Sri Lanka · SHOPPING TOURS

7 Shopping Tours in Sri Lanka to Put in the Diary

7 tours  ·  from $19 a head

The good shopping tours go early and the great ones go earlier. Below: the 7 to lock in before you fly, what each includes and how they differ.

Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo - A welcome drink before the market walk
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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

1.Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $80Our pick

Shop a Colombo market, cook five Sri Lankan dishes with Chef Nim, learn local table customs, and enjoy your homemade lunch or dinner.

“I had a great experience with going to the local market and cooking local dishes. Nim is a wonderful person. I learned so much about vegetables, fruits and all the spices and even about real and fake cinnamon :) and we talked about so much Read more”

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Galle: Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour - Starting at the local market in Galle
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Galle: Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

2.Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 3 hours · from $40

Learn Sri Lankan cooking with Madhu, shop a local Galle market, cook at her family home, and enjoy a generous meal for $40.

“I really enjoyed this activity. Madhu and her family are such lovely people. You can feel that she really loves teaching how to prepare the traditional dishes of Sri Lanka and her family. This is an authentic gem, you can’t miss her cooking class!”

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Colombo Cooking Experiance with Explore Market - The short ride from the market to the family kitchen
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Colombo Cooking Experiance with Explore Market

3.Colombo Cooking Experiance with Explore Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 33 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $35

Cook Sri Lankan curry with Pradeep and Bobby, shop a Colombo market, eat at a local home, and enjoy Lion beer for $35.

“It was a really nice experience. The guides were really nice and gave us the best local cooking experience. I would really recommend doing the cooking experience!”

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Colombo Sightseeing & Shopping - Colonial Colombo and the old Legislative Council
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Colombo Sightseeing & Shopping

5.Colombo Sightseeing & Shopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews

See Colombo’s temples, monuments, coast, museum, mosque, and shopping stops on a private four-hour tour with pickup and a local guide.

“We rented a van for 6 people and had a wonderful day! Our guide Khan was so delightful! He was kind, polite, helpful, and knowledgeable . He took us to all the sites we wanted to see, and was with us every step of the way to help us or anRead more”

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Colombo Sightseeing and Shopping Private Tour Including Lunch - Gangaramaya Temple, where Colombo gets wonderfully eclectic
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Colombo Sightseeing and Shopping Private Tour Including Lunch

6.Colombo Sightseeing and Shopping Private Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $120

Review of Colombo’s private sightseeing tour with temples, Fort, Pettah, shopping, Sri Lankan buffet lunch, and hotel pickup.

“The temples were amazing, so atmospheric, one was quite dark with lots of incense burning..and walking barefoot seemed to make the whole experience quite spiritual…loved it. Our guide was full of information, and graciously allowed Read more”

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