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Whatever your passion, there’s a private guide who’s perfect for you. Our Colombo tour guides can create a 100% personalized tour to match your wishes. Just get in touch!

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11 Private Guides in Colombo

Anoj
Flexible
I speak: English • Sinhala
(36 review)
Nilantha
Nature Lover
I speak: Sinhala • English
(15 review)
Dulshan
The Foodie Explorer
I speak: English • Sinhala • Tamil
(108 review)
Supun Tharaka
"I fulfill your wishes"
I speak: English • Sinhala
(8 review)
Priyantha
A friend
I speak: English • Sinhala
(28 review)
Deegoda
Guided by a Couple
I speak: العربية • English • Sinhala • Français • Deutsch • Español • Italiano • Português • 日本語 • Hindi • Tamil • Korean • Русский
(5 review)
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Charith
Fun Nature Loving Adventure Tourism Pro
I speak: English • Sinhala
(8 review)
Sam
The Travel Buddy
I speak: Deutsch • English • Hindi • Sinhala • Tamil
(12 review)
Muditha
The Foodie Photographer
I speak: English • Sinhala
(53 review)
Chandika Nuwan
Multicultural Expert
I speak: English • Sinhala
(21 review)
Khasim
The Gourmet Storyteller
I speak: English • Sinhala
(7 review)

Our locals' favourite things to do

Our locals know Colombo like the back of their hand! Whatever your passion, they’ll show you the best places in the entire city during your tour. They know exactly what to do, what to see, and, most importantly, where to eat all across the city.

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10 tips from our private guides in Colombo

Curated byAnoj , Khasim and 9 other locals

The only way to enjoy a city to the max is the local way. Stay off-the-beaten-track and check out these awesome tips from our private guides in Colombo!

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What other travelers love about our local experts

eric
About local Deegoda
19 February 2025
Exciting tour

Very nice tour lead by Degoda. It was a food tour but he mixt it with some cultural things . He is always full of energy and seems to know everybody in the street and market,then you are welcome everywhere by warm smiles.

Laurel
About local Priyantha
3 February 2025
Fantastic Local Tour

This food market tour with Priyantha was excellent and exactly what I was looking for. We walked through the Pettah neighborhood and market and stopped along the way to try something or look at a cultural site. Priyantha was a great guide and would definitely recommend for others!

Rose
About local Muditha
12 January 2025
An amazing Tour!

Thank you Muditha for an incredible tour. We had a large group (8) and you managed to make it work perfectly for us, navigating the busy streets and entertaining us with fascinating stories and information about the delicious food we were tasting. I'd highly recommend this tour to anyone who is interested - Muditha is amazing!

Guides in Colombo

With so many things to do, being accompanied by a private guide in Colombo can be extremely helpful as the tours would be tailored based on your liking and interests. Your guide should also be able to advise you on how to avoid the crowds and traffic and take off-the-beaten routes that will help you save time on the road too. What better way to get around Colombo than with a local around you, right?

Colombo’s history and culture are deeply embedded in the city’s attractions and can only be properly discovered with the help of a private guide. The history dates backs to more than a millennium and surely large tour groups will not cover every aspect of it. But with a Colombo private guide around you, you can question them and get real answers to truly understand the hidden gems surrounding each site. Who knows, they might even be able to share some of their personal stories relating to an attraction.

Other reasons to go for a local guide in Colombo

Also, Colombo has plenty to offer in terms of local street food, so why not get your private guide to take you to some of the best street food joints in the city. It’s a must-try! Based on their recommendations you can be fully confident that you have savored the most authentic Sri Lankan food in the capital city of Colombo. Just let your private guide know your preferences in terms of the types of food you want to try, and you can then prepare yourself for a treat.

Make sure you let your local guide know about your travel preferences so they can tailor the itinerary accordingly. Your guide should therefore be able to accommodate to almost any request that you make including the type of transport you prefer, the type of food and also places you would like to stay in. Your private guide in Colombo would also know what type of clothes you should wear or avoid depending on the tour. This can be especially important when visiting religious sites, so you can be respectful and be allowed inside these places.

Guides in Colombo