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Day Tour from Kandy: Exploring Sigiriya & Dambulla UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Sigiriya
Embark on a day tour from Kandy to explore the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage sites of Sigiriya and Dambulla. Discover ancient temples, statues, and cave complexes with ease on this private tour.
Embark on a day tour from Kandy to explore the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage sites of Sigiriya and Dambulla. Discover ancient temples, statues, and cave complexes with ease on this private tour.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya’s artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time.
- Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya’s artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Professional driver/guide
- Full-day tour according to the itinerary
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Professional driver/guide
- Full-day tour according to the itinerary
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)
What's Not Included
- Entrance tickets(HinduTemple- 1.7 USD,Dambulla Cave Temple-6.7 USD,Sigiriya-NonSAARC 35/SAARC 20 USD
- World heritagesite guide(optional) -25 USD
- Entrance tickets(HinduTemple- 1.7 USD,Dambulla Cave Temple-6.7 USD,Sigiriya-NonSAARC 35/SAARC 20 USD
- World heritagesite guide(optional) -25 USD
Additional Information
Embark on a day tour from Kandy with effortless round-trip transfer, unlocking the UNESCO World Heritage treasures, Sigiriya and Dambulla. From your Kandy lodging, set out in a private vehicle accompanied by a driver-guide to explore the Hindu temples and statues of Matale at Sigiriya. Later, journey on to Dambulla to marvel at its ancient cave temple…
Embark on a day tour from Kandy with effortless round-trip transfer, unlocking the UNESCO World Heritage treasures, Sigiriya and Dambulla. From your Kandy lodging, set out in a private vehicle accompanied by a driver-guide to explore the Hindu temples and statues of Matale at Sigiriya. Later, journey on to Dambulla to marvel at its ancient cave temple complex.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of X people per booking is required
Location
Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Leny
Jan 20, 2026
Great full day tour! - Fazeel was excellent! We had a lovely time on this tour. Fazeel was very conversational and helpful in pointing out interesting things about Sri Lankan culture and good photography spots as we drove past.
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Selina
Jan 7, 2026
Sigiriya Day Tour - Irfan was very kind and told us so much about everything we saw - also you have your own professional photographer😉
We did go to Pidurangala instead of the Lion Rock bc. it was an recommondation from Irfan and it was very great.
In the beginning he also gave us some food and something to drink.
You also do sp much more than just the 3 things listed on the trip (Tourist things😉) and If you don‘t want to do it, you can just say no.
Even tough the tour is a little bit more expensive than an other Tour it was an really great day. 😊
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Snehankitat1
Jan 3, 2026
Best Experience in Kandy - Our guide Irfan from Aaliya is an amazing person , we learnt so much about Sri Lanka and Kandy during this one day tour. We covered three places Sigriya Lion Fortress, Dambulla Caves and Sri Muthumariamman Kovil temple and anything and everything within the route. He's not just a good tour but also a good photographer who is dedicated to give his 100% so that we have a good trip and go back with amazing memories . I highly recommend to take this tour with him. Thank you Irfan and Aaliya tours.
~Sneha
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Nomad16185025176
Dec 28, 2025
Amazing Experience with Mr. Irfan - Mr. Irfan shared a lot of interesting knowledge about Sri Lanka.
He was very polite and did his best to meet our needs.
The Ayurveda Garden, Sigiriya, Elephant Eco Park, Dambulla Cave Temple were all beautiful and I had an amazing day.
Definitely recommend this tour.
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Bozidar
Dec 8, 2025
Excellent tour with amazing driver! - Eccellent tour - Sigiriya and Dambulla are incredible sites and the driver Irfan provided very interesting commentary throughout the tour. Can't recommend this tour enough!
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Bearish99
Nov 24, 2025
Great day on a rock - Irfan was an awesome tour guide for the day. We decided to go to the other rock not the main Sigiriya and it was pretty cool. You could probably do both if you trek quick. Got some fruits on the way. Had a great time 10/10
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314zsanettg
Nov 19, 2025
Great trip! - We had a great time visiting Sigiriya Lion Rock and Dambulla Cave Temple and also visited a temple which was recommended by our hotel. It was a great experience and the travel was very smooth between locations.
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Karim
Nov 18, 2025
Aaliya tours was the best choice I have selected to make my trip - I would first to take a moment to thank Mr Shamin
My guide today for his excellent service and information and his very strong dedication for his work and the customers
He provided the ideal customer service which I will learn from him in my similar career
Driving was provisional and calm soft on the way very care about the safety steps as a professional tourism vehicle driver
He stopped every time I asked to take a picture
In the cave temple I lost my ticket he went down all the steps and he returned back he refused to let me go again however it was my mistake
He gave me all the needed information regarding the tour and I felt cozy happiness and friendship from honest man calm and polite
I would thank aalliya tours for providing me shamin and that special day I will never forget in my life
I would thank also Mr Raaid for providing excellent service and arranging for me the tour in the last hour
Briefly
I WOULD RECOMMEND THE COMPANY AS THE FIRST CHOICE TO ANY ONE COME TO SRILANKA
and definitely I will chose it in future
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32m_t_i
Nov 9, 2025
Fabulous trip to Sigiriya with a very friendly driver - This is my second trip with Aaliya tours to the UNESCO World heritage sites of Sri Lanka. I have travelled with the very kind and polite Mr. Irfan who did all the best to make this trip amazing. And it was really amazing. We didn’t just hit the “must see” places but also some interesting sites as well like gardens where they displayed all the plants they grow and all the products they make from them. Also a gem museum where I got familiar with all the gems that are mined in the country. Sigiriya is an awe inspiring place where you can discover the ancient history of the country. Be aware that it takes some time to climb up but for the view it totally worth. Dambulla caves are also really nice, it was pretty interesting to see how it was created and how they added caves after caves changing the designs.
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Ciaral506
Nov 6, 2025
An amazing day! - The tour was absolutely excellent, we saw and experienced so much! Mr Irfan was a great guide and driver, he made so many extra stops for us to experience more of Sri Lanka - at a herbal garden, trying local fruit from a stall on the side of the road and a village tour which showed local cooking methods and included a delicious lunch. Mr Irfan was constantly asking if we needed anything and even bought us a snack and drink free of charge! We couldn’t fault anything and had the most amazing day - would highly recommend this tour to anyone.
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