Landmarks

Pettah Floating Market

10 locals recommend,

Tips from locals

Zakir
August 31, 2014
A unique shopping site situated on a canal of the Beira Lake in the Pettah area. Whether you are shopping for gems and handicrafts or fresh fruits and vegetables, the 92 stalls will be hard to resist.
Nivasa Sri Lanka
October 2, 2019
The Pettah Floating Markets are located on Bastian Mawatha in Pettah, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and consist of 92 trade stalls, with a number of the stalls established on boats on Beira Lake. The floating market serves as a tourist attraction selling local produce and local handicraft.
Reservations
January 12, 2015
The Pettah Floating Market opened on the 25th of August to a lot of hype, and it's worth it. The place is another part of Colombo's fancy urban development plan along with Arcade Independence Square,
Nim
October 25, 2015
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