Location: Colombo
Top Things to do in Colombo
What to do and see in Colombo, Western Province: The Best Bus Tours
Colombo is the gateway to Sri Lanka for most travelers—but don’t be tempted to simply pass through this diverse and interesting city. Take a train ride along the coast to Mount Lavinia, a popular beach, or explore the Talangama Wetland, which several TripAdvisor travelers say is the perfect place to take a break from the bustling streets of the city.
Restaurants in Colombo
1. Private all inclusive Day trip Kandy & with your selected attractions
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Explore most popular UNESCO world heritage site last kingdom in Srilanka by comfortable vehicle with the service of a friendly professional chauffe, Attractions and places where we visit • Temple of the tooth relics • Royal Botanocal garden • city tour and street Shoppings • tea factory visit • Spice and herble garden visit
Inclusions: Entrance fee of Temple of the tooth relics, tea factory, Herbal garden, Ape gama, , Buffet lunch, Hotel pick up and Drop off, comfortable A/C Privet vehicle, English speaking chauffeur guide/Driver
Exclusions: Breakfast,dinner, Stay over nights, Other attractions fee.
Reviewed By Roaming_Rishi_18
This city tour of Colombo is highly recommend as it offers you the chance visit many places of interest like Independence square, Gangaramya temple, Colombo downtown, light house etc. Super friendly guide and welcoming locals make for the tour to be all the more worth remembering!
2. Private Kandy Day Tour from Colombo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
This is a private, Kandy Day Tour from Colombo to visit some of the most attractive destinations including the Susantha Spice and Herbal Garden, Embilmeegama Tea Factory, Lunch, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Bahiravokanda Vihara Buddha Statue and Kandy View Point.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off at Colombo City Center Area or Colombo Port, Professional English speaking Chauffeur or guide, Transportation in Private A/C vehicle, Private tour, Sightseeing as described, Bottle of water, Tasty Lanka Lunch at local restaurant, Lunch, Bottled water
Exclusions: Personal expenses, Any item not included in inclusions
Reviewed By Enidxx
A wonderful overview of Colombo from our delightful, knowledgable and accomodating guide, Gayan. He adapted the tour to our requirements. Highly recommended!
3. Day Trip to Kandy - All Inclusive Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.
Inclusions: Pick-Up and Drop-Off to the hotel, Transportation by Luxury Vehicle, English Speaking driver/guide, Buffet Lunch, All Government taxes, Entrence Tickets
Exclusions: Gratuities, Any other service
Reviewed By Marquestraveller
Very nice trip! I am portuguese so it was particularly interesting for me to visit the portuguese (not Dutch!!) fort in Gale - this is the place where our brave sailors arrived in 1502. The guide, Mahesh, is very good, friendly and helpful in any way! I do recommend this day trip.
4. Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Cave Temples Private Day Trip
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla Cave Temple are two of Sri Lanka’s top sights, but impossible to visit in one day by public transport. This private tour from Colombo, Negombo or Kandy takes you to both in a day by private air-conditioned vehicle. Explore Sigiriya’s fifth-century Rocktop ruins and visit Dambulla’s Buddha-filled caves, all with insights from your driver-guide, and with lunch included
Inclusions: Lunch, Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, WiFi on board, All Local Taxes & Charges
Exclusions: Food & Drinks except Lunch, Entrance Fees
Reviewed By 123Tx4
Ashiq Aswar is a superb tour guide! Him and Rizni took my family around on a tour of Colombo that included shopping and then a tour of the outskirts of a bee farm, spice gardens a private tour visiting and riding elephants. We had a great lunch in a clean and air-conditioned restaurant. The van was clean and comfortable. They picked us up and dropped us back. This trip was actually in the early part of last year in spring, but the calendar on Trip Advisor only goes back to summer of last year. They were very attentive, very caring and personable. I would highly recommend Ashiq and Kingfisher tours to anyone visiting Colombo, Sri Lanka ????????
5. Colombo City Tour Highlights
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Exploring Colombo independently and the risk of getting lost or delayed. Make things easy with a private shore excursion that whisks you around the sights smoothly and comfortably. Travel by private vehicle, visit top sights such as the Seema Malakaya Temple, shop for souvenirs at handicrafts emporiums and hear tales of local life from your driver that you'd miss if alone.
Inclusions: Private Air Conditioned Vehicle, Professional English Speaking Chauffer Guide, All Local Taxes & Charges, Port Pickup & Dropoff, Local Beer (1 Per Person), Bottled Water
Exclusions: Food/Drinks, Entrance Fees to Gangaramaya Temple (2$ Per Person), Gratuities
Reviewed By 123Tx4
Ashiq Aswar is a superb tour guide! Him and Rizni took my family around on a tour of Colombo that included shopping and then a tour of the outskirts of a bee farm, spice gardens a private tour visiting and riding elephants. We had a great lunch in a clean and air-conditioned restaurant. The van was clean and comfortable. They picked us up and dropped us back. This trip was actually in the early part of last year in spring, but the calendar on Trip Advisor only goes back to summer of last year. They were very attentive, very caring and personable. I would highly recommend Ashiq and Kingfisher tours to anyone visiting Colombo, Sri Lanka ????????
6. Sigiriya and Dambulla Day Tour (All Inclusive)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Don't miss Sigiriya rock fortress and Dambulla cave temple when you are in Sri Lanka. Both places are nominated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Sigiriya rock fortress is the most visited tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. It is sometimes known as the Sigiriya Lion Rock, after its original name “Sinha-Giri”. Dambulla golden rock cave temple was home to thousands of meditating monks since its monastic beginnings in the first century BCE. Today the same Dambulla cave temple hosts a massive collection of Buddhist murals and sculptures belonging to a pan-Asian artistic tradition. Explore Sigiriya and Dambulla on this full-day tour. Depart from your hotel at Colombo or Mount Lavinia in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a driver-guide.
Inclusions: Hotel pick up and drop off to most closely located hotels in mentioned locations., Air conditioned vehicle with English speaking driver., Mineral water during the tour., Lunch at a local restaurant., Entrance fees to Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla Temple., All government taxes.
Exclusions: Gratuities., Any thing not mentioned in inclusions.
Reviewed By 698susannee
So much more than what we expected!! A great place to visit if you are crazy over elephants and leopards
7. 3 Days Tour to Kandy Nuwara Eliya & Sigiriya from Colombo
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4.7 based on 21 reviews
Come fall in love with Sri Lanka's best tourist spots within 3 days. You can witness more than 3 beautiful cities in this tour while traveling you can explore such things as below Visit Kandy is a bustling city built around a lake in central Sri Lanka. It is listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO and is considered one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist World. It can be beautiful, loud and peaceful, depending on where you go. Experience the coolest place in Sri Lanka – Nuwara Eliya, view the breathtaking scenery. Climbing a rock - if you’re in good shape and don’t stop to look at things, it’ll take you less than 30 minutes to climb all the way to the top of the rock. If you need a few breaks along the way or simply want to stop often to take photos and admire the view, it’ll take an hour and a half to two hours to climb up and go back down
Inclusions: Dinner, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Transport by air-conditioned (Bus/ Van/ Car), Hotel pickup and drop-off, English Speaking Dinner Cum Guide, Bottle Water, Complimentary WiFi Excess During the Travel (Subjected To Availability)
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities
Reviewed By 203senuria
It’s a great experience. The ambiance is very welcoming and charming. Amazing food and service. Staff are extremely polite and friendly and I just want to say that, in addition to awesome food, we had a delightful waiter, “Dhanushka”. He had just the right balance of friendliness and efficiency. He recognized that we wanted time to visit and made certain that we had everything we needed.
8. Private Half-Day Colombo City Tour
Overall Ratings
4.4 based on 47 reviews
Explore Colombo City with your private chauffeur in an air-conditioned luxury car. During this 4-hour tour, learn about Sri Lanka's capital city, visiting its most popular attractions. This family friendly tour is highly recommended for first time visitors.
Inclusions: Hotel pick-up and drop-off, Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle, Air-conditioned vehicle, Parking Fees, All Entrance Fees
Exclusions: Tips, gratuities and expenses of personal nature, Foods and drinks, Port entrance fee $ 10 USD per tour payable directly to the guide, Airport pickup fee 10 USD. Pickup & drop off after tour 20 USD
Reviewed By Z1327RLdaves
This is more of a response to the Covid-19 event and the lack of being able to contact this company and to receive a refund for a prepaid custom tour. We booked and paid for our tour in February 2020. When our cruise was cancelled because of Covid-19 we requested a refund in May 2020. We received no response to this request. The next time we received an email from them was to rate the tour that we would have taken in October 2020. In trying to contact them now we receive a bounce back to the emails that we send them. Covid-19 did not shut down the internet so contact should have been made to let us know the situation of their business.
9. Coastal Ride to Galle from Colombo
Overall Ratings
4.3 based on 9 reviews
(SKU: LK60010300) Experience the magnificent southern coast of Sri Lanka with its beautiful coconut palm-fringed beaches and picturesque views. On this full-day private tour, take a river safari on the Madu Ganga. Take the option to explore the Hikkaduwa coral reefs (own expense) before visiting historical Galle. Stroll through the Dutch-built Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inclusions: Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle., Service of an English Speaking Chauffeur Guide., Hotel Pick Up and Drop Off., 1 Boat Safari in Madu River., 1-Liter water bottle per person per day.
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Fees for the optional scuba diving, snorkelling or surfing, Expenses of personal nature
Reviewed By J1159RGisabelleg
The park offers everything that is needed for an exciting safari. Great landscapes, many animals, especially elephants! We were very close to the elephants and were very lucky to be able to watch a whole herd and also some baby elephants. Furthermore, I would like to emphasize our tour guide - not only did he inspire and excite us with his very good mood, he also saw many small animals with his trained eye and answered our questions thoroughly. The 3 hours passed by in no time and gave us many nice memories. Would totally recommend booking a trip with these guys :-)
10. Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnnaruwa Trilogy day tour from Colombo
Overall Ratings
4.1 based on 9 reviews
If you are enthusiasm in experience of great wonders at one stop this is the day for you. These 03 iconic destinations have been awarded UNSECO World Heritage accreditation and referred as marvels of Sri Lanka. Our day tour will make you a hassle free memorable experience with total sophistication and friendly accompany.
Inclusions: Private transportation, Lunch, Bottle of Water, Parking Fees, GST (Goods and Services Tax), Hotel Pick up & Drop off
Exclusions: Snacks, Dinner, All Entrance Fees
Reviewed By A3645EBbobd
Quite adventurous tour, spiced up by heavy rain at times. Very good job by the tour guide, experienced and keeps the right pace. The tour is demanding but it is well worth while. Well off the beaten track. It is very hard to summarize the beauty of the whole journey...luxuriously green paddy fields, quaint villages, Buddhist monasteries, tropical plantations all over the steep hills, plenty of wild life, such as deer and colorful exotic birds, as one moves up...then comes the pristine rain forest of Knuckles, crisscrossed by water falls. This journey is not for the heart fainted though. Unlike other touristy sites i did not come across hoards of tourists...maybe a handful of hikers ...which was awesome.
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