This day tour takes you into the living heart of Sri Lanka’s vibrant capital, a city of contrasts where Dutch colonial buildings sit alongside gleaming towers, Buddhist temples and Hindu kovils share walls with colonial era churches and mosques, and the chaotic, sensory-overloading streets of the Pettah market give way to the elegant, breezy promenades of Galle Face and the historic Fort district. Your guide will lead you through the colour and noise of the Pettah covered markets, pausing to sample street foods including hoppers, pol roti, kottu roti, fresh juice and tropical fruits at the vendors who have been feeding Colombo for generations. The tour continues through the Slave Island and Cinnamon Gardens neighbourhoods to the magnificent Gangaramaya Temple, Independence Square and the Dutch Hospital shopping and dining precinct. The tour is designed to be walked, browsed and tasted rather than simply viewed, a genuinely flavourful and textured introduction to life in one of Asia’s most dynamic cities.