Project Description
Visit Dambulla ancient caves, Sigiriya Lions rock and it’s ancient gardens. Go to the village for lunch and do a safari to see the Elephants later in the day.
DURATION; 12.00 Hours (Starting @ 6.00 AM)
Private Day Excursion
80.00€
PRICE PER PERSON
(Minimum 2 PAX)
120.00€
PRICE PER SOLO TRAVELLER
Highlights
You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Negombo @ 6.00 AM. You’ll drive 2.5 hours to arrive at Dambulla cave temple; the visit will be about 45 minutes with an easy climb to the top of Dambulla rock. *It’s optional to take a coffee/drink break half way through the journey.
-2.5 Hours drive
You will do a short drive of about 30 Minutes to arrive in Sigiriya. There you will walk through the ancient gardens of Sigiriya to arrive at the Lions rock. You’ll climb stairs to the balcony where you will find the Lion’s paw (Entrance to the ancient palace). Then you will do a steep climb to go to the top of the rock where you will find ruins of the 04th Century palace and the panoramic views of the surrounding ring of mountains and the jungle cover.
-30 minutes drive, 1.5 hours visiting.
Then you will drive another 30 minutes to Habarana village. Then you’ll go by a cart to the river and cross the river by ferry to go to the Village kitchen. There you’ll participate in the interactive demonstration with the ladies and enjoy a delicious rice and curry lunch cooked then and there.
-20 minutes drive, 1 hour activities & Lunch
You’ll then exit the village by a tuk-tuk and take the Safari jeep to go to the Safari park (The park will depend on the time of the year, it can be Minneriya, Kaudulla or Eco park). You will do a game drive for Elephants in the park and return back to the car.
-2 – 3 hours Safari game drive
SPECIALITY
This tour is compact with two major visits and activities. Our professional chauffeur guides have the experience to adjust this tour to make it a fulfilling experience for you. You will be able to have a very comfortable dialog about the culture, historical and current affairs of Sri Lanka during many driving hours of this trip. Visit Dambulla ancient caves & Sigiriya ancient site. Enjoy going to the village and engaging in cooking a simple yet delicious local lunch. Do a safari game drive in the Elephants territory.
Extensions
You can decide if you want to add or remove any visits or activities from this tour. You can decide this on the tour.
Simply send us an inquiry or write an email. You can also whatsapp us on 0094777449844. Be sure to book at least on the previous day. You can book this tour every day for the next day. We recommend 6.00 AM to start the tour.
*Non of the entrance ticket fees (Sigiriya, Dambulla, Elephants park) or Activity costs (Village tour, Safari) are included in the price.
You can make a direct bank transfer or we can consider accepting cash payments depending on the situation. You can buy entrance tickets from the counters and pay for activities to the suppliers directly.
Book this day excursion from Negombo
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The weather in Sri Lanka is based on the two rainy seasons; Yala (Little rain) season and Maha (Big rain) season. Over the years, these seasons are known to have arrived early or run late but the good thing is these seasons have sunny and bright hours, days and weeks in-between.
From December until April, Monsoon winds do not blow. And in July & August.
The South-Western Monsson (Yala) will blow from May to June and will tail off in July-August. Colombo and the South seas (Mirissa, Galle…) will be rough during this time. This is the time to visit the Eastern beaches of Sri Lanka (Nilaveli, Trincomalee). The cultural areas and the Central highlands are still great to visit!
The North-Eastern Monsoon (Maha) will blow from September to November and will tail off in December. This season brings a lot of rain to all parts of the island but luckily The sunny and bright hours, days and weeks in-between is common to this season too. Land slides, train breaks and floods are quite common during September, October and November and quite likely in the first half of December if the tail end of the Monsoon blows stronger!
Maha is the season of best deals, so it’s still great to consider for that kind of a holiday!
