Sigiriya Day Tour From Kandy
- Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Hiriwadunna Village Trek
- Ride On Elephant
- Dambulla Golden Te,ple and Caves Temple
- Spice and Harbel Garden
- Matale Aluvihara Monastery
Sigiriya and Dambulla Day Tour From Kandy
We pick you up you from nearby hotels in Kandy at 6.00 am and we leave for Sigiriya. Sigiriya Rock Fortress is located in north-central of Sri Lanka making it ideal as a jump off point for other sites in the Cultural Triangle.It is approximatly 98 kilometers (2 hours) from the hill capital of Kandy.It is 181 kilometers from Colombo a drive of3.5 hours. From Negombo is 153 kilometers (3 hours) away. We are driving through Matale.Sigiriya (Lion’s rock) is an ancient rock fortress and palace ruin. We start climbing the rock as early as possible.Full Journey will be around 3.00 Hours. After we are back from the top of the rock and we drive to the beautiful rural village,Hiriwaduna.This village is close to Habarana.You can get the experience of real traditional life in Sri Lankan village.You can enjoy Hirawadunna Village Trek. Bullock Cart rides,Catamaran ( Double-paired authentic fishing Catamaran ) safari at the Habarana Lake,Traditional authentic Village Lunch with Local Cooking demonstration / Practical for guest as well,Village Tours to explore the day life,Culture and Tradition of the Typical village ( Visiting Local village house and many more rural areas of a typical village with a local guide ), Bush walks,Nature Trails,Trekking,You can enjoy Elephant riding too.You can decide to take a ride on a Elephant through the Jungle. On the way back we visit Dambulla. We proceed to the Dambulla Caves Temple. Dating back to the 1st century BC, this is the most impressive cave temple in Asia. It has five caves under a vast overhanging rock, carved with a drip line to keep the interiors dry. In 1938 the architecture was embellished with arched colonnades and gabled entrances. Inside the caves, the ceilings are painted with intricate patterns of religious images following the contours of the rock. There are images of the Lord Buddha and bodhisattvas, as well as various gods and goddesses. After this visit we proceed back to the Kandy.Enroute will visit Spice and Herbal Garden and Aluvihara Monastery in Matale.
One day Tour of Sigiriya from Kandy
Tour itinerary:
- This guided tour takes you from Kandy to Sigiraya. You would be provided with a tour guide and this tour is must for those who would like to know more about Gautama Buddha’s teachings. The main places that you would visit include Dambulla Rock Temple, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Spice and Herbal Garden and Aluvihara Monastery.
- The journey starts at 6.00am in the morning and drive to Sigiriya from Kandy. It is a two hour journey. Sigiriya is an ancient place located near the town of Dambulla and is for its history and archaeological significance.
- Sigiriya rock fortress is the first site that we would be visiting. It is one of the best examples of preservation of ancient urban planning and is the most visited historic site in Sri Lanka. It is also listed by UNESCO in World Heritage Site list.
- From there we take an elephant ride of Sigiriya. The ride would be optional and would depend on how comfortable you are with an elephant ride.
- We proceed to Hirawadunna Village Trek. You can enjoy Sri Lankan Village buffet lunch.We would have lunch here before proceeding further.
- We then head to Dambulla. It is a centre of vegetable distribution of country.
- Dambulla Rock temple is our next site for the day. It is a World Heritage site and also one of the most visited cave temples in Sri Lanka.
- Next we proceed to Spice and Herbal Garden. Here you would get a lot of information about various spices and herbs grown in Sri Lanka.
- Aluvihara Monastery is our last site for the day before heading back. It holds a great significance in global history if Buddhism. All the caves are well ornamented with hand painted frescoes and colored statues.
At around 6.00 PM we drive back to Kandy. On this tour you are going to learn a lot. as well as have great fun. Our tourist guide would help you throughout the day and would leave no stone unturned to make you feel comfortable
Pick up From Nearby hotels in Kandy at 6.00 am
Drop Off Nearby Hotels in Kandy at 20.00 pm
Pick up from the nearby hotels in Kandy
Drop off nearby hotels in Kandy
Service of English speaking Chauffeur Guide
Visit/Sightseening above mentioned sites/Locations
Transpotation by Air-conditioned Car/Van
Fuel costs and local insurance included
Entrance/excursion fees to the places mentioned in our itinerary.
Food and Drinks.
Early check-in & Late check-out
Tips and other expenses of a personal nature
Sigiriya Rock Fortress and City - Entrance Fees
Our Tour prices DO NOT INCLUDE entrance fees. We request guest to pay entrance fees by themself at the park entrance or pay us and we will get the entrance ticket for you.
Entrance fees per pesron (Adult) USD 30/-
Entrance fees per Child (Age 6 - 12 years ) USD 15/-
Children below 6 are free
Tips
- Always carry your passport/ identity card
- Always keep a safe distance from animals
- Do not feed the animals
- Do not tease any animals.
- Do not pick flowers or damage any plants or trees
- Do not enter restricted areas.
- Do not make noise playing musical instruments, radios, tape recorders and singing etc.
- Pets are not allowed within Zoo premises
- Smoking is prohibited within the premises.
- Posses your ticket at all time within the premises
- Please quote your ticket number and the date of visit for any correspondence
- Keep your camara ready at all times.There will be no time to changing lences etc....
- Be Patient and enjoy an amazing Trip
- Don't disturb the the animals.
- Nature is unpredictable.Don't be disappoint
The Golden Temple of Dambulla - Entrance Fees
Entrance fees per pesron (Adult) USD 10/-
Hirawadunna Village Trek (Adult) USD 15/- (Including lunch)
Hirawadunna Village Trek (Child) USD 08/- (Including lunch)
(Between 6-12 Years).
Dambulla Golden Temple - dress code;
- You should take your shoes off and leave them in the shoeroom (shoes and Bag collection point).
- Wear long loose trousers or a long skirt that covers your legs.
- Make sure your shoulders and cleavage are covered.
- It’s best not to wear black or other fully dark clothing.
- It's better If you wear White clothing.
4 Days prior notice
minimum numbers of participants are more than 4 and maximum is 8
* Confirmation will be receive at the time of booking.
* Maximum Guest should be more than 4.If travellars are less than 4 we will re-schdule for next day.
Booking Conditions
* All activities must be paid for in full at the time of booking.
* Activities may be cancelled due to weather conditions or other conditions beyond the reasonable control of the company. Such activity bookings will be rescheduled and if they cannot be rescheduled a refund will be given.
* All activities are subject to minimum numbers of customers being available to attend the tour, course and/or activity. Accordingly the date and/or time of undertaking the tour may be modified at short notice.
* Participants in any tour must not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs prior to, or during the undertaking of any activity or tour. The company reserves the right to exclude any such person(s). In the event of bad behavior, as deemed by the Company,& reserves the right to terminate. If the person(s) and or any person in their group is excluded or refused, the person(s) will not be entitled to a refund or any other form of compensation.
Our Responsibilities.
* All the services operated by us have been designed to provide participants with an exposure to the true nature of the environment visited and therefore involve an element of personal risk.
All bookings are accepted on the understanding that such risks and hazards are appreciated by the Client and that they undertake all trip, vehicle hires and other activities at their own volition.
company accepts no responsibility where the Client suffers death or personal injury as a result of an activity forming part of the trip arrangements and others booked with us, even if there has been fault on our's part and the cause was the Client's fault, the actions of someone unconnected with the trip.
* The booking will be confirmed upon payment.
Cancellation conditions
* No refund will be given in the event that the customer does not attend the activity at the scheduled time.
* The company reserves the right, if considered necessary (for example, due to mechanical breakdown, for safety reasons or weather conditions), to substitute another vehicle without notice.
* The Client may cancel the booking at any time provided that the cancellation is communicated to us in writing. Written notification is essential even if verbal notification of an intention to cancel has been given. We charge you for 50% per vehicle and refund only balance 50%.Cancellation charges will be applied from on two days before to operate your trip.If not no any refund.
* You can change the date and need to be inform to us two days before,your trip date.
* The company reserves the right to cancel a service in any circumstances such as war, threat of war, riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, epidemics, health risks, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions, technical or maintenance problems with transport, or other similar events beyond the control of us.In such a issue we will inform to you and re- schdule the trip.