Cruise Stop Tour: Private Colombo City Highlights Trip

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Cruise Stop Tour: Private Colombo City Highlights Trip

By MACK Travel Sri Lanka

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Overview

Take a fascinating journey in the capital of the isle paradise to taste its cultural texture, witness its bustling streets, visit bargain markets, and relax while watching the uprising urban lifestyle of the capital. A port city favoured by merchants of the ancient era, this commercial and administrative hub of the country proves to be a blend of cultures, religions, and socioeconomic classes. Eyewitness blessed hinterlands and betrayed slums. Your tour is tailored to showcase different places of Colombo, from traditional to unconventional attractions, and to discover the life lived by everyday Sri Lankans.

Discover the best of Colombo

Feel free to customise the itinerary to your preferences.

This Only English Speaking Private Driver (Not Lecture and Storytelling Guide) and vehicle ensure a personalised experience.

Activity location

Galle Face Green
- Galle Road
- Colombo, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

Galle Face Green
- Galle Road
- Colombo, Sri Lanka

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9 Seater Minibus -05 Hour Tour

5h
English

Air Condition Medium Size Van: This private vehicle can accommodate up to five passengers.
Duration: 5 hours
Toyota and Nissan: Dolphin, KDH and Caravan box Model 9 Seater Luxury vans, luxury passenger seats each complete with headrest, safety belt.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

£148.98 x 1 Traveller£148.98

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4 Seater SUV - 05 Hour Tour

5h
English

Air Condition SUV Crossover: This private vehicle can accommodate up to three passengers.
Duration: 5 hours
SUV Crossover: Honda and MG Model 5 Seater Lux SUV, luxury passenger seats each complete with headrest, safety belt.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

£96.84 x 1 Traveller£96.84

Total

What's included, what's not

WiFi on board (Upon your request)
Bottled water
All parking charges and taxes Include
Port pickup and drop-off for cruise ship/other ship passengers
Lecture and Storytelling Guide
Entrance Fees for Tourist Sites

Know before you book

Public transport options are available nearby
Specialised infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Only English Speaking Driver (Not Lecture and Storytelling Guide)
At time of booking, passengers must provide meet point and whatsapp number while abroad.
Travel time is already included in the total duration of the tour.
Food and drinks were not specified
Port pickup and drop-off for cruise ship/other ship passengers from the Main Gate no 01 A
Please advise us the pickup details
In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Old Parliament Building (Pass by)

The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building.

Galle Face Green

Galle Face is a 5 ha (12 acres) ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m (1,600 ft) along the coast, in the heart of Colombo.

Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct

The Old Colombo Dutch Hospital is considered to be the oldest building in the Colombo Fort area dating back to the Dutch colonial era in Sri Lanka.

St Anthony's Shrine

On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, the church was one in a series of targets of a string of suicide bomb blasts across Sri Lanka. At least 93 people were killed in the blast.

Sri Ponnambalam Vanesar Kovil

The Temple of Lord Shiva was built in 1857 to facilitate Hindus in Colombo to worship, The Architecture resembles temples in Tamilnadu.

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque known colloquially as the Samman Kottu Palli, Rathu Palliya, Red Masjid or the Red Mosque) is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Second Cross Street in Pettah. The mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo and a popular tourist site in the city

Pettah

Pettah is a neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centre Fort. The Pettah area is famous for the Pettah Market

Pettah Floating Market

this market on a water front and with visibility of the Lotus Tower provides some good photo options.

Colombo Fort Railway Station (Pass by)

Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo

Colombo Lotus Tower

20m
Admission ticket not included

Discover the beauty and grandeur of Sri Lanka's Lotus Tower, is a 351.5 m (1,153 ft) tall tower, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Temple of Sri Kailawasanathan Swami Devasthanam Kovil

Hindu temple, the oldest in Colombo, known for its vibrant ceiling artwork & tucked-away locale.

Beira Lake (Pass by)

Beira Lake is a lake in the centre of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km² of land 100 years ago and this has since been reduced to 0.65 km² today due to various reasons.

Seema Malakaya Temple

5m
Admission ticket not included

Seema Malaka is a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The temple is mainly used for meditation and rest, rather than for worship. Situated in the Beira Lake, the temple was originally constructed in the late 19th century

Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple

15m
Admission ticket not included

Gangaramaya Temple is one of the most important temples in Colombo, Sri Lanka, being a mix of modern architecture and cultural essence. The temple is known for having a young elephant, Ganga, chained at the back, unable to walk, has no elephant company, and sways sideways. She has also been spotted crying by tourists

Colombo Municipal Council

The Town Hall of Colombo is the headquarters of the Colombo Municipal Council and the office of the Mayor of Colombo.

Viharamahadevi Park

Viharamahadevi Park is a public park located in Colombo, next to the National Museum in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest and largest park of the Port of Colombo. Situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall building, the park is named after Queen Viharamahadevi, the mother of King Dutugamunu.

Independence Square

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.

Location

Activity location

Galle Face Green
- Galle Road
- Colombo, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

Galle Face Green
- Galle Road
- Colombo, Sri Lanka

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