Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka! A vibrant city, of busy hectic streets that offer some good bargains in shopping and entertainment. Visitors to this city can experience many of Colombo's treasures. The Fort area is the business centre of the country and is home to the Central Bank, World Trade Centre, and many deluxe hotels, as well as other modern buildings. A stroll along Galle Face Green, a grassy esplanade by the sea allows a fantastic view of the Indian Ocean, and if timed right, a spectacular sunset. 

The Pettah is Colombo's link with rest of south Asia. A bustling, teeming commercial centre- selling everything from jewellery to Indian sarees to fish nets and hardware. It has a colourful, bazaar atmosphere of pavement vendors and mobile salesmen cramming the narrow, alley-like crossroads that make up Pettah. For great bargains without the surroundings, the Pettah area and across from the Fort Railway Station are the places to visit