Negombo in September

Am looking at the Goldi Sands in September - any comments? Also the Neptune in Beruwala at the same time. First time to Sri Lanka

Negombo in September

Hi there....

Well 2 completely different hotels and resorts of course, hotel wise then Neptune is definately the better of the 2, but resort wise then maybe Negombo is better, the beaches at Beruwela are of course much better too!

Weather wise, really no difference between the 2, both ';should'; produce much the same, with lots of hot and sunny stuff, BUT !, in September you run the risk of increasing chances of pre inter monsoonal heavy rains, but mainly in late afternoon and evening times !

Regards hotels, then maybe check out he hotel guides here on TA for those, both have some reasonable reviews, but Goldi did pick up on or two not quite so good ones recently, but ulitimately of course your choice.

Regards

Dave

Negombo in September

Hi thanks for that. we saw the holidays advertised in The Mail and they%26#39;re on offer 2 wks for 1 deal. the company was Mercury Direct. Is it a case of %26#39;you get what u pay for%26#39; in Sri Lanka or is it better to pay more to guarantee the quality. Usually go to Greece (20+ years) so this is a new experience!

Hi again...

Nothing wrong with Mercury Direct, have used them several times in the past myself, for of course Sri Lanka, and also Malta and Cyprus too, highly recommend them.

They are doing most of thier hotels in Sri Lanka on the same basis right now, so maybe worth checking out thier website too !

At least you WILL get to go to Sri Lanka with MD, not like with a certain other company being mentioned on here recently !

Regards

Dave

Hi again! Many thanks for that. I might pick your brains again!!

Hi

If you need a good tour, you can choose Negombo. because its easy to start all the tours from negombo. I recommend Goldi Sands.

Shehan

Hello!

Thanks for that. I%26#39;m sort of leaning towards the Negombo option only because the Beruwala one is another 3 hours travel - and after 11 hrs on a plane not sure I%26#39;m up to it. Thankx again for all the advice

Hi there

Don%26#39;t let the transfer time influence you too much. We went to SL for the first time last year and picked Negombo for our July trip because of the short transfer. Like you, the idea of a 3 hour transfer after 11 hours flying sounded dreadful. In November we went back but this time to Ahungalla. It was just the two of us in a taxi and the trip was really part of our holiday. The driver was able to give us plenty of info as we drove and we stopped for drinks and snacks on the way. It really didn%26#39;t seem to be a three hour journey.

Hope this helps

Andand lor

hi again..

Negombo is the best place to rest after a jouney of 11 hours. From Negombo you can start your tours easily.

Shehan

Hi there thanks again! Amhoping to make the big decision this weekend so fingers crossed. Thanks for everyones help