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Tour a pied de la street food de Colombo avec un guide local

Opérateur: Guydeez
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Trois heures a pied dans le centre de Colombo avec un guide local, a manger des short eats, du kottu et des collations de rue dans les rues de Fort et Pettah.

Tour a pied de la street food de Colombo avec un guide local: En bref

PriceFrom $155 per person
Duration3 hours
Group sizeUp to 10 people
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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Colombo: 3 Hours Private Food Tasting Walking Tour

Meet your guide front of YMCA Departures: 11:00 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:10 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:20 AM, 11:25 AM
3 hours
English
$155
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Colombo: 3 Hours Small Group Food Tasting Walking Tour

Minimum 2 guests. The price covers the full party. Meet your guide front of YMCA Departures: 11:00 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:10...
3 hours
English
$118
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Description complète

Celui-ci se fait a pied, ce qui est la bonne facon de manger Colombo. Le tour commence dans le quartier de Fort et Pettah, la plus ancienne partie commerciale de la ville, et couvre environ trois heures d’etals, de salons de the et de rues de nourriture avec un guide qui vit ici.

La geographie explique la nourriture. Fort fut le quartier administratif portugais puis hollandais puis britannique, et Pettah, juste a l’exterieur de ses murs, est ou tout le monde commercait. Pettah est encore amenage ainsi : chaque rue vend plus ou moins une seule chose, il y a donc une rue pour la quincaillerie, une rue pour le tissu, une rue pour le poisson seche et les epices. Manger en la traversant signifie passer par toutes.

Ce que vous mangez depend du jour et de ce qui sort de la poele, mais la base est constante. Les short eats, les rouleaux frits, les cotelettes et les tartes qui remplissent chaque vitrine du pays. Le kottu roti hache sur une plaque chaude avec deux lames. Vadai et dosai du cote tamoul de la cuisine de la ville. Du the verse d’une certaine hauteur entre deux tasses metalliques. A un moment donne, un stand qui fait le meme plat depuis quarante ans.

L’itineraire passe aussi par l’histoire physique : l’Hopital Hollandais, le plus ancien batiment de Fort et aujourd’hui une cour de restaurants, et la mosquee Jami Ul-Alfar de 1908 avec ses briques rayees rouge et blanc, le batiment que tout le monde photographie a Pettah sans savoir ce que c’est.

C’est un tour a pied dans une partie chaude, bondee et active de la ville, et c’est bruyant. C’est le but. Venez avec des chaussures confortables et de l’appetit, et demandez au guide les niveaux de piquant avant de vous engager avec quoi que ce soit accompagne de sambol rouge.

Programme

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

Start

Meet in Fort

Gather at Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha and meet your guide.

+30 min

Fort and the Dutch Hospital

Walk the colonial-era core and pick up the first snacks.

+1 hr

Into Pettah

Cross into the market streets, one trade per street, tasting as you go.

+2 hr

Kottu and tea

A hot plate stop for kottu roti, followed by tea poured between two cups.

+3 hr

Finish

End in the Fort area with something sweet.

Programme détaillé

00:00

Meeting point

39 Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha, Colombo 00100. Your guide introduces the route.

00:10 - 00:45

Fort

Walk past the Dutch Hospital and the old commercial buildings, with a first stop for short eats.

00:45 - 01:45

Pettah market streets

Through the single-trade streets, past the Jami Ul-Alfar mosque, stopping at snack and sweet vendors.

01:45 - 02:20

Kottu roti stop

Watch the roti chopped on the hot plate and eat it fresh.

02:20 - 02:45

Tamil kitchen stop

Vadai, dosai or string hoppers depending on the day, with sambol on the side.

02:45 - 03:00

Tea and finish

Street tea and a sweet to close, back near the starting point.

Inclus

  • Guide local anglophone pendant trois heures
  • degustations de nourriture le long de l’itineraire
  • boissons aux arrets de the

Non inclus

  • Prise en charge et depose a l’hotel
  • nourriture et boissons supplementaires achetees hors de l’itineraire
  • alcool
  • pourboires
  • depenses personnelles

Informations importantes

Point de rendez-vous

39 Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha, Colombo 00100, in the Fort and Pettah area near the old Dutch Hospital.

À savoir avant de partir

  • Annulation gratuite jusqu'à 24 heures avant le début de l'activité

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English
Wheelchair accessible

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39 Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha, Colombo 00100, in the Fort and Pettah area near the old Dutch Hospital.
The price does not cover hotel pickup and drop-off, additional food and drinks bought outside the route, alcohol, gratuities, personal expenses.. Everything it does cover is listed in full on this page, so if something is not on that list, budget for it separately.
Expect uneven ground and some climbing, and mud after rain. Trainers with grip are the minimum and proper shoes are better. The pace follows the group, so tell your guide early if you want it slower rather than at the point you are struggling.
Guydeez. We book with them directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can confirm your place with the operator before taking it as final.
We confirm your booking with the operator before we treat it as final, and we need at least one day's notice outside India. Once it is confirmed you get the meeting point, the time and a contact number for the day. If the operator cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Guide local anglophone pendant trois heures, degustations de nourriture le long de l’itineraire, boissons aux arrets de the
The duration of the Tour a pied de la street food de Colombo avec un guide local is typically 3 hours. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
For most experiences, we highly recommend an early morning start. This allows you to avoid the midday heat, bypass the largest crowds, and capture the best lighting for photography. Your guide can advise on the optimal timing based on the season and specific attractions included.
Yes, once your booking is completed via our secure payment gateway, you will receive an instant confirmation email with your tour details, meeting point address, guide's name, and direct contact information. You can also view and manage your booking through your AsiaByLocals account dashboard.
Yes! All our private tours are fully customizable. Whether you want to add extra stops, skip certain locations, change the pace, or adjust the start time — simply let your guide know in advance or on the day. We aim to create a personalized experience tailored to your interests and energy level.
We offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may be subject to a partial charge depending on the tour type. Weather-related cancellations for outdoor and boat tours are handled on a case-by-case basis, with full refunds or free rebooking offered when safety is a concern.
Most of our experiences are family-friendly and suitable for children of all ages. However, some tours involving extensive walking, water activities, or early morning starts may be better suited for children aged 5 and above. Please check the specific tour description for age recommendations, or contact us for personalized family itinerary advice.
After booking, you will receive detailed meeting point instructions via email. Most tours include complimentary hotel pickup within the central area. For tours without pickup, your confirmation email will include the exact address, Google Maps pin, and your guide's phone number for easy coordination. Guides typically arrive 10 minutes early and will message you on WhatsApp.
We accept all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), PayPal, Apple Pay, and Razorpay for Indian cards. All payments are processed through a PCI-compliant secure gateway with 256-bit encryption. You can also pay in multiple currencies — the price is automatically converted to your local currency at checkout.
Yes, all AsiaByLocals guides are licensed professionals who have been rigorously vetted through background checks, skill assessments, and customer reviews. Many hold government-issued tourism licenses, university degrees in history or cultural studies, and have years of experience leading tours for international travelers. Every guide maintains a minimum 4.5-star rating to remain active on our platform.
December to March is the driest stretch. Colombo sits on the west coast, so it gets the southwest monsoon roughly May to September — the northeast monsoon (October to January) hits the *other* side of the island instead. Any guide describing one national "rainy season" is only describing half the country. Full breakdown in our best time to visit Colombo guide.
Tuk-tuks are everywhere — insist on the meter or agree the fare first. PickMe is the local ride-hailing app and usually cheaper than flagging one down, with no fare argument. The coastal railway south toward Galle runs along the sea and costs very little. See getting around Colombo.
Rice and curry is the everyday meal, not a dish — rice with several curries and sambols. Kottu roti is chopped roti cooked with a distinctive clanging rhythm on the griddle, hoppers are bowl-shaped fermented rice-flour pancakes, and lamprais is the Dutch Burgher dish baked in a banana leaf. See the Colombo food guide.
Pettah is the market district east of Fort, and its streets are organised by trade — one for electronics, one for textiles, one for hardware, one for spices. The candy-striped Red Mosque (Jami Ul-Alfar, 1908) is the landmark. Street-by-street in our Pettah market guide.
Galle is the easiest — about 2 hours on the southern expressway. Kandy is only 115 km but 3-4 hours each way on a mountain road. Sigiriya is realistically a 12-14 hour day and is better as an overnight. Honest distances in our day trips from Colombo guide.
Two days covers it comfortably. Colombo is not a museum city and most travellers pass through on the way somewhere else — our Colombo 2-day itinerary sets out a realistic pair of days.
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