Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Dambulla Cave Temple
Get an early morning pick-up from your hotel and travel to Sigiriya to climb the rock fortress built by King Kashyapa in the 5th century.
Reach and start exploring Sigiriya Rock Fortress, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the best-preserved surviving ancient urban sites in Asia from the 1st millennium, or simply a living museum.
Admire the incredible architectural features, including water gardens, cave and boulder gardens, terraced gardens, frescoes, a mirror wall, and many more exciting features.
Finish climbing this giant rock fortress and have lunch at a local restaurant.
Proceed after lunch to visit the Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla.
Learn more about why it is the most impressive and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Roam around the temple, a living Buddhist site focused on a series of five cave shrines carved with a drip line to keep the interiors dry.
Witness the architecture embellished with arched colonnades and gabled entrances.
Visit the caves and look for ceilings painted with intricate patterns of religious images following the contours of the rock. There are images of the Lord Buddha and bodhisattvas, along with various gods and goddesses.
Complete your visit and drive back to your hotel in Negombo. Your tour comes to an end here.
