Private Colombo Shoreexcursions From Sigiriya

Private Colombo Shoreexcursions From Sigiriya

visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress. (Time Duration 2 Hrs) Climb the 5th century Sigiriya Rock Fortress which is a World Heritage Site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The ‘Lion Rock’ is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock. The world-renowned frescoes of the ‘Heavenly Maidens’ of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock can be approached by a spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments on plaster.

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

Once a buddhist monastry, sigiriya was the royal capital of sri lanka for a few decades in the 5th sentury A.D until Anuradhapura regained its position as the island's economic and cultural centre. It was here that the patricide king kasyapa, after killing his farther, Dhathusena,lived in buildings perched on a rocky pinnacle until his brother, Moggallana, returned from India with a mighty army to destroy him. It was this mighty rock that kasyapa turned into a true fortress in full armour that converted it from a mere freak of nature into a wonder down the ages.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hiriwadunna Lake, Hiriwadunna, Habarana, Sri Lanka

Agriculture and fishing were the heart of this little village near Sigiriya. An eye opening look at local life in Sri Lanka.

Duration: 3 hours