The 10 Tastings of Colombo With Locals: Private Street Food Tour

Name: The 10 Tastings of Colombo With Locals: Private Street Food Tour
Brand: Withlocals
SKU: 24380P400
Price: 75.45 USD
Rating: 4.5 (63 reviews)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Private Street Food Tour of Colombo the 10 Tastings

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Cut through the confusion of Colombo’s legendary street food by tasting your way through the city on a private food tour. A local guide leads you through a popular market and shows you where locals love to eat, drinks, and shop. Eight food tastings and two drink samples are included so you can taste the flavors of the city for yourself.

Colombo street food and market tour gives you a taste of local culture
Taste eight dishes and two non-alcoholic drinks that are popular with locals
Private tour lets you customize your experience for your group
Great value—all tastings and private guide included

What's Included

Private Tour
Local Guide
10 Food & Drinks Tastings
Vegetarian alternatives

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Extra food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA) - Sir Cyril de Zoysa Building
WRPW+FPV, Colombo 00100, Sri Lanka
In front of the main entrance of the YMBA

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Private tour: only you & your local guide
Includes city highlights in between food stops
Alternatives offered for those with dietary restrictions
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Two_R

So much fun! We tried food from stalls and shops we would never have tried. Amazing tastes. Fabulous commentary from our guide. Fully recommend. Bring a healthy appetite. You will eat so much food!!!

Reviews

4.5

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Exhilarating taste sensations

Two_R, Mar 2024

So much fun! We tried food from stalls and shops we would never have tried. Amazing tastes. Fabulous commentary from our guide. Fully recommend. Bring a healthy appetite. You will eat so much food!!!

Very patient and flexible guide

Jacqueline_G, Feb 2024

Our guide was super patient and flexible with our wants and needs. It was quite hot so we wanted to take plenty of breaks, and skip certain sights, which was not an issue given the private tour. He also coordinated with our driver for a different pickup point. Offered many different foods on the route. Not super impressed with the streetfood though, overall either very spicy or fried or much added sugar to fruit shakes, but that’s personal preference. Did like the coconuts. Do recommend to get a nice impression of Colombo and the markets. Would probably choose earlier or later in the day next time to avoid the heat (we started noon)

No Show!

Michael_L, Dec 2023

The provider was a no show. Never called us. No prior notification of canceling the tour. Did not respond to our phone calls.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear guest, We sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience during your Colombo Street Food Tour. This falls short of our commitment to private sustainable tours. We're truly sorry for the inconvenience caused. To investigate further and address this issue, could you please contact us at info@withlocals.com with your booking ID? Your feedback is invaluable, and we want to ensure swift resolution and improvement. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Best regards, Withlocals team

Our guide, Muditha, was...

Barbara_N, Nov 2023

Our guide, Muditha, was knowledgeable and interesting. With him as a guide, we tried foods I would not have had the courage to try on my own. Would recommend him and this experience to others.

Highly recommended.. Street food galore... And our guide made sure we didn't get scam getting back

Andy_H, Nov 2023

At a place where scammers are rampant, our guide Priyantha made sure we didn't get scammed and arrived back safely at the cruise port. Right at the start of the tour he was very accommodating by offering us varies way to tackle the food tour, start slow or try the thing we want to eat the most first. As always there are always too much food than we could eat so we had to skip dessert at the ginale. Be mindful when getting to the meetup point though. We chose to walk from the port and told all the Tuk Tuk drivers that offer tours off but yet there are still people dressing up in nice dress shirts and pants in local police color pretending to be an officer trying to walk and guide us away from the meetup. Otherwise the tour is highly recommended. It can't get anymore local than us walking down the main street to the food market, hopping in to stores along the way to drink and snack our way through downtown Colombo.

Amazing and delicious!

Saskia_T, Jan 2022

We had an amazing time exploring Colombo and trying lots of different delicious drinks and snacks. Muditha was amazing!! He chose snacks and food according to our tastes and was extremely helpful, answering all of our questions.