Located in close proximity to the airport, and nestling in the heart of the coastal tourist zone is Camelot Beach Hotel a truly international styled resort hotel, with a Sri Lanka flavour of hospitality. Negombo is a fishing hamlet nestling in the heart of the west coastal tourist zone. History of Negombo goes back to era of Portuguese. During the Dutch era Negombo was one of the important sources of Cinnamon. Negombo itself makes the first or last stop for visitors, since its location of close proximity to the Katunayake International Airport