Colombo's Street Food and Street Shopping Culture (Half-day tour)

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Stop At: Pettah, Colombo Sri Lanka

The tour is a half day in Pettah taking you through an eclectic experience of different cultures, the top landmarks of the area and of course plenty of time for shopping and bargain hunting.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Second Cross Street, Colombo 01100 Sri Lanka

In the midst of chaos in Pettah, the oldest commercial hub of Colombo, tall minarets and domes of red and white rises out of the clustered streets. A striking architectural wonder, a sacred place of worship, Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, commonly known as Red Mosque, is remarkable and simply stunning.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Dutch Museum, Prince Street, Colombo 01100 Sri Lanka

The Colombo Dutch Museum is a museum that covers the history of the Dutch colonial rule in Sri Lanka.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Independence Square, Independence Avenue, Colombo 00700 Sri Lanka

Independence Memorial Hall is a national monument in Sri Lanka built for commemoration of the independence of Sri Lanka from the British rule with the restoration of full governing responsibility to a Ceylonese-elected legislature on February 4, 1948.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Beira Lake, 02 Colombo, Colombo 01200 Sri Lanka

Stroll around the Beira Lake and see the temple in the centre which is a place of serenity

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Colombo Fort, Galle Buck, Colombo Sri Lanka

Visit Colombo Fort where you will witness stunning old colonial-era architectural masterpieces such as the old parliament.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo Sri Lanka

Visit the Viharamahadevi Park, the largest and best park in Colombo. Walk down local street art vendors with beautiful paintings that are unique to Sri Lanka.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Pettah Floating Market, Bastian Mawatha, Colombo Sri Lanka

Pettah in the old district of Colombo, is a a street market and wholesalers hub that symbolises beautiful chaos. The area is one of the most crowded in Colombo from Monday to Saturday. The streets of Pettah are certainly not for the fainthearted; and people either love Pettah or hate it.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Galle Face Green, Galle Road, Colombo Sri Lanka

Wind-down and enjoy the sunset along the coast line of Galle Face Green, a wide stretch of greenery. A popular park for its wide range of mouth watering street food, flying kites, exercise or simply relaxing spending evenings with family and friends with the sunset alongside the Indian Ocean.

-Popular for street food, especially the famous ‘isso vade’, deep fried prawns on spicy lentil hot cakes
-At night, vendors sell Sri Lanka’s signature street food – ‘kottu roti’ and other specialties drawing many a crowd


Duration: 2 hours

Departure Point :

Colombo City Centre, City Centre, 137 Sir James Pieris Mawatha, Colombo 00200, Sri Lanka
Traveler pickup is offered
Once the booking is confirmed, the driver will contact the clients to get more detailed information about the pick-up details.

Return Detail :

Returns to original departure point

Hotel Pickup :

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