Colombo City Tour
Colombo
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Half Day
Tour price starts at
USD 150
Tour by K E Suneth Jayasinghe
Personalized tour available
Offered in: English, Japanese
Some tour stops may be changed or excluded in case of poor weather or natural disasters.
Overview
The Capital Colombo is vibrant and emerging with greater energy to become the greatest in South Asia. The name Colombo is derived from the local term KOLA AMBA, which refers to wild mango trees by locals in the early days, explained clearly in "Historic Relations of the Island Ceylon" by Robert Knox.
Mix cultures, and diverse ethnicities, populating over 10% of the Islands' population in the Colombo district. Skyscrapers and modern structures are rising high in the Colombo sky changing its traditional identity, and old colonial beauties hiding behind those new buildings but yet they are the hidden beauty of the city.
Pick up and Start the tour
- Walk in Pettah (Optional, if not can do by car)
- Chilling walk to Pettah, witness the old lighthouse, prison cell of the Last King of Ceylon, Dutch Hospital, Presidents House, Old Post Office, Grand Orient Hotel, St. Peters Church.
- After this point continue to walk to Bazar, Red Mosque, Main Street, Kaymans Gate, Old Town Hall, Dutch Museum, etc.
- Visit Fort Railway Station and back to the hotel to get into the car.
Secondly - Panoramic Colombo
- Quick shows: Lotus Tower, Old Parliament, Galle Face Green, Ganagaramaya & Hindu Temple, Beira Lake & Slave Island, Cinnamon Gardens, Town Hall, National Museum, Lotus Theater, Independent Squire, BMICH.
- Later coffee, snacks, etc. and visits to find your treasures in local shops.
- Later, visit a Beautiful Buddhist temple to explore local customs, culture, and faith and to learn a bit about Lord Buddha from the Murals of the image house in the Temple.
- Drop you back at the place where tour started.
- Transportation
- Guide
- King Coconut
- Entrance fees
- Other Snacks/drinks
Banksie
August 6, 2024
We decided in advance to do a tour by a local guide as we'd done others before. The ship prices were expensive and we would have been part of a large group.
Suneth met us at the Grand Oriental Hotel to start our 2 hr tour of the city. He picked us up in a clean, airconditioned car which was great for travelling to places further away. He sent an itinerary which we could have modified but all his recommendations were great and they matched the tour offered by the ship but at a more competitive price. He gave a commentary on each place of interest. We saw all the places we had asked for. The tour ended early as it was a Sunday but Suneth was apologetic and was prepared to continue to other places but we were happy to finish. He is an experienced guide and comes fully recommended. Thanks Suneth.