Went to Laksala at Ape Gama premises to buy some souvenirs. Excellent place to buy Sri Lankan souvenirs, ample parking spaces, and, more importantly, courteous and friendly staff...

Very nice boutique shop owners. All local products ;dying industries in one place is a plus point.

Best place to get the rural village experience. You can enjoy Sri Lankan traditional foods and sweets.

If you are visiting SL this is good place to learn about the sinhala village culture... I hope the new government can improve this place and take care of the... Read More people in this village...

Good place to go in Colombo to get relax and feel like vellage....no big activities just for walk or get to garter....

This place locate near Parliament and very calm and silent place. This place has been used for making of tele drama.

There are many cultural elements. It is a beautiful free zone in Colombo. You can see various shops and various rural activities. There is also the possibility of shopping. There... Read More is also an auditorium and a banquet hall here.

very beatiful place, very kind people, very tasty food

Ape gama is a great place to get knowledge on Sri Lankan village architecture , habbits norms and practices. Also they have a space which can be use as a wedding... Read More venue or as any other function venue. There classes on classical village music in some days.

Fantastic location to meet local artisans. ...

Nothing special to see except the buildings , museums and gift shop etc. but the traditional arts that the supports are unbelievable. It’s a good place for a child to... Read More go learn our traditional arts and crafts, music, dancing etc

Ape Gama is a living museum theme. It’s located near parliament. Entrance fee is 100 for locals. You can see Srilankan old village type of living styles etc. and also... Read More you can enjoy some Srilankan pol rotti, beli mal etc.

This will be my wedding venue!! This place has a super spacious parking lot and spacious reception hall. And it is all about the Sri Lankan culture. The staff is... Read More quite supportive but not very friendly. Food is not provided for events so you should order food from outside. The reception hall is very spacious and can accomodate around 300 people. Air conditioned. The tables are made out of teak wood, and the overall look is wooden. Around the reception hall there are some craft shops, model ancient houses and characters. Great place to hang out for young parents if you are trying to give your child a touch of sri lankan culture. Situated in a convenient place to access.

Been here twice. Very informative and good experience for younger generation. Noted that Most of the things are not maintained well and broken.

Ideal place to visit beauty of old village of sri lanka. but we can't satisfied about maintainance. There were relaxeble environment.

Ape Gama provides an insight to the local arts and crafts produced in Sri Lankan traditional industries. It is planned as a model village with buildings constructed in an eco... Read More friendly manner, where each section promotes arts specific to an industry. The methodologies used to create a specific craft is also on display. There is ample space to roam about and a tranquil environment adjoining to Diyawannawa Lake. You can also purchase souvenirs for a reasonable price.

"Ape gama" is a market place for handicraft communities in srilanka.it offers some valuable hand made items including clothes, crafts and foods.below i attached a phot of a wooden elephant... Read More which i bought for just only 800LKR (5 $). which ...

Great place.. the people in there lives just as the past people and they explain about the past to us when we go there.. And there is a new... Read More place called THE SNAKE HOUSE with snakes..