Private Tour of Colombo with Ajeet De Soyza

This is a private tour curated and conducted by me in person. I will take you through a combined walking and drive by tour covering the most important points of the Colombo city. The Colombo city has a rich history where the old world still exists side by side with the new world

Itinerary
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Stop At: Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct, Hospital Street Galle Fort, Colombo 00001 Sri Lanka

The Old Colombo Dutch Hospital (known as The Dutch Hospital) is considered to be the oldest building in the Colombo Fort area dating back to the Dutch colonial era in Sri Lanka. It is now a heritage building and a shopping and dining precinct.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Fort is the central business district of Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is the financial district of Colombo and the location of the Colombo Stock Exchange and the World Trade Centre of Colombo from which the CSE operates. It is also the location of the Bank of Ceylon headquarters.

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Sri Lanka’s Red Mosque, or Jami Ul-Alfar Masjid, is one of the architectural wonders of the world. Situated in the bustling Pettah district, one of the oldest parts of the city of Colombo, its tall minarets are seen from almost every street, towering over the hustle and bustle of the busy neighborhood streets.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple, 61 Sri Jinaratana Road, Colombo Sri Lanka

Gangaramaya is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, started by the famous scholar monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera in the late 19th Century.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Bauddhaloka Mawatha Near China Embassy, Colombo 00700 Sri Lanka

The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, is a convention center located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Built between 1970 and 1973, the convention centre was a gift from the People's Republic of China in memory of Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Prime Minister

Stop At: Independence Square, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7 Sri Lanka

Independence Memorial Hall (also Independence Commemoration 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[2] to a Ceylonese-elected legislature on February 4, 1948. It is located in Independence Square (formerly Torrington Square) in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo. It also houses the Independence Memorial Museum.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenepura Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan Parliament Complex (also known as the New Parliament Complex) is a public building and landmark that houses the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital, it is built on an island, surrounded by the Diyawanna Oya. It was designed by Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa.

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

Galle Face is a 5 ha ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Colombo National Museum, Albert Crescent, Colombo Sri Lanka

The National Museum of Sri Lanka, also most commonly known as the Sri Lanka National Museum is considered to be the largest Museum in Sri Lanka and is home to many valuable and historically important objects such as the throne and the crown of the Kandyan Monarchs.

This Italianate colonial style building houses statues, artifacts and paintings that go back as far as the 5th century.

Duration: 1 hour