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This private tour makes it easy: with a personal driver-guide to explain the sights and scenery, and comfortable private minivan /Car transport. Explore Dambulla’s icon-filled caves, view Sigiriya rocktop ruins, and enjoy a 4×4 safari to see Minneriya’s elephants or a local village tour. Sigiriya, Dambulla, and Minneriya National Park private day trip from Kandy or Colombo Travel to all three sites with ease, with a driver-guide for extra insight Experience Sigiriya, Dambulla, and an elephant-spotting safari at Minneriya Return hotel transfers
included, plus option to swap safari for village tour.
Additional Info
Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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This private tour makes it easy: with a personal driver-guide to explain the sights and scenery, and comfortable private minivan /Car transport. Explore Dambulla’s icon-filled caves, view Sigiriya rocktop ruins, and enjoy a 4×4 safari to see Minneriya’s elephants or a local village tour. Sigiriya, Dambulla, and Minneriya National Park private day trip from Kandy or Colombo Travel to all three sites with ease, with a driver-guide for extra insight Experience Sigiriya, Dambulla, and an elephant-spotting safari at Minneriya Return hotel transfers
included, plus option to swap safari for village tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tour this ancient rock fortress, sometimes referred to as the “eighth wonder of the world.” Sigiriya is renowned for its amazing frescoes and a polished rock face that reflects like a mirror.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Dambulla Royal Cave Temple, Kandy – Jaffna Highway, Dambulla 21100 Sri Lanka
The Rock Temple of Dambulla (Dambulla Cave Temple) in the principal Pali Chronicle of Sri Lanka, is situated about forty seven miles north west of Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese kings, on the main road to Anuradhupura. It is home to the Worlds most acclaimed Cave complex of magnificent Buddha Images and Rock Paintings of vivid colours and shapes constructed and painted from around 2nd Century BC (Anuradhapura era ) and continued up to the Kandyan era of the 18th Century. Sinhalese people call it as ‘ Dambulu Gala’ ( Dambulla Rock) and the Temple is called as the ‘ Rangiri Dambulu Viharaya’ (Golden Rock Dambulla Temple).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sigiriya Craft Village, Kimbissa, Sigiriya Sri Lanka
Join this 3 hour tour for lifetime opportunity to be emerged in the nature and culture of real Sri Lanka Village. Your Guide cum driver will pick up from centrally located Habarana / Sigiriya / Dambulla drive by a Safari jeep to hiriwadunna village, a beautiful rural area in Habarana city. Tour start 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. Then take a Tuk Tuk ride to tour start location.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Matale Herbal and Spice Garden, No 25 Koholangwela Madawala Ulpatha, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
Well known as the best place to grow Sri Lankan spices. This will be a guided tour to see all the spices
/ plants available here. They will explain about each species. Will be a good opportunity for you to get
insight of this industry. This is an optional visit and you can avoid if you do not like to do.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Matale, Aluvihara Aluvihara Junction, Matale Rd, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
Surrounded by hills, the famous Aluvihara cave temple 30 km south of Kandy on the Matale-Dambulla road is of great historic importance. The history of Aluvihara is traced back to the 3rd Century B.C in the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. It is believed that the King built the dagoba and planted the Bo sapling.
Ven. Dr. Inamaluwe Nandarathana Thera, the trustee of the Viharaya said that this June 1, 2012 Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya had inspected the tree and shifted a root to grow in another direction, avoiding a section of a rock. The Ven. Thera says that it started to grow thereafter and is fairly tall now.
There is a belief that the rock caves are the result of a massive landslide in the hill country. At present there are 13 rock caves. The Ven. Dr. Inamaluwe Nandarathana Thera had cleared three caves that were overgrown with shrubs and buried under soil just three years ago. He remembered seeing these buried rocks as a young child when he came to the temple premises.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nalanda Gedige, Matale 21152 Sri Lanka
Nalanda Gedige is an ancient and mysterious edifice near Matale that has confounded researchers with its strange mix of Hindu and Buddhist architecture. Believed to be at least a thousand years old the structure; the structure was rediscovered in 1893 by the Archaeological Commissioner of Sri Lanka at the time, H. C. P. Bell.According to what historians and archaeologists have discovered about Nalanda Gedige; the structure was created between the 8th and 10th century AD. This was a turbulent period for olden day Ceylon, with South Indian kings establishing themselves in the wake of the declining Sinhalese monarchy. Some historians conjecture that Nalanda Gedige was a bold attempt at a fusion of Tamil and Sinhalese cultures; while others say the structure started out as a Hindu Temple constructed in the Pallava style, which was later used by Buddhists. Either way, at an unknown point in time, Nalanda Gedige was abandoned and forgotten; its mystery.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Minneriya National Park, Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway, 50150 Sri Lanka
Duration: 3 hours
One of the main national parks in Sri Lanka. Located close to the Sigiriya rock fortress. An ideal place to see hundreds of Elephants in their natural behavior. Get a thrilling look at the elephants of Minneriya National Park during this 3-hour private Jeep safari. Travel to a wilderness refuge known for hosting one of the largest gatherings of Asian elephants on earth (each June through September), observing these giant creatures as they drink, feed, and congregate. The chance to observe numerous species of birds, amphibians, and fish is an added bonus.
Duration: 3 hours
