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Excursion todo incluido a la roca de Sigiriya y el templo rupestre de Dambulla desde Kandy

Operador: Sign of Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Excursion todo incluido a la roca de Sigiriya y el templo rupestre de Dambulla desde Kandy
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Los dos grandes lugares del triangulo cultural desde Kandy en vehiculo con aire acondicionado y guia: la ciudadela rocosa del siglo quinto del rey Kashyapa en Sigiriya y el mayor complejo de templos rupestres de Sri Lanka en Dambulla.

Excursion todo incluido a la roca de Sigiriya y el templo rupestre de Dambulla desde Kandy: Datos clave

PriceFrom $208 per person
Duration10 hours
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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Sigiriya & Dambulla Tour (Excluding Entrance Fees & Lunch)

Departures: 6:00 AM
10 hours
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$208
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Sigiriya & Dambulla Tour (Including Entrance Fees & Lunch)

Departures: 6:00 AM
10 hours
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Descripción completa

Sigiriya es la razon por la que la mayoria de la gente viene desde el norte de Kandy, y merece la reputacion. En el siglo quinto, el rey Kashyapa, tras tomar el trono emparedando a su padre vivo, traslado la capital a la cima de un tapon de granito de 200 metros y construyo alli un palacio. El acceso pasa por jardines de agua simetricos, entre los jardines paisajisticos mas antiguos que sobreviven en el mundo, y todavia funcionales, luego sube por los frescos del muro espejo, pasando las garras del leon que una vez enmarcaron una enorme puerta, hasta las terrazas de la cima.

Dambulla es mas antigua y tranquila. Cinco cuevas bajo un saliente de granito, en uso desde el siglo primero antes de nuestra era y pintadas y repintadas durante dos mil años, con unas 150 imagenes de Buda. La cueva mas grande mide 52 metros de ancho con un techo que sigue la roca, pintado en una superficie ininterrumpida.

Esta version es la comoda: transporte con aire acondicionado para las dos horas cada direccion, un guia que explica lo que esta viendo en lugar de un conductor que espera en la puerta, y suficiente tiempo en ambos lugares para hacerlos correctamente en lugar de a la carrera.

Sigiriya es una columna de roca de 200 metros que se eleva sobre la llanura de la zona seca, en la que el rey Kasyapa construyo su palacio en el siglo quinto tras usurpar el trono, y es un lugar de la UNESCO desde 1982. La subida son unos 1.200 escalones por escaleras y pasarelas de hierro, pasando por el muro espejo con sus grafitis milenarios y la galeria protegida de frescos, hasta las garras del leon que dan nombre a la roca y los cimientos del palacio en la cima. Toma una hora y media de ida y vuelta para la mayoria de la gente y es mejor comenzar a las 7:00, antes del calor y los autobuses; la entrada para visitantes extranjeros es una de las mas caras del pais, y Pidurangala, la roca vecina, ofrece la vista clasica de Sigiriya por una fraccion del precio.

Itinerario

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

6:00 AM

Pickup in Kandy

The drive north.

8:00 AM

Sigiriya rock

Water gardens, frescoes and the climb to the summit.

11:30 AM

Break

Time to rest and eat before the second site.

1:00 PM

Dambulla cave temples

The five painted caves.

3:00 PM

Return drive

South to Kandy.

5:00 PM

Kandy

Drop-off at your hotel.

Itinerario detallado

06:00

Hotel pickup

Two to two and a half hours by road.

08:00

Sigiriya

Allow three hours including the gardens. 1,200 steps, all with handrails.

11:30

Lunch stop

Not included; your guide will suggest somewhere near the rock.

13:00

Dambulla

A steep path up to the caves, then about an hour inside. Shoes off at the entrance.

17:00

Kandy

Drop-off at your hotel.

Incluye

  • Vehiculo con aire acondicionado y conductor-guia de habla inglesa
  • recogida y regreso al hotel en Kandy
  • guia en ambos lugares
  • todos los trayectos
  • combustible y aparcamiento

No incluye

  • Entradas en Sigiriya y Dambulla
  • comidas y bebidas
  • propinas
  • gastos personales

Información importante

Punto de encuentro

Hotel pickup in Kandy; the exact address and time are confirmed after booking.

Antes de ir

  • Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 horas antes del inicio de la actividad

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Duration 10 hours
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English
Wheelchair accessible

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Preguntas frecuentes

Hotel pickup in Kandy; the exact address and time are confirmed after booking.
The price does not cover entrance fees at sigiriya and dambulla, meals and drinks, gratuities, personal expenses.. Everything it does cover is listed in full on this page, so if something is not on that list, budget for it separately.
Religious sites expect shoulders and knees covered, and shoes come off before entering many of them. A light scarf is worth carrying. Where a site enforces this at the gate, arriving dressed correctly saves the whole group time.
Sign of Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. We book with them directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can confirm your place with the operator before taking it as final.
We confirm your booking with the operator before we treat it as final, and we need at least one day's notice outside India. Once it is confirmed you get the meeting point, the time and a contact number for the day. If the operator cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Vehiculo con aire acondicionado y conductor-guia de habla inglesa, recogida y regreso al hotel en Kandy, guia en ambos lugares, todos los trayectos, combustible y aparcamiento
The duration of the Excursion todo incluido a la roca de Sigiriya y el templo rupestre de Dambulla desde Kandy is typically 10 hours. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
For most experiences, we highly recommend an early morning start. This allows you to avoid the midday heat, bypass the largest crowds, and capture the best lighting for photography. Your guide can advise on the optimal timing based on the season and specific attractions included.
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Roughly 1,200 steps, about 180 m above the plain, with handrails the whole way. Entry is around USD 30-35 for foreign adults — one of South Asia's priciest tickets — paid in cash. Climb at the 7am opening: there is no shade above the frescoes. Full detail in our Sigiriya rock guide.
It is cheaper and has the better view — of Sigiriya. What it does not have is the water gardens, frescoes, mirror wall, lion's paws or summit palace. For the photograph, take Pidurangala. For the site, take Sigiriya. Compared properly in our Sigiriya rock guide.
Roughly June to September, peaking in August, when the shrinking reservoir exposes fresh grass and several hundred elephants converge. Outside those months the herds disperse and you get a normal safari. Operators switch between Minneriya, Kaudulla and Hurulu depending on where the herds are — that is them doing their job. See our Minneriya gathering guide.
Five caves under one granite overhang, in continuous use since the 1st century BC, holding around 150 Buddha images and 2,100 m² of painting. The approach is a steep 15-minute climb; shoes come off at the top terrace, so bring socks. See the Dambulla cave temple guide.
Polonnaruwa if you have one morning — compact, cyclable in three hours, and the Gal Vihara is the finest sculpture in the country. Anuradhapura if you have a full day and an interest in living Buddhism; it is a thousand years older and still an active pilgrimage city. See Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura.
Sigiriya is in the dry zone and follows the *northeast* monsoon — its wet season is October to January, the opposite of Colombo. Best months are May to September, which is also the elephant Gathering. See best time to visit Sigiriya.
Two nights in Sigiriya, Dambulla or Habarana. Day 1: the rock at 7am, Dambulla late morning, a 3pm safari. Day 2: Polonnaruwa by bicycle or Pidurangala at sunrise. Our Sigiriya 2-day itinerary sets out the order and why it matters.
Time it for a puja — 5.30am, 9.30am or 6.30pm. Those are the only windows when the upper relic chamber opens and the hevisi drummers play; outside them you are visiting a beautiful building rather than a ceremony. Take socks: shoes come off at the gate and the stone courtyard gets painfully hot. Full detail in our Temple of the Tooth guide.
February for the clearest weather, or July-August, which is drier here than most people expect and covers the Esala Perahera. Kandy sits between Sri Lanka's *two* monsoons and catches some of both, so it has no long dry season — but it also never has a season that is a write-off. See best time to visit Kandy.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways and the famous photographs are. Sit on the right-hand side going south. Note there is no Nuwara Eliya station; the stop is Nanu Oya, 10 km away. See our Kandy to Ella train guide.
July or August — but the dates move every year with the lunar calendar, so any guide naming a fixed week is guessing. It runs ten nights and ends on the Nikini poya. Book accommodation on the route six to twelve months ahead. Details in our Esala Perahera guide.
Sigiriya and Dambulla (2.5 hrs each way) is the best of them. Kitulgala rafting is 2 hrs, the Knuckles range and Pekoe Trail stages are day hikes from here. Ella, Galle and Yala are *too far* — 4-6 hours each way. See day trips from Kandy.
Two nights. One full day for the town — Bahirawakanda, Peradeniya gardens, the lake and the evening puja — and a second for a hike, a village day or the cultural triangle. Our Kandy 2-day itinerary lays it out hour by hour.
The centre and the lake circuit are walkable. For anything up a hill or out of town, take a tuk-tuk — roughly LKR 100-150/km on the meter, and ride-hailing apps price it automatically with no negotiation. See getting around Kandy.
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