SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s best days out.
The 11 most popular shopping tours in Sri Lanka. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Shop Colombo’s market, cook a Sri Lankan 5-course meal in a villa with Chef Nim, and learn dining etiquette plus recipes.
Most Popular“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”
Shop for ingredients at a Galle market, cook Sri Lankan curries at Madhu’s home, and eat a feast in 3 hours.
“Madhu was a perfect instructor. The lesson was fun and interesting and the food was incredible. Learnt a lot about Sri Lankan food.”
Colombo cooking class with Explore Market: visit a local market, cook Sri Lankan dishes hands-on, and eat at a family home with Lion beer.
“Market tour was a tad underwhelming, but that was only cause we did it on New Years day, no one to blame but ourselves for that. Seeing the fresh fruit, vegetables, spices & dried fish up close was a wonderful sight. The cooking class itself was great. Fantastic to see how many homes make &…”
A private Negombo tour with an AC driver, fish market sights, churches, temples, and the Dutch Canal, shaped to your pace.
A 4-hour private Colombo tour mixing iconic temples, ocean views, and smart shopping stops, with pickup, a private guide, and mobile tickets.
“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”
A full-day private Colombo tour with major temples, sea views at Galle Face Green, souvenir shopping, and a Sri Lankan buffet lunch.
“good city tour, good driver and good lunch. We had limited time and only had the tour for four hours. Shopping was something we could not do, though the driver was more than willing to do this with us”
Colombo vegan cooking class with market tour: shop for Sri Lankan spices, cook in clay pots, and learn hands-on curry and mallum.
“My brother, my mother, and cousin who had traveled to Sri Lanka in celebration of her 50th birthday joined me in this cooking class. It was the best cooking class we’ve experienced. The Tour was started by visiting the market to pick up thRead more”
3 hours in a Kandy village home with a market tour and hands-on cooking of 12 Sri Lankan dishes, plus lunch or dinner.
“To say we had a wonderful time wouldn’t do the experience justice. We were treated with respect and care throughout the whole afternoon. The food was beyond amazing. She is a great teacher, very patient and we learnt so much. The setting itself was incredible, in the jungle, in an outside kitchen near Kandy. I…”
Shop Pettah Market with a local chef, then cook breadfruit curry plus a meat or fish main in Colombo. Private class, about 4 hours.
“Piumi was amazing, we had a private cooking class in her home. Piumi was informative, engaging , fun. The food was exquisite, thoroughly enjoyed it and wield recommend. Thanks Piumi 😊😊😊”
Colombo local market tour plus hands-on Sri Lankan cooking demo with hotel pickup, ingredient shopping, and lunch in a countryside home.
“I first thank you, Roman and Delrin Vanhoff, mother and daughter who demonstrated excellent Sri Lankan cuisines and taught me how to cook them. Opposed to my stereotypical idea about Sri Lankan food that may use lots of oil, it is very healthy and tasty. I had afternoon programme and could not stay long enough…”
Colombo private day tour with an English guide: Independence Square, Gangaramaya Temple, Pettah Market, Lotus Tower, and shopping.
“Șoferul a fost punctual, flexibil la dorințele noastre, s-a descurcat foarte bine in traficul aglomerat din oraș!”
The cultural triangle, the hill country, the wildlife parks and the south coast, all on one island.
