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Un largo dia desde Colombo que abarca los templos cueva de Dambulla, la fortaleza rocosa de Sigiriya y un safari en jeep por la tarde en el parque nacional de Minneriya.
Excursion de un dia desde Colombo: Sigiriya, Dambulla y safari en Minneriya: Datos clave
| Price | From $156 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full day |
| Group size | Up to 8 people |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
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Colombo/Negombo: Sigiriya, Dambulla, and Minneriya Safari
Descripción completa
Tres de las mejores cosas del centro de Sri Lanka en un solo dia, desde la costa oeste: las cuevas pintadas de Dambulla, la ciudadela rocosa de Sigiriya, y un safari de elefantes en Minneriya cuando cae la luz. Es una forma eficiente de ver el triangulo cultural si su tiempo en la isla es corto, y es un dia de dieciseis horas, lo cual conviene saber antes de reservar.
Dambulla abre el dia. Cinco cuevas talladas en un afloramiento rocoso albergan mas de 150 estatuas de Buda bajo techos pintados que siguen la forma de la piedra; el complejo ha sido un templo activo durante mas de dos mil años, asi que se quitan los zapatos y el ultimo tramo se sube descalzo.
Sigiriya sigue, a veinte minutos por la carretera. El rey Kassapa construyo su ciudadela sobre un macizo de granito de doscientos metros en el siglo quinto, y la subida de aproximadamente mil doscientos escalones le lleva pasando por los frescos supervivientes en su galeria protegida, hasta subir entre las garras de leon y llegar a la cima, donde los cimientos del palacio se asientan sobre jardines de agua simetricos trazados en la llanura de abajo.
Despues del almuerzo, el dia cambia de caracter por completo. El embalse de Minneriya se construyo en el siglo tercero y su lecho herboso atrae a los elefantes del bosque circundante cuando el agua retrocede. Esto es el Gathering, una de las mayores concentraciones estacionales de elefantes asiaticos salvajes en cualquier lugar, con su maximo aproximadamente entre julio y septiembre. Recorre el parque en un jeep abierto con un conductor que sabe donde han estado alimentandose las manadas.
El viaje es el coste honesto. Son aproximadamente cuatro a cinco horas en cada direccion desde Colombo, asi que la recogida es antes del amanecer y regresa tarde por la noche, con gran parte del dia pasado en el vehiculo.
Itinerario
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Hotel pickup
Pre-dawn collection from your hotel in Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo for the drive to the cultural triangle.
Dambulla cave temples
Visit the five caves, their statues and painted ceilings, with time to walk the terrace and take in the view, about an hour.
Sigiriya Lion Rock
Guided climb of the rock fortress, past the frescoes and lion's paws to the summit, roughly two hours.
Lunch
Break at a local restaurant.
Minneriya safari
Transfer to an open jeep for a two-and-a-half hour game drive on the reservoir bed, looking for elephant herds.
Drive back to the coast
Return journey to Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo, around three to four hours.
Hotel drop-off
Arrive back at your hotel, later if the approach into Colombo is slow.
Itinerario detallado
Hotel pickup
Pre-dawn collection from your hotel in Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo for the drive to the cultural triangle.
Dambulla cave temples
Visit the five caves, their statues and painted ceilings, with time to walk the terrace and take in the view, about an hour.
Sigiriya Lion Rock
Guided climb of the rock fortress, past the frescoes and lion's paws to the summit, roughly two hours.
Lunch
Break at a local restaurant.
Minneriya safari
Transfer to an open jeep for a two-and-a-half hour game drive on the reservoir bed, looking for elephant herds.
Drive back to the coast
Return journey to Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo, around three to four hours.
Hotel drop-off
Arrive back at your hotel, later if the approach into Colombo is slow.
Incluye
- Vehiculo climatizado con conductor-guia desde Colombo, Mount Lavinia o Negombo y de vuelta
- jeep de safari para el recorrido en Minneriya
- guia en cada sitio
- agua potable
No incluye
- Entradas para Sigiriya y Dambulla
- tarifas del parque nacional de Minneriya
- comidas y bebidas
- tarifas de camara cuando se cobren
- propinas
- seguro de viaje
Información importante
Punto de encuentro
Your hotel in Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo, with a pre-dawn pickup. The operator confirms the exact time against your address after booking.
Clima
This runs outdoors, so the operator can call it off for rain, wind or sea conditions, and that decision is usually made on the day. If they cancel, you choose: another date, or your money back in full. We do not keep a booking fee on a tour that did not run.
Antes de ir
- Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 horas antes del inicio de la actividad
Sobre esta actividad
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Opiniones de viajeros
10/10 recommend this experience! Everything was perfect and didn’t feel rushed at all. Amazing and accommodating team. Just to note: You cannot enter Dambulla cave whilst wearing any sort of head coverings (including hijab) so just be aware before booking. It was still very nice to visit around the caves!
Well organised trip. We stayed in Negumbo and had a taxi organised for us to meet us at a meeting point with the rest of the group. Spacious mini bus with good air conditioning. Chathu was an excellent guide and gave us lots of information about the surrounding areas. Nishan was a good driver and made sure we had a safe trip. Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking about booking
Group trip from get your ride is a good alternative to individual tour if you travel alone nd struggle to find company. Guide was very friendly and supportive and worried about us being hydrated and provided water all the time. Sigiria and safari was realy beautiful.
We highly recommend this tour — we had the opportunity to take part in it today and were very satisfied. The guide was excellent: friendly, helpful, and passionate about what he does. He shared many interesting facts, not only those directly related to the tour itself, which made the experience even more engaging. Thanks to him, the tour was truly enjoyable. If you’re wondering whether it’s worth choosing this option — it definitely is! 😊
There’s no getting away from it - it’s an amazingly long day but well worth it ! i was picked up by a driver and taken to the bus on the main route so my day started at 6am and returned to hotel at 10pm - it’s varied and interesting day and our guide Chathu was excellent at guiding us but also telling us about the culture - extra costs are involved and these are clear in advance although some people appeared not to be aware - cave temple incredible ; walking up Sygirya hard but worth it (i thought i was relatively fit but struggled in humidity ) - i chose the safari tour and that too was excel
I had the most wonderful day from start to finish. Every part of the day was well organised. Ranga and Naveen were wonderful guides and took care of everyone's needs on the tour. They were knowledgeable, informative and funny too. I will go home with very special memories of my time in Sri Lanka
Ranga was patient, attentive, and very open to fulfilling special requests. The price–performance ratio was excellent, and the car was extremely comfortable. Fully recommend!
We were so well taken care of! Wonderful way to explore Dambulla and Sigiriya
Excellent trip, our driver was very knowledgeable and gave us loads of information on Sri Lanka, and he was very friendly. Our son has asthma so couldn’t make the climb up Sigiriya rock, but he went out of his way to accommodate this and arranged a tuk tuk tour around the rock for him and my partner which they loved. I can’t remember his name though. I would definitely recommend this trip
Our guide was very helpful, my husband struggled up the steps to the Dambulla Temple so he waited for me, when the guide spoke to my husband he came to find me and even told me to wait by the last door as most people will go in the first one so it would be less busy. We then had a complimentary coconut drink. We didn’t attempt Sigirya, so were taken to a restaurant to wait for the others on the tour. We booked to go on the Minnesota Jeep safari, the organisation was brilliant - I would definitely recommend this tour just for the Safari. We had a brilliant day and made lots of brilliant memorie
The tour was very well organised. Our tour guide was very informative and the tour it self was great fun, the elephants topped it all up. I would recommend the tour.
Thank you to our wonderful guide Chathu, he was so accommodating and patient with us and our needs. We all really enjoyed the day and I'd highly recommend it!