About this experience
Stay in Dikwella and see Mawella Lagoon without hunting for a tuk-tuk: this tour picks you up at your Dikwella hotel, takes you a short way east along the southern coast road to the lagoon, and brings you back after a two-hour boat ride.
Mawella Lagoon is a quiet stretch of brackish water behind the beach, fringed with mangroves and palms. Your boatman knows its channels well and takes the boat slowly past roots and reed beds where kingfishers, herons and egrets hunt, and past the nets and canoes of the local fishermen. Ask him to stop whenever something catches your eye.
There are no waves on the lagoon, so the ride suits children and older guests as well as photographers and birdwatchers. Life jackets are on board. Go early in the morning or in the late afternoon for cooler air, soft light and more birds.
Included are the return transfer from and to your hotel in Dikwella, the two-hour boat ride and the boatman's services. Entrance fees, food, drinks and tips are extra.
