Full-Day Colombo City Tour (Private Car)
Recommended by 92% of travelers
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 8 to 10 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See the best of Colombo on this full-day private tour. Learn about religion, culture, and more as you drive in a private car from place to place. Places you stop at include Ape Gama, Parliament Drive, Dehiwala Zoo, and more. Feel free to customize this tour as you like, since it is a private tour.
- Pickup and drop off are provided for ease
- Ride in a private car between sites
- Feel free to customize this excursion
- Plan a full day for this tour
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
- Parking Fees
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
Itinerary
1
Ape Gama
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
Parliament Drive (Pass By)
2
Diyatha Uyana
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Dehiwala Zoo - Sri Lanka
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Gangaramaya Temple
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
5
Independence Square
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Colombo National Museum
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Viharamahadevi Park (Pass By)
Town Hall (Pass By)
7
Premadasa & Co. (Jewellers) Ltd
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Wall ART Street
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre (Pass By)
9
Laksala State Gift and Souvenir Boutique
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Colombo Lotus Tower
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Pettah (Pass By)
Pettah Floating Market (Pass By)
11
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
12
Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar Kovil
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
13
St Anthony's Shrine
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct (Pass By)
14
Galle Face Green
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
15
One Galle Face
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 120 reviews
wcarpen3, Apr 2026
This was a great way to explore the city of Colombo and Sri Lanka culture. My guide Shifan was amazing! He was very insightful regarding the history and culture of all of the spots we visited in the city. The mosques, temples, government buildings, beaches, and sights were excellent. Colombo really is a beautiful city with an amazing history!
Abdullah, Feb 2026
We had a wonderful experience in Colombo. The city offers a perfect mix of culture, history, and modern life. We enjoyed visiting the main attractions, walking along Galle Face Green, and exploring the local markets.
Ronald_M, Dec 2025
Our driver was great! Very friendly, professional and flexible. He listened to our desires and flexed our journey to accommodate and it made for a perfect day.
Very prompt as well.
The tour itself was quite nice covering all the spots on the itinerary that we wanted to see getting us as close as possible.
Highly recommend this journey to visitors looking for an overview of the city.
Madeleine_S, Aug 2025
This is a drive by tour only. Helpful to get your bearing of a new city but disappointing to see very little
Betty_R, Jun 2025
Excellent tour by the city! Interesting and pleasant stops. He gave us chances to take pictures of buildings!
Alex_T, May 2025
Colombo is a big city so this is a good way to get a Quick Look around. Also good being able to customise aspects based on preference.
Marc_Y, Dec 2024
This excursion was outstanding! As you would expect with any private tour, the guide makes it or breaks it. In this case our guide, Rumi, was excellent. He asked us what we wanted to do, gave us a list of options and put together the perfect day of sightseeing. Rumi was pleasant, professional and spoke excellent English. I have no complaints.
Paula_H, Dec 2024
Excellent, driver was very good and spoke English well. We had a great day, Thankyou He took us everywhere we wanted to see.
Linda_J, May 2024
The guide driver never showed up and we waisted an hour and a half waiting and looking for him. On a more positive note, Viator promptly refunded our money when it learned of this problem, and we then simply rented a taxi for half the price to show us all the same sites during the rest of the day.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you for sharing your experience. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the guide not showing up. While rare, logistical issues can sometimes arise, and we deeply regret that this happened during your tour.
We are pleased to hear that Viator promptly resolved the issue and refunded you, ensuring your day was not completely disrupted. It’s great to know that you were still able to visit the sites you planned to see.
We take situations like this very seriously and are actively investigating what went wrong to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve, and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a seamless and enjoyable experience in the future.
Thank you for your understanding.
Leslie_G, Feb 2024
Our Private day tour was amazing. Our driver was on time and took us to all of the great sites in the city. He recommended a good place to eat local food, and it was so good and very inexpensive! We had a great day. Thank you. Tom and Leslie.
williamscew, Feb 2024
Our driver and guide did a great job showing us the whole vith it was a full day and well worth the money. Much better than giving a cruise mote money
Kevin_C, Jan 2024
It’s unusual for me to take a tour alone and I felt very safe and cared for the whole time. It’s lovely to see the city through the eyes of a local. We visited all the sites I’d read about. The Buddhist temple was a highlight as was the new Parliament and my first ever drink straight from a coconut. I’d strongly recommend it as a fun way to see a lot in just a day.
Christophe_L, Dec 2023
7am appointement not respected driver arrived at 8, young handsome and friendly driver but not a guide, probably last minute replacement fella. We cut short this 8-10 hours tour after one morning only, provider not recommended.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We sincerely apologize for the delay in your driver’s arrival, which understandably impacted your experience. While we’re glad you found the driver friendly, we regret that this caused your tour to feel less fulfilling.
It seems there may have been an unexpected scheduling adjustment, and we appreciate your understanding under the circumstances. We value your feedback and will ensure our operations team improves coordination to prevent such delays in the future.
Your satisfaction is important to us, and we would love the opportunity to provide you with a seamless and enjoyable experience should you choose to tour with us again. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
IAN_C, Dec 2023
A one day tour in a private car from a Cruise. We saw alot and the Guide was great. Was not disappointed.
sudha_s, Dec 2023
My guide Nipuna has been very helpful and made the trip informational and fun , the in-depth knowledge about local culture and customs helped me understand better about Sri Lanka
Lambert_H, Nov 2023
Colombo city tour was not a good tour we wounded book this tour again Orr je have to like the museum the only part we liked was the market area ( only on day time) the driver uses toooo much hiss telefoon
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you for your feedback, and we sincerely apologize for your disappointing experience during the Colombo city tour. We are committed to providing safe, enjoyable, and professional tours, and it is clear we fell short in this instance.
We take your concerns very seriously, particularly regarding the driver's use of his phone. Please rest assured that we have taken immediate disciplinary action and removed this driver from our team to ensure the safety and satisfaction of our future guests.
We value your input and will use it to improve our services. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a better experience in the future.
Ana_R, Sep 2023
My friends and I ventured into Sri Lanka on a whim without a plan nor
direction. To our joy, we were greeted with warmth and people such as
Rumi, who not only offered their expert advice but their unwavering
care. On our arrival we agreed to get to know the city of Colombo
better and found a full day tour of the city through (tripadvisor?) As
our luck will have it we were assigned Rumi as our guide, he seemed
very patient, informative and friendly from the get go.
I can say that Rumi gained our trust from the beginning, so well
organized, knowledgeable, and attentive, and these are just a few
words to describe how good a person of character he is. He will give
you advice as to where to go and what is worth your time. His driving
was super smooth and comfortable with ac and snacks amenities.
He always puts the client's needs first. He will be waiting patiently
until you finish immersing in the beautiful culture that Sri Lanka has
to offer. If you have anything specific that you would like to see, he
will accommodate the time to make sure that you visit whatever you
want to visit. As the day went on and he shared more of the amazing
places to visit in Sri Lanka, we decided to explore one of his
suggestions the following day. Furthermore, we contacted the tour
company and requested to have Rumi again as our guide, and were
fortunate to have our request fulfilled.
He went above and beyond to share his culture and make us feel at home
especially when I felt under the weather during the second day tour
we've chosen starting at the lion's rock hike and he made sure I was
comfortable all along the ride and got me anything I needed to help my
situation.
If I have the pleasure of visiting the little gem of a country that is
Sri Lanka again, I will without a doubt request to have Rumi as my
guide.
Ivette_F, Mar 2023
Mohamed, our driver was very nice, helpful, and accommodating. Highly recommend him. The tour may be improved with an English-speaking guide to provide details on the various monuments and sites we visited.
JP_G, Oct 2022
We have booked a Colombo City and requested a pickup from a hotel in Kalutara which is an hour away from Colombo.
Booked via Viator, confirmed and payment ongoing, no answer has been given to the request to be picked up in Kalutara. One day before I needed to contact them by myself to get this confirmed and which price it would cost for that extra service.
The driver was waiting for us on time in front of the hotel, arriving in CMB we picked up our guide Althaaf and started our tour.
Unfortunately the guide was on the phone 90% of the time he spent with us. Few explanations to the different visited places have only been given briefly in very low voice so we could barely understand. Some of the points of interests were under mainenance or renovation, so not visitable and no alternatives were chosen by them, so we just went to those places just to find out they are closed: very disapointing. The whole tour was a bit like “following the leader”.
For a taxi company they did a great job but for a guided city tour they need to improve a lot.
Manon_v, Feb 2026
Super nice day the tour answered what I wanted to see for a first visit to the sri lanka attentive guide and listening
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Yusseff_N, Oct 2025
Excellent service, from the moment you book they contact you. Very good Service.
The guide took the time to take us to all the most important sites in the City and give us a comprehensive explanation of the entire history of the country.
We hire this wonderful experience in Mexico through LoomTravel.
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Goran_B, Apr 2025
Nous avons passé une très belle journée à la découverte de Colombo. C’est une ville pleine de contrastes, vivante et pleine de charme. Grâce à cette visite, nous avons pu découvrir les lieux incontournables mais aussi des endroits plus authentiques, loin des circuits touristiques classiques.
Un immense merci à notre chauffeur Uditha, qui a été tout simplement parfait ! Très professionnel, ponctuel, souriant et toujours attentionné. Il a su rendre cette journée agréable et confortable du début à la fin. Nous nous sommes sentis en totale confiance à ses côtés. Merci encore pour sa gentillesse et son excellente conduite. Nous recommandons cette expérience les yeux fermés !
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