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Highlights
Pick up from Kandy- Dambulla cave temple-lion rock- sigiriya- Minneriya national park-Wild life safari- kingdom of Anuradhapura -- kingdom of Polonnaruwa- drop in Kandy
Tour begins before 7.00 a.m. from the hotel in Kandy. You are stayed at the very first stop of the day is Dambulla cave temple, which is the largest and the best preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka. The caves were converted in to a temple complex by king Walagamba during the 1st century. There are about 153 buddha status and murals, which covers 2100 square meters. You have to spend around one and half hours to cover entire temple complex.
Then your second destination is the eight wonder of the world, which contains huge walls, water canals, security guard rooms, natural stoned arches, mirror stone and world famous Sigiri paintings. It is an isolated rock, Kingdom more than 200m in height. You have to spend more than two and half hours.
Final destination would be one of the wild life reserviour national park among Minneriya , Kaudulla or Eco to see giants of the jungle wild elephants.
Day 02
Drive straight to Anuradhapura.Once Anurhadhapura was the capital of Sri Lanka from 5 B.C. to 1017 A.D. The most sacred “Bo Tree” which was sheltered to the lord buddha during his enlightment and lord buddha hast re treated by gazing at the bo tree for seven weeks, is grown in Anuradhapura
It is victimed to prove that the world’s largest and the oldest man made brick building stands still is the jethawanarama pagoda. Also including an archeological museum, ruvanvelisaya dagoba, abhayagiri dagoba, brazen palace, royal palace, samadhi buddha statue, kuttam pokuna, moonstone, tanks etc. are some of remarkable ancient creations which exhibit the proud history of the Anuradhapura kingdom
Day 03
You are taken to Polonnaruwa, which was the capital of Sri Lanka for about 200 years and finally the kingdom was transferred to Dambadeniya and Polonnaruwa was concored by Indian king Kalinga Magha. You can visit archeological museum, royal palace,audience hall,swimming pool,sacred quadrangle,shiva devale,pabalu vehera,rankot vihara, kiri vihara,buddha statue at lankatilaka,buddha figures at gal vihara etc.It takes normally 05 to 06 hours to visit entire kingdom in Polonnaruwa.After visiting Polonnaruwa you are dropped back to Kandy.