The 4 Best Walking Tours in Colombo

1.Colombo Walking Tour with Ajeet De Soyza

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $30Our pick

Join Ajeet De Soyza for a three to four hour small-group walk through Colombo. See Fort, Pettah, the Red Mosque, Gangaramaya Temple, and Galle Face Green, with bottled water, snacks, history, and time for questions. A temple donation of about $2 is extra.

“Our Colombo tour with Ajeet was really great, he was very informative on the culture and history of Sri Lanka. We did this tour at the beginning of our visit to the country and Ajeet made the tour relevant to this. Ajeet was interesting and engaging throughout, and went above and beyond to show us Colombo. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Colombo.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Negombo Heritage Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $14

Start at Sri Mutthu Mari Amman Temple and walk through Negombo’s produce market, fish market, dry fish center, Dutch Fort, lagoon, and St. Mary’s Church. Your English or Hindi-speaking guide, including guides such as Shashi, explains the city’s mixed culture. Snacks and refreshments are included, though one recent tour missed them.

“Amazing and very helpful guide. Very informative and speaks good English. They offer free snack too.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Glimpse Of Colombo City Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $15

Start at 9:00 am on Bank of Ceylon Mawatha for a private, roughly three-hour walk through central Colombo. Guides such as Sashi and Premil bring the city to life through worship places, local snacks, tropical juices, history, and practical Sri Lanka tips.

“Really enjoyed our tour! Great way to see the highlights of Colombo. Our guide Sashi was very nice and helpful. Would definitely recommend!”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Heritage & Cultural Walk in Negombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $10Best value

Start at Sri Mutthu Mari Amman Temple at 9:00 am for a private Negombo walk with guides such as Premil, Kavin, or Shashi. Expect Hindu and Christian heritage, local markets, fishing culture, the lagoon, and practical Sri Lanka tips. Confirm the Wasgamuwa National Park reference before booking.

“We been with Heshan from Negombo to Midigama and was super nice guy and very good driver.he stop us in a little mall for to take some food on the way too. Very good esperience and also he put a srl Lanka video info for give us some good ideas about what to do around the country. So nice.”

Check availability →Read our full review