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Explore Colombo Highlights Over A 5-Hour Tour

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Architecture, History, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    5 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Japanese

Description

Explore the heart of Colombo, including the Capital, Sri Jayawardena Pura Kotte on this 5-hour city tour. Marvel at its main tourist attractions such as the Galle Face Green, Victoria Park, Kings' prison cell, and Lord Murugan Hindu Temple. Visit the Gangaramya Buddhist Temple and offer your prayers to the deity. Also, enjoy shopping and eating to your heart's content in Colombo.

Highlights
  • See the old lighthouse with a clock tower
  • Offer your prayers at the Gangaramya Buddhist Temple
  • Admire the beautiful Victoria Park
  • Enjoy shopping at Pettah main street (Bazaar)
  • Marvel at the architecture of the New Parliament
  • Panoramic Colombo City expand_more
    • Meet and greet your tour guide at the Port Entrance or the Lobby in Kingsbury Hotel to start the program itinerary.  
    • Do the city tour by car, and drive through the city highlights.
    • Get off and visit/see the prominent attractions such as Colombo Light House, Port City, Old Light House with a clock tower and Dutch Hospital.
    • Then, head to Kings' prison cell, Governors' House (Presidents House), Old Post office and York Street.
    • Next, proceed to Pettah main street (Bazaar), Wolfendhal Church, Colombo Fort Station, Old Parliament, Galle Face Green and Beira lake.
    • Continue to explore the Lord Murugan Hindu Temple, Gangaramya Buddhist Temple, Town Hall, Victoria Park and National Museum.
    • Afterwards, go to the Independence Square and Sri Jayawardena Pura Kotte New Parliament.
    • Move to a restaurant for your own food choice - rice and curry, seafood, etc. Go shopping as you wish, suggesting gems, cotton, spices, tea and handicrafts. 

    Tour ends.

What's Included
  • Professional Tour Guide service 
  • Transport in an air conditioned vehicles (car for 2, van for 3 - 6 people)
  • 2 Bottle of water per person 
  • Hand sanitizers and a face mask 
  • Entrance ticket to the Buddhist Temple 
What's Excluded
  • Food and and soft drinks 
  • Entrance Tickets other than the Buddhist temple mentioned 
  • Any extra visits out of the itinerary 
  • Anything other than what is included 
What to bring
  • Some cash for your own expenditure for food, any shopping etc.
  • Hat or Cap
  • Sunglasses if you like 
Know before you go
  • All visitors must remove headwear and footwear when entering Buddhist or Hindu temples; it is a customs of the tradition, so please respect to the faith.   
  • All visitors should dress to cover up to the knees and shoulders
  • All visitors should not take photographs backing Buddha statues in any form of disrespect
Meeting Point

The Kingsbury Colombo, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
Standard
1 To 2 USD 95 Per Person

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USD 95 / person