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Colombo Half Day Private Tour |
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Colombo Tour is hardly possible within half a day. Still people on a short visit of Srilanka can opt for a half day excursion of Colombo. In order to complete Colombo tour in half a day you have to design the half day sightseeing in Colombo in a way that you can have a look at most of the best tourist attractions in Colombo in the least possible time. The major tourist attraction in Colombo consists of the places like, Ratnapura, Galle, Kandy, etc.
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Colombo Half Day Private Tour on Tourisminsrilanka.com helps you to design the best possible tour of Colombo that you get the most of it and which is worth the expenditure you do.
In order to have the fun of Colombo Half Day Private Tour, it is best to enjoy the tour with your private tour guide taking you through the commercial area of the ‘Fort’. The place got the name, ‘Fort’, because both the Portuguese and Dutch had one fort each at this place. A drive past ‘Pettah’ will let you feel the pulse of the vibrant city of Colombo. This is a noisy Oriental market where ancient vehicles, humanity, rigorous bargains collide with one another. There are mosques and temples at this place. After proceeding a little you will find the Wolvendhal Dutch Church and the Hultsdorf Law Courts. The region was the most fertile ground for growing cinnamon during the Dutch period. From the ‘Pettah’ you have to proceed towards the Independence Square, the Convention Center (BMICH) and the National Museum in Colombo.
People interested in fine quality and designing of gems must visit the Ratnapura area. A Ratnapura day tour is surely going to be a cherishing one for a lifetime. Ratnapura is the best place for Colombo half day private tour. This is the ideal place to purchase gems of exquisite designs and cut with extraordinary workmanship. These gems are cat’s eyes, amethyst, topaz, garnet, aquamarine and a wide range of other gems available in this country. Ratnapura is known as the City of Gems & the heart of Sri Lanka’s gem mining industry. Lunch and a tour of one of the most famous gem mines in Srilanka take you to a completely new world.
A day tour of Galle or Hikkaduwa is a great experience and one of the most enjoyable Colombo half day private tours. Ambalangoda is a must-visit for people on a Colombo half day private tour. The famous ‘devil masks’ are manufactured in Hikkaduwa, where a glass-bottomed boat lets you view the colorful coral formations on the sea-bed.
Galle has the Old Portuguese Fort that is the centre of attraction for many tourists in Srilanka. While having a day tour of Galle, don’t forget to enjoy the boat ride at Hikkaduwa. Kandy day tour is another enjoyable Colombo half day private tour. A trip to Sri Lanka is absolutely incomplete without a visit to the marvelous city of Kandy.
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