Nainativu (nagadeepa) is a small island of 10 km stretch in jaffna, sri lanka. travelling to nainativu island (nagadeepa in sinhala) is possible by land route and then by the motor boats. nainativu is a hot sandy island and gets itsrain during the months of november till january.. I belive the navy should operate these boat or ferry services as they do the canal boat service and whale/dolphin watching service. the boat trip ends at the nainativu jetty ,all disembark and walk about 100-150 meters to the nagadeepa vihara.there were large numbers of worshippers & pilgrims at the time.. Boat service to nagadeepa . the boat service plying between nagadeepa and punkuduthivu resembles the remnants of clumsy monster like image of the disastrous war of 30 years which ended recently..
Jetty, from where boat service starts to nagadeepa view of the nagadeepa temple and the surrounding from the boat reaching nagadeepa temple from the jetty. From jaffna bus stand threes a bus service to kurikaddawan which cost you lkr75.00 and after nearly an hours drive, you will be at ferry jetty.there are specific lines for nagadipa viharaya, nagadipa kovil and delft island. get quick answers from nagadipa purana vihara staff and past visitors. votes nagadeepa viharaya is a. The trip to the temple from jaffna town, is worth the time invested, the drive to the ferry over the bridges and prawn farms, is picturesque, it depicts the true nature of the area; we didn't hire a private boat, we went by ferry it was overcrowded with locals,we enjoyed it, it wasn't unpleasant.
