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Colombo City Sightseeing

By KINGFISHER TOURS SRI LANKA
Free cancellation available
Price is €43 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Enjoy a city sightseeing tour of Colombo, the bustling capital of Sri Lanka. An informative guide takes you to major highlights such as the ocean-facing urban park of Galle Face Green; the Buddhist temples Gangaramaya and Seema Malaka and the War Memorial, Independence Square and more. End your tour with some bargain hunting on a shopping excursion.

Activity location

  • Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple
    • 61 Sri Jinaratana Road,
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple
    • 61 Sri Jinaratana Road,
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Colombo City Sightseeing

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
€42.82 x 1 Adult€42.82
Total
Price is €42.82

What's included, what's not

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    Hotel Pickup & Dropoff
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    Bottled Water
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    Port Pickup & Dropoff
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    Professional English Speaking Guide
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    All Local Taxes & Charges
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    Private Air Conditioned Vehicle
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    1 Local Beer Per Person
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    Food/Drinks
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    Service charge (Optional)

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The exciting day starts with pick up from your hotel or Colombo Port by a representative of Kingfisher Tours Sri Lanka. Then you will be whisked to visit one of Sri Lanka's highly venerated temples called Gangarama Temple which is located on the famous and picturesque Beira Lake in the middle of the city of Colombo. The Gangarama Temple was established about one hundred and twenty (120) years ago and is one of the most important Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. Originally built to be a small hermitage on a piece of marshy land in the 19th BCE, the temple has grown to include several imposing buildings and become an internationally known place of worship, a centre for learning, as well as an assembly hall for monks while also hosting a museum, a library and a Relic chamber among others.

Seema Malakaya Temple

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket 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.

Galle Face Green

  • 30m
Once you have had your senses excited with the old and the new at Fort & Pettah, it is now time to visit the world famous Galle Face Greenand relax in the soothing sound of waves lapping at the shores. Overlooking the magnificent Indian Ocean, adjoining the beautiful Galle Face beach and the famous colonial styled Galle Face Hotel (which is known as Asia's Emerald on the Green since 1864) is an elegant promenade lined with swaying palm trees and frequently visited by both locals and visitors alike called the Galle Face Green.

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the Ancient mosque built in 1908 by Sri Lankan muslims to convey their 5 daily prayers which is famous for its Architecture

Independence Square

  • 15m
Now let us head on to a very special place called theIndependence Squarelocated just a few minutes away from the Old Parliament building. This building was built to commemorate Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule and is situated at the same location where a special podium was constructed in 1948 to mark the ceremony of Sri Lanka’s start of self-rule and new parliament. The Independence Square building also houses a museum displaying a history of all the individuals who struggled and fought for Sri Lanka’s independence.

Location

Activity location

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    Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple
    • 61 Sri Jinaratana Road,
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple
    • 61 Sri Jinaratana Road,
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka

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