Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Cave Temples Day Trip | La Vacanza Travel

Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Cave Temples Day Trip

Duration: 10 to 12 hours
Destination: Sri Lanka, Western Province, Colombo
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  • 10 to 12 hours
  • Colombo
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla Cave Temple are two of Sri Lanka’s top sights, but impossible to visit in one day by public transport. This private tour from Colombo, Negombo or Kandy takes you to both in a day by private air-conditioned vehicle. Explore Sigiriya’s fifth-century Rocktop ruins and visit Dambulla’s Buddha-filled caves, all with insights from your driver-guide, and with lunch included

Itinerary
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Pass By: Sigiriya, Sigiriya, Central Province

Meet & Greet your professional Chauffer Guide at Bandarayanake International Airport (CMB) or your hotel and head towards Sigiriya enroute via Rambukkana

Stop At: No 21, Ayurvedic Herbal Garden, Kegalle - Rambukkana Rd, Karandupana, Sri Lanka

Experience Sri Lanka's renowed Spices inside a manmade forest with a free 10mins head massage.
Enriched with herbs, spice groves and plants with fragrant greenery shading from the tropical trees that enlightens the unique aroma of each spice and herb. We give the opportunity for our visitors to explore and gain knowledge on Sri Lankan spices, herbs and the benefits of Ayurveda. The tropical climate in which our plants and herbs are grown helps them preserve its ancient originality. The educational tour around the garden, which we call “The Spice Tour”, let the visitors feel the sensation of the Sri Lankan spices and herbs which is demonstrated in different foreign languages to suit our customer need.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka

Marvel at Sigiriya Rock, a granite outcrop rising from scrubland areas that transform into water gardens during the rainy season. Then, climb the metal steps to the rocktop : home to a ruined fifth-century fortress. View the frescoes en route and explore the relics on the summit, the remnants of a royal citadel built by King Kasyapa.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Pidurangala Rock, Pidurangala,Sigiriya, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka

Go on a Hiking at the Pidurangala Rock Climbing visiting the Ancient Temples up with a full view of Sigiriya Rock for amazing Photoshoots

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sigiriya Craft Village, Kimbissa, Sigiriya Sri Lanka

Experience the best of Srilanka inside the Village with Kingfisher Tours and get the unique experience on a village life style.
Get a chance to go on an oxen cart ride and experience the world from the view of a village farmer. Have a relaxing catamaran safari through a calm lake. Walk through the golden fields ripe with their harvest of paddy. Watch an enjoyable traditional cooking demonstration that teaches you the basics of Sri Lankan cuisine. Delight your taste buds with a home cooked lunch made over a wood-fire and served on fragrant lotus leaves placed over woven trays. Enjoy the life of a Sri Lankan villager, just this day. (Optional)

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka

After lunch at the Oakray Restaurant in Inamaluwa, visit the UNESCO-listed Rock Temple of Dambulla : five hill caves converted into a temple in the first century BC and filled with Buddha statues. Inspect the caves with their stunning wall and ceiling murals as your guide shares Dambulla's history.


Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province

Head back to your original pickup location and end your day tour

Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • All Local Taxes & Charges
  • Entry/Admission - Pidurangala Rock

Exclusions
  • Food & Drinks except Lunch
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Bandaranayake International Airport (CMB)

All Hotels in Colombo

All Hotels in Kandy

Ports

  • Colombo Port

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

10 to 12 hours


User's Reviews

Jeffcreek

01 Apr, 2024

We arrived by cruise ship and this was a one day experience. We have done lots of trip advisor trips so we do have experience. The guide is the important link. Communication from the tour company is second. The communication from the tour company was pretty good but on the day we arrived, we didn't know where to meet the guide. We arrived in a working port. I called our guide and he said to take the shuttle bus to the port gate. That is not uncommon in a working port. It too dangerous to let tourists walk through the port. He was at gate one. The bus dropped us off at gate two. We had no control over any of this. I called our guide again and he said he would pick us up. It took him 15 mins to get there. Aashik then took us to our first stop. A jewelry store. I kept asking him the same question all day. Do we have enough time to do everything on the tour. His answer was always yes. I told him that the most important thing was to get us on the ship by 10:30 pm. He always said, "no problem". My wife liked the jewelry store and the owner made some great deals. I told Aashik that out of all of the things on the tour, the Elephant part can be dropped if time is an issue. We spent about an hour at the store. Next stop was a spice farm. We got the personal "speedy" tour with one of the reps. We also received some great back rubs with red oil. We made some purchases here also. Traffic was horrible the entire way. Driving in Sri Lanka takes a special talent. Our driving was in the passing lane often. 2 lane highway the entire time. We were in the car for hours.Obviously we skipped the included lunch. I don't even know where that would have taken place. We stopped at the Elephant place. I don't know why. We got out of the car and told the attendant that we had no interest. Other things to do. Back in the car. More driving. We were 8 miles from Sigiriya and it was already after 5 pm. We stopped for the ancient dinner experience. We boarded a cart pulled by an ox. About 20 mins down the road we boarded a hand paddled boat for a trip across a lake. We arrived at a little village where some women prepared us dinner. They demonstrated the ancient ways of preparing the food. The food was delicious. There was a charge for dinner. The tour company allowed us to pay less because we didn't get the lunch. Time was now an issue. Do we go to Sigiriya, the whole reason we took this tour, or we do we drive back to the port? We had 4 hours before the ship left. Sigiriya was 30 mins away with traffic. 2500 steps, up to the top. We needed 2 hours to do? Who knew this? We chose to go back to the port. Traffic is too unpredictable. Halfway back we got onto an expressway. What a relief. I am guessing that all of the other stops interfered with taking the expressway on the way there. We arrived back into the port at 8:45. Time to spare. I am glad we left when we did. If you choose this tour and are on a ship, realize the issue of time and traffic. It is unavoidable. Plan accordingly.

morgandmindy

26 Feb, 2024

Excellent experience but not for the lighthearted. Have to be reasonably fit to climb this. Although, you’d be surprised at how many infirm can manage it!! Beautiful views and definitely with a trip. Take lots of water. Locals will try for cash at every opportunity so have your wits about you.

Aswar M

06 Feb, 2024

Perfect day tour covering all the top attractions in one day. The Lion Rock view was stunning and the village experience was a lifetime memory Definitely will recommend

annushka13

15 Jan, 2024

We took a few day trips from Sigiriya with a local driver Lalantha Kumara. We went to Dambulla Caves, Kandy City and Palonnaruwa Ancient City. He was very caring, punctual and professional, and quoted a very good price for us. Dambulla Cave paintings are very well preserved and are amazing. Driving from one site to another in a car with Lalantha was very efficient. He made sure that we saw everything. This ancient city is extensive. So much history and so much to see. I highly recommend him.

406nazimb

13 Dec, 2023

Wonderful day trip we took from this company highly recommend our driver Aswar who was very knowledgable and very helpful. We really enjoyed climbing the lion rock and the safari experience was fantastic

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Most amazing driver Ferose! Great trip! Wonderful service and 5 star ratings all round

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Fun tour and amazing guide!

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