Colombo Trip Overview
Set off on a family-friendly tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla, two of Sri Lanka’s most visited attractions. Explore this day tour by getting picked up from your hotel in Colombo with a licensed local guide to show you around.The first stop of the journey is at a magnificently architectured fortress built on a rock towards the outskirts of Dambulla. It’s the marvelous brainchild of King Kashyapa, built to hide himself from his step brother. Most of the architecture remains undiscovered by archaeologists due to its hidden interior and yet unsorted. A fortress of lovely palaces with fountains and an elevator suggests a modern day mansion built on a rock. Touring furthermore,you’ll find the iconic Royal Cave Temple which conserves the Buddhist culture bringing forth the histories and 2000 year old burials of Lord Buddha’s life. It’s famed for homing monks from all over the country and the earliest inhabited region.
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Duration: 11 to 12 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Set off on a family-friendly tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla, two of Sri Lanka’s most visited attractions. Explore this day tour by getting picked up from your hotel in Colombo with a licensed local guide to show you around.The first stop of the journey is at a magnificently architectured fortress built on a rock towards the outskirts of Dambulla. It’s the marvelous brainchild of King Kashyapa, built to hide himself from his step brother. Most of the architecture remains undiscovered by archaeologists due to its hidden interior and yet unsorted. A fortress of lovely palaces with fountains and an elevator suggests a modern day mansion built on a rock. Touring furthermore,you’ll find the iconic Royal Cave Temple which conserves the Buddhist culture bringing forth the histories and 2000 year old burials of Lord Buddha’s life. It’s famed for homing monks from all over the country and the earliest inhabited region.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
Referred by locals as the Eighth Wonder of the World this ancient palace and fortress complex has significant archaeological importance and attracts thousands of tourists every year. It is probably the most visited tourist destination of Sri Lanka. Sigiriya rock plateau, formed from magma of an extinct volcano, is 200 meters higher than the surrounding jungles. Its view astonishes the visitors with the unique harmony between the nature and human imagination. The fortress complex includes remnants of a ruined palace, surrounded by an extensive network of fortifications, vast gardens, ponds, canals, alleys and fountains.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Located in central Sri Lanka, the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple is a living Buddhist site that is focused on a series of five cave shrines. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka, the rock from which the caves were carved towers 160 meters (520 ft) over the surrounding plains. A total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses also stand in the site. The latter include statues of the Hindu deities, Vishnu and Ganesh. The Dambulla Rock Cave Temple had first been constructed during the rein of King Vattagamini Abhaya ( 103 BC and 89-77 BC ). The Sinhalese often call him as King Valagamba. During a South Indian invasion the king had to abandon his Anuradhapura Kingdom.
Duration: 1 hour
