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Sigiriya and Dambulla Tour: Explore UNESCO Treasures
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Kandy
Explore Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla’s cave temples on a private tour from Kandy. Enjoy hassle-free travel and discover UNESCO treasures.
Explore Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla’s cave temples on a private tour from Kandy. Enjoy hassle-free travel and discover UNESCO treasures.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kandy View Point - Arthur’s Seat in Kandy offers a stunning vantage point of the city, particularly the lake. Located at Rajapihilla Mawatha, 550 meters above sea level, it provides a sweeping view of Kandy Lake, Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Royal Palace of Kandy, and the city center.
- Sri Muthumariamman Temple - Known as the Sri Muthumariamman…
- Kandy View Point - Arthur’s Seat in Kandy offers a stunning vantage point of the city, particularly the lake. Located at Rajapihilla Mawatha, 550 meters above sea level, it provides a sweeping view of Kandy Lake, Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Royal Palace of Kandy, and the city center.
- Sri Muthumariamman Temple - Known as the Sri Muthumariamman Temple, this renowned Hindu temple in Matale is dedicated to the goddess Muthumariamman, believed to bring rain. In Tamil, “Muthu” means pearls, “Mari” means rain, and “Amman” means goddess. Hindus worship this goddess for prosperity. Hinduism was introduced to Sri Lanka from India, with many temples established on lands owned by English planters who brought Tamils from India for cultivation. The Matale Hindu Temple was constructed in 1874 on land that was previously a paddy field, donated for the temple’s construction in 1852. Unfortunately, the temple suffered significant damage during an ethnic conflict in 1983.
- Golden Temple of Dambulla - This UNESCO World Heritage site is renowned for its caves, statues, and 2,100 square meters of murals. As a sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest and best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka.
- Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - Sigiriya is a site of immense historical and cultural importance, offering breathtaking views and ancient ruins. Visitors can enjoy climbing to the top of the rock and exploring the wall paintings along the way.
What's Included
- Water
- English speaking chauffeur guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kandy
- Transportation in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Water
- English speaking chauffeur guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kandy
- Transportation in a private air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
- Entrance tickets of all optional fees
- Entry/Admission - Sri Muthumariamman Temple - USD 2
- Entry/Admission - Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - USD 36
- Entry/Admission - Golden Temple of Dambulla - USD 8
- Entry/Admission - pidurangala Rock - USD 3
- Entrance tickets of all optional fees
- Entry/Admission - Sri Muthumariamman Temple - USD 2
- Entry/Admission - Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - USD 36
- Entry/Admission - Golden Temple of Dambulla - USD 8
- Entry/Admission - pidurangala Rock - USD 3
Additional Information
Experience two of Sri Lanka’s UNESCO-recorded treasures on this visit from Kandy — Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla’s specialty filled cave-sanctuaries. Leave transport worries behind as you’re picked up from your hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle and travel to the two sights thus. At Sigiriya, enjoy time to move to the rocktop and examine the wall…
Experience two of Sri Lanka’s UNESCO-recorded treasures on this visit from Kandy — Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla’s specialty filled cave-sanctuaries. Leave transport worries behind as you’re picked up from your hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle and travel to the two sights thus. At Sigiriya, enjoy time to move to the rocktop and examine the wall artistic creations en route, and at Dambulla, investigate the amazing caverns loaded with Buddha statues and pictures.
Location
Kandy View Point
Rajapihilla Mawatha
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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(46 Ratings)
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Geoffo330
Feb 2, 2026
Excellent day trip from Kandy. - Excellent well organised day trip in a nearly new air conditioned car with driver Mohamed Shammy who was a careful and considerate driver who spoke good English and was very polite, friendly and informative. Pick up and drop off was from our hotel and communication via Whatsapp was functional. Would have no hesitation in recommending and the next day we used the same company to drive us back to Colombo with another good driver Mr Nafeez.
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Marikon88
Dec 25, 2025
Truly wonderful excursion - My wonderful guide Mohamed and his assistant Shyam did their best to make my last full day in Sri Lanka an unforgettable and enjoyable experience!
Visiting historically important sites was wonderful, but Mohamed was thoughtful to provide a glimpse into local cultures for me between the visits to those sites. I am very much grateful to him for doing that. This one day trip will remain in my mind whenever I think about Sri Lanka.
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P6643isnoahw
Dec 24, 2025
Amazing day trip - Our tour guide Mohamed was extremely friendly and showed us some incredibly beautiful sights, overall it was very fun, highly recommend.
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Mr_dallyard
Dec 23, 2025
Wonderful, packed sightseeing day - Our excellent guide Mohamed was super friendly and so helpful. He couldn’t do enough to help us and gave us lots of information. He even kept stopping at his favourite places along the way to buy lots of Sri Lankan delicacies both savoury and sweet, always insisting he paid. The Hindu temple and Dambulla cave was stunning and the very steep climb up the Siguriya rock was well worth it, although not for the fainted hearted. Quite a long, full day but we really wanted to see it all so we’re very happy with the service. We will definitely sleep well tonight. Thank you Mohamed!!
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Stella18888
Dec 18, 2025
Exceptional Sigiriya Day Tour with a Caring Guide - Our day tour was fantastic!
The Hindu temple was colorful and very interesting. Dambulla Cave Temple amazed us with its ancient Buddha statues and stunning murals. Finally Sigiriya was breathtaking climbing the rock and seeing the view from the top was unforgettable.
Our guide Mr. Shammy was thoughtful and friendly even bringing us fruits and breakfast in the morning. He always shared useful tips making the tour smooth and enjoyable.
Highly recommended!
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Katherinee791
Dec 17, 2025
Highly recommend this trip and our guide Shammy :-) - This was a really good whole day tour, Shammy was a great guide and made our day very special - thank you Shammy. We saw everything planned - and more, and he was really helpful in assisting us to find some things we needed on the way. Highly recommend:-)
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C0lte
Nov 26, 2025
Full Day Sigiriya Tour - Andry was a great tour guide, taking us up to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Kandy! He took us to an herb garden that explained all the different herbs and medical uses, and got a tour of saffire mining and crafting in Sri Lanka. Was a rainy day, but the tour was great.
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Krikri1
Nov 24, 2025
Anytime again. - Sammy made my day as announced by the manager. Super punctual hotel pickup, safe drive to Dambulla and Sigiriya. Every additional request was fulfilled; for example, there were intermediate stops in Matale and in an Ayurveda centre. Sammy is very open, attentive and answered any curious questions on my part about the country and people. I can recommend a tour with Sammy 100%.
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Iwonaz489
Nov 11, 2025
Great trip to Sigiria - We had a great trip to Sigiria with Sammy. We have visited the Lion's rock and Pidurangala rock and he has taken a good care of us. He has proposed additional activities too if someone is interested and kept us a good company. Highly recommended
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Richard
Oct 23, 2025
Day trip to Sigirya - Thank you very much for the trip today. Food and local fruits were great and the walk up pidurangala rock was a great suggestion. Great view of Sigiraya from the top.
Brilliant day for me and my wife.
Thanks
Richard
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