at night and has bars, restaurants, tourist shops and fashion outlets, selling everything from flip-flops to colourful batiks and handlooms.
Highlights of Negombo
For nature lovers and birdwatchers there are the Muthurajawela wetlands where four varieties of kingfisher are frequently seen, as well as Negombo Lagoon. Offshore wrecks and a reef provide spots for diving (November to April, when the seas are calmer). PADI instructors, some other water sports and fishing trips are also available. Whale-watching and dolphin-watching boat trips are possible further north off Kalpitya, though this is a 3-4 hours drive away.
Cultural highlights of Negombo
In and around Negombo there are plenty of things to see and do: Dutch Fort remains; St Mary’s Church; Angurukaramulla Buddhist temple (murals); Fish markets, fishing boats and port; Select fresh seafood for your lunch or dinner; The Dutch canal (called Hamilton canal) and Maha Oya river – boat trip; Muthurajawela wetlands and Negombo Lagoon for birdwatching and nature; Some water sports and diving; November to April; Fishing; Tourist shops and restaurants (mostly mid-lower end), fashion shops; Inland to the archaeological site of Dambadeniya; Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo is 40 km away, offering a range of shops, restaurants and sightseeing.
Climate in Negombo
With daytime temperatures of between 26° C and 33° C, Negombo is hot and humid, though sea breezes cool and refresh the air. The evenings are slightly cooler. The main monsoon brings unsettled weather between May and August.
Travel around Negombo and Sri Lanka
We include private transfers with all our holidays to Sri Lanka, and a personal chauffer with all our touring holidays. Driving Distances: Negombo to Colombo International Airport: 20 minutes, Negombo to Sigiriya: 3 – 3.5 hours, Negombo to Kandy: 3.5 hours, Negombo to Colombo: 1-1.5 hours.
