Guided tour

Colombo: All-Inclusive Private City Tour

Activity provider: Beyond Escapes
Guided tour

Colombo: All-Inclusive Private City Tour

Activity provider: Beyond Escapes

From US$ 50 per person

Enjoy sightseeing in Colombo at a time of the day of your choice. You will visit top Colombo attractions such as the National Museum, soak up the Indian Ocean views along Galle Face, dive into bustling Pettah Market, admire the Gangarama Temple, and more.

About this activity

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Covid-19 precautions
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Duration 4 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Centrally located hotels in Colombo and Mount Lavinia.

Experience

Highlights
  • Explore the colorful city of Colombo in either the morning or afternoon
  • Discover the city's colonial heritage
  • Witness the views from Galle face green
Full description
Your 4-hour journey will begin as your chauffeur-guide collects you from your hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle. From here you will start your tour with a visit to National Museum, the oldest and largest museum in the country, highly regarded for its antiques collection. Following the museum, you will visit the colorful and chaotic Petah Market, one of the largest in Colombo. Here you can find almost everything, from tropical fruit to freshly-caught seafood to jewelry. Following some shopping, you will explore the Gangarama Temple, positioned both on land and on a lake, including its small but impressive museum. You can then soak up the views of the Indian Ocean at the Galle Face Green, as well as the views of the abundance of beautiful parkland in this cosmopolitan city. Upon completion of your tour, you will be returned back to your hotel.
Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Transportation by an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fees during the sightseeing tour
  • Service of a professional chauffeur guide
  • Water bottle during sightseeing
  • All government taxes
  • Expenses of a personal nature
  • Gratuities (recommended and left to individual discretion)

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat

Know before you go

  • Round-trip transportation is available from most centrally located Colombo hotels (please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation)
  • You must wear clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for visiting sacred or holy places
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4 /5

based on 4 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    5/5
  • Value for money
    5/5

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March 16, 2023

The guide was very good but I do not think this was good value for the money. Once in Colombo, I realised I could have booked this much more cheaply and received the same standard of guide.

March 14, 2022

This is honestly on of the best city tours I have experienced. Due to COVID we were the only ones in the bus which made it a much more enjoyable experience as we really got to set the pace of the tour. Kurama was an excellent tour guide having in depth knowledge of the countries history and that of the locales we visited. The museum, independence square and the temple are just a few of the several places we got to visit. All in all a perfect outing except for the torrential downpour at the very end, but that is to be expected in Sri Lanka. Highly recommend this tour and be sure to ask for Kurama.

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March 30, 2021

Product ID: 207360