Colombo Trip Overview
Check out two of the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka, including the Sigiriya rock fortress and Dambulla Cave Temple. Enjoy a convenient pick-up service from your hotel in Colombo, and travel to Dambulla in an air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the largest cave temple complex in Dambulla and proceed to Sigiriya. Learn how this ancient rock fortress was built by King Kasyapa to be the capital and house the royal palace. Climb the rock to find the famed Mirror Wall and sixth-century rock art, plus journey to the Boulder Gardens and Terraced Gardens. An English speaking driver will be guiding you along the way.
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Duration: 11 to 12 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Check out two of the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka, including the Sigiriya rock fortress and Dambulla Cave Temple. Enjoy a convenient pick-up service from your hotel in Colombo, and travel to Dambulla in an air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the largest cave temple complex in Dambulla and proceed to Sigiriya. Learn how this ancient rock fortress was built by King Kasyapa to be the capital and house the royal palace. Climb the rock to find the famed Mirror Wall and sixth-century rock art, plus journey to the Boulder Gardens and Terraced Gardens. An English speaking driver will be guiding you along the way.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Visit the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in the country, the Golden Temple of Dambulla, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.This magnificent overhanging rock temple towering 600 ft high and close to 2000 ft in length was where King Vattagamini Abaya (King Valagamba) took refuge from foreign invasion in the first century BCE, who out of gratitude for having provided refuge turned the cave complex into a rock temple. There are 80 documented Caves in the vicinity of the Golden Temple of which five possess the most appeal with its beautiful archeological features; traditional mural paintings on the ceiling and walls depicting the life of the Buddha along with 157 Buddha statues of varying sizes amongst other interesting artifacts.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress and palace built by King Kashyapa during the reign of 473 – 495 which is standing majestically 660 feet straight up. It is located in the northern Matale district near the town of Dambulla in central province of Sri Lanka. The Sigiriya rock has two fortified precincts where the western precinct encompasses 90 hectares, and the eastern precinct covers 40 hectares. The western area was the royal park area, a symmetrically – designed pleasure garden with elaborate water -retaining structures, as well as surface and subsurface hydraulic systems. It is surrounded by three ramparts and two moats, forming a rectangular area whose inner precincts measure about 700 meters from east to west and 500 meters from north to south
Duration: 3 hours
