Private Tour
Private Half-Day Colombo City Tour
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Choose this tour to get a detailed picture of the capital of Sri Lanka with your own licensed private tour guide. Customize it to match your curiousities like tasting local street food etc.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise TOUR START TIME you prefer would like to secure at the time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Old Parliament Building
Old parliament building
Beira Lake
A lake in the heart of Colombo
What‘s Included
All Entrance Fees
Air-conditioned vehicle
Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
Parking Fees
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Tips, gratuities and expenses of personal nature
Foods and drinks
Port entrance fee $ 20 USD per tour payable directly to the guide
Airport pickup fee 15 USD. Pickup & drop off after tour 25 USD
Colombo City Tour
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
from the ship/Colombo port
pickup location: we pickup you from your cruise ship if booked 2 business days prior. If not we will coordinate the pickup.(Includes walking)
Pickup included
Pick & Drop Colombo
Colombo: with pickup from your hotel in Colombo and return to the same/other
Pickup included
Pickup from Galle area
Pickup from Galle area: Ideal for those who want to visit the Colombo and end their tour in the airport for departure
Pickup included
From Airport with transfers
with 2 way airport transfer: Colombo city tour for layover passengers. with 2 way airport transfer.
Pickup included
Pickup & Drop from Negombo
Negombo: With this, you are given the option to start this tour from Negombo.
Pickup included
Reviews
126 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Perera was great, and the layover trip was excellent
Eric H,,Jan 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Perera was fantastic - a wealth of information along with all of the sights to go with it. We came in at 12PM, he picked us up with a sign at arrivals, and took us out on a great adventure. We were back to the airport at 6PM, right on time for our next flight.
Colombo tour from Negombo
AnneMaree D,,Aug 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent tour. Godfrey our driver was so knowledgeable & kept us informed with much history & local knowledge. Adapted the day to suit our interests. Perfect introduction to Colombo.
Our Colombo experience
Zohra P,,Apr 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an excellent trip. Shimaz was an excellent guide. And the most amazing person to go on a tour with. He was very generous and accommodating, and we loved every minute of it. We highly recommend using him.
Outstanding Tour Guide
Nancy H,,Mar 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00I was hoping for a good tour guide and I got a great one! Shimaz was very knowledgeable and spoke English proficiently. He showed us everything the tour description listed and then some additional sites which were absolutely outstanding. He even included a stop for local ice cream and a local textile venue. Thank you!
Great experience - great guide, good driver!
johncL6447ZJ,,Mar 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00excellent tour. driver was a great driver, nice air conditioned van. Got to a LOT of sites, which was great. Guide was excellent, great english, very informative, let us stop several places we had little stops we needed. Read our situation and could tell when we had seen enough and wanted to goto the next thing. Was happy, smily! Very informative lots of information. Acutally one of the best guides we've ever had. Highly reccomend.
Excellent opportunity to see highlights of Colombo
Lesley C,,Feb 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Driver was so pleasant. Vehicle was clean and air conditioned and he tailored the trip to places of interest that we would like to see. Shared information with us too. Highly recommended.
Excellent Tour of Colombo
martyn B,,Feb 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic tour by Maz and driver. Superb morning with excellent knowledge of Colombo, its heritage and traditions. Car was air conditioned with water available. Not to be missed. Five star service.
The car was comfortable,...
Rick B,,Jan 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The car was comfortable, our guide knowledgeable and that combo made the tour a great experience. Colombo has a lot to offer and our guide was wonderful at presenting it to us
Colombo highlights
Chris H,,Dec 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00Good content on this trip for overview of old and new Colombo. Guide was great. Flexible tour so could stop longer where you wanted.
Amazingly perfect tour of Colombo!
michellec116,,Nov 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the most amazing tour with Priyantha! He went above and beyond to make sure we were fully satisfied. We wanted some specific food so he researched restaurants for us to find the perfect place for us. He tailored the tour so it was absolutely perfect for us. He is a genuinely kind and thoughtful person who loves Sri Lanka and is incredibly knowledgeable about the country. We learned so much from him. I can’t recommend Priyantha enough!
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