Negombo offers one of the best beaches on the west coast of Sri Lanka, and draws tourists who stop over for a day on their way to or from the airport. Some quiet stretches of the beach are maintained by the tourist hotels, while others are always busy with fishermen and their equipment. Water-sports and diving are also popular among visitors, with a few well-preserved coral reefs and a 50-year-old shipwreck that can be seen in the distance also known as ‘Kudapaduwa’ ( Ku-Da-Paa-Du-We) that serves as an artificial reef for many varieties of fish. “Mora Wala” (Mo-Ra-Wa-La) and “Beach Park” of Negombo are also very interesting places.