Prohlídka města Colombo minibusem

This weekday tour lets you glimpse the heart of Colombo city - that living core formed from its history, culture, architecture, and people. Travel on an open-topped double-decker tour bus around the city watching the most important locations that are seeped in local or old colonial history, or are unique and beautifully built by famous architects, or even the best shopping precincts to visit. This tour gives you an overview of them all to the busy traveler in Sri Lanka who is very short on time. A very appropriate tour for a flight stopover or first day in Sri Lanka.

Highlights

• Travel Mode: Double-decker city touring bus.
• Knowledgeable English Speaking Guide.
• Travel tour of all the important attractions of Colombo city.
• Photography session at the Colombo Town Hall.
• Shopping spree.

What to Expect

Your tour will start at 17:00 pm on a weekday depending on your booking. A tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Colombo city in a red city tour bus.He will explain your itinerary and start by traveling alongside Galle Face Promenade where a number of World War II cannons are placed on display. Your tour will also pass by the following attractions. The tour guide will also stop the bus and take you to some of them for a closer look.

During this tour, you will visit the following points of interest in the specified order.

1. Galle Face Promenade 
2. Colombo Harbor.
3. Colombo Lighthouse 
4. Kingsbury hotel 
5. Old Lighthouse 
6. The Prison Cell of the last Sri Lankan King.
7. The Old Dutch Hospital 
8. The remnants of British Colonial architecture overlooking the harbor area.
9. The historical Cargills and Millers and Caves buildings.
10. Khan clock tower.
11. Slave Island
12. The Lake House complex.
13. Sri Lanka Air Force Museum.
14. Sri Murugan Hindu Temple.
15. Beira Lake.
16. Gangarama Buddhist Temple.
17. The ‘Seema Malakaya’ 
18. The War Memorial.
19. The Colombo Public Library.
20. The National Museum.
21. Nelum Pokuna Theatre.
22. Vihara Mahadevi Park.
23. Colombo Town Hall.
24. Horton Place, Colombo.
25. The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).
26. A replica of the Aukana Buddha Statue 
27. Sri Lanka Cricket Museum.
28. Independence Memorial Hall.
29. Independence Memorial.
30. Arcade Independence Square
31. The historic Colombo Race Course 
32. Laksala

Your bus will stop at Colombo Town Hall so that you can take some photos of the elegant structure. You will also stop at the Independence Memorial for 15 to 20 minutes. There will be chances to do some souvenir shopping at Laksala and even optionally visit the high-end branded stores at Arcade Independence Square.

Your tour will be completed at 12.00 pm or 6:00 pm, depending on when you started, and you will get dropped off back at your hotel.

Includes

• Open Deck tour as per Itinerary.
• 500 ml bottle of mineral water.
• Live commentary in English by professional Guide.

Excludes

• Food and Drinks.
• Gratuities (Optional).
• Expenses of Personal Nature.