Shopping Tourist Attractions in the Western Province

Being the most developed province in Sri Lanka, Western Province has many attractive shopping destinations. These shopping destinations include a range of varieties including simple Bazzar shopping at Pettah to modern shopping at Colombo mega shopping malls. You can find many establishments where you could purchase clothing, souvenirs, antiques and luxuries items. Duty free shopping facilities are available not in the Bandaranayake International Airport but also many other places in Colombo and other cities.

Hotels Based Fabulous Shopping Facilities

Berjaya Mount Royal Beach - Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka - http://www.berjayaresorts.com/berjaya-mount-royal

Ceylon Continental Hotel – Colombo, Sri Lanka - http://www.colombocontinental.com

Colombo Plaza - Colombo Sri Lanka - http://www.srilankahotelstravel.com

Galadari Hotel – Colombo, Sri Lanka – http://www.galadarihotel.com, http://www.hoteltravel.com/sri_lanka/colombo/galadari_details.htm

Hilton Jaic Tower – Colombo, Sri Lanka - Hotels - http://www.res99.com/hotel/

Hotel Janaki - Colombo, Sri Lanka - http://www.colombocityguide.com/hotels/hoteljanaki.htm

Major Shopping Complexes

Majestic city

Consists of hundreds of shopping malls for all your needs and among them are cinema, banking, and many more. This is located in Colombo 04. .

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.colombocityguide.com/majesticcityshoplist.htm

http://www.srilankatravelguide.com/COLshopping.htm

Liberty plaza

This consists of a number of shopping malls for all your needs including cinema, banks snack bars and many more. This is located in Colombo 03.

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.colombocityguide.com/libertyplazashoplist.htm

http://www.srilankatravelguide.com/COLshopping

http://www.infolanka.com/org/srilanka/travel.html

Unity Plaza

Corner Galle Road & Station Road, Colombo 04

Located next to Majestic City. This complex is famous for computers and computer accessories: Vijitha Yapa Bookshop in the complex has a valuable collection.

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.colombocityguide.com/colomboshoppingcomplexes.htm

Crescat Boulvard

This serves all your needs and is a super shopping complex containing banking facility, restaurants, and many more. This is also situated in Colombo 03.

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.colombocityguide.com/libertyplazashoplist.htm

http://www.srilankatravelguide.com/COLshopping

http://www.reddottours.com/ColomboGuide/shopping.php

Barefoot

Besides hand woven fabrics, books, café, and gallery, Barefoot also offers a range of antique items. This is situated in Colombo 03.

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.srilankatravelguide.com/COLshopping

http://www.barefootceylon.com

http://www.barefoot.lk/home.htm

Clothes Selling Centres

Odel Unlimited (http://www.odel.lk)

Fashion mega store with selections that include trendy clothes and accessories for men, women, children; famous-label U.S. and European summer/winter wear, travel bags, souvenirs, soft furnishings, gift items, recycled/hand-made stationery. Discount offered

Retail Outlet

5, Alexandra Place, Lipton Circus, Colombo
Tel - 68712-3

Cotton Collection

High quality, stylish designer clothes, export-quality garments for men, women, children and infants; summer/winter wear and lingerie. Discount offered

Retail outlet

No. 40, Flower Rd, Colombo 7. Tel – 578882

http://www.hiphop.lk/pagers/sub_pagers/shopping.html

http://www.reddottours.com/ColomboGuide/shopping.php

Hameedia (http://www.hameedia.com)

A men’s cloth specialist by offering leading brands around the world through it’s brand philosophy “Real Men Wear Real Clothes”

Retail outlets

34, Galle road col.06

58,Galle road col.06

1/22, Majestic city, col. 04

Y/33,Liberty plaza, col. 01

L 35, Crescat Boulvard, col. 03

Tel: 2505192, 2585609, 2508334

Beverley Street

High quality clothes and fancy

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.srilankatravelguide.com/COLshopping

http://www.reddottours.com/ColomboGuide/shopping.php

House of Fashion

28, R. A. de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 05

Tel: 250 4639, 250 4641-2

Open from 10 am- 8 pm. Sunday from 10 am- 3 pm. Closed on Full Moon Days. One of the best known shopping places for kid’s clothing, offering an enormous collection at affordable prices. Besides clothing it also offers a large range of other items like toys, sports items, baby and toddler items and even a greater choice for teenagers and adults. At House of Fashions it’s always very busy, the choice is great, the checkout very fast, long opening hours and their prices are really reasonable.

Contactable Web Page(s)

http://www.srilankatravelguide.com/COLshopping.htm

http://www.boutiquesrilanka.com/regions_colombo.php

Bookshops and Stationaries

See: http://www.sinhalaya.com/colombo/bookshops.htm; www.srilanka.com/colombo/colombolisting/

Barefoot Gallery
Barefoot Bookshop, offering a phenomenal collection of books from art, photography and design to travel and fiction.

Address : 706, Galle Road, Colombo 03
Phone : 589305

Bookland

Address : 430-432 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone : 565248

Lake House Book Shop

Details: Branches-Hyde Park Corner, Colombo 2, Hopital Street, Nugegoda
Address : 1-34 Liberty Plaza.
Phone: 432104-5

M D Gunasena The Bookshop

Details: Branch - 27 Galle Road, Colombo 4. Tel-553379 / 074 511136. Email-mdgbamba@mail.ewisl.net
Address : 217 Olcott Mawatha, Colombo 11
Phone : 323981-4

Sadeepa Bookshop

Address : 106 Maradana Road, Colombo 8
Phone : 686114 / 683813

Sarasavi Bookshop

Address : 30 Stanley Thilakaratne Mawatha, Negegoda
Phone : 852519 / 820230

Vijitha Yapa

Details: Branches-G6A Crescat Boulevard, Tel-075 510100. British Council, Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 3, Tel 506126.
Address : Unity Plaza, 2 Galle Road, Colombo 4
Phone : 596960

JEWELLERY

See: http://www.manaali.com/frm_shopping/jewellery.htm

Swarnamahal Jewelers (Pvt) Ltd ( http://www.swarnamal.com)
Leading jewellery manufacturer and retailer specialising in handcrafted 22 kt. gold jewellery.
Discount offered - 5% off on 22kt. gold jewellery.

Retail outlet - 676, Galle Rd, Colombo 3.
Branches - Sea Street, Colombo, Maharagama, Nugegoda, Maradana, Moratuwa, Matara, Kandy and Negombo.

Stone 'N' String
Fashionable, creative jewellery using genuine gemstones, precious and semi-precious gems and internationally accepted plating standards. Also a new Millennium range in 14 kt gold. Selection of over 1000 designs. Twice winner of Presidential Export Award in Sri Lanka.
Discount offered - Surprise gift coupon (for purchases over US $10) .

Retail outlet - 275, R.A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3.

Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd. (http://www.mallikahemachandra.com)
Jewellery manufacturing company of Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd. The factory is equipped with state-of-the-art Jewellery manufacturing machines using the vacuum and centrifugal casting techniques.

Retail outlet - No. 73, Horton Place, Colombo 07.
Branches - Liberty Plaza, Majestic City, Nugegoda, Kandy, Air Port.

Vogue Jewellers Ltd
Specialists in high quality, creative, craftsman-made designer jewellery, backed by lifetime guarantees. Range includes bridal, casual, evening and Sri Lankan gem-set items. Discount offered - 10% on all products in showrooms in Colombo 3.

Retail outlets -
528, Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka.
Tel - 94-1-573946, 94-1-576578, 94-1-301427-9, 94-1-573742
165 A, Sausiri Building, High Level Road, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Tel - 94-1-826271
209, Main Street, Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Tel/Fax - 94-31-38311

See http://www.manaali.com/frm_shopping/jewellery.htm

Wellawatta Nithyakalyani Jewellery	Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Exchange
Hemachandra Bros	Swarna Mahal
Wedding Ring Gem & Jewellery	The Lover Accessories
Sarrita Jewellery (Pvt) Ltd	Stone ‘N' String
Colombo Jewellery Stores	Eden Jewels
Vogue Jewellers Ltd	Suwarnaa Gold House
Raja Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd	Pride Fashion Jewellery – ZILK
Nithya Kalyani Jewellers	New Gowry Jewellers
Bullion Exchange Jewellers	S R Jewels Marrt
Pattakannus	Jayalalitha Jewellers
J.A.De Silva Jewellers	Ganesha Jewellers
Mallika Hemachandra	Subani Jewels
Jewel Court	Laavanya Jewell House
Agasti Jewels (Pvt) Ltd	Unique Jewels
Dulanjali Kandyan Jewellery	Seeni Jewelers House
Quick Silver	Elizabeth Jewellers
Gowri Jewellers	Sri Mythily Jewellers
Devi Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd	New Solid Gold House
Amman Jewels	Kandyan Jewellery

Source: http://www.manaali.com/frm_shopping/jewellery.htm

Handicrafts and Gift items

Handicrafts are inherently an integral part of the Sri Lankan culture. Being a tropical country, it inherits many colorful and unique flora and foliage which are highly resourceful to produce handicraft and gift items. These handicrafts are based largely in concurrence with natural raw materials blended with nature and used in historical factors with royal patronage in the past.

These products have been innovatively developing through as a result of age - old techniques and indigenous type raw materials. Handicrafts are fashioned in many rural craft centers with traditional skills showing different community and ethnic identities. Sri Lanka handicrafts men have also been able to success fully combines certain raw material in to modern crafts.

Major categories of these handicrafts are Batik Craft, coir and Coconut Shell-ware, Earthenware, Bamboo and Cane crafts, Brassware & Metalware, Handloom Weaving, Ivory Craft, Horn & Bone Crafts, Lac & Sesat Craft, Leather Craft, Mat Weaving & Other Rush-Ware, Fibre-Ware, and Leaf-Crafts, Lace Work, Embroidery, Musical Instruments, Applique, Patchwork, Quilting, Cutwork, Dolls & Soft Toys, Gold & Silver Jewellery & Products, Flags and Cloth Paintings, Artificial Flowers and Foliage. etc

Informative web sites

http://www.slmts.slt.lk/index.htm

http://www.slmts.slt.lk/crafts.htm

http://www.srilankabusiness.com/

Being the commercial center in Sri Lanka, the Western Province has a varied heritage for of traditional crafts and arts centers. Few important centers located in the Western Province are:

Craft Lanka

This is the government handicraft emporium.

No; 101, Inner Flower Road,

Colombo 3

Tel: 94-11-564792, : 94-011-573003

Galle Road, Kalutara North, Kalutara

Tel: 94-34-29036

Departure Lounge at Bandaranayake International Airport,

Katunayake

Tel: 94-11-252861 Ext: 6511

Athkam Nivasa

Galle Road, Kalutara

Tel: 94-34-21233

Hand loom Factory

Ragama Road, Mahara, Kadawatha

Tel: 94-33-927069

Head Office

For all transactions

Director,

Department of Small Industries & Textile Industries (Western Province)

No: 34, Takashi Building, Narahenpita Road, Nawala

Tel: 94-11-874609, 874608, 874607, 874606

Fax: 94-11-874605

E-mail: depindwp@sltnet.lk

Lakpahana (www.lakpahana.com)

Dealers of Silver Jewellery, Hand made lace, Hand Embroidered Linen, Bathiks and pottery, Masks, Tea and Spices, leather ware, Wood Crafts and Traditional food.

Show room: 14,Reed Avenue, Col. 07. Tel: 0094 11 2698211

Lakmadura

Dealers of Silver Jewellery, Hand made lace, Hand Embroidered Linen, Bathiks and pottery, Masks, leather ware and Wood Craft.

Address: Laksala, Dharmapala Mw,Col-07

Identified Other Important Shopping Destinations

Paradise Road

213, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7

Tel: 0094 11 268 6043

A great collection of home décor, reproductions, art, pottery, glass and porcelain, statues, windows and door frames etc. The Paradise Road café is located on the first floor of the main Paradise Road shop overlooking the Town Hall. The choice is kept limited to ensure freshness and fast service and their juices, espresso, cakes and quiches are great.

Kalaya

116, Havelock Road, Colombo 05

Tel: 0094 11 258 8399

Kalaya designs and produces their own unique collection of rustic furniture, using sooriyamara wood. Sooriyamara is a heavy hard wood, with beautiful grain. Beds, tables, comfy sofas, dining tables, console tables, chairs are produced and can be designed to fit any home. The most popular items are coffee tables, which come in innovative designs. Contemporary furniture using a mix of wood, stainless steel and wrought iron also is custom made. Unusual verandah furniture like cement coffee tables, wrought iron and reed chairs are also available.

Laksala

60, York Street, Colombo 01

Tel: 0094 11 232 9247, 0094 11 232 3513-4

Run by the Sri Lankan Handicraft Board, a government institute promoting skills to produce traditional items for export. Laksala offers everything Sri Lanka can offer in wood carving, brass items, furniture, silver ware, leather, batik, spices, tea, books and cards. Other shops island wide, as well as a special furniture shop in Moratuwa. The state owned handicraft centre which offers local furniture in many designs. The furniture is also being sold in many of the other Laksala shops island wide.

Pettah

The Pettah could be best described as Colombo treasure chest. You will probably just find any item you are looking for here. The problem however is that Pettah is a maze of small streets with shops hidden in all corners. Many shops selling the same kind of items are concentrated in particular street. For instance, Sea Street is famous for its gold jewelry, Main Street for its textiles, Kazer Street for electronic items and Manning Market for vegetables and live stocks.

Pettah offers different shopping facilities and different shopping facilities are cantered in different streets

1^st Cross Street

Electrical items, plastics and artificial leather on rolls, electronics, ornaments, lamps and bulbs, paper, cardboard and stationary

2^nd Cross Street

All items for sewing like accessories, buttons, ribbons, zippers, clips, needles, threads and elastic. A lot of shops sell fabric, garments and do tailoring.

3^rd Cross Street

Textiles, plastics and fabric

5^th Cross Street

Open air vegetable market, dried fish, chilies, spices, etc

Bankshall Street

Chemicals, thinner, dyes, wax, acids and plastic bags

Dam Street

Bicycles, household items, plastic chairs, pots and pans, food items, essence and edible oils.

Front Street

Bags, suitcases, cassettes, electrical household items

Gabo’s lane

Herbs, spices, natural drugs, incenses, oils, etc