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Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Dambulla cave temple are two of the places that you should not skip if you are visiting Sri Lanka. Both Sigiriya Rock fortress and Dambulla Cave temple are recognized as UNESCO world heritage. Visit Dambulla golden buddha statue. Travel your whole trip in a climate-controlled, Luxury private vehicle. Enjoy your buffet lunch at a three-star restaurant in historic Dambulla City. Hotel pickup and Drop-off from all Colombo and Negombo Hotels included.
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Duration: 10 to 12 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Dambulla cave temple are two of the places that you should not skip if you are visiting Sri Lanka. Both Sigiriya Rock fortress and Dambulla Cave temple are recognized as UNESCO world heritage. Visit Dambulla golden buddha statue. Travel your whole trip in a climate-controlled, Luxury private vehicle. Enjoy your buffet lunch at a three-star restaurant in historic Dambulla City. Hotel pickup and Drop-off from all Colombo and Negombo Hotels included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
Sigiriya a massive rock shield elegantly grandeur in the middle of a jungle and, it used to be the capital of ancient Sri Lanka during mid 300 AD. It was found as a fortified retreat but later converted into a great citadel. It had every classical element that a pleasurable kingdom had with all amenities, wall frescoed cave villas, mirror wall water-bound landscaping and a palace in the clouds over the mouth of a giant lion. The plumbing system at Sigiriya rock fortress is an engineering marvel as it uses modern engineering technology to take the water up to the top of the rock. Cave paintings at Sigiriya believe to be one few fresco Bueno paintings which means to paint the wet plaster.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Dambulla the largest and preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka were provided a cover to refugee King Valagamba became one of the powerful Sinhalese imperials. History of Dambulla attached with Ibbankattuwa pre historical interment which is 27000 years old, human bones found in giving evidence of civilization long before that the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Dambulla’s golden temple as representative of the ancient era of Sinhala sculpture and art added a historical, archaeological and artistic significance and due to the unique value of there, UNESCO declared it as one of the World Heritages on 1991. Also, cave temple is a wilderness monastery with the wonder of painted 05 caves since 1st century BC, as on a rock 350ft high from foothill where the mystic panoramic sighting of Sigiriya Kandalama Ritigala mountains and moreover the horizon if the clouds are cleared
Duration: 2 hours
