Creating a self-guided walk to explore Colombo is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Disco/Nightclub
Shopping
Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple
Aukana Buddha Statue (must see)
Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Hall
Barefoot Art Gallery
British Council
Cargills
Cenotaph War Memorial (must see)
Cheers Pub
Colombo Lighthouse
Elphinstone Theatre
Galle Face Green
Gangaramaya Temple (must see)
Grand Mosque (must see)
Independence Memorial Hall (must see)
Inn on the Green
Isipathanaramaya Temple (must see)
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (must see)
Jawatta Mosque
Khan Clock Tower (must see)
Lakpahana Handicrafts
Liberty Cinema
Methodist Church
National Art Gallery (must see)
Navarangahala Hall
New Kathiresan Kovil
New Olympia Theatre
Old Parliament House (must see)
Paradise Road Gallery Café
Public Library
Regal Cinema
Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre
St Anthony's Church (must see)
St Lucia's Cathedral
St Mary's Church
St Peter's Church (must see)
St Theresa's Church
St. Paul's Church Milagiriya
The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour (must see)
The Dutch Period Museum (must see)
The Library
The Lionel Wendt Memorial Art Center
The National Museum of Colombo (must see)
The Sapumal Foundation
Town Hall (must see)
Vajiraramaya Temple
Viharamahadevi Park (must see)
Wolfendhal Church
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
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Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :
