Dambulla Trip Overview
“Sri Lanka” wonder of Asia, inherits a magnificent landscape. Regarding of it’s geographical size, Sri Lanka is blessed with wonderful biodiversity & wildlife resources. Sri Lanka also own a peculiar & an extensive culture which dates back for 2000 years. when it architecture, it is pressurized by Buddhist, Indian, Dutch, Portugal and also British architecture.
So Navigate Lanka is here provide you with all facilities to soothe your journey. we help you to explore all natural spots, flora and fauna , places with different weather conditions with better guidance, hospitality, comfort & Safety. when it’s comes to cultural attraction, Navigate Lanka help you to experience art, dance, music, food and traditional medicines that reflects the prestigious culture of Sri Lanka
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka
“Sri Lanka” wonder of Asia, inherits a magnificent landscape. Regarding of it’s geographical size, Sri Lanka is blessed with wonderful biodiversity & wildlife resources. Sri Lanka also own a peculiar & an extensive culture which dates back for 2000 years. when it architecture, it is pressurized by Buddhist, Indian, Dutch, Portugal and also British architecture.
So Navigate Lanka is here provide you with all facilities to soothe your journey. we help you to explore all natural spots, flora and fauna , places with different weather conditions with better guidance, hospitality, comfort & Safety. when it’s comes to cultural attraction, Navigate Lanka help you to experience art, dance, music, food and traditional medicines that reflects the prestigious culture of Sri Lanka
Itinerary
Day 1: Colombo
Pass By: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province
Airport pickup and overnight stay at Colombo
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Kithulgala via Rathnapura
Stop At: Gemmological Museum, 6 Ehelepola Mawatha Batugedara, Ratnapura 70000 Sri Lanka
Ratnapura (“City of Gems” in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional centre for the Sri Lankan gem trade. It is located on the Kalu Ganga (Black River) in south-central Sri Lanka, some 101 km (63 mi) southeast of the country’s capital, Colombo. Ratnapura is also spelled as Rathnapura. The name ‘Ratnapura’ is a Sanskrit word meaning “city of gems”, from the Sanskrit words pura (town) and ratna (gemstone).Over 2000 years ago, when the first Buddhist monks arrived here from the north eastern provinces of India namely Bodh-Gaya, Varanasi and Pataliputra, they not only brought with them the Buddhist religion, but since their teachings were mainly in Sanskrit and Pali they also influenced the local language.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Kithulgala
Day 3: Rafting and Canyoning in Kithulgala
Stop At: Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Kitulgala is a small town in the west of Sri Lanka. It is in the wet zone rain forest, which gets two monsoons each year, and is one of the wettest places in the country.[citation needed] Nevertheless, it comes alive in the first three months of the year, especially in February, the driest month. The Academy Award-winning The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed on the Kelani River near Kitulgala, although nothing remains now except the concrete foundations for the bridge (and, supposedly, the submerged train cars that plunged into the river in the climactic scene). Kitulgala is also a base for white-water rafting,which starts a few kilometres upstream and also popular as a location for adventure based training programs.
Duration: 1 day
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Kithulgala to Kandy
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It’s set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city’s heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.
Duration: 8 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Kandy to Sigiriya via mahiyanganaya
Stop At: Veddha Village, Dabana, Mahiyanganaya 90700 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s indigenous inhabitants, the Veddas — or Wanniya-laeto (‘forest-dwellers’) as they call themselves — preserve a direct line of descent from the island’s original Neolithic community dating from at least 16,000 BC and probably far earlier according to current scientific opinion. Even today, the surviving Wanniya-laeto community retains much of its own distinctive cyclic worldview, prehistoric cultural memory, and time-tested knowledge of their semi-evergreen dry monsoon forest habitat that has enabled their ancestor-revering culture to meet the diverse challenges to their collective identity and survival.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Golden Temple of Dambulla, Dambulla 21100 Sri Lanka
Golden Temple of Dambulla, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Golden Temple of Dambulla, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Stop At: Sigiriya, Sigiriya, Central Province
Sigiriya or Sinhagiri is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres (660 ft) high. According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa, this site was selected by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE) for his new capital. He built his palace on the 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 —SÄ«hÄgiri, the Lion Rock. The capital and the royal palace was abandoned after the king’s death. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14thcentury.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Nuwara Eliya
Stop At: Horton Plains National Park, Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
Nuwara Eliya is a city in the tea country hills of central Sri Lanka. The naturally landscaped Hakgala Botanical Gardens displays roses and tree ferns, and shelters monkeys and blue magpies. Nearby Seetha Amman Temple, a colorful Hindu shrine, is decorated with religious figures. Densely forested Galway’s Land National Park is a sanctuary for endemic and migratory bird species, including bulbuls and flycatchers.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province
Nuwara Eliya is a city in the tea country hills of central Sri Lanka. The naturally landscaped Hakgala Botanical Gardens displays roses and tree ferns, and shelters monkeys and blue magpies. Nearby Seetha Amman Temple, a colorful Hindu shrine, is decorated with religious figures. Densely forested Galway’s Land National Park is a sanctuary for endemic and migratory bird species, including bulbuls and flycatchers.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Nuwara Eliya to Colombo(Airport)
Pass By: Negombo, Negombo, Western Province
Negombo, Negombo, Sri Lanka
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
