Colombo
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Colombo.
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Syifa Adriana is a YouTube travel channel from a UK-based solo travel vlogger focused on culture, history, and everyday life.
This Colombo travel video is helpful for a first visit, following local friends through the city center, monuments, Buddhist temples, Sri Lankan curry, and a living museum outside Colombo.
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The Endless Adventure is a YouTube travel channel by Eric and Allison, focused on interesting places and unique foods around the world.
This food tour video gives a practical and appetizing look at Colombo street food with a local guide, including curd, samosas, porridge, hoppers, rice and curries, kottu rotti, and night food stops.
Travel articles & blogs
Lonely Planet is a professionally edited travel guide site and publishing brand covering destinations, guidebooks, and trip-planning resources. Their Colombo travel guide is a strong city-planning resource, covering museums, markets, a coastal boardwalk, temples, street food areas, and broader visitor needs.
Read the guide at lonelyplanet.com/destinations/sri-lanka/colombo.
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Atlas & Boots is an outdoor travel blog focused on hiking, trekking, wildlife, adventure destinations, and practical travel detail. Their Colombo article is useful for travelers treating the city as a Sri Lanka gateway, with a practical look at things to do before moving on.
We take a look at the best things to do in Colombo, the gateway city to Sri Lanka – the pearl of the Indian Ocean
atlasandboots.com/travel-blog/things-to-do-in-colombo-sri-lanka/
Travel Dudes is a community-led travel site publishing destination guides, practical tips, and contributor travel advice. Their guide to day tours from Colombo is helpful for expanding a city stay, with nearby wildlife, beaches, and cultural experiences within a few hours.
Discover the best day tours from Colombo, Sri Lanka! Explore wildlife, beaches, and culture just a few hours away for an unforgettable adventure.
traveldudes.com/best-day-tours-from-colombo/
A Luxury Travel Blog is a luxury-focused travel publication covering premium hotels, dining, transport, and destination experiences. Their 24-hour Colombo article gives luxury-oriented travelers a concise short-stay frame for making focused use of limited time in the city.
Colombo is Sri Lankas ocean city. Stretching 14 kilometres along the islands western shore, the commercial capital is rapidly...
aluxurytravelblog.com/2016/10/19/24-hours-in-colombo/
The Broke Backpacker is an adventure and budget-travel site focused on backpacking, hostels, gear, and independent travel resources. Their Colombo accommodation roundup is practical for comparing Airbnb-style stays, including luxury-for-less rentals and properties with pools, jacuzzis, or romantic settings.
Read the guide at thebrokebackpacker.com/best-airbnb-in-colombo-sri-lanka/.
thebrokebackpacker.com/best-airbnb-in-colombo-sri-lanka/
Adventurous Kate is a solo female travel blog focused on safety, candid destination writing, and independent travel confidence. Her Colombo story gives readers a candid, useful perspective on reassessing a city often dismissed as skippable and finding reasons to appreciate it.
Sri Lanka might be full of fascinating places to visit, but Colombo isn’t often listed as one of them. It’s not a city like Phnom Penh and Delhi that gets a lot of flack but redeems itself with its cultural and historical sites. Colombo is the kind of city that people urge you to skip, saying that there’s nothing there. […]
adventurouskate.com/colombo-learning-to-love-an-unlovable-city/