3-Day Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Dambulla & Polonnaruwa Tour From Kandy
Description
Sign up for this 3-day tour from Kandy to explore the vast ancient riches of the nearby cities of Sigiriya and Anuradhapura. Visit the Dambulla Temple, explore the Sigiriya paintings and capture the sights of abundant flora and fauna at the Minneriya National Park. End the excursion by exploring the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa on this tour.
Highlights
- Visit the archaeological marvels of Anuradhapura
- Explore flora and fauna at the Minneriya Wildlife Reserve
- Marvel at the beauty of the majestic Dambulla Cave Temple
- See the archaeological museum and the Royal Palace in Polonnaruwa
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Day 1: Kandy - Dambulla - Sigiriya - Minneriya National Park expand_more
- Meet the tour guide at your Kandy hotel and begin the tour early morning.
- Make the first stop at the Dambulla Cave Temple, the largest and best-preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka. The caves were converted into a temple complex by king Walagamba during the 1st century. There are about 153 buddha statues and murals, which cover 2100 square meters.
- Visit next to the world's eighth wonder, Sigiriya, which contains enormous walls, water canals, security guard rooms, natural stoned arches, mirror stone and world-famous Sigiri paintings. It is an isolated rock kingdom of more than 200m in height.
- The final destination would be Minneriya National Park, where you could see giants of the jungle and wild elephants.
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Day 2: Visit the Kingdom of Anuradhapura expand_more
- Drive straight to Anuradhapura. Once, Anuradhapura was the capital of Sri Lanka from 5 B.C. to 1017 A.D. The most sacred is the “Bo Tree”, sheltered by Lord Buddha during his enlightenment.
- Explore the Jethewanarama Pagoda, known to be the world’s largest and oldest human-made brick building.
- Also, check out an archaeological museum, Ruvanvelisaya Dagoba, Abhayagiri Dagoba, Brazen Palace, Royal Palace, Samadhi Buddha statue, Kuttam Pokuna, Moonstone, tanks etc., which are some of the remarkable ancient creations which exhibit the proud history of the Anuradhapura Kingdom.
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Day 3: Kingdom of Polonnaruwa - Drop off in Kandy expand_more
- You will be taken to Polonnaruwa, the capital of Sri Lanka, for about 200 years. Finally, the kingdom was transferred to Dambadeniya, and Polonnaruwa was conquered by Indian king Kalinga Magha. You can visit the archaeological museum, royal palace, audience hall, swimming pool, sacred quadrangle, shiva devale, Pabalu Vehera, Rankot Vihara, Kiri Vihara, Buddha statue at Lankatilaka, Buddha figures at Gal Vihara etc. It usually takes 05 to 06 hours to visit the entire kingdom in Polonnaruwa.
- After seeing Polonnaruwa, you will be dropped back to Kandy.
What's Included
Professional English-speaking driver-guide
Pick up & drop off at the hotel in and around Kandy
Transportation in a comfortable A/C car
Accommodation on the HB basis (breakfast and dinner) (3-star)
Fuel and local insurance
All local taxes and service charges
What's Excluded
Entrance fee for visiting sites
Personal nature expenses
Lunch
Anything not included in the tour price
Meeting Point
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.