Sigiriya Lion Rock: Climb and Explore Ancient Temples

Embark on a full-day Sigiriya and Dambulla tour from Colombo and experience the thrill of climbing a rock and exploring the ancient Royal Rock Temple complex. Discover historical sights and stunning cave art on this unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Colombo - The driver will meet guests in the lobby at the chosen pickup location. It is recommended to be in the lobby 10 minutes before the activity. If possible, guests should obtain a packed breakfast from the hotel.
  • Cafe Amakie - Refresh with some coffee at Cafe Amakie, known for offering the best coffee and cafe experience. The service…
What's Included
  • Complimentary Wifi Access During the Travel (Subject to Availability)
  • Seasonal fruits (subject to availability)
  • Hotel pickup and drop off by air conditioned vehicle
  • King Coconut (subject to availability)
  • Bottled water
  • Guide Assistance in Sigiriya Lion Rock (English, German, French, Spanish)
  • English Speaking Driver cum Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and Beverages, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance Fees Sigiriya USD 36 & Cave Temple USD 8
Additional Information

Climbing a rock - if you’re in good shape and don’t stop to look at things, it’ll take you less than 30 minutes to climb all the way to the top of the rock. If you need a few breaks along the way or simply want to stop often to take photos and admire the view, it’ll take an hour and a half to two hours to climb up and go back down again. and then Visit…

Location
Colombo
Cancellation Policy

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

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Oliver
Feb 10, 2025
Thanks, always back - Very friendly driver, very punctual, responded to our wishes. Furthermore, he drove carefully and considerately
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Tanja
Feb 10, 2025
Best Orga - The tour was well organized. You received all relevant information in advance via WhatsApp. During the tour we were taken care of all the time. The spots were explained extensively. All in one a super organized and interesting tour. Thumbs up 😊
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A7235pgmarkh
Feb 5, 2025
Excellent trip from Colombo - This is an excellent trip if you are based in Colombo and aren’t planning to stay in Kandy. This was exactly what I was looking for as a quick introduction to the culture triangle with my limited time. It is a long day but you see a lot. The guide and drive were excellent not only in knowledge, and making sure we had everything we needed. But also driving respectful and safely. It was a busy day at the Cave temple, Sigiriya and the additional safari due to it being a national holiday. So check that and I would recommend any other day. If it wasn’t for our tour guide setting us up with a local Sigiriya guide at the site. I think I would still be in line trying to climb, due to the amount of people. I highly recommend this tour
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Ninadp2954na
Feb 3, 2025
Long day but oh so worth it! - I had the best experience on this day trip. Rajid and Bala were an amazing team. Rajid gave a lot of history and insights to the places we visited. Bala is an excellent driver and I felt very safe with him. As a solo traveler, I can wholeheartedly recommend this trip.
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553ddf
Feb 1, 2025
Unforgettable Escape with Apple Vacation - After a meeting-filled weekend, I treated myself to an unplanned escape in Colombo. I joined a day trip with Apple Vacation, though a missed alarm made for a late start. Thankfully, the host’s thoughtful solution ensured I made this adventure in 1st day of Lunar new year🧧🙏 Despite the hiccup, the warmth and care of the group made my day. Climbing the 1,600-year-old Lion Rock and wandering through a quiet village, disconnected from the world, felt like stepping into a timeless moment...🦁🦚🦢🌴 Special thanks to the host and Chathu for their kindness—looking forward to another journey with Apple Vacation!✨️❣️ Best regards, Fi
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Paul
Jan 12, 2025
A must do trip - the lion rock is awesome - Great trip by a great company with great staff - both our driver and guide (arron) were fab providing us with a life time memories - from the start with a prompt pick up from our hotel through a breakfast stop the Dambulla cave temples onto the highlight (the lion rock) followed by lunch and a jeep safari before a smooth lift back to the hotel in a comfortable mini bus - we would highly recommend this trip
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Deepak_n
Dec 27, 2024
Dambula and Sigriya trip - It was great tour of Sigriya. Started at 6am and we reached Dambula enroute at around 11am and visited cave temples. From there we went to Sigiriya rocks and started the climb. It took an hour. It was too crowded. Better to avoid holiday season if you want to enjoy the Sigriya.Also the sun was beating us. Carry umbrella and apply ample sun screen
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Georsadd_g
Jan 22, 2025
A very long drive back... - A very long drive back and forth so be sure you're up for it. Both Dambula and Sigriya are very busy sites during our visit - so make sure you're also up for it. The driver was not very patient with one of the guests we're with - he was even arguing with the guest while driving. To be fair, that was not a very easy guest. Views below Sigriya and on top is amazing!
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Matthew_c
Oct 20, 2024
Essentially an expensive taxi - This was an unusual one in that I thought we were joining a group, but it was only me and my partner in the back of a car and a driver and a “guide” in the front. The “guide” gave us some interesting details as we left Colombo but nothing more really after that. He introduced us to other guides at the temple and the rock that showed us around those places. So I’m not sure why he was in our car? Sigiriya is amazing and well with the visit but it was a 4 hour car journey back to Colombo so be ready. The company was Apple tours.
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Tanushrid2025
Jan 18, 2025
Disappointed ??? - The tour itself focusing on business, this was not wat we expect but it will help others to avoid booking this tour. It was a group tour and different guides they were taking us for a spice garden which we never want to go, so it was annoying and totally dissapointed.
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