Colombo-Pride Of Srilanka

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka.A bustling metropolis, the city is an attractive blend of old and new. It has the lazy charm of the bygone era combined with the verve and vivaciousness of a modern city. Colombo is an ideal location to start the Sri Lanka sojourn.History of Colombo is the strong point of Colombo tourism and the major historical and sight seeing places spread all over the city are its selling points.

The National museum, the Fort, the Independence Memorial Hall, the Dehiwala Zoo, The Parliament Building, St. Lucia’s Cathedral are some of the major tourist attractions.Colombo enjoys fairly temperate climate throughout the year. The weather has no extreme variations here. However it is better to avoid monsoons while visiting Sri Lanka. Rainy seasons fall in May-August or October-January.With Sri Lanka being an island and ferry services to the island being limited to cruise liners, almost all visitors to Colombo arrive by air at Bandaranaike International Airport, which is located at Katunayake, 18 miles from Colombo city centre.It is one of the cool place to visit. so try it out!!!