Tuk tuk drivers offering free city tours in Colombo
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This is the most famous scam in Colombo. There is no free tour. They will drive you to a few free monuments, then insist on taking you to a "special gem exhibition" or a "spice garden" where they get massive kickbacks and lock you in until you buy overpriced souvenirs. Just firmly say no and only use metered rides via PickMe or Uber.
The holiday excuse is always used. "Today is Poya so the tour is free!" It is always a lie.
They will literally offer to drive you to an ATM. Just walk away.
If you do get stuck in one, just tell them you do not have any cash or credit cards on you.
Thank you so much. I thought it sounded way too good to be true.
We fell for this on our first day. Ended up wasting 3 hours looking at fake sapphires.
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