Top Colombo Shore Excursions

Enjoy an alternative sightseeing experience in Colombo when you book this private sightseeing tour that includes a thrilling tuk-tuk ride. Join your driver-guide and zip around Colombo's traffic in the 3-wheeled vehicle. Then, continue the tour to notable attractions from the comforts of an air-conditioned vehicle. Includes all entrance fees and refreshments such as water, beer, and coconut for a comfortable, personalized experience.

Whatever your travel plans for Sri Lanka, make your trip smooth and easy with this private car service. Craft your own 1- to 11-day itinerary–perhaps a day trip or island-wide adventure–and settle into your air-conditioned car as your courteous driver makes it happen. Set daily mileages, pickups, and drop-offs; and a vehicle for up to 5 passengers are all included, with meals and personal expenses down to you.

This is a perfect choice for travelers interested in learning about the history of tea in Sri Lanka. Access rural landscapes without the need for car rental as hotel pickup, drop-off, and transfers are included. Visit the scenic Nuwara Eliya area, which is known for its mountains, waterfalls, and tea plantations. Highlights include a visit to Ramboda Falls, a tour of Gregory Lake Park, and a visit to a tea field and factory for a tea making experience.

Enjoy an active day away from the hustle and bustle of the city on a private whitewater rafting tour along the Kelani River. Reach the rural start point easily with hassle-free hotel pickup from Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Mirissa, Ella, and Udawalawe, then paddle along 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) of rapids and falls under the professional supervision of your private guide. All necessary equipment, plus drop-off to selected hotels, comes included.

Visit two of Sri Lanka's most important UNESCO World Heritage Sites in just one day with this guided trip to Dambulla and Sigiriya Rock. You'll learn all about life in Sri Lanka centuries ago while taking in beautifully preserved Buddhist frescoes and fantastic views. You'll also get to stop at a spice garden along the way.

Sri Lanka is known for its tea and spices. This private tour lets you learn more about both without the hassle of planning or logistics, and offers hands-on experiences at a local spice garden (including a head massage) and a tea factory where you learn about cultivation, plucking, and processing, with time for tastings, though entrance fees are extra. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for convenience.

Swap Sri Lanka’s bustling capital for the natural wonderland of Udawalawe National Park on a private day trip from Colombo. Tackle terrain that cars can’t when you explore the reserve in an all-terrain Jeep and increase your chance of spotting wildlife such as elephants and crocodiles with a professional English-speaking guide.

Combine sightseeing and shopping in Colombo, without worrying about how to fit everything into a tight time frame, on this private tour. After meeting your driver-guide outside your hotel, relax knowing you don't have to navigate the route between attractions. Enjoy an itinerary that includes Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face Green, Independence Square, Colombo National Museum, and more.

Exploring Colombo independently and the risk of getting lost or delayed. Make things easy with a private shore excursion that whisks you around the sights smoothly and comfortably. Travel by Shared Bus/Coach, visit top sights such as the Seema Malakaya Temple,shop for souvenirs and handicrafts emporiums and hear tales of local life from your guide that you'd miss if alone. • Explore Colombo with ease on a Shore Excursion from the Cruise Port. • Forget cabs or buses,sightseeing stress-free by air-conditioned vehicle • See the sights, shop at markets, and hear about local life and history

As a leading tea producer, Sri Lanka’s highlands are coated in tea plantations. Experience this heritage first-hand on this private tea experience from Colombo, Negombo, or Kandy—something difficult to set up independently. After exploring a spice garden, visit a tea factory, and spend time plucking leaves in the fields before a factory tour and delicious tea tastings. Hotel or Colombo Airport pickup and drop-off are included for your ease.

Take a private day trip from Colombo or Kandy to two Sri Lanka must-sees—Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Dambulla’s Cave Temples. Avoid the hassle of cabs or buses; reach both UNESCO-protected wonders (entrance fees extra) by comfortable, private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide for extra insight. Enjoy included lunch and stops at a spice garden, traditional village, and Pidurangala Rock, with hotel pickup for convenience.

Explore the highlights of southern Sri Lanka with ease with this private tour from Colombo, Bentota, or Negombo. Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off and commentary from your guide as you visit the UNESCO-listed Old Town of Galle, Ariyapal Mask Museum in Ambalangoda, and the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, and enjoy a boat ride on the Madu River.

Meet & Greet your professional Guide from your Hotel in Colombo and head towards Bentota. You will meet your pilot in Koggala, a relatively unspoilt village on Sri Lanka’s South coast. With its beautiful beaches, lake and river it is the ideal place to visit for this peaceful experience. The scenery is wonderful and there are many photo opportunities and you ascend through the sky and glide over the glorious scenes below. Time permitting your guide will then take you to the amazing gem gallery, celebrated for its blue sapphires. Some of the gems found in Sri Lanka have graced the crowns and tiaras of worldwide kings and queens from the time of Roman emperors. This really is a perfect experience that you will remember for a lifetime. Once you are finished, You will be dropped back at your Hotel.

Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Colombo or Galle and pick you up. Your Four Wheel Jeep will be ready at Yala National and you will be switched to it after a driver from Private Air Conditioned Vehicle. Then, you will proceed to the National Park. The vehicle is open on all sides to provide a panoramic view of the fauna and flora in the National Park. You have the choice of a morning safari at 5:00 am or an afternoon safari at 2:30 pm, and they each last approximately 3 hours. Leopards, Elephants, Sloth Bears, Wild Water Buffaloes, Fishing Cats, Wild Boars, Crocodiles, and a number species of birds are among the many animals that you may see during your visit. During the drive, you can get off at Patanangala where you could get to the beach and at the bank of the Menik River. After being in the Park for around three hours, you will return to your hotel.

This One-Day tour offers you the opportunity to tour the best attractions on the Southern coast of tropical Sri Lanka. Visit a tea factory to discover the mysteries of tea-making. Marvel at the skill of the Stilt Fishermen. Experience a Boat Ride in a Manmade Lagoon. Tour a city of Galle and visit the famous Galle Fort.

Get the best from Colombo when your cruise ship docks by prebooking this private shore excursion. Avoid last-minute cab negotiations or getting lost or delayed with a private air-conditioned vehicle and driver-guide to show you the city. View sights such as Independence Square, Parliament, and more; browse markets and shops, and hear tales of local culture you’d likely otherwise miss.

This Bird watching and Nature trekking tour at Udawatta Kele Sanctuary will give you an exciting experience complete with a ride in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka. the sanctuary located north of Kandy Lake is an eco-tourism site which expands over 103 hectares. This garden has an exclusive collection of avifauna. Other than that, it is one of the beautiful bird sanctuaries in Sri Lanka. The sanctuary contains three Buddhist forest monasteries and three cave dwellings for Buddhist monks & the sanctuary acts as a catchment area for the supply of water to the city of Kandy. This is a great place to explore the bird life where approximately 80 species of birds can be seen.

Visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Golden Temple of Dambulla, on this private day trip with a personal guide — a must-do activity when visiting Sri Lanka. You’re chauffeured in the comfort of your own vehicle for the approximate 4-hour drive from Negombo, Colombo or Mount Lavinai. Climb the 5th-century fortress on a sightseeing tour of the 8th Wonder of the World. After lunch, tour the impressive cave temple and marvel at its Buddha statues. Visit the UNESCO-listed Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Golden Temple of Dambulla Hear personalized commentary from a knowledgeable guide Hotel pickup and drop-off by private vehicle from Colombo, Negombo or Mt Lavinia

Go in search of wildlife at Wilpattu National Park on this private safari tour from Colombo. After pickup from your hotel, travel by private vehicle to the park with an English speaking driver-guide and embark on a Jeep safari. Enjoy guided commentary as you look for leopards, elephants, spotted deer, and other endemic wildlife.

This is the ideal choice for first-time visitors looking to cover Colombo’s main attractions in under a day. Save time planning an itinerary and bartering with cabs; and relax as a driver-guide and private air-conditioned vehicle take you around the signature sights. Admire the Independence Memorial Hall and Beira Lake Seema Malakaya Temple; see worshippers at the Gangaramaya Temple, and learn about Colombo’s history and culture from your guide’s commentary.

Walking tour of Colombo is the best way to see Colombo's amazing Fort district Learn about the city's colonial past Mark, a Colombo native, has hosted walks in Colombo for several years under the Colombo City Walks banner.Starting at the Dutch Hospital Shopping Complex in Fort and walk along the old colonial streets, away from your usual tourist spots, and seek out the colonial Dutch mansions and be a part of the history that is now commercial hub of Colombo. Explore the old Cargills building, visit the New Chinese shop, snap a picture outside the Pagoda Tea Rooms where Duran Duran filmed their iconic music video, Hungry like the Wolf, and enjoy a cup of Ceylon Tea on the balcony of the Grand Oriental Hotel while taking in the sunset views of the Colombo Harbour.End your walk back at the Dutch Hospital, formerly a hospital during the 17th century, the complex is now host to high-end restaurants, bars and shops. Relax, take a breather, admire the architecture.

Get a comprehensive tour of Galle combined with personalized attention on this private tour. Perfect for those short on time, traveling with a private guide means you can move efficiently through the city and see as much as possible. Listen to commentary on the local culture, history, and architecture as you make stops at the local sea turtle hatchery, the stilt fishermen, local mosques, Dutch-Colonial buildings, and other highlights.

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

Immerse yourself in Colombo's ancient history and modern culture on this small-group walking tour. You'll get out from behind glass bus windows and experience the bustle of the city yourself by traveling on foot. Your guide will provide insightful commentary as you travel and you'll have plenty of time to ask questions.