Colombo City Break

Three days in the capital: markets, temples, colonial streets and seaside sunsets.

Colombo
Mount Lavinia

Overview

Colombo is often skipped, but it rewards a couple of days. Wander the colourful bazaars of Pettah, visit Gangaramaya temple, admire the old colonial buildings of the Fort and watch the sunset at Galle Face Green.

Perfect as a stopover, or as a start or finish to a longer tour.

Highlights

The bazaars and Dutch museum of Pettah

Gangaramaya temple and Seema Malaka on Beira Lake

Colonial architecture in the Fort district

Street food at Galle Face Green at sunset

Seafood dinner on the beach at Mount Lavinia

Day by day

Theitinerary.

Day 01
Arrival in Colombo
Airport welcome, a tour of the city's highlights and sunset at Galle Face Green.
Day 02
Colombo by day
Explore Pettah market, Gangaramaya temple and the Fort, then have dinner on the beach at Mount Lavinia.
Day 03
Departure
A free morning for shopping, then a transfer to the airport.

A suggested plan. Every day can be changed, extended or swapped to suit you.

Short stays

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See where this tour goes next to the other short stays packages. Every route can be mixed and matched.

Which places each short stays package visits
Places	This tourColombo City Break3 days, 2 nights	Colombo and Kandy Taster5 days, 4 nights	Seven Days: Hills and South7 days, 6 nights	Eight-Day Island Sampler8 days, 7 nights
Colombo	Included	Included	Not included	Not included
Mount Lavinia	Included	Not included	Not included	Not included
Kandy	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Sigiriya	Not included	Included	Not included	Included
Dambulla	Not included	Included	Not included	Not included
Nuwara Eliya	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Ella	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Yala	Not included	Not included	Included	Not included
Galle	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Mirissa	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included

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