Full Day Sigiriya & Dambulla Tour from Negombo
Highlights
Sigiriya, Dambulla, Negombo
cultural, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
12 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Sign-up for this private day trip to explore Sri Lanka's two popular places - Sirgiya and Dambulla, in a private air-conditioned car that will get you there and back from Negombo. Uncover the history of both UNESCO-listed sites with a local tour guide. Climb the giant Sigiriya Rock Fortress and be mesmerised by the ancient architecture by the Sri Lankan Kings. Visit the famous Dambulla Cave Temple to marvel at its impressive Buddha statues.
Itinerary
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Drive from Negombo to Sirgiriya and Dambulla
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 the 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 the 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.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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