Day Tour from Kandy: Exploring Sigiriya & Dambulla UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Sigiriya

Embark on a day tour from Kandy to explore the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage sites of Sigiriya and Dambulla. Discover ancient temples, statues, and cave complexes with ease on this private tour.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya’s artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Professional driver/guide
  • Full-day tour according to the itinerary
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Entrance tickets(HinduTemple- 1.7 USD,Dambulla Cave Temple-6.7 USD,Sigiriya-NonSAARC 35/SAARC 20 USD
  • World heritagesite guide(optional) -25 USD
Additional Information

Embark on a day tour from Kandy with effortless round-trip transfer, unlocking the UNESCO World Heritage treasures, Sigiriya and Dambulla. From your Kandy lodging, set out in a private vehicle accompanied by a driver-guide to explore the Hindu temples and statues of Matale at Sigiriya. Later, journey on to Dambulla to marvel at its ancient cave temple…

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Location
Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mariangelad418
Apr 1, 2026
Beautiful day!!! - Beautiful esperienze, careful, polite, thank you infan and chami!!!
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Robertly1144rr
Mar 30, 2026
Unforgettable memory - We have done this amazing day tour with Irfan and it was much better than we had expected. Not only were we impressed by the sights, also Irfan shared a lot of information and we got lucky to see a lot of different animals. All in all, we had an unforgettable experience. We can highly recommend this tour and our tour guide! Thank you Irfan!
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Tiagoh491
Mar 24, 2026
Great way to visit Sigiriya and Dambulla - We had a great day with Irfan He picked us up at our hotel on time and drove us to the right places we want to visit. He was always explaining things to us and made our trip even more insightful. Highly recommended. Thanks Irfan for the great experience
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Carltv7484jm
Mar 21, 2026
Excellent - Indika was very good and knowledgeable. We skipped the safari but everything else was great.
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Sarah
Mar 6, 2026
Irfan is the best! Sigiriya rock fortress & cave temples are amazing! - This was an amazing tour guided by Mr. Irfan! He was very attentive, informative, and friendly, and he had impeccable driving skills. I usually get motion sickness, but his driving was so smooth that I had no issues. Irfan drove us through to Sirigirya and Dambulla and provided so much information about the schools and infrastructure and the towns themselves. It was a delight to talk with Irfan and learn from him! He led us to a wonderful local spot for lunch, and took phenomenal pictures for me outside the rock fortress! The rock fortress itself was phenomenal and the cave temples were very cool to see! An excellent experience all around. Thank you for being so flexible and helpful and kind! 10/10!
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Jared
Feb 17, 2026
Recommended Experience - Irfan was an amazing tour guide, so caring and professional. He took care of our every need and arranged our itinerary in a flexible and timely manner. We had a wonderful time and took great photos. Highly recommended.
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Anders
Feb 9, 2026
First class service from start to finish - First class service all the way from pick up to delivery. Very skilled and extremely experienced driver with small nice stops along the way and stopped up when there were animals on the roads.
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Lynncurtis2018
Feb 9, 2026
Great day out ... - Good day out to Dambulla and Sigiriya with our driver Shamin who was very knowledgeable and helpful . Would highly recommend the tour
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Z7799utbarryg
Feb 8, 2026
Great experience - I was very pleased with the advance help and information they provided. My driver Irfan was fantastic - he offered good insights and suggestions. I had a very positive experience with this company.
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T68abmartinj
Jan 31, 2026
A day out in the countryside from Kandy - Three Brits were looking for a trip between cricket matches to get a better appreciation of Sri Lanka outside of major cities and chose this tour. Points to note regarding the Tripadvisor description, to visit the temple caves you have to climb at least 300 steps. The rock at Sigiriya is over 1300 steps. Decide for yourselves whether you can / want to do that! That said we did enjoy the trip. Irfan was a very helpful and informative about many aspects of Sri Lankan society, its schools religions and day to day living. He pointed out the many varieties of wildlife on our trip, much of which would have gone unnoticed without his help. All in all a good day out but mind those steps!!!
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