Sri Lanka’s capital is a genuinely interesting city when you know which parts to explore – three centuries of colonial history layered over a Sinhalese foundation, expressing itself in the eclectic architecture of the Fort district, the commercial energy of the Pettah bazaar, the extraordinary Bawa-designed Seema Malaka on Beira Lake, and the long colonial-era waterfront of the Galle Face Green. This tour reveals the Colombo that rewards genuine attention.