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Sigiriya et Polonnaruwa : longue excursion guidee d’une journee depuis Colombo

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Une seule tres longue journee depuis Colombo couvrant deux sites classes au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, la citadelle rocheuse de Sigiriya et la capitale royale en ruines de Polonnaruwa.

Sigiriya et Polonnaruwa : longue excursion guidee d’une journee depuis Colombo: En bref

PriceFrom $416 per person
DurationFull day
Group sizeUp to 6 people
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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Colombo: Polonnaruwa & Sigiriya Guided Day Tour with Lunch

Departures: 5:00 AM
15 hours
English
$416
Annulation gratuite

Description complète

Soyez clair sur ce que c’est avant de reserver : une journee de quinze heures, dont environ sept en voiture. Sigiriya et Polonnaruwa se trouvent dans la zone seche au coeur de l’ile, a quatre a cinq heures de la cote, et faire les deux depuis Colombo d’une seule traite est une entreprise serieuse. Cela fonctionne, et cela economise une nuit d’hotel, mais ce n’est pas une journee de detente.

La prise en charge est tres matinale, generalement vers trois heures du matin, pour que vous atteigniez le triangle culturel avant que la chaleur ne monte. Vous vous arretez pour le petit dejeuner en chemin. La montee a Sigiriya se fait mieux tot : le rocher est expose, les escaliers metalliques retiennent la chaleur, et vers le milieu de la matinee les files d’attente sur les sections etroites ralentissent tout.

Sigiriya est une citadelle du cinquieme siecle construite sur un piton de granit de 200 metres, attribuee au roi Kashyapa. Les jardins d’eau a la base sont parmi les plus anciens jardins amenages survivants ou que ce soit, le mur des miroirs porte encore des graffitis laisses il y a plus de mille ans, et une poche abritee a mi-hauteur conserve les fresques des femmes des nuages. Le sommet est l’empreinte du palais, avec la plaine visible dans toutes les directions.

Polonnaruwa suit dans l’apres-midi. Capitale de l’ile aux onzieme et douzieme siecles apres la chute d’Anuradhapura, elle est bien plus compacte que sa predecesseure : le palais royal, le quadrilatere de batiments religieux, la maison d’images de Lankatilaka, et surtout Gal Vihara, quatre figures colossales de Bouddha taillees dans une seule face de granit.

Le dejeuner est inclus dans un restaurant local, et le trajet retour dure environ quatre heures, attendez-vous donc a atteindre votre hotel tard. Si vous avez la flexibilite, le meme itineraire reparti sur deux jours avec une nuit a Sigiriya ou Habarana est un meilleur voyage ; cette version existe pour ceux qui n’ont pas cette nuit.

Programme

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

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

Very early

Pickup in Colombo or Negombo

An early start to reach the cultural triangle before the heat.

Morning

Breakfast stop

A break at a local restaurant on the way inland.

Late morning

Sigiriya Lion Rock

About two hours climbing and exploring the fifth-century rock citadel.

Afternoon

Polonnaruwa Ancient City

Around two and a half hours in the twelfth-century royal capital.

Late afternoon

Lunch

A Sri Lankan meal at a local restaurant.

Evening

Return drive

Roughly four hours back to Colombo or Negombo.

Programme détaillé

03:00

Hotel pickup

Meet your driver and guide and begin the drive inland.

05:15

Breakfast

A 45-minute stop at a local restaurant for tea and breakfast.

07:00

Sigiriya

Two hours at the rock: water gardens, the mirror wall and frescoes, then the summit palace terrace.

10:00

Drive to Polonnaruwa

About an hour across the dry zone.

11:00

Polonnaruwa Ancient City

Two and a half hours with your guide through the palace, the quadrangle, Lankatilaka and Gal Vihara.

13:45

Lunch

Sri Lankan lunch at a local restaurant.

14:30

Return drive

Roughly four hours back to the coast, with comfort stops.

18:30

Drop-off

Arrive back at your hotel in Colombo or Negombo, usually in the evening.

Inclus

  • Voiture climatisee avec carburant et chauffeur
  • guide anglophone
  • dejeuner sri-lankais
  • prise en charge et depose a l’hotel a Colombo ou Negombo
  • eau en bouteille

Non inclus

  • Billets d’entree des sites de Sigiriya et Polonnaruwa
  • petit dejeuner
  • boissons
  • pourboires
  • depenses personnelles

Informations importantes

Point de rendez-vous

Hotel pickup in Colombo or Negombo, very early morning.

À savoir avant de partir

  • Annulation gratuite jusqu'à 24 heures avant le début de l'activité

À propos de cette activité

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Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible

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Hotel pickup in Colombo or Negombo, very early morning.
The price does not cover site entrance tickets for sigiriya and polonnaruwa; breakfast; 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.
Unless the option says private, this runs as a small group. The operator caps it rather than filling a coach, and if you want it to yourselves the private option is priced separately on this page.
Apple Vacations Sri Lanka and Maldives. 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.
Voiture climatisee avec carburant et chauffeur, guide anglophone, dejeuner sri-lankais, prise en charge et depose a l’hotel a Colombo ou Negombo, eau en bouteille
The duration of the Sigiriya et Polonnaruwa : longue excursion guidee d’une journee depuis Colombo is typically Full day. 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.
December to March is the driest stretch. Colombo sits on the west coast, so it gets the southwest monsoon roughly May to September — the northeast monsoon (October to January) hits the *other* side of the island instead. Any guide describing one national "rainy season" is only describing half the country. Full breakdown in our best time to visit Colombo guide.
Tuk-tuks are everywhere — insist on the meter or agree the fare first. PickMe is the local ride-hailing app and usually cheaper than flagging one down, with no fare argument. The coastal railway south toward Galle runs along the sea and costs very little. See getting around Colombo.
Rice and curry is the everyday meal, not a dish — rice with several curries and sambols. Kottu roti is chopped roti cooked with a distinctive clanging rhythm on the griddle, hoppers are bowl-shaped fermented rice-flour pancakes, and lamprais is the Dutch Burgher dish baked in a banana leaf. See the Colombo food guide.
Pettah is the market district east of Fort, and its streets are organised by trade — one for electronics, one for textiles, one for hardware, one for spices. The candy-striped Red Mosque (Jami Ul-Alfar, 1908) is the landmark. Street-by-street in our Pettah market guide.
Galle is the easiest — about 2 hours on the southern expressway. Kandy is only 115 km but 3-4 hours each way on a mountain road. Sigiriya is realistically a 12-14 hour day and is better as an overnight. Honest distances in our day trips from Colombo guide.
Two days covers it comfortably. Colombo is not a museum city and most travellers pass through on the way somewhere else — our Colombo 2-day itinerary sets out a realistic pair of days.
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