Day Excursion to Sigiriya or Pidurangala Rock and National park Safari from Kandy

Day Excursion to Sigiriya or Pidurangala Rock and National park Safari from Kandy

As a one day excursion from Kandy you can climb Lion rock or Pidurangala rock or both as you want and great chance to see big herds of elephants at Minneriya or Kadulla or Echo Park located at Habarana.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka

In Sigiriya, there is a guided tour to Lion Rock (war fortress in 477 - 495 CE) one of the world heritage site and most visited place in SriLanka. this site was selected by King Kasyapa for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka

largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka, There are more than 80 documented caves & major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. Rock towers is 160 m over the surrounding plains,

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Minneriya National Park, Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway, 50150 Sri Lanka

Elephants gathered here is numbering around 150-200, The reason for declaring the area as protected is to protect the catchment of Minneriya tank and the wildlife of the surrounding area.

Duration: 3 hours