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Full-Day Private Tour of Sigiriya and Minneriya National Park
Dambulla cave temple
Minneriya National Park Safari
Dambulla cave temple
Minneriya National Park Safari

Full-Day Private Tour of Sigiriya and Minneriya National Park

By SRI LANKA CITY TOURS
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$387 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This is a guided tour designed for budget travellers. It is a unique opportunity to visit Sigiriya from Kandy as a Day tour. Travellers can get into this Air-conditioned Private vehcile starting from your hotel in kandy. We provide brochures with the tour plan. This tour will include main attractions on the way from Kandy to Sigiriya as well.
Our second main attraction is minneriya wildlife sanctuary. Minneriya National Park is its herd of wild elephants, which convene, in large numbers, sometimes up to 200 elephants. According to expert sources the best time to visit the park is between May and September. This is when the tank dries up to reveal a bit of green which attracts the playful and sometimes rare animals of the park.
Our dedicated tour guide will guide you through-out your tour and make this journey a memorable one.
Once we return to Kandy we will drop you at your hotel. .

Activity location

  • Matale Herbal and Spice Garden
    • No 25 Koholangwela Madawala Ulpatha
    • 21000, Matale, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Matale Herbal and Spice Garden
    • No 25 Koholangwela Madawala Ulpatha
    • 21000, Matale, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

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Full-Day Private Tour of Sigiriya and Minneriya National Park
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h12h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$386.78 x 1 AdultAU$386.78
Total
Price is AU$386.78
Until Wed, 27 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAll the entrance tickets at the mentioned sites
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedService of English speaking local guide / Driver
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedWiFi on board
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Matale Herbal and Spice Garden
  • 45m
We will visit a spice and herbal garden Sri Lanka’s world renowned spices at their source to experience spices inside a man made forest.
Dambulla Royal Cave Temple
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
In Dambulla we will visit The Cave Temple. This dates back to the 1st century BC and 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.( Entrance fee is Rs.2000/- per head)
Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Next you will be driven to Sigiriya Rock Fortress, approximate 30 minutes drive from Golden Temple of Dambulla. One of the most important historical places in Sri Lanka and a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Sigiriya Lion Rock is a magnificent fortress and temple complex atop a high volcanic plateau. Locally also called the eighth wonder of the world, this stunning site features high on the list of places to visit in Dambulla and Sigiriya. The main entrance is shaped like a huge stone lion, whose feet survive till date. The palace complex, which also served as a monastery for many years, is surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens and unique water & boulder gardens. Sigiriya western wall is adorned with beautiful frescoes.
Minneriya National Park
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Minneriya Park is considered as one of the 70 important bird areas of Sri Lanka. The park is spotted with a variety of habitation which includes canopy forests, scrubs, grasslands, rocky outcrops, and wetlands. There are a variety of plants both rare and common that occupy the 88.9 sq km park, including teak and eucalyptus. The main attraction of the park is its herd of wild elephants which convene in large numbers, sometimes up to 200. Apart from that is the park houses around 24 species of mammals, 160 species of birds, 9 species of amphibians, 25 species of reptiles, 26 species of fish, and 75 species of butterflies, to be exact! If you are fortunate you’ll be able to spot one of the two endemic monkeys of Sri Lanka: Purple-faced Langur and the Toque Macaque. Also striding across the park are some of the endangered species such as the Sri Lankan Leopard and Sri Lankan Sloth Bear

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMatale Herbal and Spice Garden
    • No 25 Koholangwela Madawala Ulpatha
    • 21000, Matale, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMatale Herbal and Spice Garden
    • No 25 Koholangwela Madawala Ulpatha
    • 21000, Matale, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

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