Boat Show Srilanka

If you are looking for that perfect holiday and racking your brains trying to think of a place in the mystic South East Asia? Then Sri Lanka is the place and you must visit Colombo Sri Lanka. It is like a hidden treasure! Once you discover it you will keep on coming to explore the other places of interest we have for you.

In just 45 minutes of landing at the Katunayake Airport your coach or taxi will take you to the largest and most vibrant city Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. From hence forth you will taken on a guided tour to the places you must visit even on a business or a very short holiday.

Colombo being the largest is Sri Lanka has an array of attractions and activities to offer its visitors. With just one visit, or it may even be your maiden visit to this extraordinary city of culture you will come away with an experience you will truly remember.

Colombo is located in the west coast of the island and has access to some stunning and alluring beaches Galle Face Green is Colombo’s main beach and offers visitors a perfect location to engage in water sports or just lounge under the sun.

Galle Face Green also boasts Colombo’s largest and most elegant promenade which is always busting with activities in restaurant, bars, coffee shops and boutiques.

Take a walk through Colombo’s central district and admire the city’s countless historical buildings and landmarks from Colombo’s Ole Parliament, President’s house (formerly known as Queen’s house during British Regime), Churches, the Jumma Mosque, Hindu Kovils, The Lake House , the Newspaper bastion of Sri Lanka , The Fort Railway Station and the famous Cargill’s and Millers complex in Colombo’s beautiful Fort district. There. is always something exciting to see in Colombo.

Colombo also abounds with Performance and fine arts. The city’s various performing arts centers, such as the Lionel Wendt Theatre and Elphinstone and the Tower Hall.

They feature unique and exciting productions year around, while Colombo’s museums – such as National Museum of Colombo and the Art Gallery in Green Path display various collections such as the jewelry and throne of Sri Lanka’s Last King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe.

In addition to these are the number annual events and fairs. During vesak, which is a great Buddhist event, one could see whole of Colombo decorated with beautiful lanterns and displays of lights. while the life of Buddha is narrated in story form.

Whether you are travelling to Colombo on business or for pleasure you can always expect the very best of hospitality.

Colombo is the commercial centre of Sri Lanka, filled with shopping centres and all modern facilities. The city has an eclectic blend of old and new, traditional and modern, Eastern and Western. Colombo Sri Lanka’s largest city, is noisy, frenetic – and just a little crazy.

Thankfully, the breakdowns, snarled traffic and power cuts are received with a shrug and a smile. ‘No problem’ might be the national motto; it’s certainly the one phrase everyone knows and can say.

Colombo is a relatively easy city to find your way around. To the north is the Fort district, the country’s business centre, which has department stores, book shops, airline offices and is the site of the Central Bank.

There are also ample sights such as the clock tower, a former lighthouse, the President’s residence (known by incorrigible traditionalists as Queen’s House), and a cluster of colonial buildings which lend the district an aura of bygone Empire.

Immediately south of here is Galle Face Green, a seafront expanse of occasional green graced by cricket games, kite flyers and trysting lovers.

Cinammon Gardens, further south, is Colombo’s most fashionable neighbourhood, with elegant mansions, tree-lined streets and the city’s largest park. East of the fort is the pungent Pettah bazaar district. Walk through and marvel at the riot of goods – fruit, vegetables, meat, gems, gold, silver, brass and tin junk.

Culture buffs shouldn’t miss the National Museum, which has a good collection of historical works, the Art Gallery, which focuses on portraiture and temporary exhibits by local artists, and the city’s many mosques and Buddhist and Hindu temples.

After familiarising yourself with Sri Lankan culture, check out the island’s fauna at the Dehiwala Zoo. The highlight here is an afternoon elephant show. The closest real beach is at Mt Lavinia, a faded resort 10km south of the city.

Budget accommodation, cheap food and the best shopping can be found in the Fort and Pettah districts. Nightlife is moribund, though a visit to the cinema in the Fort district is an experience.

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