Full Day Sigiriya and Dambulla Tour: Unwind with Historical Sights from Colombo
4.6
99 Ratings
Colombo
Embark on a full-day Sigiriya and Dambulla tour from Colombo and experience the thrill of climbing a rock and exploring the ancient Royal Rock Temple complex. Discover historical sights and stunning cave art on this unforgettable adventure.
Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Colombo - Our Driver will meet your at the lobby from your pickup location choose we recommended to be at lobby 10 mins before activity. if you able to get the Packed breakfast from hotel
What's Included
  • Complimentary Wifi Access During the Travel Subject To Availability
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water provided
  • Guide Assistance in Sigiriya Lion Rock (English, German, French, Spanish)
  • King Coconut included
  • Seasonal fruits available
  • English-speaking driver cum guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and Beverages, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance Fees Sigiriya USD 36 & Cave Temple USD 8
Additional Information

Climbing a rock - if you’re in good shape and don’t stop to look at things, it’ll take you less than 30 minutes to climb all the way to the top of the rock. If you need a few breaks along the way or simply want to stop often to take photos and admire the view, it’ll take an hour and a half to two hours to climb up and go back down again. and then Visit The beautiful Royal Rock Temple complex sits about 160m above the road in the southern part of Dambulla. Buddha images were first created here over 2000 years ago, and over the centuries subsequent kings added to and embellished the cave art.

  • Comfortable walking shoes recommended for this tour.
  • All visitors to Buddhist and Hindu temples are expected to remove footwear and hats. Also shoulders and knees should be covered
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
  • Entrance need to pay directly and please bring cash to avoid the delay
  • If you need to withdraw cash by ATM please advice to Driver or Guide about that earlier
Location
Colombo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Niros239
Mar 27, 2024
Organist worthwhile - best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price
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Abiramp2024
Mar 22, 2024
Pidurangala very Good - Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience
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21larissaj
Mar 12, 2024
Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka - Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.
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176fionak
Mar 11, 2024
So many amazing experiences within a day - Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!
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Mu_hols
Mar 9, 2024
Amazing Tour with Rukshan! - Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience. Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.
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Alma2910
Mar 9, 2024
Great Day-Trip - We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!
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Dalkcraig15
Feb 22, 2024
Must try experience - We had an amazing trip. The views were unreal and the driver was so very accommodating. It took the full day and we were shattered by the end of it but it was so worth it. The climb to the top is hard, but once you’re there you’ll understand why you done it. Highly recommend this trip.
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Michael_w
Mar 16, 2024
Wonderful location in Sri Lanka - The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.
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Smithylondon2019
Mar 21, 2024
Great sites indifferent tour “guides” - After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. Not exactly as described. At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked! No cultural information at all. Nothing. There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi - after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?) It was a tourist ghetto. Just awful. We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic. Really really disappointing. Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers. AVOID!
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Tresena_h
Mar 2, 2024
Experience spoilt by incompetent driver - Unfortunately our tour was marred by the fact our driver kept nodding off whilst driving. My husband had to wake him up and stop the car on the way there to get a drink. On way back he did the same we contacted the company and requested a new driver which they did very quickly. That really spoilt the day to be honest. Rock was amazing.
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