About Colombo City

Colombo is a metropolitan city with a population of nearly one million. It is the commercial Capital of Sri Lanka, which keeps pace with modern developments while preserving the Old World charms. Among the many places of interest in the City are the Fort, the Old Parliament House (presently the Presidential Secretariat), Buddhist temples, Old Churches, Hindu temples, Mosques, the National Museum, Independence Hall, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall and the Zoological Gardens. •Five Star• international chain hotels and a large number of other hotels and guest houses provide comfortable accommodation to the visitors at affordable prices. Several specialty restaurants serving international cuisine, karaoke bars, and discotheques keep the visitors happy late into the night.

Sri Lanka and Colombo city is fast becoming the shopping centre of South Asia. Several new shopping Malls are opened up in the City offering international brands of men•s and women•s wear. Garments manufactured in Sri Lanka are of the highest quality which are in great demand in most countries including USA and UK. Souvenir hunters will find the Handicraft shops including the government handicraft emporium •Laksala• very interesting with a large and wide array of local handicrafts on offer. All popular makes of electronic items are available in the City and in the Duty Free shops at the Airport. The duty free prices are highly competitive with other duty free shops in the region. Shopping in Fort, Pettah and along Galle Road is a fascinating experience. Tourist shops approved by the Ceylon Tourist Board are found in all tourist resorts.