Sigiriya Rock and Wild Elephant Safari from Negombo (Private Day Tour)

Sigiriya Rock and Wild Elephant Safari from Negombo (Private Day Tour)

During this full day tour to Sigiriya, you will visit a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site! Enter into a kingdom hailed as one of the greatest in Sri Lanka’s history. Start your journey at the Sigiriya Rock Fortress also known to be the world’s 8th wonder, and spend time exploring archaeological history. Later, you will be visiting the Minneriya National Park for a chance to see some wildlife in their natural habitats.

Visit: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka

You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:00 am. The travel time is around 3.5 hours to reach Sigiriya.

You will reach Sigiriya approximately 9:30 am. You will climb up the rock through the magnificent entrance flanked by two lion paws, which once formed the base of the lion that the entire rock was carved as. Now only the paws remain of this marvel of architecture that may have rivaled the Sphinx of Egypt in its heyday.

From here onward you will enter the domain of the ancient king Kashyapa, who ruled in the 5th century CE. You will get to see many wonders, advanced beyond their time; multi-tiered gardens, unfading frescoes, a mirror wall and much more. After viewing these sights you will climb back down with the aid of your guide to leave for your next destination.

Duration: 3 hours

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

Thereafter you will be having lunch at a local restaurant.

After a quiet and delicious lunch, you will be leaving for your final destination, Minneriya. You will reach the Minneriya National Park after a travel time of 30 minutes. There you will go on a three-hour mini safari to see the elephants which this park is famous for.

The park is based around the artificial reservoir created by King Mahasen in the 3rd century CE and is the feeding grounds and home for many species of wildlife. Included in the list of wildlife inhabiting the park are the Sri Lankan Elephant, the Sri Lankan Leopard, the Sri Lankan Sloth, two kinds of deer, many kinds of monkeys, saltwater crocodiles and much more. There are also lots of species of birds; some local and some migratory, so keep your eyes peeled.

You will finish your safari and leave the park at 5:30 pm and proceed to back to your hotel in Negombo.

SKU: LK60052700

Duration: 3 hours