Sigiriya Day Tour

Sigiriya

According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa, this area was a large forest, then after storms and landslides it became a hill and was selected by King Kashyapa (477 – 495 AD) for his new capital. He built his palace on top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. The name of this place is derived from this structure; Sīnhāgiri, the Lion Rock (an etymology similar to Sinhapura, the Sanskrit name of Singapore, the Lion City).

Elephant Rider or Village Safari

Sigiriya is the most popular location in Sri Lanka for elephant safari rides and cultural village tour. Elephant safari rides is one of the best way to explore the Sigiriya and its surrounding. The elephant will walk pass through the forest, the main road, the pathways, villages, and will take you to a lake covered in lilys. The entire journey is quite exciting and doesn’t last more than an hour.

2.5 hour tour for lifetime opportunity to be emerged in the nature and culture of real Sri Lanka Village, a beautiful rural area in Sigiriya city. Tour starts with a Bullock cart ride near to the village pond & at there you will experience a boat ride to the next side of the rural village. After short walk within the paddy fields & vegetable cultivation you can reach village house. At the village house you can relax & taste a delicious Sri Lankan Lunch or Snacks.

Dambulla Cave Temple

Dambulla Cave Temple located north of Kandy, Dambulla is a town built around a vast isolated rock mass and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and most popular tourist attraction. The Temple is located at an elevation of 1118 feet from the sea level rises a massive rock offers panoramic views of the surrounding flat lands, including the rock fortress Sigiriya, 19km away. The caves are at the base of a 150m high rock built by King Valagambahu who took refuge in it when exiled from Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC. The Cave complex is accumulated with magnificent Buddha Images and Rock Paintings of vivid colors and shapes constructed and painted from around 2nd Century BC.