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Dambulla Temple
Sigiriya
Sigiriya Top View
Dambulla Temple
Dambulla Temple

Day Tour to Dambulla & Sigiriya

By Diamond Lanka Holidays
Price is AU$263 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features
  • 14h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Overview:
Discover the Rich Culture & Heritage and Nature of Sri Lanka visiting UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Dambulla Golden Rock Cave Temple within a day. This is one of the most popular tour when visiting Sri Lanka.
You will be provided with luxury air-conditioned, comfortable vehicle with a professional English-Speaking Chauffer Guide to help with your tour.

Activity location

  • Dambulla Royal Cave Temple
    • Kandy - Jaffna Highway
    • 21100, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kalutara
    • Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

Colombo-Dambulla- Sigiriya in English
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • Opening hours: Fri 6:00 am-8:00 pm
  • English

Duration: 14 hours
Air- condioned Vehicle: Car /Mini Van /Bus/Coach
Starting point:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$263.49 x 1 AdultAU$263.49
Total
Price is AU$263.49
Mount Lavinia - Dambulla in English
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • Opening hours: Fri 6:00 am-8:00 pm
  • English

Duration: 14 hours
Mount Lavinia - Dambulla: Mount Lavinia - Dambulla- Sigiriya - Mount Lavinia
Air-conditioned Vehicle: Car /Mini Van / Bus/Coach
Starting point:
Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$263.49 x 1 AdultAU$263.49
Total
Price is AU$263.49
Negombo - Dambulla- Sigiriya in English
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • Opening hours: Fri 6:00 am-8:00 pm
  • English

Duration: 13 hours
Negombo-Dambulla-Sigiriya: Negombo-Dambulla-Sigiriya- Negombo
Air condioned Vehicle: Ccar/Mini Van/Bus/Coach
Starting point:
Negombo, Sri Lanka
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$263.49 x 1 AdultAU$263.49
Total
Price is AU$263.49
From Wadduwa/Kalutara/Bentota in English
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • Opening hours: Fri 5:30 am-8:00 pm
  • English

Duration: 15 hours
Wadduwa/Kalutara/Bentota : Wadduwa/Kalutara/Bentota - Dambulla - Sigiriya- Back to starting point.
Air-conditioned Vehicle: Car/Mini Van/Bus/Coach
Starting points:
Bentota, Sri Lanka
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$418.50 x 1 AdultAU$418.50
Total
Price is AU$418.50

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFuel Charges
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off in Colombo/Negombo/Mount Lavinia/ Wadduwa /Kalutara/Bentota
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water- two 500 ml bottles per person per day
  • What's includedWhat's includedVehicle Passenger Insurance
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish-Speaking Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded- Own arrangement
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry/Admission - Dambulla Cave Temple
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry/Admission - Lions Rock Fortress, Sigiriya
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAny video/still camera fee to the monuments and places of visit
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips to guides & restaurants, Tipping is expected.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAny other expenses which are not mentioned on Price Includes section

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Dambulla Royal Cave Temple
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Early morning leave for Dambulla (approx. 3 ½ hours drive from Colombo) and climb the Rock Cave Temple in Dambulla. After lunch visit Lions Rock in Sigiriya, a UNESCO world heritage site adorning a palace on its peak. Afterwards travel back to the starting point. Golden Rock Cave Temple, Dambulla – The Dambulla cave Temples are another UNESCO World Heritage site which date back to the 1st Century BC. This cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries was first used as a refuge by an ancient king who upon regaining his throne commissioned magnificent images to be carved from the rock. Later kings' mage further improvements and the caves now contain 150 images of the Buddha painted upon the walls. The hike up to the caves is short but steep (approx. 15-40 mins depending on route taken). At the top you can explore the caves and enjoy spectacular far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside.
Sigiriya
  • 3h
Sigiriya Rock Fortress –This UNESCO World Heritage Site’ is one of the Sri Lanka’s major attractions and the 5th Century ‘Fortress in the Sky’ which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. A spectacular pillar of rock visible from mils around. It is also known as Lions Rock because of the huge lion that used to stand at the entrance to the Palace on the summit of the 600 –foot high rock. Historically, the origins of the remains are disputed and though to have been either a royal fortress built under the reign of King Kashyapa (477- 495 AD) or a Buddhist monastery. On its summit are the foundations of the Royal Palace, Water Tanks to supply water and all other buildings and at the edges of the guardhouses. On one of the stairways the only known ancient work of Sinhala secular painting survived in the form of Frescoes of 21 life sized damsels in all the freshness and delicacy of their original colour. The Water Gardens, Fountain Garden, summerhouse, Boulder gardens and the Caves with the enclosed are should not be missed.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDambulla Royal Cave Temple
    • Kandy - Jaffna Highway
    • 21100, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKalutara
    • Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBentota
    • Bentota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMount Lavinia
    • Mount Lavinia, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEColombo
    • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • PEOPLEPEOPLENegombo
    • Negombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEWadduwa
    • Wadduwa, Western Province, Sri Lanka

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