Colombo City Tour by Tuk Tuk ( Economical )
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We offer several city tours of Colombo daily. Traveling via a tuk tuk & Car by experienced and expert tour guides/drivers gives you the opportunity to sit back, soak in the culture of this exciting bustling city. Our company offers some of the cheapest rates! We want our customers to get the best experience for a reasonable cost. Book today and make beautiful memories you will never forget.4 hours
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Transportation amenities : Private transportation. Private transportation
Food and drink : Bottled water. Bottled water
Food and drink : Lunch. Lunch
Fees : Surcharges on fuel. Fuel surcharge
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Pettah
, Colombo, Sri LankaPettah is a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centre Fort. The Pettah neighborhood is famous for the Pettah Market, a series of open air bazaars and markets. It is one of Sri Lanka's busiest commercial areas, where a huge number of wholesale and retail shops, buildings, commercial institutions and other organizations are located.
The main market segment is designed like a gigantic crossword puzzle, where one may traverse through the entire markets from dawn till dusk, but not completely cover every part of it.
Pettah is derived from Tamil: Pettai, an Anglo-Indian word used to indicate a suburb outside a fort. Today, the Sinhala phrase, pita-kotuwa (outside the fort) conveniently describes the same place.20 minutes • Admission Ticket IncludedView LocationGalle Face Green(Pass By)
Colombo - Galle Main Road, Colombo, Sri LankaGalle face green has always played a special part in the lives of Colombo-dwellers, although it is the British who are credited with making it a place of social interaction, as it remains today.
In colonial times, the British embraced Galle face green as a leisure ground especially in the evening when elite ladies were said to promenade the length of the green. Active pursuits of cricket, football, polo and the famed horse races also took place on Galle face green. Horse-racing become popular in the 1840s and the Ceylon turf club was founded here sometime between the and 1860, although official records were not kept until 1866. The formal structure of the walk along the seaside was built during the period of governor ward in 1859.View Location2
You Can Taste & Buy Pure Ceylon Factory Fresh Tea From Our Factory Outlet ..20 minutes • Admission Ticket IncludedView Location
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Temple Of Sri Kailawasanathan Swami Devasthanam Kovil
Sea Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01300Built during the latter part of the 1700s, the Kovils at Captain’s Garden, Maradana are believed to be the oldest in Colombo. The area had been an island with the waters of the Beira Lake surrounding it. Devotees had travelled by boat to reach the temples to worship and make vows. During the Dutch period Captain’s Garden was known as ‘Cilamagoda’ and was an area of great economic activity since the warehouses for cinnamon, pepper, coconut, oil and coir were located in this vicinity.20 minutes • Admission Ticket IncludedView Location4
Old Town Hall
Fort, Colombo, Sri LankaAlong with the Town Hall Building, the Edinburgh Hall was built alongside it and was opened at the same time. The Edinburgh Market market too was designed as an extension to the main building and the same architectural features with its open plan and identical cast iron details could be seen. This hall was used for stage plays and dramas.
After a long period of disuse, the building was renovated in 1980 and and then president Ranasinhe Premadasa and in 1984, the adjoining building was converted to a museum of the town hall. The renovated Edinburgh Hall now converted to an market place and rented out to street hawkers by the Municipal Council.20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not IncludedView LocationJami Ul-Alfar Mosque(Pass By)
Second Cross Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01100Hidden in the busy Pettah Market on the narrow 2nd cross street lies a colorful mosque generally called Rathu Paliya in Sinhalese or Red Mosque ( or Red Masjid) in Engish and Samman Kottu Palli (“Mosque for Muslims of Indian origin”). The mosque was built in 1909 by the Pettah Muslim community to fulfill the religious needs of the Muslims.
The designer and builder was H L Saibo Lebbe and the two-storeyed mosque, incorporating a clock tower, was commenced in 1908 and completed the following year. Lebbe was influenced by the Indo-Saracenic architectural style, which was devised by British architects in the late 19th Century India. Essentially it’s a hybrid style that draws elements from native Indo-Islamic and Indian architecture, and combines it with the Gothic revival and Neo-Classical styles favoured in Victorian Britain (witness the Houses of Parliament).View Location5
Kayman’s Gate called “Kaiman Dorakada” in Sinhalese, was an entrance to the former Colombo Fort located at the foot of the Wolvendaal Hill in the Pettah district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. A historic free-standing bell tower still stands at the site, now at the intersection of Main and 4th Cross Streets.
The second Colombo Fort was constructed by the Portuguese in 1554 as a fortification of their trading post at Colombo, and captured by the Dutch in 1656. Under the Portuguese, the fort’s principal entrance at the eastern rampart was Poorta Reinha (“Queen’s Gate”), a large tunnel guarded by drawbridge and moat. “Kayman’s Gate” comes from the Dutch word Kaaiman, crocodile.15 minutes • Admission Ticket IncludedView Location
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Colombo Fort
Galle Buck, , Colombo, Sri LankaThe business district of Colombo, with Government buildings, banks and other commercial ventures, 5 star hotels and department stores, is still called ‘Fort‘, because that is what it once was. The Fort of Colombo, which like Jaffna and Galle was really a fortified town, was demolished around 1870 in the interest of urban development, soon followed by most of the buildings within it. Today nothing is left but its shape in aerial photographs, the regular grid pattern of the streets, some parts of the walls, the hospital, the lonely Delft Gate that is now a useless passageway hidden among modern high-rise, hardly recognizable parts of the Governor’s House, and some odds and ends, like an ugly and lost little warehouse in the harbour. Of course today the historical remains are more appreciated, as monuments to history and sites of tourist interest, so most of the buildings that do remain have recently been renovated. 20 minutes • Admission Ticket IncludedView LocationMeeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Tour operator will pick up all customers from their respective locations- Travelers CANNOT choose a custom pickup or meeting location.
- * All guest stay places. * Airport Pick up & Drop by Tuk Tuk or Car (20 USD) * Negombo Pick up & Drop by Car ( Additional charger's for vehicle - 45 USD ) * Due to parking regulations enforced by the Tourist Police, we are unable to arrange Tuk Tuk pickups directly from the port entrance. The distance from the port entrance to The Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo, is approximately 2 kilometers, which may take around 20 minutes on foot.
- Travelers will be picked up 5 minutes before departure time
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Additional Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Language And Guide
Printed Guide Available In
- German
- French
- Spanish
Tour Guide Available In
- English
- Tamil
Ticket Details
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- One per booking
Ticket Redemption
No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticketCancellation & Refunds
Cancellable up to 24 hours before the travel date (local supplier time) for a full refund. A 100% cancellation penalty applies for cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the start time.- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Suplier may cancel the activity on account of bad weather conditions.
- Suplier may cancel the activity due to too few participants.
- Cancel at least 1 day before activity starts in Asia/Colombo time to receive 100% refund.
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