Sightseeing makes you hungry! This Colombo walking tour is loaded with tons of food stops to keep you fuelled along the way. See the city sites while tasting typical Sri Lankan street food where locals love to snack.
Your tour will start in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station. From there, you’ll wander the street until it’s time for your first food stop: sample some traditional cuisine, including hoppers, egg hoppers, and other local savory snacks. Moving on, you'll visit the famous Red Mosque. Back to the treats! Colombo’s main street is home to the famous Bombay Sweet House, known for its falooda and saruwath drinks as well as its sweets. Further down the street, you'll see some achcharu (pickle) carts with different kinds of pickles and murukku, crunchy, fried bits of flour or chick peas.
You’ll pass by the Khan clock tower, the harbor, and the old colonial buildings such as the Grand Oriental Hotel and the Cargills building. You’ll stop at the Old Colombo Dutch Hospital, which is considered to be the oldest building in the Colombo fort area and continue towards the Galle Face Green, passing many street food shops and stopping to sample local snacks such as prawn and crab wade along the way. The final stop will be the famous Nana’s kothu shop, where we can have dinner and experience the Sri Lankan kothu (a Sri Lankan roti of vegetables or meat and spices).
Local English-speaking guide
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